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Comprehensive information on the types and uses of packaging in material handling and warehousing with an emphasis on reusable and eco packaging.


DecoPac increases packaging savings for subsidiary
Through an end-to-end, data-driven system, the organization has reduced its courier charges by 28%.

Pack Gives Back raises more $30,000 for veterans at Pack Expo
The beneficiary of this year’s event is NS2 Serves, a nonprofit dedicated to helping recent U.S. military veterans transition from combat boots to business suits.

Study: Shelf-ready packaging trend in retail to invigorate paper pallet sales
Banking on superior design and performance parameters when compared with wooden pallets, paper pallets continue to be a strong potential contender holding the future of pallet industry, according to a study from Future Market Insights.

CalAmp and Pallet Alliance partner to provide IoT-enabled wooden pallet system
This partnership will allow multi-site manufacturing companies to leverage IntelliPallet, the industry’s first turnkey, IoT-enabled platform and supply chain managed service integrated with wooden pallets.

Specialty packaging for a fragile world
Proprietary design and materials are the ticket to protection in a rough-and-tumble supply chain.

Pack Expo and Blessings in a Backpack feed more than 6,000 hungry kids
'Philanthro-bots' mobilized to help feed hungry kids across America.

PMMI announces second-annual On the Rise Award winners
The awards recognize 12 young professionals who have demonstrated leadership potential in packaging and processing.

Work the Bugs Out of Supply Chain Pest Management
During this session Glen Ramsey, Orkin’s Technical Services Manager and board-certified entomologist, will help you assess your own operations for vulnerabilities and recommend tactics to shore up any weak points when it comes to pest management.

RIT students place second in national packaging design competition
Cross-college collaborations focus on a completed design and understanding of what it takes to bring packaged goods to market.

ProMach acquires Jet Label & Packaging
Deal expands ProMach’s label converting footprint and strengthens local sales and support for Canadian customer base

Other Voices: Three tips for implementing intelligent packaging
Intelligent packaging technology can improve the supply chain by providing operational visibility that may not otherwise exist and the data to make better and faster decisions.

Exhibit sales are open for the return of ProFood Tech
Three-day event spans nearly 120,000 net square feet of exhibit space and is expected to draw 450 of the top processing suppliers.

First GS1 Trace-a-thon awards top prize to creator of supply chain traceability solutions
During the two-day event, more than 80 hackers on 18 teams competed to create solutions that applied GS1 Standards to technologies including blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and others.

Registration opens for Pack Expo East 2020
Attendee registration for PACK EXPO East 2020 (March 3-5; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia) is officially open, according to the show producer, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Tosca to acquire Polymer Logistics
North American provider of reusable packaging and supply chain solutions acquires a reusable packaging specialist with locations across the U.S., the U.K. and Continental Europe.

ProMach acquires Grip-Pak
Grip-Pak is an established source of beverage packing supplies and promotional products.

Cold chain gets more sophisticated
From automation to lift trucks and emerging data networks to track and trace products, cold chain is rapidly changing. It might even become a model others want to emulate.

SOTI Connect adds new printer management solutions with SATO, Brother and Printronix
At its user conference, the company announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft Azure, and solutions for managing business-critical printers in the retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare sectors.

Packaging Corner: Trim your corrugated and consumables inventory
Here are two ideas to help your operations work through the clutter by managing all your inventory and minimizing the space needed to stage and store it.

GS1 US accepting industry speaker proposals and Startup Lab applicants for GS1 Connect 2020
More than 1,200 supply chain, e-commerce and technology professionals to learn and share innovative uses of GS1 standards.


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