Ryan Ruskin
11 New Options in Paper Packaging
From ecommerce beer packs and industrial sacks to cannabis, seafood, vodka, and more, brands’ sustainable paper packaging options are expansive and growing. …
Gender-Neutral Packaging: Why Limit Sales Based on Pronouns?
Packaging that’s designed to appeal to all consumers, regardless of gender, is expanding into more product categories as brand owners move away from gender-specific positioning. …
How Consumers are Reshaping Packaging Sustainability
How do packaging sustainability pledges made by brands align with the changing culture about the environment? What should package designers be doing differently? …
Ranfac Adds Steris as Secondary Sterilization Service
Steris has been added as a second source of sterilization for Ranfac, increasing sterile product capacity by five times. …
Alcon Indulges in its Pharma Side for New M&A
The Geneva, Switzerland-based company said it was acquiring Aerie Pharmaceuticals for $770 million. …
Graphene Is Finally Coming to Electronic, Industrial Applications
Volumes are growing, standards are emerging, and products are shipping in this long-anticipated carbon-based materials market. …
Could This Food Sensor Replace ‘Best By’ Date Codes?
Low-cost sensors from PragmatIC promise accurate, consumer-readable expiration information for packaged foods via a smartphone app. …
The Metaverse Is Familiar Territory for Manufacturers
CAD, VR/AR, PLM – manufacturers have long worked with elements of the metaverse. Automation has forced a full plunge. …
Achieving Cybersecurity in Smart Buildings: Leave Nothing to Chance
Panelists say a detailed plan and step-by-step actions increases the likelihood facilities can mitigate, though not prevent, most security breaches. …
Liberty Diversified International Names Theis President, CEO
New Hope, Minnesota based Liberty Diversified International (LDI), a manufacturer of packaging, office furniture and building products, announced today that Greg Theis has been selected to lead LDI as its President and CEO. LDI is a privately held family of businesses with more than 2,000 employees operating in multiple industries. With…