Pandemic accelerates automation plans in injection moulding

Nigel Flowers, MD of Sumitomo Demag UK, explores the impact of the pandemic on automation trends within the injection moulding sector THE pandemic has amplified...

Tale of the tear tapes

By Sarah Rutland, market development manager at Filtrona Tapes There is no room today for the pleasantly old-fashioned in a congested, fast-paced packaging world anymore....
Mettler-Toledo pet food labelling guidelines

New pet food labelling guidelines: how to comply with future regulations

By Miriam Krechlok, segment marketing manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection THE pet food market is booming, valued at $120.87 billion in 2023 and projected to reach...

Automation adapts to sustainable packaging

By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food and commodities, OMRON Europe Have you ever ordered a small item online, and then felt incensed when it...

Britain’s post-Brexit food rules

WITH Brexit looming, the British food industry must remain desirable to import and export markets. However, when compared to other countries in the EU,...

Packaging is key to a cleaner future

By Iain Gulland, chief executive at Zero Waste Scotland AS we continue to take steps back to normality following the pandemic, Scotland’s rural and green...

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...

It’s time to trust the (blending) process

James Cropper’s Joanne Storey, R&D programme leader, explains why reclaimed fibre no longer compromises quality of luxury paper packaging WHILE there is no denying the...
Richard Daley

The truth about plastic and chemical recycling

THE Blue Planet II effect may well have become shorthand for growing public desire to tackle plastic pollution of the natural environment, but as one of the most versatile materials at our disposal continues to be demonised, there is a real risk of blinding ourselves to the opportunities that already exist which can help to solve the problem.

Making pallet wrap a sustainable selling point

Lindum Packaging specialises in the use of transit packaging materials to maximise pallet stability and minimise environmental impact. Rick Sellars, business development manager, explains...