All Smart Packaging articles – Page 4
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ArticleDS Smith launches new R&D and innovation centre
DS Smith has announced the launch of its ‘R8’ centre, a facility that sets out to enable the company and its customers and partners to accelerate the research and development of “radically” new packaging fulfilment solutions and solve the industry’s biggest challenges.
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ArticleToppan develops NFC tag that detects liquid volume inside bottles
Toppan, an AIPIA member that is a global provider of communication, security, packaging, décor materials and electronics solutions, first launched a secure sensing NFC tag with an opening detection function in January 2017.
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ArticleBastille Parfums strengthens traceability with Avery Dennison digital solutions
Bastille Parfums, a French fragrance company, has launched its latest transparency initiative which combines the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor technology for greater supply chain visibility and QR code technology to share valuable information directly with consumers.
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ArticleGS1 UK seeking brands to aid development of QR codes powered by GS1 standards
After celebrating the barcode’s 50th birthday, GS1 UK has announced the launch of a new pilot programme that aims to harness the power of its 59,000-strong membership to shape the future of retail.
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ArticleAIPIA and World Packaging Organisation agree MoU to promote sustainable and smart packaging
The Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) and the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further their collaboration in sharing ideas on Smart Packaging and the science that underpins it.
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ArticleOLED Label Ink set is a ‘paradigm shift’ for OLED illuminated labels
In the dynamic landscape of retail stores, bars, clubs, and seasonal markets, the need for effective product visibility is evident. Illumination technologies are one highly effective means for brand distinction and impactful visual communication says AIPIA member Saralon GmbH a leading developer of functional inks for printed electronics (Saral Inks©) as well as a provider of ready-to-use printed electronic applications.
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ArticleAmazon’s checkout-free shopping solution incorporates RFID technology for clothing purchases
Amazon and Avery Dennison have expanded the checkout-free, computer vision shopping solution Just Walk Out with RFID technology to enable its application to softlines like clothing and sports merchandise.
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ArticleTetra Pak and Jus de Fruits Caraïbes launches connected packaging for good
French West Indies fruit juice company, Jus de Fruits Caraïbes, has partnered with one of the world’s leading food processing and packaging companies Tetra Pak, a longstanding AIPIA member, to build a fun and interactive connected packaging experience.
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ArticleJoining the dots: Are retailers and brand owners getting the message?
US retailer Target is predicting a $500 million hit to profits this year due to missing inventory, 71% of consumers say they want to buy sustainable products, and 84% report that they actively seek out on-pack recycling information. What do these issues have in common? According to Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, they could all have the same solution: smart packaging.
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ArticleAmcor and VerifyMe show off connected packaging capabilities at Pack Expo Las Vegas
AIPIA member VerifyMe Inc, together with its subsidiaries Trust Codes Global and PeriShip Global, which provides brand owners with time and temperature-sensitive logistics, supply chain traceability, authentication, anti-counterfeiting, and data-rich brand enhancement services, are demonstrating their connected packaging solution in conjunction with Amcor, a fellow member, at Pack Expo in Las Vegas between September 11-13, 2023.
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ArticleBud Light taps into college market with QR-based promotions
Bud Light has released limited-edition college football team packaging for many teams, including the University of Oklahoma. The new packs feature the school’s logo and colours, will be available in stadiums, and can be found everywhere Bud Light is sold.
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ArticleGerman retailer Netto ensures efficient checkout and plastic recycling with Digimarc Recycle
Netto private labelled food and beverage products are now digitized using Digimarc’s product digitization technology, including incorporating covert digital watermarks into the packaging.
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ArticleSmart packaging can play a role in supply chain carbon accounting
In an era defined by heightened environmental awareness and the urgency of carbon reduction, supply chains are undergoing a profound transformation. At the forefront of this revolution is the integration of smart packaging technologies, which is redefining the way organisations measure, manage and reduce their carbon footprint, according to Immy Mobley of Xtonnes, a company offering carbon accounting software providing data analytics to ‘decarbonise with confidence’.
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ArticleNew tamper evident labels from Securikett expand portfolio
Two new tamper-evident labelling products from AIPIA member Securikett are aimed at two very different product segments and expand the offering to containers with screwcaps and the luxury product segment.
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ArticleNew RFID label press embeds tags into existing primary labels
Meyers, a Minnesota-based creator of packaging, labels and retail displays has created a state-of-the-art RFID label offering that it says can improve quality, efficiency, and scalability of RFID label production. This eliminates the challenges most Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) brands face with RFID labels around branding and shelf appeal, says the company.
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ArticleMondelez rolls out recycling and sustainability messages via on-pack QR codes
Australia has become the proving ground for many major multinational brand owners to test smart packaging solutions. Now Mondelez International has launched Snacking Right – a new on-pack QR code that the company says can provide Australian consumers with current recycling and packaging disposal information, as well as details on the company’s commitment to what it describes as “mindful snacking and sustainable sourcing”, according to a report in PKN, Packaging News Australia.
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ArticleSlow-release ethylene inhibitor can improve shelf life of fresh berries
The blueberry harvesting season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. The blue fruits business in both hemispheres may soon have an innovative tool for extending seasonality and reducing food waste, says Polish food-tech company Fresh Inset.
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ArticleZappar make the case for accessible QR codes
Brands are increasingly being held to account for how they are impacting the world around them and making information on product packaging available to everyone is a vital step in this journey, says Zappar which is helping to achieve this with its Accessible QR (AQR) code.
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ArticleTaking condition monitoring sensors to the next level
It is not just in the area of ‘active’ material technology, such as colour-changing films, that condition monitoring can be found. Electronic sensors can often offer more precise results as well as recording the actual levels and speed of deterioration as well as humidity to offer further insights into this area. Here are two very smart examples.
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ArticleThe world’s first lie-detector-in-a-can
According to a recent survey commissioned by Molson Coors’ brand Simply Spiked Lemonade, just over half (51%) of Canadians aged 19+ have lied to avoid conflict and/or protect someone’s feelings. This new-to-Canada alcoholic lemonade drink, on the other hand, is trying to help them be more honest with a clever piece of packaging technology.