Randy Shaw, Author at Assemblies Unlimited, Inc.

Automated Packing: The New Thinking in Fulfillment

January 6th, 2020 by Randy Shaw to Fulfillment Services

Modern packaging practices balance the need for a personal touch with the convenience and cost-savings of automated packing capabilities. Each case is unique, so automation plays a more significant...

Smart Packaging Explained – What’s the Reality?

October 24th, 2019 by Randy Shaw to Packaging News and Trends

Modern packaging realities would have been unimaginable to observers studying the state of the industry decades ago. But like most progressive, demand-driven businesses the consumer packaging industry continually evolves,...

Blockchain Technology Helping Packagers Improve the Supply Chain

August 13th, 2019 by Randy Shaw to Packaging News and Trends

Blockchain technology may be closely associated with cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, but the technology is also having an impact on the supply chain. Packagers use blockchain to improve package...

Emerging Trends in Secondary Packaging

June 24th, 2019 by Randy Shaw to Secondary Packaging

Secondary packaging serves multiple functions for producers and their on-line or retail customers. The role of secondary packaging goes beyond building an attractive final package. It protects products moving...

CBD Packaging: Industry, Growth, Emerging Packaging Options

April 18th, 2019 by Randy Shaw to Rigid Packaging, Supplement Packaging

Every so often a product or concept lands in the marketplace, generating a sustained buzz. CBD oil and related cannabis products are one such line of goods, presently making...

Insights on Global Packaging Trends – Transparency, Integrity, and Authenticity

February 20th, 2019 by Randy Shaw to Packaging News and Trends

Packaging trends reflect everything from advancing technology to shifting consumer preferences. For example, it is thought ninety-percent of consumers use their phones while shopping, so communication technology has a...

Flexible Pouch Packaging – Industry Comes of Age with Standardization

December 28th, 2018 by Randy Shaw to Flexible Packaging

The contract packaging business continually adapts and evolves, presenting new and improved packaging solutions for consumer goods. Some package designs are short-lived, replaced by more effective innovations, while other...

Will Meal Kit Delivery Survive? Is In-store Pick-up the Future of the Industry?

October 4th, 2018 by Randy Shaw to Packaging News and Trends

Technological breakthroughs, commercial innovation, and consumer preferences continually influence how food moves through the supply chain to its place on U.S. dinner tables. Although it’s hard to predict exactly...

Contract Packagers Embrace the Benefits of Honey

July 13th, 2018 by Randy Shaw to Food Packaging

Some products exhibit dramatic sales spikes and valleys, reflecting unstable consumer demand. The call for honey doesn’t follow a similar pattern; the substance seldom falls out of favor with...

Tapping the Cost & Sustainability Benefits of Reusable Distribution Packaging

May 8th, 2018 by Randy Shaw to Packaging News and Trends

Reusable packaging furnishes benefits across the entire supply chain. As technology and industry practices continue to shift toward these reusable designs, producers and their packaging partners will find new...