Book : Carton, Crates and Corrugated Board

Author: Diana Twede

About the book - Cartons, Crates And Corrugated Board

This book describes the properties, manufacturing processes, function, and design of wood, paper, paperboard and corrugated fiberboard as packaging materials. Its complete and illustrated section on the history of packaging is enlightening and useful for understanding the reasons behind many of the names and traditional uses of wood- and paper-based packaging.

The link : http://store.packagingconnections.com/node/3219

‘If I have seen farther than other men, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants.’ – Sir Isaac Newton

My fellow friends of PackagingConnections,

We hope that you have a great start to the new year 2012 both privately and business-wise with your friends, family and relatives.

It’s my great pleasure to write you again and share our journey through 2011. It has been a great year for us with roller coaster ride  with key highlights as given below:

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•  Moved to new corporate office
• Started promoting Heinz-Glas activities in India for high quality fragrance market
• PackagingConnections’ membership base increased from 50,000 to 72,000 so accordingly, we needed to gear up to service our members
• Started new services like sourcing of packaging & related books
• Started Online packaging business review services with instant ratings on the three key aspects of Service, Quality and Approach
• Successfully brought high quality metal insulin pen to India from Haselmeier GmbH, Germany
• Developed low migration labels for ophthalmic droppers for Indian customers from Schreiner MediPharm, Germany
• Worked on the initial entry strategy of Polytype to India
• Got renewal of packaging outsourcing/consulting business with GSK’s consumer health business in India
• Participated with PackagingConnections’ team at Interpack 2011
  
• Started the strategic alliances with packaging service providers
• Completed ISO surveillance audit for Providing Online Packaging Services and Packaging Consulting Worldwide
• Signed various Media partnerships with different international and domestic packaging events like IF design awards, Sino Corrugated Show, Afro Packaging, India Packaging Show etc.

And many more things were done and many more are to be done.

As Chanakya said that the only great achievements that make it to the pages of history are those to which tremendous thought and preparation have been given. So we are working and preparing the ground for the Packaging Knowledge Centre for the benefit of entire packaging community at a single platform.

Thank you for your continuous support and encouragement all the time, constant feedbacks which have brought PackagingConnections’ to this level. As my friend Volker from Switzerland says that Evolution happens when existence is challenged and we agree, so please do challenge us so that we can deliver.

With this, Enjoy Wonders of Packaging, Enjoy entry to New year 2012,

Yours,

Sandeep Goyal
Founder & CEO
www.PackagingConnections.com

Sanex Packaging connection Pvt Ltd unveils the Year’s biggest Packaging Innovation report. Interpack 2011 world’s largest packaging show was held in May 2011 and PackagingConnections’ team attended the event held in Düsseldorf , Germany.

The Delhi based firm’s visiting team visited the 17 halls of the biggest extravagance of the Packaging Industry. Technology, Machine, Material innovations were exhibited from across the globe.

CEO & Founder Mr Sandeep Goyal said “This was the second experience of PackagingConnections’ team at Interpack. The visit provided an international exposure to the team however widening the team’s knowledge base and networking was the main objective”

After the successful visit, the team has now put together the top innovations at Interpack 2011 into a report. The Innovations are also part of the report, with details about the Innovation, innovator/Company details and visual representation of the same.

The Report offers insight into 100 + innovations of packaging, showcased at Interpack 2011 including the highlights of the show;

·  Tubes with Braile effects
·  Two Component tube
·  Tap to pour beer
·  Monodose Sachet
·  Pull tab opening ( E-Z Zip)
·  Lift ‘n’ Peel ( Easy Opening Tab)
·  Sports Cap for aseptic Filling
·  Label solution for safe use of auto injectors
·  Microsteamer laminate for Microwave cooking
·  Fill-cap
·  Octal- Less Carbon foot print

The Interpak 2011 Innovation report is now available on www.packagingconnections.com and the team has put a lot of research work on these innovations including the discussions during the Interpack and after it with the specific innovator/ company.

