Smart Packaging
News and analysis on the latest smart packaging developments covering RFID, NFC, barcodes, UV, connected packaging traceability, and more.
Partners introduce first battery-free metal sensor IoT devices
Identiv continues expanding its product portfolio with the launch of the market’s first sensory Tag on Metal (TOM) label.
Digimarc sign $30m contract to authenticate high value items and DRS program
Digimarc Corporation, a longstanding AIPIA member, recently announced a major new contract to protect the authenticity of precious metals and
Did Walmart's RFID mandate successfully drive RFID adoption in retail?
A lot of noise was generated last year when Walmart made a ‘momentous’ announcement that sent ripples through the RFID
Molson Coors’ beer brand Madrí Excepcional launches ‘Conectada’ platform with on-pack QR code
Major beer brand Molson Coors has launched the next stage of its multi-million-pound summer marketing campaign for its
Gin and candy brands use QR codes in bid to make an environmental and social impact
The Label Makers, based in Bradford, UK has worked with the Spirit of Manchester Distillery to re-label its existing
Round up: the latest active antimicrobial films under development
The AIPIA mailbox continues to overflow with news about the development of antimicrobial and shelf-life-extending packaging films. Some
Condition sensor can be printed directly on to food packaging
Senoptica Technologies, a deep-tech packaging sensor technology company based in Ireland, has created a new sensor to monitor the
Digital fingerprint system takes authentication to ‘new level’
Alitheon, a new AIPIA member based in Bellevue, Washington, has introduced a patented system called FeaturePrint with an optical-AI
Big brands in USA get Smart with recycling initiative based on QR codes
The Recycling Partnership, a USA-based non-profit organisation that ‘mobilizes the people, data, and solutions across the value chain
Aldi to trace packaging recycling rates through UV tags in collaboration with Polytag
Aldi has partnered with Polytag to trial invisible UV tags on its packaging with the goal of capturing recycling data
Investment in new digital press means smart features can be printed directly onto cartons
Kalas Packaging, a new UK-based AIPIA member, is now offering unique smart packaging directly printed onto folding cartons, sleeves
A second round of smart packaging business bites
Andrew Manly, communications director at AIPIA, runs us through a number of recent smart packaging developments, including sweet-smelling trash