London, Ont., May 31, 2018 — Jones Packaging Inc. (“Jones”), a world-class provider of premier packaging solutions for healthcare and consumer brands, received the CPES2018 Commercialization Award from the intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance at its annual CPES Innovation Awards on May 24. The award recognizes Jones for breakthrough work integrating Thin Film Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”) near-field communication (NFC) tags into folding cartons on high-speed production lines.
“Manually applying NFC tags to cartons is easy,” says James Lee, Director, Technology and Innovation at Jones. “The challenge comes with scaling up for integrated mass production. Our development journey spanned over four years and saw us execute multiple exhaustive trials with various tag and carton iterations before creating a series of market-ready solutions.”
Working with supply chain partners, Jones successfully modified its processes and packaging lines to not only apply NFC tags at high speed, but also scan, read and store data to validate individual tags, ensure product integrity and automatically sort faulty tags. The company can now create functional NFC-enabled paperboard packaging at a rate of 15,000 units per hour.
“From managing medication usage, to ensuring product freshness and finding better ways to manage a supply chain, the need to add intelligence and functionality to packaging is becoming more widespread,” says Peter Kallai, President and CEO of intelliFLEX. “Jones is an outstanding example of an established company that recognizes the need to invest in new technologies and change its business model to better serve this evolving market space.”
“We’re proud to be recognized by intelliFLEX, whom we applaud for their visionary work in bringing together ecosystems to drive market adoption of intelligent print applications,” adds Chris Jones Harris, Principal, Corporate Development. “Our own work has led to a number of new and exciting application projects serving different markets – from medical device to fitness and consumer health. Importantly, the strong support of our supply chain partners has been pivotal to our achievements.”
About Jones Packaging Inc.
Jones is a world-class provider of premier packaging solutions for healthcare and consumer brands. The firm’s full-service and integrated offering includes graphic and CAD design, print, conversion and filling of multiple packaging components including folding cartons, labels, inserts, blister packs, flexible packaging, and vials.
More than a century of design and manufacturing expertise has uniquely positioned Jones to observe and participate in the evolution of packaging’s role as a result of important shifts in consumer dynamics. The company’s culture of innovation and commitment to staying a step ahead has resulted in a vast service offering that simplifies the process for customers while maximizing their brand’s value and ensuring consumer well-being. For more information, please visit www.jonespackaging.com.
About intelliFLEX
intelliFLEX, a not-for-profit industry alliance, is a vital partner for accelerating the growth of the printable, flexible and hybrid electronics sector of more than 300 organizations across Canada. Its technologies add intelligence and connect ordinary objects to enable the Internet of Everything.
The alliance unites its growing global membership to build an effective ecosystem of supply chains for flexible, 3D printable electronics, 2D large area printable electronics, wearable electronics, smart textiles and hybrid electronics including related semiconductors, integrated circuits and software.
Its programs accelerate the adoption of these innovations for Smart Packaging and Retail, Intelligent Buildings and Connected Homes, Aerospace and Defence, Automotive and Industrial Applications, Health and Wellness, Intelligent Documents and Wearables.
About CPES2018
CPES2018 is Canada’s premier conference and trade show exhibition for flexible and hybrid electronics (FHE), to help build business, advance research and foster diversity across the industry ecosystem.
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For more information, please contact:
James Lee
Director, Technology and Innovation
Jones Packaging Inc.
E: jlee@jonespackaging.com
T: +1.519.659.5207
Chris Jones Harris
Principal, Corporate Development
Jones Packaging Inc.
E: charris@jonespackaging.com
T: +1.519.659.5200
