All Smart Packaging articles – Page 5

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    AIPIA and World Packaging Organisation agree MoU to promote sustainable and smart packaging

    2023-09-27T10:03:00Z

    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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    OLED Label Ink set is a ‘paradigm shift’ for OLED illuminated labels

    2023-09-25T12:57:00Z

    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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    Amazon’s checkout-free shopping solution incorporates RFID technology for clothing purchases

    2023-09-20T07:57:00Z

    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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    Tetra Pak and Jus de Fruits Caraïbes launches connected packaging for good

    2023-09-15T07:20:00Z

    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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    Joining the dots: Are retailers and brand owners getting the message?

    2023-09-14T10:50:00Z

    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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    Amcor and VerifyMe show off connected packaging capabilities at Pack Expo Las Vegas

    2023-09-13T08:50:00Z

    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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    Bud Light taps into college market with QR-based promotions

    2023-09-12T10:13:00Z

    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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    German retailer Netto ensures efficient checkout and plastic recycling with Digimarc Recycle

    2023-09-11T07:46:00Z

    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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    Smart packaging can play a role in supply chain carbon accounting

    2023-09-01T07:11:00Z

    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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    New tamper evident labels from Securikett expand portfolio

    2023-08-31T12:16:00Z

    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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    New RFID label press embeds tags into existing primary labels

    2023-08-31T09:02:00Z

    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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    Mondelez rolls out recycling and sustainability messages via on-pack QR codes

    2023-08-30T08:48:00Z

    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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    Slow-release ethylene inhibitor can improve shelf life of fresh berries

    2023-08-29T14:11:00Z

    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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    Zappar make the case for accessible QR codes

    2023-08-18T07:19:00Z

    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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    Taking condition monitoring sensors to the next level

    2023-08-17T09:01:00Z

    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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    The world’s first lie-detector-in-a-can

    2023-08-16T13:29:00Z

    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.

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    Advanced nanocarbon materials for modern digital supply chain efficiency

    2023-08-16T10:49:00Z

    Advanced Material Development (AMD) is innovating a range of highly conductive nanocarbon-based inks to provide compostable alternatives to traditional metal-based UHF RFID technologies used in supply chains.

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    Australian mangoes and berries tracked by home grown technology

    2023-08-14T13:03:00Z

    Queensland fruit producer Piñata Farms is using innovative Australian-designed Escavox technology to track the temperature and location of premium berries and mangoes along the supply chain, giving it valuable data for optimizing delivery, according to a report in PKN Packaging News, Australia. The company has smart trackers in every berry consignment leaving its main packing operation at Wamuran.

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    New tag chip from Impinj sparks flurry of new inlays from Tageos and Beontag

    2023-08-03T14:30:00Z

    Impinj, the major manufacturer of radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices and software, has released the Impinj M800 series RAIN RFID tag chips to meet enterprise needs for item connectivity in global IoT deployments, it says. The AIPIA member claims the new chips offer unmatched and enhanced readability in enterprise deployments as well as ease of manufacturing. On the back of this launch, both Tageos and Beontag have launched new inlays containing the M800. As a pioneer of RAIN RFID technology, Impinj says it has now delivered more than 85 billion tags.

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    Peer Ledger and Alitheon partnership ensures authenticity and ESG traceability

    2023-08-03T10:42:00Z

    New AIPIA member Alitheon, an optical AI technology company, has joined with Peer Ledger, the ‘responsible supply chain’ company, to integrate Alitheon’s patented FeaturePrint technology into Peer Ledger’s patented MIMOSI Connect platform.