{"id":4041,"date":"2024-11-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4041"},"modified":"2024-11-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T05:00:00","slug":"podcast-showcasing-nefabs-sustainability-packaging-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4041","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST | Showcasing Nefab\u2019s Sustainability Packaging Design Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"67.908570493948\"><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\"\/><link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\"\/><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Lato:ital,wght@0,700;1,300&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/ext\/resources\/css\/PS-articles.css\"\/>\n<style><![CDATA[<![CDATA[<![CDATA[<![CDATA[\n\t.pod {\n\t\twidth: 97%; background-color: #1C4974; border-radius: 25px; padding: 20px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; margin: 0px auto;\n\t}\n\t\n\t.listenBtn {\n\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t}\n\t\/* unvisited link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:link {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; padding: 7px 20px; background-color: #1C4974; border-radius: 25px; text-decoration: none; border: none; font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease; box-shadow: 10px 10px 10px grey;\n\t}\n\t\/* visited link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:visited {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; background-color: #1C4974;\n\t}\n\t\/* mouse over link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:hover {\n\t\tcolor: #f4f5f6; background-color: #404144; border: none; padding: 11px 80px; font-size: 23px; -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease; -o-transition: all 0.5s ease; -ms-transition: all 0.5s ease; transition: all 0.5s ease;\n\t}\n\t\/* selected link *\/\n\t\n\t.listenBtn a:active {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; background-color: #1C4974;\n\t}\n\n]]]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[><![CDATA[>]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[>]]]]><![CDATA[>]]><\/style>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"22.35175879397\">\n<!--- Wrap to keep above first ad ---><\/p>\n<p>In this podcast, we showcase Nefab, which this year launched the second edition of their Sustainability Packaging Design Competition in partnership with San Jos\u00e9 State University (SJSU).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year, students from SJSU\u2019s Packaging Degree program were invited to develop innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for Cloud Network Routers, a crucial component in cloud networking infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the competition in this interview is Derek Lam, Senior Designer for <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105179-nefab-expands-in-arizona-with-new-tucson-facility\" rel=\"noopener noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nefab<\/a><\/u>, and members of The Winning Team: Bea Nguyen, Yvonne Nguyen, and Yaoyao Li.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this discussion, Lam highlights Nefab&#8217;s specialties when it comes to packaging and how the collaboration with SJSU on a design competition came to fruition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s another way for Nefab to partner with students at the university level to allow them to showcase their critical thinking\u00a0skills and their innovative ideas,&#8221; Lam explains. &#8220;It allows us to give back to the community and also explore the new generation of designers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The winning design integrates an outer box and cushioning system into a single, foldable piece of corrugated board, secured by locking tabs that eliminate the need for glue or tape.<\/p>\n<p>Talking with the winning team, the students discuss: the key components of their award-winning solution; their opportunity as the competition winners to intern at Nefab\u2019s engineering center in San Jos\u00e9; and what they plan to do after graduating college.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all plan to continue to gain more knowledge through opportunities that come forward. 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