Flexible Packaging

2020 November

Some lessons can be hard to learn, and COVID-19 has been one tough teacher when it comes to supply chains. We shed some light on what this taskmaster has taught us in the November issue of Flexible Packaging as well as how printers can use less ink without sacrificing quality, how advances in technology are opening up new markets for flexible, and showing you a brand that’s dear to our hearts with its flippancy. There’s more than that, though, but you’ll have to dive in to see it!

Editor’s Note

Technology is Janus

Derrick Teal

November 4, 2020

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Technology is funny. Like the Roman god Janus, the god of duality (among other things), it’s both a boon and a burden.

Technology: Chemical Resistance

How Pool Chemical Packaging Can Evolve to Meet Consumer Demand

Advances in flexible packaging are opening doors to new markets.

Todd Meussling

November 5, 2020

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According to the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals, there are 10.4 million residential pools in the U.S. That’s a lot of water to keep clean for safe swimming.

Technology: Sealing

Ultrasonics Expand Packaging Potential for Sustainable, Bio-Based Plastic Materials

Bill Reed is the business development manager, Packaging, for Branson at Emerson.

Bill Reed

November 11, 2020

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Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a short-term upswing in demand for single-use plastic packaging, the longer-term trend is toward sustainability.

Technology: Coating

Slot Die Coating Technology Targets Flexible Packaging

Slot die coating is being used in many industries, and more converters are examining how slot die technology can offer unique packaging solutions for customers.

Grant Gerke

November 10, 2020

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Flexible Packaging caught up with Mark Miller, co-founder of Coating Tech Slot Dies, to discuss the state of slot die coating technology, resolution of coating defects and equipment-based design on fluid rheology for specific applications.

Printing: Inks

How to Use Less Ink When Printing

Minimizing ink usage doesn’t have to mean minimizing quality.

Kristin Joker

November 6, 2020

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In commercial printing, ink is one of the main consumables that can be managed to potentially reduce costs. All commercial printing managers are looking for ways to control this cost.

COVID Coverage: Supply Chain

COVID’s Impact on Packaging and Supply Chains

How COVID has created previously unknown disruptions and how to navigate future ones.

Michael Wilson

November 2, 2020

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Based on a late March 2020 study, when the North American impact of COVID-19 was beginning to make itself known, L.E.K. Consulting, a global consulting firm, predicted that the packaging industry’s future was bright and that the pandemic would have a major — positive — impact.

Industry Trends: Q&A

Taking a Look at Industry Trends

November 4, 2020

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Michelle Sauder is the North American senior marketing manager for food & specialty packaging at Dow.

Leading Edge

Lenny & Larry’s Kicking Off the Holidays with New Offerings

November 9, 2020

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Thanks in no small part to being fun-loving, Lenny & Larry’s grew from humble beginnings in a gym to having its products stocked in many nationwide stores. It’s now taking that same attitude to launch new flavors of its protein cookies in time for the holidays.