A smoother transition to automation success

David Jahn, sales director at Brillopak explains why automation should not be feared and that proper planning can prevent a myriad of issues, while...

Celebrating 30 years of TTO innovation

By Andy Gray, product marketing manager at Markem-Imaje We are delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our first innovation in thermal transfer overprinting (TTO)....
Kate Rattigan

Empowering the workforce of the future with employee-centric approach to robotics and automation

In manufacturing, as in other industries, advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) have brought with them concerns over worker displacement, job loss,...
James Cropper's paper mill

The innovation within: lessons from 180 years of papermaking

Gareth Fisher, sales director at James Cropper Paper & Packaging, discusses lessons learned from the firm’s 180 years of papermaking THERE’S no substitute for experience. It’s...

The heat is on for distillers

By Steve Bradley, sales director at bottling and packaging machinery supplier AVE UK THE way that distillers heat their feedstock has evolved in recent years....
Parkside flexible food packaging

Flexible food packaging proves less is more when battling market uncertainty

By Julia O’Loughlin, group marketing manager at Parkside AS we approach the halfway point of 2025, most businesses could probably sum up the year so...

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...

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...

The packaging challenges posed by an ageing population

Industry faces the challenge of creating packaging that is secure and tamper-proof, but also easy to open for elderly consumers and those who lack...

The evolution of product coding for brand protection

By Steve Tallant, director, market development, at Markem-Imaje THE barcode – a ubiquitous mark on almost all products, in every region of the world. Since...