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Packaging Turning Point – Automation and Sustainability
The packaging industry is at yet another turning point. It's ironic business is looking to recover labor losses and increased wages by implementing automation. These measures may cause additional job losses. Automation may lead those former workers to no longer afford...
2023 Packaging Foresight
As 20223 begins; there is uncertainty of what the year will bring to the packaging industry. Some are being positive and betting the packaging industry will be in outstanding condition for 2023 while others do not. Pack Protocols wanted to weigh in where the packaging...
Packaging Busts: Workplace Culture
To honor National Mental Health Awareness Month; Pack Protocols decided to take a necessary detour and write about workplace culture and how it directly affects packaging professionals. Most companies if they are lucky enough have a small team of packaging...
2022 Packaging Visions
A few years ago, Pack Protocols LLC wrote articles Pack Expo Las Vegas 2019 Wrap Up and New Years Packaging Resolutions highlighting the upcoming packaging industry visions. From these articles we focused on sustainable and smart and intelligent packaging, robots, and...
Improve Packaging with These Tricks and Treats
Pack Protocols LLC wanted to get into the Halloween “spirit” by providing a few tricks or treats to improve your packaging. Hope these help stave off the evil Packaging Ghosts: Provide generous time for design and development for custom packaging. Even utilizing...
Why Companies Should not Hire Consultants from Large Firms
Companies who seek specialized knowledge, skillsets, or resources their employees do not have or do not want to finance permanently; hire consultants. Often, companies do not know where to find qualified, legitimate consultants. Their first choice is to use large...
How E-Commerce Companies Can Lose Customers
A couple of weeks ago, I purchased a 8 count screwdriver set with a special cleaning kit from an e-commerce store. Nothing was suspect to the packaging until opening the bubble-padded envelope. Inside, was a wad of “bubble wrap” where the tape could not be removed....
Design Evolution
Need to learn more about the design evolution or have other packaging needs, feel free to contact Pack Protocols LLC. Why has there been talk recently about improvements in design from both product and packaging perspectives in consumer goods? There are a variety of...
Packaging Busts: Packaging Waste
There has been an increase demand for mobile/e-commerce shipments. Companies want to ensure products being parceled are protected throughout the supply chain to keep customers happy and prevent returns. However; certain businesses typically use a one size fits all...
End of Year Business Perspectives
Let’s call the 2020 business year like it has been: Unprecedented. Most businesses were expecting a favorable year including Pack Protocols, then the pandemic took over. Some businesses have been busier than ever, others have declined, and others either deviated their...