New packaging specification management connects packaging and artwork for visibility

Packaging Solutions

TraceGains has announced the launch of TraceGains Packaging Specification Management, featuring native integration with the EskoWebCenter Go packaging artwork management solution. Together, the two Veralto portfolio companies are furthering an integrated ‘source to shelf’ digital ecosystem for the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries by unifying ingredient specifications, packaging data, product formulas, finished goods, and artwork approvals into a single, connected ecosystem.

As packaging complexity increases, brands face growing risk from fragmented systems and manual workflows, exacerbating the need for a fully integrated NPD workflow from source to shelf. TraceGains Packaging Specification Management extends the company's specification management platform to packaging and artwork, creating a single source of truth reducing errors, improving compliance, and accelerating global product launches.

‘Packaging errors remain one of the most common and costly sources of risk for CPG brands,’ said Gary Iles, CMO, Esko and TraceGains. ‘By unifying ingredients, packaging, and artwork in one connected ecosystem, we are mitigating the risk of miscommunication between teams and errors that could lead to costly brand recalls, reputational damage or worse.’

TraceGains Packaging Management addresses a critical industry challenge: changes to ingredients, allergens, or claims often fail to cascade to packaging and artwork in time.

With automated change control, TraceGains Packaging Specification Management ensures packaging and artwork reviews are triggered whenever upstream product data changes, preventing mismatches before they reach production. The solution provides a single, auditable system of record for product and packaging specifications, with defined Level 1, 2, and 3 spec relationships and packaging assemblies that support complex, one to many finished good relationships. Deep integration with Esko WebCenter Go enables digital artwork approval workflows, delivering full visibility and audit readiness across teams and suppliers.

‘Together, Esko and TraceGains are redefining what is possible when it comes to source to shelf by connecting packaging excellence with supply chain intelligence,’ continued Gary. ‘Now, brands have access to unprecedented clarity and control across their packaging and compliance workflows.’