--- title: Insight - the blog from ePS Packaging | Optimization (2) description: Optimization | Discover the latest updates and insight from the folding carton, tag and label, flexible packaging, and corrugated industries. (2) --- ![waterMarkOpacity](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/waterMarkOpacity.svg) # Packaging Industry News & Updates Explore blog articles written by our team of technology experts designed to keep you up-to-date with trends from within our industry, and guidance on how to make the most of the technology revolutionizing it.  [Learning & education](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/learning-education) ### The Reality Check: Sustainability Regulations Are Here to Stay 24 mins The Packaging Industry's Sustainability Challenge: Why ERP Systems Are Essential for Success A straightforward guide to navigating sustainability regulations ... 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[Read more ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/signs-your-corrugated-packaging-solutions-need-an-upgrade) [![Reduce Packaging Waste in Manufacturing ](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/01.%20Website/04.%20Resources/01.%20Insight/ePS%20Packaging%20-%20How%20to%20Reduce%20Packaging%20Waste%20in%20Manufacturing.svg) ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/how-to-reduce-packaging-waste-in-manufacturing) [Optimization](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/optimization) ## How to Reduce Waste in Packaging Manufacturing 3 mins Packaging manufacturers face a difficult situation, having to navigate narrow profit margins, increa... [Read more ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/how-to-reduce-packaging-waste-in-manufacturing) [![Corrugated packaging](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/01.%20Website/04.%20Resources/01.%20Insight/sustainable%20corrugated%20packaging.jpg) ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/the-impact-of-supply-chain-integration-on-corrugated-packaging) [Optimization](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/optimization), [Learning & education](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/learning-education) ## The Impact of Supply Chain Integration on Corrugated Packaging 4 mins In the dynamic world of corrugated packaging, improving efficiency and cost control are essential. [Read more ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/the-impact-of-supply-chain-integration-on-corrugated-packaging) [![Paxis ERP vs traditional ERP systems for growing label businesses](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/01.%20Website/04.%20Resources/01.%20Insight/ePS%20Packaging%20-%20Paxis%20ERP%20vs%20Traditional.svg) ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/paxis-erp-vs-traditional-erp-systems-for-growing-label-businesses) [Optimization](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/optimization), [Digital transformation](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/digital-transformation) ## Paxis ERP vs traditional ERP systems for growing label businesses 6 mins For smaller and independent label converters, traditional ERP systems often come with significant ch... 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[Read more ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/prepress-workflow-automation-for-label-converters) [![](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/01.%20Website/04.%20Resources/01.%20Insight/The%20Power%20Of%20Data.svg) ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/the-power-of-data-unlocking-packaging-automation-and-smart-manufacturing) [Optimization](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/optimization), [Digital transformation](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/digital-transformation) ## The Power of Data: Unlocking Packaging Automation & Smart Manufacturing 6 mins The fourth industrial revolution is said to be Industry 4.0. It has changed (and promises to change)... [Read more ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/the-power-of-data-unlocking-packaging-automation-and-smart-manufacturing) [![essential production control strategies](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/01.%20Website/04.%20Resources/01.%20Insight/essential%20production%20control%20strategies.png) ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/essential-production-control-strategies) [Optimization](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/optimization) ## Achieving peak efficiency in the packaging industry: Essential production control strategies 2 mins In the fast-paced and fiercely competitive world of packaging, production efficiency is the key to s... [Read more ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/essential-production-control-strategies) [![](https://epackagingsw.com/hubfs/01.%20Website/04.%20Resources/01.%20Insight/ePS%20Packaging%20-%20ERP%20Efficiency%20in%20the%20Packaging%20Industry%20-%20Importance%20of%20Gap%20Analysis.jpg) ](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/erp-efficiency-in-the-packaging-industry-the-importance-of-gap-analysis) [Optimization](https://epackagingsw.com/blog/tag/optimization) ## ERP efficiency in the packaging industry: The importance of gap analysis 7 mins In the packaging and converting industry, customers can express frustrations with their Enterprise R... 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