All Comment articles – Page 47
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ArticleCo-injection Technology Finds New Market Traction Via Single Serve Capsules
A new report from industry consultants, AMI Consulting published in April 2018, is a comprehensive deep-dive analysis of the global High Barrier Rigid Plastic Packaging.
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ArticleThe Digital Nomad: "Be Like A Start-Up"
Only with fresh eyes is it possible to see a way to get to the future of packaging. Ironically, once you start thinking in this way, you quickly wonder why you don’t do it more often!
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ArticleDesign Thinking: Shifting to Value-Driven
Brands are faced with highly visible evidence that a ‘recyclable’ pack isn't always recycled. Significant efforts are being made to ensure that single-use packaging ends up in a recycling stream rather rather than in our seas – writes Tracy Sutton.
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Half of UK Firms Failing to Prepare Packaging for Growth of E-commerce Deliveries
Around half of UK businesses have done nothing to account for the effect that the explosion in e-commerce deliveries might have on the condition of their products’ packaging, research shows.
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ArticleTop Takeaways from the First European Shopping Bag Summit
Shopping bag converters, suppliers and customers came together in Prague on 19 April for Let’s Paper the World 2018 – the first European shopping bag summit, organised by Mondi Group’s Speciality Kraft Paper segment.
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ArticleThe Moments of Sale in a Digital World
Ronald deVlam, brand leader, sgsco Design, urges brands to take notice of a changing world.
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Article"The Half-Life Will Shorten": Packaging in the age of the Zero Moment of Truth
Creative director in the packaging design department of Y&R BCN, Julie Asschenfeldt talks to Tim Sykes about designing packaging as part of a wider communication with consumers in a world undergoing digital transformation
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ArticleThe Next Generation of Products: Finding the ‘Sweet Spot’
In developed and maturing markets, food and beverage manufacturers are struggling with slowing growth and are therefore seeking new growth opportunities.
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ArticleThe Multi-Faceted Resource Efficiency Challenge
The conference platforms at Anuga FoodTec probed at the deep questions of resource efficiency in a world of growing population and finite resources. Tim Sykes reports.
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ArticleThe Hidden Power of Specifications
Packaging specifications: for some technologists it’s an administrative bane; for others there's a systematic pleasure in outputting the perfect piece of documentation. Richard Beckett of Oriflame makes the case for the value of a good spec.
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ArticleInnovation addressing competing challenges in the pharma packaging market
Pharmaceuticals companies are experiencing a wave of competing challenges as part of what PwC refers to as the New Health Economy.
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ArticleBrewing up solutions for craft beer can and bottle printing
The word ‘craft’ may conjure up images of small-scale hobbyists, but when it comes to craft brewing, its devotees mean business – and printing solutions are playing a big role, according to Mark Rapposelli, VP of marketing at Markem-Imaje.
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ArticleMultiple Benefits: Digital Twins
Carpenters used to say "measure twice, cut once". An error in cutting is far more costly than in measuring. But what if you could start & finish cutting, complete assembly, test, adjust, and re-test, all in a matter of days and without risk?
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ArticleAdapting to the Dawn of the Omnichannel
Isabel Rocher of DS Smith (and formerly Amazon) shares with Tim Sykes her insights into the still fluid omnichannel landscape, and the challenges, solutions and ultimate opportunities that are only beginning to come into view.
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ArticleTamper Evidence: How to Create the Perfect Package
Peter Tindale, European Sales Director at Selig describes the lining materials and how the process variables of pressure, heat and time are critical to the success of induction heat sealing.
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ArticleThe Influence of Ecommerce on the Packaging Industry
As more and more consumers embrace online shopping, packaging continues to play a pivotal role in both the brand and the consumer’s ecommerce experience.
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ArticleHow Geography, Fashion & Value Affect Design across Europe
O-I's Marie-Laure Susset discusses the variety of factors beyond the primary function of the pack that influence glass packaging design.
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ArticleTackling the Takeaway Coffee Cup Recycling Challenge
In the wake of Costa Coffee’s commitment to recycling the same volume of cups it puts to market, Cambridge Consultants and DS Smith Recycling look at recycling solutions.
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ArticleDIGITALLY PRINTED PACKAGING AT THE TIPPING POINT
After demonstrating its capabilities in the labels market, digital print sees its next big growth opportunity in packaging. Tim Sykes visited HP Indigo and HP Scitex in Israel to get a close look at the latest presses and meet the early adopters
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ArticleFrom Freezer to Fire
Efforts to extend the life span of foods have a long history. Ancient tactics relied on nature to prevent food from rotting — freezing meat in arctic conditions and drying fruits in the tropical sun are just two examples.