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Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Global Pouch Forum is the longest-running flexible packaging event, and remains the event to get the most up-to-date information from experts and to network with leaders and innovators who develop, supply, buy or recommend flexible materials including pouches, films and machinery. Pouches have transformed the packaging industry, and continue to do so. Next month at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, people from all over will gather to celebrate this transformative wonder at Global Pouch Forum, June 7th-9th. Event registration, agenda and information about travel and accommodations are all available at GlobalPouchForum.com.
Attendees at this year’s Global Pouch Forum will be in for a treat as we use the event’s 25th anniversary to explore the history and evolution of the pouch.
Spring has sprung, and many printing and converting companies are opening research centers, design centers and full-service test labs to help brands find their pathway to circularity.
The entire flexible packaging ecosystem — converters, co–packers, brands, extruders — is experiencing a rapid technology shift toward sustainability, and so many consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are looking for flexible packaging material testing.
A recent Bobst roundtable asks how close are we to the sustainable packaging solutions of the future? And if you could put your money on which would be the most dominant new solution for the future, what would you say?
Large and small consumer brands are partnering with many different stakeholders in the flexible packaging ecosystem with the express goal of finding supply chains of recycled content for the near future. The themes that appear to be emerging for 2022 are strategies for scale for mechanical recyclers, upstart advanced recycling companies and advanced sorting technologies to meet future demand.
Sustainability continues to be a priority inside the packaging industry and consumers continue to have a voice in driving it. Gravitating toward products at retail that align with what’s important to them, consumers are embracing a gradual shift into a circular economy.
RealityBLU’s MJ Anderson shares ways brands can use AR to improve consumer interaction — and even tells how manufacturers can use AR to improve processes.
The study found almost 80% of participants had plastic particles in their bloodstream, most likely from exposure to plastic drink bottles, food packaging and plastic bags.
With digital’s share of the printed label and packaging market set to almost double by 2026 and inkjet leading this growth, the potential for water-based digital inkjet technology is substantial.
The company says the new tools essentially allow catchweighers operators to “see the future,” providing a more accurate picture of when maintenance will be needed.