Explore expert insights, technical guides, and market trends in luxury packaging. Discover optimization strategies for rigid box and case making machinery.
Pack Expo 2026 in Chicago signals a shift toward flexible automation. What the show means for rigid box and case making machinery buyers.
If you are sourcing a jewelry box machine in 2026, there is a good chance your biggest problem is not headline speed. It is whether the machine can hold precision on very small boxes, keep velvet or PU wraps clean, and maintain insert fit across repeated size changes. For ring...
On 12 August 2026, the European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) became mandatory. For rigid box, gift box, and luxury packaging converters, this is not a distant policy document. It is a set of recyclability rules that now determines what can be sold into Europe and how it...
One of the most commercially meaningful rigid box stories of 2026 is not only about growth. It is about how luxury packaging is being rebuilt around recyclability. A notable signal came when Smurfit Kappa expanded its premium rigid packaging offer with fully recyclable rigid gift boxes that use advanced water-based...
Cardbox's HEIDELBERG investment shows why postpress automation 2026 is about faster changeovers, less waste, and premium packaging growth.
Novus Print's 72-hour digital book line shows how on-demand book production is changing book binding, inventory planning, and hardcover equipment buying in 2026.
On August 7, 2026, Agfa unveiled the SpeedSet Orca 1060, a B1-format sheetfed inkjet press purpose-built for packaging production. The launch marks a significant milestone in the accelerating digital transformation of the global packaging printing industry. For folding carton and corrugated converters, the message is clear: digital inkjet is no...
On August 7, 2026, Agfa unveiled the SpeedSet Orca 1060, a B1-format sheetfed inkjet press purpose-built for the packaging industry. It is not a commercial print machine adapted for cartons — it is a dedicated packaging production system that prints up to 11,000 B1 sheets per hour using water-based pigment...
The digital printing for packaging market is projected to grow by USD 17.9 billion at a 10.1% CAGR through 2030. For corrugated and folding carton converters, this shift from analog to digital is rewriting the machinery investment playbook.
Collapsible rigid boxes are the fastest-growing segment in luxury packaging, driven by e-commerce logistics. Learn how machinery requirements are shifting for converters and why 2026 is a pivotal investment year. Includes market data, equipment insights, and Kylin Machines solutions.
