While there are many food and beverage products that are conveniently packaged for consumers to quickly and easily heat up in the microwave, innovative, patent-pending technology from Inductive Intelligence promises to "safely heat packaged foods and beverages roughly as fast as, and far more efficiently than a microwave."
The system is designed to turn everything from paper and plastic to glass and metal packaging into heatable IoT devices. The technology involves using the familiar appliances for wirelessly powering or charging mobile devices or other small electronics, as well as a smartphone app, to create an induction heating system. As a result, the smart packaging-enabled heating technology has the potential to disrupt single-serve packaging by saving consumers a trip to the microwave.
What's Driving This Trend
- Inductive-heated Packaging
- Opportunity to disrupt the convenience food industry by creating packaging that can be heated wirelessly using an induction heating system.
- Iot-enabled Packaging
- Potential for innovation in packaging industry by transforming materials into heatable IoT devices, providing new ways to interact with and monitor products.
- Microwave-alternative Technology
- Chance for disruption in the home appliance industry by introducing a technology that can heat packaged foods and beverages as fast as, but more efficiently than, a microwave.
Who This Affects Most
- Food and Beverage Packaging
- Opportunity for innovation in packaging industry with the creation of heatable smart packaging, offering convenience and efficiency to consumers.
- Wireless Charging
- Potential disruption in the consumer electronics industry by incorporating wireless charging technology into the process of heating packaged goods.
- Home Appliances
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the home appliance industry by introducing a microwave-alternative technology that can safely and efficiently heat packaged foods and beverages.
