Where does 3D printing fit into the plastics manufacturing mix?
3D printing - also called additive manufacturing - is often touted as a trend and technique to rival injection moulding
Go hail plastics!
Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics but rather celebrate those who are innovating with this material, just...
Intelligent energy management: your key towards sustainable manufacturing
By Sam Tilley, regional general manager (UK, Ireland & Nordics), OMRON
Whether working in automotive or logistics, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or food and drink,...
Foodex 2023 will prove industry’s resilience
Andrew Reed, MD – wine & exhibitions, William Reed, explains what visitors can expect from Foodex Manufacturing Solutions 2023 at the NEC Birmingham
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Think your contract packing or manufacturing operations are digitalised? Perhaps it’s time to think...
Josephine Coombe, Managing Director of Nulogy in Europe, highlights how many contract packers rely on inflexible legacy systems and processes that are unable to deliver the wider opportunities that true digitalisation delivers.
Five cobot hygiene considerations for food producers
By Paul Richards, partner sales manager, FANUC UK
THERE are multiple drivers for automating food production lines. Whether helping to plug labour shortages, taking over...
Targets for recycled content in food packaging need care
Setting minimum targets for recycled content in food packaging may sound like a good idea, but could lead to overall less efficient use of...
Sustainable and luxury packs – that’s the spirit!
Premium spirits packaging can incorporate many sustainable benefits – but that is not a new phenomenon, explains Tan Mahal, creative designer at Pollard Boxes
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Logistics companies thinking outside the box on automation
With margins under pressure and labour in short supply, forward-thinking logistics service providers are taking a new, radical approach to winning business using flexible...
Food for thought for SMEs when funding automation projects
Peter Lange, business development manager robotics at OMRON, discusses the options available when it comes to financing your new cobot
SKILLS shortages, digitisation, sustainability, and...
