A few years ago I interviewed a group in the packaging industry to get their viewpoints on the state of packaging. There were some varied thoughts and opinions and I felt that now would be a good time to revisit the subject with some new questions. So to start the interview I present Matt Barnes, […]

In today’s manufacturing world we monitor costs. All costs. And so do our clients. Charging fairly for work done is always good but is there a little bit more you can offer your client that lowers the estimated cost? If you design, manufacture and fulfill packaging do you charge for all three? Do you waive […]

How many times have people recommended restaurants, hotels and even destinations to you? And in business, how many recommendations have been given to you when searching for a supplier or a firm to partner with on a new project? The restaurants are probably the easiest to confirm by looking up reviews. Hotels and destinations are […]

November is here, the clocks have been set back, Halloween has come and gone (except for some candy stashed away) and we can skip Thanksgiving and go straight to Christmas. At least that is what I saw last night on television. Numerous commercials for big box stores explaining what we all want and need for […]

How many times have you found yourself staring at something and realizing that you want it? You want it so bad that you can taste it and feel that getting it is the best thing for you. And suddenly, you realize that it isn’t what you really need. Not that what you need isn’t sexy […]

Here is the third and final segment of this post and many thanks to my friend Anton Steeman at http://bestinpackaging.com/ for letting us push this out to all of you. Clamshell For Fruit With Ripeness Indicator Declining global consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables has been concerning health professionals and produce trade leaders for some time. […]

Today we continue with Part 2. LED light bulb packaging Akihiko Kotani and Mitsutoshi Ohta designers in Tokyo, Japan, created for Panasonic Corporation in Osaka, Japan, a LED light bulb packaging with a paper craft-like structure. The packaging can just be folded without the need for heat molding. The packaging simply divides into transparent PET […]

A few issues back I interviewed a number of leaders in the packaging industry and one was Anton Steeman, a packaging engineer based in Brazil. Anton recently posted an article about blisters and clamshells and has allowed me to push it out to our readers. I will post it in 3 parts with the first […]

While shopping recently in a big chain retail store I noticed something peculiar. I viewed 3 different prepay phones and saw that the packaging was all very similar. Now the shapes and colors may have varied but the functions were all the same. Whether the product was in a clam or a box they all […]