Winners of European Carton Excellence Awards announced

WINNERS of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards have been announced. Rutgers Printing & Packaging Solutions ‘masterpiece of elementary and sustainable design’ for cherry tomatoes...

New study ‘dispels myth’ of recycling limits on fibre-based packaging

NEW research has shown that fibre-based packaging material – paper, board, cartonboard and folding boxes – can be recycled more than 25 times with...

Entries sought for European Carton Excellence Awards 2019

ENTRIES are now open for this year's European Carton Excellence Awards. Run by Pro Carton and the European Carton Makers Associations (ECMA), organisers revealed this...

Pro Carton hails reopening of Museum of Brands exhibition

THE winners of Pro Carton and ECMA’s European Carton Excellence Awards 2020 are back on display at the Museum of Brands after the exhibition...

Campaign aims to kick-start a new chapter for cartonboard

A new campaign has been launched to promote cartonboard by having the word included in dictionaries. Pro Carton introduced the campaign at Charing Cross Library in...
The robot cell is fitted with a six-axis ABB robot arm which can be fitted with between six and 12 suction grippers to suit a range of product quantities

Automation helps meet shelf-ready criteria

A newly-installed fully-automated case-erecting and robotic-loading solution by Endoline Machinery at Nairn’s Oatcakes has automated a labour-intensive operation, improved efficiency and overcome previous limitations...
(l-r) Hans Huyghe, md of Plantin-Tetterode, Marc Binnemans, CEO Antilope Printing, and Aviv Ratzman, CEO and co-founder of Highcon with the miniature “theatre”.

Digital production converting machine is a cut above

BILLED as “the first fully digital cutting and creasing machine for folding carton converting”, the Euclid from Highcon has in recent months had its...

Pro Carton Young Designers Award winners announced

THE winners of the Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2023 have been announced. The best young design talent in Europe was recognised at a ceremony...

Elopak showcases greenest Pure-Pak® carton ever

ELOPAK UK is showcasing the greenest Pure-Pak® carton ever at Pro2Pac which features the recently launched Pure-Pak® Sense carton with certified renewable polyethylene (PE), produced...

East Kilbride corrugated cardboard box maker rebrands

BOXSHOP has launched new branding to assist its intended positioning as “Scotland’s leading manufacturer of corrugated cardboard packaging.” Operating from a central 85,000 ft² base...