Digital Watermark Sorting Pilots for Packaging
What is changing in the market Watermark pilots linked print accuracy to sortation discussions. By 2021, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
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Packaging Trends That Influence Line Design
Fifty-nine trend briefs from 2010 through 2026 connect market direction to practical module choices on flexo, gravure, laminating, and bag making lines.
Trend articles explain what changed in the market each year and how it affects capital planning—not hype, but equipment implications.
Topics include mono-material structures, e-commerce mailers, sustainability policy, barrier films, and automation responses to labor gaps.
Use these briefs to align internal committees before scoping quotations with application engineering.
Packaging Trends
Container Shipping Delays and Capex Timing
What is changing in the market Shipping uncertainty shifted FAT and install scheduling on export orders. By 2021, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
Pantry Stocking and Flexible Packaging Volume Spike
What is changing in the market Food flexible volume surged; maintenance and spare parts became critical. By 2020, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
Hygiene and Wipe Packaging Demand Surge
What is changing in the market Nonwoven and film lines ran extended campaigns with tight QA. By 2020, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
Touchless Packaging Narratives Post-Pandemic
What is changing in the market Easy-open and reclose features appeared in RFP language. By 2020, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital plans in…
Single-Use Policy Headlines and Converter Planning
What is changing in the market Policy uncertainty pushed modular line designs for format pivots. By 2019, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
MDO-PE Film Trials for Recyclable Flexibles
What is changing in the market MDO-PE trials required updated tension and heat management on presses. By 2019, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
Solvent Emission Abatement Investment Cycles
What is changing in the market Abatement and recovery became bundled with gravure capex. By 2019, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital plans…
Loop-Ready Packaging Discussions with Brands
What is changing in the market Reusable packaging talk rarely changed machine orders but influenced R&D tours. By 2019, converters and brand owners were…