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Packaging Outlook 2018: Fundamentals Drive Packaging Innovation
Corrugated, Retail

Packaging Outlook 2018: Fundamentals Drive Packaging Innovation

The recent series of Vision 2025 focus groups conducted by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, captured an increasingly popular sentiment throughout the packaging community: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” According to input received from more than 58 consumer packaged goods (CPG) professionals, some familiar fundamentals are fueling […]

Four consumer trends to come in 2018
Corrugated, Designers, Innovation

Four consumer trends to come in 2018

Mintel announces the four key trends set to impact North American consumer markets over the coming year. With surprises at every turn and vague uncertainty gripping Americans and Canadians daily, being attuned to consumer trends across transparency, value, self-care and automation is perhaps more crucial in 2018 than ever before. In the coming year, Mintel predicts […]

Packaging Materials Affect Perceived Value of E-Commerce Shipments
Corrugated, Designers, Trends

Packaging Materials Affect Perceived Value of E-Commerce Shipments

A new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison shows that the value perception of e-commerce shipments is significantly impacted by the materials chosen to protect them. Even a small increase in packaging material expenditures—as little as 19 cents—can make a dramatic impact (as much as 45 percent) on the perceived value. “There […]

How to handle hand holes on corrugated boxes
Corrugated, Innovation

How to handle hand holes on corrugated boxes

When the size and/or weight of the product justifies them, hand holes (also known as access holes) are designed into corrugated boxes to facilitate safe manual handling. The categories of such products are diverse, examples being wide-screen televisions, printers, windows, patio doors, garage doors, automotive body replacement parts, in addition to various multi-pack consumer non-durables […]