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EDITOR'S NOTE |
Revisiting PACK EXPO, The Packaging Recycling Summit and AIPIA |
Between PACK EXPO, the Packaging Recycling Summit, and the Active and Intelligent Packaging (AIPIA) World Congress, there has been a lot going on in recent months in all corners of our industry. In this issue, in addition to our regularly scheduled feature and department programming, we’ll revisit some of the more noteworthy packaging machinery and materials innovations that our editors discovered in Las Vegas. We’ll map out the current packaging recycling landscape at a unique event—the Packaging Recycling Summit—that unites packaging makers, designers, and users with downstream sortation, recovery, and reprocessing. And we’ll measure progress in a few key areas of smart and connected packaging, namely digital passports and watermarking, the beginning of the shift from 1D to 2D barcodes, and consumer adoption of pack-based engagement with brands via QR codes. |
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Matt ReynoldsChief Editor |
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Presented by ID Technology |
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PACKAGE DESIGN |
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Pernod Ricard Chivas Brothers’ whisky brand The Glenlivet unveils a pair of instant mix, ready-to-serve cocktails that consumers prepare simply by opening the bottle. A twist of the aluminum shell cap releases pressurized cocktail mix ingredients. |
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MATERIALS & CONTAINERS |
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Entrepreneurs’ vision of a 100% rPET bottle with a flat, ergonomic shape and convex front panel for premium water brand NEUE puts packaging suppliers’ manufacturing expertise to the test. |
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Presented by National Bulk Equipment |
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MATERIALS & CONTAINERS |
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At Clemson University’s FRESH 2023 conference, predictions of compostable packaging becoming the leading material over the next decade are tempered with a discussion of the obstacles to its widespread use. |
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PACKAGE DESIGN |
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For this all-new entry into the kids' smoothie category, designers had to both reassure health- and nutrition-minded parents on the shelf with a trusted brand, while still delighting kids at the breakfast table, lunch table, soccer practice, or beyond. |
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Presented by Formost Fuji Corporation |
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SPECIAL REPORT |
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With advanced AI software, dexterous “hands,” and full body mobility, will humanoid robots be the answer to the shortage of labor on the packaging line? |
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