New legislation, consumer pressure and product differentiation are all reasons to rethink packaging with sustainability in mind. But it still needs to be fit for purpose. David Wright, RSSL’s ...

US-based healthcare packaging and engineering services provider Packaging Compliance Labs has opened a new testing facility, PCL East, in Billerica in the state of Massachusetts. The move broadens its ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that FedEx TechConnect has opened a new package laboratory to better serve customers. The 30,000+ square-foot facility will ...

Different materials are used to make packaging in various shapes depending on the products it is intended to protect. Some forms of packaging include sealed bags to maintain the freshness of food, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, is introducing a packaging performance testing facility in its Grand Rapids, Michigan ...

Figure 1. (click to enlarge) Effect of temperature on seal strength. The green bars represent samples created using low temperature. The orange indicates packages created using the high-temperature ...

ASTM F88-94 Package Peel Tensile Strength is summarized below. This specification is focused on the force required to pull open a seam of a package. It is vital to protect the contents of a package, ...

Berlin Packaging works with the Association of Plastic Recyclers to test new PET bottles for recyclability. Berlin Packaging says it is using an APR Preferred PET base resin to make its 16-ounce ...

To help manufacturers ensure plastic packaging is recycled, Virginia-based Trex Co., which makes wood-alternative decking and railing from recycled plastic, is offering free recyclability testing to ...

Data shows the packaging industry for consumer product goods, which includes personal care and beauty products, generates more than $25 billion in sales worldwide each year. However, this demand comes ...