# 306 - How Andis is using innovative carton design for sustainable packaging - Megan Lalanne

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2025-03-07
- Length: 31m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/306-how-andis-is-using-innovative

## Summary

Megan Lalanne, a packaging engineer at Andis, discusses the company's innovative carton design and sustainability strategies. She details the structural and graphic elements of Andis's shaver packaging, including the use of spot UV, rigid setup boxes, and self-locking corrugated trays to balance premium unboxing experiences with cost-efficiency. Lalanne explains how Andis navigates domestic and international sourcing, manages dual-sourcing for flexibility, and utilizes the Amazon Transparency program to protect brand integrity against counterfeiting.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=1) Introduction: Megan Lalanne and Andis
- [2:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=142) Megan Lalanne's Career and Remote Work at Andis
- [8:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=486) Education at UW Stout and Industry Networking
- [14:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=844) Unboxing: Resurge Shaver Professional Packaging
- [17:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=1056) RFID, Amazon Transparency, and Brand Protection
- [22:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=1321) Sustainability, Rigid Boxes, and Customer Perception
- [24:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=1496) Unboxing: Pro Foil Shaver Plus and Corrugated Solutions
- [28:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2025-03-07-306-how-andis-is-using-innovative-carton-design-for-sustainable-packaging-megan#t=1717) Dual Sourcing and Domestic Manufacturing Options

## Topics

- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Andis (company)
- UW Stout (other)
- Amazon Transparency (tool)
- Walmart (company)
- Target (company)
- Trayak (tool)

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