Many companies need to print barcodes on their shipping cases.
Which is the best technology to use? Inkjet or print and apply labeling?
Janice (the AI Personal Assistant) and David discuss this topic. 

What is the best technology for adding the new GS1 2D barcodes to your packaging?

In this week's podcast, Janice (the AI personal Assistant) and David discuss some applications and which print technology will likely be a good solution. 

Love or hate the idea, the packaging industry (like everyone else) will have to contend with the new Trump trade tariffs. 

In this episode, David and Janice (the AI Personal Assistant) discuss this issue. 

In this episode, Janice (the AI Personal Assistant) and I discuss the trend of labelless (or label-free) packaging for water bottles. 

GS1's Sunrise 2027 2D barcode migration will have an impact on brands, retailers and on consumers.

Who will it actually be good for? 

Late-Stage Customization can help businesses to reduce inventory costs. By customizing packaging late in the process, companies can avoid managing inventories of pre-printed packaging materials.

With late-stage customization, either blank or generically printed materials are ordered that will be customized right on the packaging line.

LSC can help businesses improve their speed in the market. By customizing packaging quickly and easily, companies can bring new products to market more rapidly or respond to changes in customer demand more quickly.

https://packagingnews.net/can-late-stage-customization-help-your-business/

A recent lawsuit accuses consumer products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) of greenwashing and deceiving consumers with regard to how wood pulp is sourced for its Charmin paper products range. 

Is your company looking to adopt the new GS1 2D barcodes for the Sunrise 2027 program?

If so, one thing you’ll need to address is the size of the barcodes you print on your packages—especially if you use the GS1 Digital Link format, which can contain a lot of data.

Why are some packaging materials easier to print than others?
Why do labels stick to some products but not to others?
It's all because of the surface energy of the materials in question. 
Read more here: https://packagingnews.net/what-is-surface-energy-of-materials-why-does-it-matter/

What's Up With Packaging - 2025
 Some of the packaging-related topics we expect to cover this year.