The rules that shape packaging design
A packaging concept can look flawless on screen, only to unravel when it meets regulatory reality. From the thickness of…
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Oumar Fofana
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Why compliance costs more than materials
A single component might cost pennies, yet the process required to approve, document, audit, and legally defend its use can…
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Packaging: the supply chain weak spot
A pallet of finished goods can be perfectly manufactured, accurately forecast, and efficiently transported, yet still fail at the final…
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Human factors in automated packaging lines
Automated packaging lines are often presented as self-sufficient systems: fast, precise, and designed to minimise human involvement. In practice, people…
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The true cost of packaging compliance
The first time many businesses confront packaging compliance, it arrives as a surprise cost. Not because the rules are hidden,…
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Post-consumer reality of packaging waste
A packet is emptied, a box flattened, a cup discarded. From the consumer’s point of view, packaging waste disappears the…
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The limits of recyclability claims
A package marked “100% recyclable” looks like a clear environmental win. For many businesses, that label has become a shorthand…
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Packaging constraints in the supply chain
A product can be well designed, competitively priced, and in demand, yet still fail because its packaging does not fit…
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Why transport damage is still a packaging problem
A pallet leaves the warehouse intact and arrives damaged, returns follow, and waste quietly accumulates. Despite advances in materials, automation,…
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The most ignored voices in packaging
A new packaging format is approved, a sustainability claim is signed off, and products ship at scale. Decisions like these…