Digimarc Barcode is an invisible element of packaging artwork. Digimarc-enhanced packaging delivers more reliable and efficient scanning by shoppers with smart phones to provide a wide range of brand content, such as how-to videos, promotion of related products, along...
Sometimes the Biggest Innovations are the Ones that Can’t be Seen
How Digimarc-enhanced IML connects consumers to a wide world of brand experiences. Many of the consumer brands we work with use In-Mold Labeling (IML) to build visual excitement on the retail shelf and create brand excitement with consumers. Typography, illustrations...
A “Return” Approach in Plastics Packaging Technology
Traditionally, recycled resins were primarily used for non-food, industrial components such as pallets, totes, trays, & larger containers. However, thanks to improved sorting methods in the recycling stream we are seeing more and more food packaging created with...
Facing the Challenge: Sustainability vs. the Bottom Line in Packaging
How CMG Plastics is working to strike the right balance for everyone. We are often asked by our customers what is the “right balance” between sustainability and the bottom line, and our response can frequently be, “It depends.” Now, while that may sound rather...
CMG Tackles the Classic Conflict: Cost vs. Design
Finding Solutions That Work for Everyone When customers come to us for help with a packaging solution, we do everything possible to look at all the angles before making any recommendations. We try to consider all of the available enhancements, options, and...
Never Underestimate the Value of a Dynamic Supply Chain
We Hand-Pick Suppliers Who Build Top Quality Product At CMG, we know we are only as good as our supply chain. We work with a wide range of partners including mold-makers, automation suppliers, molding machine manufacturers, resin suppliers and many more. However, when...
Rapid Response: From “Yes” to Commercially Operational in 10 Days
What it takes to Execute a Quick and Efficient Mold Transfer Recently, a customer asked if we could help them with an urgent need to manufacture several of their flip-top closures. Their current vendor was having trouble keeping up with the demand and our customer...
For Consumer Packaging, Bigger is the New Better
With COVID-19 still in place, consumers are purchasing larger packages of grocery and household items such as paper towels and cases of beverages. Buying in bulk means fewer trips to the store, fewer surfaces to touch, and less interaction with others. The spike in...
CMG Plastics is Certified Food Safe
We understand how important it is to do our part to keep the food supply chain safe. That is why CMG Plastics adheres to the highest standards of food safety in our plastic packaging manufacturing operations. Both of our facilities (USA & Canada) are FSSC 22000...
New Packaging Ideas on the Horizon? Nature May Have Some Clues
As CMG thinks ahead to the next generation of packaging solutions, nature may offer all the inspiration we need. Certain items we find in nature have inherent qualities that may provide the clues we need to develop new types of packaging materials that are closer to...