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Product packaging for multifunction devices wins the WORLDSTAR 2025

Written by Kyocera Document Solutions ANZ | Jun 20, 2025 4:32:56 AM
 

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. (President:Hironori Ando) is pleased to announce that its product packaging for multifunction products (MFPs) and printers won the "WORLDSTAR 2025" award at the WORLDSTAR GLOBAL PACKAGING AWARDS*1 organised by the World Packaging Organisation*2.

The WORLDSTAR GLOBAL PACKAGING AWARDS is a contest sponsored by the World Packaging Organisation, an international organisation in the packaging field, who awards packages evaluated to be of high technology and outstanding design. Packages that have won awards in packaging contests around the world are eligible to enter these awards and then are judged based on various criteria and and selected to receive this prestigious award.

 

 

The award-winning “Karugaru Joint” contributed to efficiency in the packaging field by solving four issues:

  1. Reducing the force required for removal by allowing anyone to understand how to remove the joint
  2. Reducing the space required for transport loading (67% less than conventional products)
  3. Supporting automation in assembly
  4. Reducing CO2 emissions in production and logistics

*1 An international packaging award organised by the World Packaging Organisation since 1970. *2 The Japan Packaging Institute was founded on September 6, 1968 in Tokyo as a non-profit international non-governmental organisation by packaging leaders from around the world, including the Japan Packaging Institute. It is an international federation of national representative packaging associations, regional packaging federations, and other related organisations including individuals, corporations, and trade associations. *3 ”Karu Garu” in Japanese means light and easy.

 

World Packaging Organisation - List of winners