April 5, 2023
This past weekend, Clemson University hosted the annual Student Packaging Jamboree. The event’s theme was “Pack is Back,” which celebrated the first in-person PackJam since the pandemic began. Clemson welcomed students and educators from six universities across the United States and Canada, as well as representatives from the twelve industry event sponsors. The weekend was […]
February 9, 2023
The 14th Annual 48HR REPACK, hosted by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP Southeastern Chapter), took place February 3-5, 2023. The student package design competition was created as a forum to highlight the skills and talents of tomorrow’s design professionals. Teams were asked to choose from three design challenges presented by Plastixx FFS, The Coca-Cola Company and […]
February 7, 2022
The 13th annual 48 Hour Repack Student Packaging Design Competition, hosted by the Institute of Packaging Professionals Southeast Division, took place over the weekend of Feb. 4-6, 2022. The competition encourages students to consider responsible use of materials while improving packaging functionality and practicality. Five Clemson teams competed in the competition this year. Teams are judged […]
August 18, 2021
SuperCorrExpo, the largest corrugated packaging trade show in the Western Hemisphere, took place on Aug. 8-12 in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center. TAPPI (Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry) and AICC (Association of Independent Corrugated Converters) hosted 17 sessions and more than 250 exhibitors over five days. Clemson University students from […]
May 5, 2020
Rising packaging senior, Maya Lange, shares about her team’s packaging design process for the AICC Student Packaging Design Competition, as well as some distance learning takeaways from the spring semester. _________________ Sonoco Institute (SI): What is the packaging project you were working on this spring and did the final deliverable have to change […]
