All City Packaging Resources
Your library of packaging strategy, materials selection, and machinery insights for packaging engineers, operations teams, and brand managers.
Thought Leadership
Strategic insights on packaging optimization, materials, and line efficiency from industry experts.
Webinars
Live and on-demand sessions covering packaging strategy, materials selection, and machinery best practices.
Lunch & Learns
On-site training sessions for your packaging, operations, and engineering teams.
Case Studies
Real-world packaging projects with measurable cost savings, efficiency gains, and quality improvements.
Guides & Playbooks
Step-by-step guides for packaging optimization, line setup, and co-packer management.
ROI Tools & Checklists
Interactive calculators and checklists to quantify packaging savings and plan machinery projects.
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How to Cut Packaging Costs Without Hurting Shelf Appeal
Learn proven strategies to reduce corrugated, flexible, and rigid packaging spend while maintaining or improving your retail presentation and brand perception.
Flexible vs Rigid Packaging: Choosing the Right Format for CPG Growth
Compare flexible pouches, rigid bottles, and hybrid formats to find the best packaging for your product lifecycle, supply chain, and sustainability goals.
Designing Cases and Trays for High-Speed Case Packing & Palletizing
How corrugated case and tray design impacts your case packer speed, changeover time, and overall line efficiency in high-volume operations.
Sustainable Packaging That Still Runs on Your Existing Lines
Transition to recyclable, biodegradable, or PCR materials without major line modifications, downtime, or speed loss on your current packaging equipment.
Live Line Review: Finding Hidden Savings in Your Packaging Operation
Join our packaging engineers for a live walkthrough of packaging audits, SKU rationalization, and material optimization to unlock 15-25% savings.
How to Prepare Your Plant for a New Case Packer or Cartoner
A practical guide to line layout, utilities, operator training, and packaging specs when installing new case packing or cartoning equipment.
Sustainability & Packaging: Light-weighting, Right-sizing, and Recyclability
Learn how to reduce corrugated weight, eliminate unnecessary void fill, and transition to recyclable materials without increasing damage rates.
E-Commerce Packaging: Reducing Damage Rates Without Overpacking
Best practices for designing mailers, shippers, and inner packaging that protect products in parcel shipping while minimizing dimensional weight.
Packaging 101 for Plant & Operations Teams
An introductory session covering corrugated, flexible, rigid, labels, and how packaging choices impact line speed, changeovers, and quality.
Working With Co-Packers: How to Standardize Specs and Artwork
Learn how to create clear packaging specifications, artwork templates, and quality standards for smooth co-packer and contract packaging relationships.
Labeling & Coding: Avoiding Recalls From Traceability Gaps
Best practices for lot codes, date codes, barcodes, and serialization to ensure traceability compliance and avoid costly recalls.
Packaging Changeover Best Practices for High-Mix SKU Environments
Strategies to reduce downtime and errors when switching between multiple SKUs, formats, and artwork versions on the same line.
Beverage Brand Saved 18% on Corrugated with a New Case Design
A regional beverage brand reduced corrugated spend by 18% through lighter-weight case construction and optimized pallet patterns, with no increase in damage.
Snacking Brand Cut Changeovers by 35% with Standardized Carton Sizes
By standardizing folding carton sizes across 12 SKUs, a snack brand reduced changeover time from 45 to 29 minutes, increasing OEE by 8%.
3PL Reduced Damage Claims by 42% with Better E-Commerce Packaging
A 3PL operator cut damage claims by 42% after switching to right-sized mailers and protective inserts, improving customer satisfaction and reducing refunds.
Pharma Company Achieved Global Serialization Compliance with New Labeling Line
An OTC manufacturer met EU FMD and US DSCSA serialization requirements by upgrading to a new labeling system with integrated vision inspection, achieving 14-month payback.
Packaging Optimization Playbook: From SKU Audit to New Specs
A step-by-step guide to auditing your packaging portfolio, identifying savings opportunities, and implementing new specs across materials and formats.
Carton & Case Design Guide for Automated Case Packing
Learn how carton and case dimensions, scores, glue patterns, and strength affect case packer speed, reliability, and changeover time.
How to Spec a New Packaging Line: From RFP to FAT
A comprehensive playbook for writing RFPs, evaluating suppliers, and conducting Factory Acceptance Testing for packaging machinery projects.
Co-Packing Playbook: Getting the Most from Your Contract Packagers
How to select, onboard, and manage co-packers for consistent quality, efficient changeovers, and cost-effective contract packaging operations.
Packaging Cost & Savings Calculator
Calculate potential corrugated, flexible, and rigid packaging savings based on your volume, current costs, and optimization targets.
Line-Readiness Checklist for New Packaging Equipment
A pre-installation checklist covering utilities, space, operator training, packaging specs, and commissioning steps for new packaging machinery.
SKU Rationalization Checklist for Packaging
Step-by-step checklist to identify packaging SKUs that can be consolidated or eliminated to reduce inventory, changeover time, and costs.
Damage & Returns Reduction Calculator for E-Commerce Packaging
Calculate the ROI of improved e-commerce packaging by reducing damage rates, returns, and customer service costs in D2C and 3PL fulfillment.
Featured Resources
How to Cut Packaging Costs Without Hurting Shelf Appeal
Learn proven strategies to reduce corrugated, flexible, and rigid packaging spend while maintaining or improving your retail presentation and brand perception.
Flexible vs Rigid Packaging: Choosing the Right Format for CPG Growth
Compare flexible pouches, rigid bottles, and hybrid formats to find the best packaging for your product lifecycle, supply chain, and sustainability goals.
Designing Cases and Trays for High-Speed Case Packing & Palletizing
How corrugated case and tray design impacts your case packer speed, changeover time, and overall line efficiency in high-volume operations.
Sustainable Packaging That Still Runs on Your Existing Lines
Transition to recyclable, biodegradable, or PCR materials without major line modifications, downtime, or speed loss on your current packaging equipment.