Getting their pound of plastic
By Nigel Coates, managing director, LVF Packaging
PLASTIC waste hasn’t been far from the top of the public enemy number one charts since Sir...
Transparency as authority: when the process is the proof
By Stephanie Walker, head of technical at James Cropper Paper & Packaging
ASÂ horologists (or watch collectors, to you and I) will tell you, high-end watchmaking...
How packaging frustration is forcing some to seek inspiration
By Sarah Rutland, market development manager at Filtrona Tapes
Are you finding yourself exasperated with battling packaging that you just cannot open?
Well, you are not...
Flexible by design
By Stuart Coulton, marketing manager, OMRON Electronics Ltd
Every year, a number of words drop out of the dictionary. That is to say, they become...
How smart design overcomes checkweighing challenges in plastic cup applications
By Jörn Migge, head of product & market management, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection
The integrity of dairy products, especially those packaged in plastic cups such as...
Glass-sealing adds spice to packaging
Demand for herbs and spices in glass packaging may be good for the planet, but it leads to challenges - particularly when it comes...
Packaging power: how digital printing for packaging elevates brand impact and loyalty
With nearly four in five (77%) consumers thinking more favourably of brands with prominent packaging, according to Macfarlane’s Unboxing Survey 2024, brands are keen...
All hail the hidden heroes of plastics
Pete Beavis, senior sector specialist and materials scientist at R&D tax credit specialist ForrestBrown, explains why we need to stop demonising plastics, approach new...
Flexibility key to current tray sealing challenges
Tony Burgess, Proseal’s head of sales and control systems, outlines some of the main food industry issues from the perspective of tray sealer manufacturing
FLEXIBILITY...
Digital age heralds new era of packaging innovation
By Clodagh Hurrell, head of business EMEA at XDS Brand
WHILE packaging has been around for hundreds of years, it has evolved and changed to...




















