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Amazon has implemented machines that pack boxes up to five times faster than humans. The new machines, called the Carton Wrap 1000 from Italian firm CMC Machinery, pack about 600 to 700 boxes per hour, which reduces labor costs, increases safety, and shortens delivery times...

Investing in sustainable packaging often improves efficiencies, reduces excess packaging, and optimizes overall packaging operations...

Packaging is the largest end use market segment accounting for just over 40% of total plastic usage.Most distribution centers and warehouses can easily create and throw away thousands of pounds of stretch wrap each year. Down gauging and proper measurements can eliminate excess waste and save a large amount of money...

What exactly is blockchain? Blockchain is emerging technology that permits companies to make and verify any transaction on networks in near real-time without a central point of control. Also known as Distribution Ledger Technology (DLT) the information can be public or private. It’s transparent, time-stamped, decentralized information...

Finding the balance between cost, performance and environmental impact is extremely difficult for many organizations when it comes to choosing packaging materials. As more cities across the United States and the world begin to implement laws on packaging waste, it makes the situation even more challenging...

The packaging material you choose often becomes the line between product loss and product profit, so making the wrong choice can be detrimental to your bottom line...

Consumer and industry trends continue to drive the packaging industry. It’s estimated that the worldwide packaging industry’s market value will reach a milestone of almost $1 trillion by 2020. Four big themes of 2019 include an increase in sustainability, convenience, faster operations and flexible packaging. Expect to see these trends intertwine this year and continue to grow in the future...

Automating one of the most monotonous jobs in the plant is not just good for your workforce, it’s good for your wallet. A compact palletizer can be a great solution when looking for an alternative to the price, pain, and perils of manual palletizing labor...

Are you tired of hand wrapping pallets and dealing with wasted material and time? Learn how to choose a pallet wrapper that fits your needs in this buying guide...

Still hand wrapping loads because you are unsure if a stretch wrapping machine is worth the investment? Get a visual comparison of the key benefits that stretch wrapping gives over hand wrapping in this infographic.

Change can be scary. When an article is posted about an innovative company installing robots, aren’t we all afraid of what will happen to its human workers? It’s a fact that automation reduces business cost by having a machine do a job a person was doing. But is that the whole story? Automation and robotics are good for companies, but are they good for human workers?

Germany just created a system to make packaging producers share the cost of the disposal and recycling of their used packaging. Beginning January 1, 2019, any company that ships goods to or within Germany to consumers for commercial purposes and puts packaging into commercial distribution must register as part of the new Packaging Act...