All Smart Packaging articles
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ArticleCost vs value: Where is Smart Packaging in the equation?
In our latest comment piece, Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, looks into one of the biggest issues for companies that are considering using smart packaging: cost vs value.
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New Brand Integrity solution combines Digimarc and EVRYTHNG technologies
Digimarc Corporation, a leading AIPIA member which created Digimarc watermarks, next-generation digital identification and detection-based solutions, recently announced the launch of its Digimarc® Brand Integrity digital solution, which gives brands and their customers more sophisticated and flexible ways to verify the authenticity of products, it says.
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Glowing and showing! Molson Coors and Kraft Heinz launch summer with Smart packs
Molson Coors has launched limited-edition packs featuring labels that change colour according to the temperature of the drink.
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A spoonful of sprinkles helps the (real) medicine go down
Counterfeit or substandard medicines adversely affect the health of millions of people and cost an estimated $200 billion annually. Their burden is greatest in developing countries, where the World Health Organization estimates that one in ten medical products are fake.
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Thumbs up for QR codes on dairy and pharmaceutical products to cut waste
The ‘use-by’ and ‘best-by’ dates printed on milk containers may soon become a thing of the past, giving way to more accurate and informative QR codes, says a report published recently by Cornell University in the USA.
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New dual frequency RFID inlay for industrial and healthcare applications unveiled by Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison has added to its portfolio of dual-frequency RFID inlays with the new AD Slim DF EM4425 tag designed for logistical, medical, and industrial applications.
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Pernod Ricard launches digital label system aimed at responsible alcohol consumption
Pernod Ricard is set to roll out a digital label system across its wine and spirits brands with QR codes that consumers can scan with their smartphones to access information on ingredients, nutritional values, and responsible alcohol consumption.
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Edible silk tag can prove your alcohol or medicine is authentic
In the future, when ordering a shot of whiskey, the customer might ask the bartender to remove an edible fluorescent silk tag that could be found floating inside, even though it is safe to consume. This little silk tag, with a QR code, is a security measure that could reveal if the whiskey is fake or not.
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Biodegradable moisture control pouch gives berries and lettuce extended shelf life
SAVRpak, a California-based food technology innovation company, recently announced the launch of SAVRpak Drop-In, the first-ever moisture control technology that extends the shelf-life and freshness of produce up to three times, it claims.
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Zapvision vision technology and QR code helps visually impaired access product information
Zappar, an AIPIA member which specialises in Augmented Reality (AR) creation, has launched Zapvision technology, which aims to provide access to relevant product information to everyone as a basic right, regardless of their visual ability.
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A look at the driving forces of change in child-resistant packaging
What is driving change in the child-resistant packaging space, and how is industry balancing the need to boost child-resistance while supporting senior populations?
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VerifyMe and INX develop covert ink technology for continuous inkjet printers
VerifyMe, which joined AIPIA last year and provides brand owners with time-sensitive logistics, authentication, supply chain monitoring, and data-rich consumer engagement features using smartphone readable codes, has announced that it has successfully developed VerifyInk, a covert ink technology to run on continuous inkjet printers (CIJ).
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Digimarc and Sealed Air partner to scale product digitisation via smart packaging
Digimarc Corporation has announced that it will partner with Sealed Air with the aim of bringing product digitisation to markets including e-commerce fulfilment and consumer goods at scale through smart packaging.
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Mondelez offers global first with QR pack codes to access sustainability and wellbeing initiatives
Mondelēz International is piloting a new, on pack QR code for its UK summer promotion with Merlin Entertainments across a range of Cadbury, Oreo and Barny packs.
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Evonik and InnovationLab combine to offer Printed Electronics technology at scale
InnovationLab has announced it has acquired Evonik’s TAeTTOOz printable battery technology. The companies have been close partners in this field for many years and have jointly driven the technological development of TAeTTOOz to the present threshold of industrial-scale production.
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Gerresheimer offers container-level traceability from production to point-of-care
Gerresheimer, a global supplier of drug packaging solutions, offers a traceability concept that it claims will ensure complete transparency throughout the value chain and greater safety for the patient.
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Integrated holographic label system offers brand protection with sustainability
Caps & Closures has launched the ID-Shield holographic labelling and decoration system for product identification that is fully integrated into the packaging without the need for added materials, adhesives, or inks.
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How can active food packaging help us to avoid waste and improve food safety?
With roughly 30% of food going to waste, why aren’t companies doing more to adopt packaging solutions that can help to prevent this wastage? Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, tells us more.
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Wiliot announces new partnership with Avery Dennison and product with Identiv technology
Avery Dennison and Wiliot have announced a strategic partnership aimed at scaling the IoT with the intention of connecting food, medicine, clothing and many other products via embedded tags and sensors.
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The Rapid Interview with Talkin’ Things
In our latest Rapid Interview, we speak to Marcin Pilarz, CEO and founder of Talkin’ Things, about innovations and opportunities for scaling RFID technology.
