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White House unveils sustainable packaging mandate, next-level traceability and more  Catching up on interesting news and innovations in production, packaging and more   Biden order aims to replace 90% of fossil-based plastics with bio-based polymers. The White House issued a new report that details President Biden’s executive order calling for the displacement of 90% of today’s…

Here’s Why It May Be Time to Up Your Wood Marking Game The technology you use for industrial wood coding and marking matters If your lumber processing or building products operation is still using contact printing with stamps, stencils or roller coders for wood marking your lumber, OSB, plywood or other products, you are missing…

How three produce suppliers improved PTI and profitability with marking From farm to table, the industry led Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is one of the most significant and impactful initiatives in the world of food. Its aim is to enhance the speed and efficiency of supply chain traceability for the six billion cases of produce marketed…

On the Mark #12: From intelligent packaging to capturing factory heat waste and more Catching up on interesting news and innovations in production, packaging and more Most surveyed brands yet to utilize active and intelligent packaging. According to the 2022 PMMI Business Intelligence report, “Meat, Poultry, Seafood, and Alternative Proteins: Automation, Expansion, Sanitation,” 69% of…

As we discussed in our previous blog post on Industry 5.0, while the world remains firmly ensconced in bringing Industry 4.0 to fruition, the ideas behind Industry 5.0 are beginning to take hold, not just in Europe where this initiative started but across the globe. Industry 5.0 aims to address some of the immediately obvious…