GS1-128 barcodes: a secret weapon in challenging times
Optimising GS1-128 barcodes in partnership with a trusted technology provider gives manufacturers visibility of the entire supply chain for more efficient inventory management, rapid...
How digital link barcodes can enhance supply chain management and help address bottlenecks
Stephen Gryczka, director strategy and corporate development at Markem-Imaje, explains how digital link barcodes can enhance supply chain management and help to overcome packaging...
Unlocking the next era of cold chain pack solutions
Cat Mitton, customer service manager of Hydropac, a provider of temperature-controlled shipping solutions for the food, retail, pharmaceutical and biotech industries, outlines how ongoing cold...
Packaging innovation: what must you consider?
Toby Lane, product and applications specialist at Industrial Physics, discusses how packaging professionals are being driven to innovate and explores the underlying costs of...
Be careful not to swap one problem for another
Producers seeking sustainable alternatives to shrink wrapping should stop to consider the true benefits of the packaging they select, says Martin Leeming, CEO of...
Why packaging technologists are becoming a luxury
By Diane Smedley, senior consultant – manufacturing and engineering, HRC Recruitment
IF there was one trend that stood out in 2018 from a packaging recruitment...
A logical time for firms to consider labelling software
By Holly Taylor, PR and marketing manager at Planglow.com
THE most pressing upcoming legislative change in food packaging labelling in the UK is Natasha’s Law....
Pharmaceutical trends: 2020
Adrian Pittock, marketing director at pharmaceutical consumables supplier Valley Northern, looks at pharmaceutical trends for 2020
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly popular...
Raving in the rubbish
Fields littered with abandoned tents and plastic bags, bottles and containers. These are the images people often see on the TV after a large...
Meeting the demand for e-commerce packaging
By Julian Freeman, VPK’s sales & marketing director - UK & Ireland
THE demand for e-commerce packaging has gone through the roof, delivering challenges to...



















