- Industry 4.0 – The impact of technology within the packaging segment has been heavily influenced by online connectivity, virtual diagnostics, and the drive to produce equipment with servicing capabilities highly valued by equipment consumers. Manufacturers are achieving margin improvements, lower maintenance costs, and reduced production down-time as they continue to incorporate changes brought upon by advances in monitoring technology. Producers also continue to drive capabilities of predictive maintenance as sensor development and tracking platforms continue to evolve and are adopted throughout every stage of the packaging line.
- eCommerce Packaging Evolution – Likely the single most influential platform in the modern consumer market is the impact of online purchasing trends in the e-commerce sector. Growing internet retail sales and consumer purchasing habits are changing the historical methods retailers use to ship goods to the consumer. Lightweighting, packaging size and shapes, and protection of products coupled with constantly changing marketing campaigns are critical factors driving trends in this subsegment.
- Sustainability and Environmentally Friendly Packaging Materials – The once valued “throwaway society” established many decades ago has long become the largest challenge for the packaging materials industry. The blight of landfills marking landscapes and largely negative impacts on our environment have driven consumer trends to adopt purchasing habits supporting environmentally friendly and sustainable materials. The correlation between strong economic factors globally and increasing consumer purchasing continues to put a strain on the industry but presents many opportunities for business strategies focused on developing products that reduce their overall impact on the environment.
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