The Flexible Packaging Blog

Reviews, trends, and tips covering all things flexible packaging to protect your products and your bottom line.

David Roberge

I am grateful for my 9 years as part of the outstanding Industrial Packaging team. I was able to hang out with some of the most knowledgeable folks in the packaging industry. I feel even luckier that I was able to share that knowledge with you. I love learning, hiking, and growing people and teams both personally and professionally, and helping companies grow better.

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Equipment | Packaging Materials | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
June 11th, 2015

...It Shouldn't Be This Hard Spare Parts.. Replacement parts.. When you are in need of either, you can save time and money by leveraging our knowledge and experience (over 60 years of it)! Our team thrives on, and excels at providing the parts that you need for your packaging equipment.. What parts? All of em! For machines that we sell. For machines that we don't sell.

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Equipment | The Business of Packaging | Technical Service and Support

By: David Roberge
May 29th, 2015

First, What is Process Standardization? Simply put, process standardization is to define all of the steps in a process so that they are executed the same way, every time. Whether its booting up your laptop, (literally open the computer, press the power button, and so on), or brushing your teeth (grab toothbrush, grab toothpaste, remove cap, moisten bristles, squeeze small amount of toothpaste onto bristles, brush all teeth, sides,front, behind etc.), your brain will map out and follow the same process every time to achieve the desired result. So, What About Packaging?

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Supply Chain Services/ Contract Packaging

By: David Roberge
May 15th, 2015

There are four bilion stars larger than the sun, imagine that... God only knows there's enough outer space, but why do we keep running out of production space? There is never enough space!

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Packaging Materials | Environment | The Business of Packaging | Plant Performance

By: David Roberge
April 24th, 2015

Printed shrink film is all the rage. It's taking over the corrugated industry by storm, and creating a more earth-friendly alternative to the classic corrugated or paperboard box and tray. Although this is not a brand new technology, it hasn't had the publicity it deserves. The versatility and durability of printed shrink film outperforms the stiff paperboard of years past. Not to mention, the film looks fabulous on the shelf. Here are some of the ways that taking a look into printed film may benefit your brand:

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Packaging Materials | Environment | The Business of Packaging

By: David Roberge
April 2nd, 2015

With respect to sustainability, plastics are often automatically given a snub compared to other packaging alternatives. But many presumptions about the environmental impacts of plastic are wrong. As it turns out, many plastics are in fact the best option we have when it comes to environmentally friendly packaging materials. Popular alternatives such as glass, metal, and cardboard are in fact significantly worse for our planet. How can that be? In the article below we explore some of the uncomfortable truths about plastics and the modern green-washing of alternative materials.