A Study on the Emerging Packaging Technologies–on the Basis of the Packing Technique’s Current Situation and Smart Packaging Development

Nowadays, a protective packaging such as active packaging, various packaging techniques beyond simple packaging are emerging. Ultimately the smart packaging technique has be emerged based on new packaging techniques. Methods/Statistical Analysis The purpose of this study is to look into the history of past packaging and the present packaging techniques. And this study is going to suggest the future development method of the smart packaging based on the research of the past and present packaging techniques. Findings The most basic function of packaging is to protect a product. In case of smart packaging, there's a one more meaning that is indicating. In other words, smart packaging is a product protection by indicating status of food or something in packaging material. Some packaging methods have been often seen around us. Smart packaging is surely best available technology but it causes rise in packaging cost. Also, some electronic tag and RFID have problems such as regulations especially between countries and personal privacy. Packaging is really closed to our lives and its trends are always changing due to our life style. Meanwhile, packaging is constantly evolving. Domestic packaging industry has been growing fast enough to not even compare favorably with developed countries. However, the situation in the domestic packaging market is still following the developed countries' techniques. Many companies which are related with packaging industries in Korea are small. Neither a foreign country. But advanced countries have really powerful association and they have many educational programs and always do focus to find new packaging market to introduce to their local practicians and consumers. We need to benchmark and try to promote our technique widly. Improvements/Applications We need to focus on a national promotion of packaging technology. Consumer doesn't know and why they need it. It requires a creation of demand through an active promotion.