We’ve all been there. Desperately holding down the wrapping paper with your arm and elbows as you try to rip off the cello tape with your teeth to stick the paper down and then finding you’ve not torn enough off so you repeat the procedure again. You start cursing everything, the cello tape, the paper and even the present for not keeping still! Or you’ve found yourself leaning on the lids of a box to keep them closed as you awkwardly fiddle around with the tape trying to find the end of where it was last broken. Then even more annoying, you’ve run out of tape at the most crucial moment with no spare as backup! While you have most likely seen them in a warehouse or office environment, tape dispensers or tape guns are an absolute dream. Whoever invented it needed a good old handshake for a job well done. The first tape dispenser was invented by John A Borden, an engineer from the company 3M who was also employed as the engineer who created scotch tape in the 1930’s. John created the dispenser (roughly two years after the scotch tape was created) with a built-in cutter allowing tape […]
Influence of Ecommerce on The Packaging Industry
Ecommerce sales in Europe grew from €131.61 billion to €156.28 billion in 2014, which corresponds to the growth rate of 18.4%. E-commerce industry has emerged as one of the key drivers for the global corrugated packaging market. Digital natives, internet of things, personalisation and on the go lifestyle are the top trends that will shape the packaging industry. This infographic, created by Globe Packaging, highlights the influence of eCommerce on the packaging industry.
11 Essential Packing Tips for Moving House
Relocation is a process which takes time and efforts. Planning everything prior to relocation is very important to make the process go smooth. Before moving you have to clean your entire home, contact utility companies and pack all your accessories. You need to choose the right packaging boxes while packing your stuff for a damage-free move. Here are 11 tips for a smooth house move: 1. Start Packing Early Last minute packing is a bad idea. You need time to pack your belongings rightly so for a large house, 2 months should be enough. And for a small house, one month is enough if you pack one box a day. Packing early will relieve a lot of stress during those last few days before move. 2. Choose the Right Packaging Supplies Collect both large and small boxes from someone you know who have recently moved or buy house moving kit from a trustworthy packaging supplier. Moving companies have lots of different boxes for your house moving needs so you can choose the right boxes and start packing your stuff. 3. Label All the Boxes Write the content on the sides of box with the marker. This will help you recognize […]
5 Trends for the Future of Food Packaging
Latest food packaging trends include options that are digitally savvy, lightweight, eco-friendly and personalised. For food manufacturers, packaging innovation is a constant concern. Today lifestyle is a major consideration and consumers of every age and gender want packaging to be self descriptive, easy to grip and hold. Packaging plays a key role in influencing buyer’s mind. The journey of a package from crowded retail shelf to consumer’s home can be tough if it is an ordinary one. Keeping up with latest demands and trends can be very challenging. Generation Y is tech savvy and people today are looking for packaging solutions that are eco-friendly and intelligent. Have a look at the latest food packaging trends: 1. Intelligent Packaging“Best Before” print will be soon replaced by the sensors that indicate when the product is no longer good to use. This accuracy will help in reducing the food waste. RIFD chips will be used to optimise store and chain logistics and this will prove helpful in avoiding overstocking. Smart apps will communicate with your fridge and you will get alerts about the food products you have stored in the fridge. 2. Single Serving Packages Lifestyle is more dynamic now and single serving […]
What is Packaging?
When someone asks you to think of the word “packaging”, you will likely think of the packaging on a product of sort. Perhaps the packaging from your sandwich or drink you bought at lunch time, or the packaging for the clothes you recently ordered online. You probably don’t think of boxes, tape and bubble wrap. Packaging is the technology of enclosing or protecting products for storage, distribution, sale and use. It can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale and end use. Packaging officially contains, protects, preserves, transports, informs and sells. The earliest recorded use of paper for packaging dates back to 1035 when a Parisian traveller visiting markets in Cairo noticed that vegetables, spices and hardware were wrapped in paper for the customers when they were sold. Back in 1890, Scotsman Robert Gair invented the pre-cut cardboard or paperboard box which were flat pieces manufactured in bulk that folded into boxes. Flaked cereals actually increased the use of cardboard boxes with the Kellogg Company being the first to use cardboard boxes as cereal cartons. However, in the industry seldom use the term cardboard because it does not denote a specific material. Cardboard […]
