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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.


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.

Epson partners with Teklynx on development of native printer drivers
New RFID and barcode label software intended to further optimize label quality and print speeds for manufacturers.

Emerson and Arrowhead Systems partner on machine health monitoring solution
High-speed production palletizer increases uptime using predictive maintenance to increase overall equipment effectiveness.

Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging Expo 2019 break multiple records
Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging Expo hit an unprecedented trifecta this year, breaking records for number of exhibitors, total exhibit space and total attendees, according to show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Corrugated packaging industry promotion program gets a new look
The promotion program began in 2017 to raise awareness and elevate appreciation for the ubiquitous, humble corrugated cardboard box and its role in everyday life.

PMMI recognizes winners of 2019 Amazing Packaging Race competition at Pack Expo
Future leaders test their wits in the field with hands-on tasks and friendly competition.

PMMI presents the 2019 Technology Excellence Awards winners
Winners are among the more than 2,000 exhibitors over 900,000 net square feet of exhibit space at this year's Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO.

PMMI announces six Pack Expo Scholarship winners
Scholarships recognize the next generation of industry leaders currently majoring in major in engineering, packaging, processing, mechatronics or a related field.

Pallet Dimensioning Applications and Benefits
Inefficiently and inaccurately handled freight can eat away at profit for both shippers and carriers alike. That’s where pallet dimensioning systems step in.


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