Mr Sandeep Goyal further said “This report would be of great value to the packaging decision makers who could not visit Interpack 2011 and other professionals from the industry”

Interpack Innovation report 2011 , read more at http://www.packagingconnections.com/interpack-innovations-2011.htm

For more details contact

Amita Venkatesh
info@packagingconnections.com

Media Contact: Anant Chhibber
E: anant.chhibber@packagingconnections.com

Tel: +91 124 4965784
Fax: +91 124 4143952

This is a natural miracle in a natural world. Metal is made from a natural resource in huge quantities. It comes from earth and goes back to earth going through natural process of oxidation/ So this is truly recyclable as there is no concept of virgin metal really speaking. Ardagh Group has published the great book on this and I really liked it. The publication is dedicated to packaging professionals and summarises the latest developments  in metal packaging technology across the many different categories.

We are so impressed by it that we would like to cover more and more metal packaging news at www.PackagingConnections.com  So if you have a news then please let us know or directly add at http://packagingconnections.com/add/news

We look forward to your participation,

Enjoy Wonders of Packaging!

 www.PackagingConnections.com was there with DPLenticular and PACUR team at Pamex to introduce high quality lenticular sheets to India. It was the great experience as we could see visitors getting into total surprise with our 3D printed posters, moving iamges. They just could not beleive the depth shown there. Alomost everybody who visited during those 4 days, wanted to learn the art. We were all busy and enjoyed the interaction. In fact, we were so happy that we have even started a awareness program on lenticualr printing. If you would like to know more then please click at http://www.packagingconnections.com/p-exchange/lenticular-printing.htm

What a irony that there is a blanket ban on plastics is proposed which would impact the business of more than 250 million USD but no solutions are proposed. My basic thing is if something is wrong then why allow at the first time , and if it has to be stopped then why not answers to tackle the issue. In today 3rd Oct 2011 Times of india news, it is said that "Blanket ban on plastic bags soon, violators can face 5-year jail" The ban is proposed on all type of plastic bags including non woven. After the last ban on plastic bags, the non woven industry just started stabilising and then this blow comes. I understand that more than 400 bags manufacturing units are there in the capital. I assume 50 families per manufacturing means 20,000 families would be adversely impacted.

So what is the asnwer you think? I am not able to think any answer except that we go to malls with big cloth bags with us etc?

more details at http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-02/the-good-earth/30234895_1_plastic-bags-blanket-ban-notification

Bridging the gap a popular game stuck our attention today. The game is very much similar to what we do as packaging professionals. The game involves building a bridge for a train, and sees whether it safely passes the bridge to other side. There is limited material and budget for building the bridge and the train can move at varying speeds. So the task is to build a secure bridge.Exactly what we do at PackagingConnections, for us the bridge is Packaging. And the train is consumer. Now the task at hand is to survey whether the consumer accepts the packaging or not or has something to say? 

Happy Packaging, Happy Consumers!

Sandeep Goyal

 I was reading Times of India today and noticed this advertisement by The Economist. It has been captured that we in India are like a big elephant and need the push. Once the push is given then momentum would be too high to stop. The question is who would push? I do not know who will push but I do have some answers to push your business through www.PackagingConnections.com  Organizations desiring to survive in the long  run must keep growing. There are multiple options need to be evaluated. W can help your direct market penetration through our business promotion services and we would be able to give that one more push to your business. If you are interested then talk to us. You can reach us at info@packagingconnections.com and we would be happy to connect you with our 70,000+ strong packaging decision making community.

This is quite interesting that some people look at packaging as an art while some just look at it like science. Lot of work on packaging is dine by advertising companies who mostly come with art background. The education in packaging in most of the time called Packaging Technology or Packaging Science.

So thinking this, we started a poll on LinkedIn Is Packaging an Art or Science or you can click http://linkd.in/pD944s  We look forward to your responses and comments on this issue. We would also keep updating some of the comments that we will get this interesting topic through LinkedIn.

Thank you and Happy Polling,

Sandeep Goyal
www.PackagingConnections.com