Packaging Strategies

2 weeks ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Now in its 18th year, Converters Expo is a one-day expo in the heart of the nation’s largest converting corridor that aims to bring together converters of paper, film, plastics, and nonwovens with industry buyers, specialists, and suppliers. Converters Expo attracts material converters and manufacturers across an array of industries. Join us on May 21 at Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers, for a day of education and connection with industry peers.

2 weeks ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Image courtesy of Appetite Creative We report regularly on companies employing connected packaging. In fact, Packaging Strategies recently ran a feature story on Pentaward winners recognized for their clever use of connected packaging. That story can be found here. So we were understandably intrigued when Appetite Creative announced the results of its Global Connected Packaging Survey 2025. The fourth annual survey was conducted in partnership with Polytag and Digimarc.

1 month ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Image Source: Itsanan Sampuntarat / iStock via Getty Images Plus Case Forming Machinery Market size was valued at $2.78 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $4.12 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2024 to 2030, according to market research firm FlavorSavvy Dynamics. “The increasing demand for automated packaging solutions, driven by the rise of ecommerce and the need for efficient packaging operations, is a key factor propelling the market growth,” the research firm notes.

1 month ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Image Source: Itsanan Sampuntarat / iStock via Getty Images Plus Case Forming Machinery Market size was valued at $2.78 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $4.12 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2024 to 2030, according to market research firm FlavorSavvy Dynamics. “The increasing demand for automated packaging solutions, driven by the rise of ecommerce and the need for efficient packaging operations, is a key factor propelling the market growth,” the research firm notes.

1 month ago | packagingstrategies.com | Brad Addington

Image Source: SOMIC / Artulina1 / iStock via Getty Images Plus (background illustration) We recently spoke with Peter Fox, CEO of SOMIC Packaging Inc., about trends in secondary and end-of-line packaging. SOMIC Packaging Inc. is the U.S. arm of Amerang, Germany-based SOMIC. Fox began SOMIC's U.S. subsidiary in 2014, and he was promoted to his current position as CEO in 2021. Fox is a 30-plus-year packaging industry veteran.