Tag: Amazon

Among the most viewed stories from the first six months of 2026: Sun Centre USA’s POUCH3 Cuboid format, Amazon Transparency’s 2D barcode traceability work, a Schneider Electric robot, and a Combi Packaging Systems employee working on an end-of-line robotic system.

The most-read packaging stories of 2026… so far

July 2, 2026

Amazon’s Transparency Program uses item-level serialization to assign unique codes to individual products, allowing items to be scanned and verified throughout the supply chain to prevent counterfeit goods from reaching customers.

Digital Transformation

Amazon Transparency captures the future of 2D barcode traceability

March 9, 2026

Ranpak's facility in Concord Township, Ohio, produces about 1,500 feet of paper per minute and integrates packaging design, paper testing, automated production lines, and on-site research and development. An operator is shown moving bundles coming off fanfold paper machines (on the left), and a robot then takes over manual stacking (on the right).

2026 U.S. packaging laws reshape sustainable materials and machine design

February 17, 2026

A comparison of 1D and 2D barcodes (left), Coal’d Water Distilling Company’s co-packing facility (center), and a flexible pouch from Mondi Group (right) reflect key packaging themes covered by Packaging OEM in 2025.

2D barcodes, flexible formats, traceability, and co-packing lines: Packaging OEM’s most-viewed stories of 2025

December 18, 2025