ACTIVE AND INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
Finding a regular source of news and intelligence on these growth technologies to help inform your decision making has been very difficult. Until now...
Active and Intelligent Packaging World provides the depth of coverage missing from the packaging and retail trade press. This monthly newsletter focuses purely on active and intelligent technologies and their incorporation in packaged goods.
Coverage is global and up-to-the-minute. Reporting concentrates on food and drink, healthcare and cosmetics end-uses. Each issue delivers the latest news about packaging concepts and devices that can:
- Protect brands (anti-theft, tamper evidence and product authenticity mechanisms)
- Help track and trace products through the supply chain
- Maintain and improve product quality
- Enhance the look, taste, flavour and aroma of products
- Improve product safety
- Actively prevent spoilage and extend shelf life
- Add value for the consumer
- Offer high profits for technology developers and suppliers
Active and intelligent Packaging World is designed to keep you bang up to date and support your decision making, helping you closely monitor how these technologies are developing and what they can do. You'll see where they're being used, who is using them and who's planning to use them. You'll also find out about relevant legislation, opportunities in the market place and the performance of key technology suppliers.
You get 10 issues a year, plus all subscribers will receive an E-Annual in December of each year providing the most relevant industry conference papers, technology articles and trend analysis available.
Upon purchasing your subscription, you will have instant access to every back issue, plus a key word search facility.
Who should subscribe
Forward-thinking brand owners and packaging managers already using, or considering these technologies and looking for new ways to enhance their packaged products and drive sales, needing the latest news of competitors' activity and experiences in this area
Packaging converters and suppliers wanting to keep a watch on evolving technology and end-users trends assessing the packaging successes and failures in the marketplace, looking for high profit technologies and tips on packaging's 'next-big-thing', sourcing potential technology partners or suppliers
Specialist technology suppliers and manufacturers already working with, or considering entering, the active/intelligent packaging sector and looking for sales tips, market trends and competitor intelligence to keep a step ahead
What technologies does it cover
- Oxygen scavengers/emitters
- Moisture absorbers/adsorbents, including desiccants
- Carbon dioxide scavengers/emitters
- Ethylene scavengers/emitters
- Preservative releasers, including ethanol emitters, antibacterial films, antioxidant release
- Flavour/odour absorbers & flavour-releasing film
- Lactose & cholesterol removers
- Microwave susceptor technology & other microwave packaging technologies
- Temperature control packaging, including self-heating/cooling cans
- Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP)
- Intelligent packaging
- Time-temperature indicators (TTI's)
- Freshness indicators
- Doneness or cooking indicators
- Anti-theft and tracking and tracing devices
- Tamper evidence features
- RFIDs
- EAS systems
- Intelligent films
- Diagnostic inks
What will you read about in each issue?
- New products - global coverage of all new active and intelligent packaging concepts and devices, new materials and technical developments
- New pack launches - every time a brand owner, retailer, or packaging developer decides to incorporate active or intelligent technology in their packaging you'll read about it first here
- Supplier intelligence - insider info on the technology developers' and vendors' sales strategies: read about what are they launching and where, how are their products performing, who they are supplying and which markets are most profitable. Plus exclusive news of results, deals, mergers, startups, closures involving the key supplier companies
- Packaging in action - Exclusive reports on how packs incorporating active or intelligent devices are performing in the marketplace
- Market opportunities - Exclusive reports on consumer and technology trends, growth rates sector values and opportunities for active and intelligent packaging
- New legislation - details of new packaging legislation with an impact on active and intelligent packaging
Why is it unique?
- Global perspective - committed to news of active and intelligent packaging innovation and adoption worldwide.
- Exclusive - Because we talk direct with technology suppliers and developers, brand managers, retailers and converters, you get exclusive reports on their strategies, technologies and the performance of their products
- Business intelligence - reports on the packaging strategies of brand owners, retailers and converters which involve using these technologies. Ensuring each issue is packed with sales tips and competitor intelligence
- Expertise - with 80 years as the world's leading provider of research on the packaging and printing industries, who is better placed than Pira to keep you up to date with new technologies
- Market analysis: Active and Intelligent Packaging World publishes its own regular market forecasts, growth estimates and sector values based on our databanks and market research
- Searchable online archive: download back issues or use the news archive for targeted research
- Electronic format: No need to wait for the post, you'll be alerted via email as soon as it's published and will be available to download, or you can read it online wherever you are