By Deborah Gokie, VP, Consumer Health and Ease of Use, Arthritis Foundation Each design decision we make has the potential to include or exclude possible customers. Research shows that 86% of arthritis consumers and 76% of general consumers consider user-friendly packaging essential when purchasing products. Globally, 1.5 billion people live with chronic pain, which represents…
Read More >>New design guides for boxes, bags, films, pouches, and trays will be launched in November. Earlier this year, the Arthritis Foundation announced its partnership with Target to develop Ease of Use® Design Guides for product and packaging engineers and industrial designers, launching the first two Design Guides focused on Rigid Packaging. Three new guides have…
Read More >>LOG Pharma Primary Packaging, a leading global provider of innovative packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, offers drug manufacturers a complete, integrated packaging solution. By producing both bottles and caps at the same facility, LOG is ensuring unmatched compatibility, reducing waste, and delivering superior confidence in packaging integrity. Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies source drug bottles and…
Read More >>Offering hygienic durablility, company’s SureSnap solution provides leak-free dispensing for reusable hydration devices. Aptar Closures, an industry leader in dispensing solutions for over 50 years, is targeting the growing reusable beverage containers market with its unique flow control valve and retaining ring combination system. Distinguished by contactless, leak-free dispensing, Aptar’s SureSnap two-in-one pre-assembled valve and…
Read More >>A Call to Action for the Flexible Packaging Industry Todd Meussling, Senior Manager of Market Development at Fresh-Lock® Achieving sustainable packaging goals requires first recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. While any effort to make your brand more eco-friendly is important, the flexible packaging industry should continually strive to ensure that there are ideal…
Read More >>Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) is pleased to announce the launch of a new range of high-speed product handling and printing solutions designed to support beverage manufacturers’ move away from labels on bottles for environmental and legislative reasons. Domino’s range of Bottle Closure Printing Stations has been developed to print variable data and machine-readable codes, including…
Read More >>Professional, clean and secure sealing process offers appealing shelf presence ProSys Fill, LLC, designer and manufacturer of manual, semiautomatic, and fully automated filling equipment, announces a wide variety of squeeze tube closing options for sealing plastic, laminate, and metal tubes. Available options for plastic and laminate squeeze tube seals include curved seals, rounded corners, slot/hole…
Read More >>CJ Biomaterials, Inc. announced their biopolymers are being used by California-based Beyond Plastic to develop the world’s first completely biodegradable plastic bottle cap. CJ Biomaterials, Inc. is a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers, continues to expand the applications for its advanced PHA technology “We are proud…
Read More >>Company’s Future Disc Top closure is the first in a three-item series of e-commerce capable disc top dispensing solutions to be launched globally this year. Aptar Closures, an industry leader in dispensing solutions for over 50 years, has introduced a new fully-recyclable* and e-commerce-capable locking disc top closure. Named Future Disc Top, the versatile closure…
Read More >>Packsize®, the foremost leader in sustainable, right-sized, on-demand packaging, today announces a strategic partnership with Paccurate, enhancing the value for shippers by optimizing packaging efficiency, reducing costs, and minimizing environmental impact. Alongside, Packsize introduces Easy-Close, an innovative feature that can be added to the X7 on-demand packaging machine to simplify the returns process, representing a major…
Read More >>How Holography Could Shake Up Packaging By Sarah Rutland, Market Development Manager for Filtrona Tapes When a consumer stands in front of a shelf filled with products, they are bombarded with visual messaging from dozens of brands. And that’s just in the store – it’s estimated that consumers see around 10,000 marketing messages every day.…
Read More >>The Need for Packaging Security Measures for Cargo Goods in Transit Is More Pressing Than Ever By Robin H. Lebovitz, Cambridge Security Seals In 2023 alone, CargoNet at Verisk reported 2,852 theft incidents — a staggering 59.33% increase from the previous year. As we move forward in 2024, this alarming trend shows no signs of…
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