May 2016

Korrvu Lok, a sustainable, customer-focused design for packaging for e-commerce with Enhanced User Experience.  While Sealed Air’s Korrvu suspension and retention packaging was already available in the market, the Korrvu Lok, which integrates directly with a corrugated shipper using pressure sensitive adhesive, provides a valuable improvement. The pop and lock design reduces operator error and increases the speed of order fulfillment – critical in the fast-moving e-commerce world where every second counts.

The conversion from a round to a lightweight square bottle also reduces production costs by about 60% and logistical costs by about 15%. The elimination of manual shrink labeling in favor of an inline roll fed label application increased production efficiency and gave the container a more premium look. The diamond-faceted decoration enhances shelf appeal and also offers more ergonomic handling for consumers. Even though lighter in weight, the square-shaped bottle offers equivalent or greater strength.

Eva Almenar, Associate professor at Michigen State University, School of Packaging, focused on onions, one of the highest-volume vegetables sold worldwide. Her team’s results show that improvements can enhance the safety and improve the quality of the ubiquitous vegetable. “We focused on ready-to-use onions, which have grown to become one of the five most commonly sold vegetables in the last decade,” said Almenar, who also is an MSU AgBioResearch scientist.

Avebe’s Total Starch Concept is a natural, safe and sustainable concept which reduce waste and improve recyclability of packaging. Using more filler, pigment and recycled raw material causes a loss of paper strength that can be compensated with high binding power potato starch products.

Company has developed Amylofax which is a pure potato starch derivative. It is the natural choice for wet-end applications to allow reduction of cellulose consumption and to maximize recyclability. No product available is cleaner than Amylofax™.

Mix & Ready is an intelligent cartridge system which reduces packaging by 95% and shipping weight by 97%. The reusable spray bottles are supplied with two concentrate cartridges. Just fill the bottle with tap water up to the mark. Insert the cartridge into the neck of the bottle. Screw the collar back onto the container. The cartridge will automatically open. A quick shake of the bottle is enough and the cleansing agent is ready to use. By filling the bottle with water and inserting the cartridge with the spray head, one can get a cleansing agent in no time.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission now requires manufacturers of incandescent, compact fluorescent and LED light bulbs to use new labeling on consumer packaging to help consumers choose the most 

efficient bulbs for their needs.

For the first time, a "Lighting Facts" label on the side or back of the package emphasizes a bulb's brightness as measured in lumens, rather than a measurement of watts.