Window Film Lamination in Bakery Packaging
What is changing in the market Window laminates added register and adhesive coat weight controls. By 2014, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
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Packaging Trends That Influence Line Design
Fifty-nine trend briefs from 2010 through 2026 connect market direction to practical module choices on flexo, gravure, laminating, and bag making lines.
Trend articles explain what changed in the market each year and how it affects capital planning—not hype, but equipment implications.
Topics include mono-material structures, e-commerce mailers, sustainability policy, barrier films, and automation responses to labor gaps.
Use these briefs to align internal committees before scoping quotations with application engineering.
Packaging Trends
E-Commerce Mailer Bag Explosion in Asia
What is changing in the market Courier bag investments surged alongside last-mile logistics growth. By 2013, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
Solventless Lamination Share Gains in Food
What is changing in the market Two-part adhesive laminators became default for many food structures. By 2013, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
Inkjet Label Competition for Mid-Length Runs
What is changing in the market Label converters compared inkjet TCO against narrow web flexo. By 2013, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
Spout Pouch Machinery Interest in Beverage
What is changing in the market Spout insertion drove lam and pouch module integration talks. By 2013, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
Metallized Substrate Use in Snack Packaging
What is changing in the market Metallized films sustained gravure and specialized flexo demand. By 2012, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
Lightweighting Trends in Flexible Laminates
What is changing in the market Brands reduced gauge while asking converters to hold line speeds. By 2012, converters and brand owners were adjusting capital…
Retort Pouch Growth in Asian Food Markets
What is changing in the market Retort structures sustained gravure and high-barrier lam investments. By 2012, converters and brand owners were adjusting…
Film Downgauging and Tension Control Challenges
What is changing in the market Thinner films required tighter tension zoning from print through slit. By 2011, converters and brand owners were adjusting…