Key trends to look out for in plastic pallet industry in 2022

Jim Hardisty, MD of Goplasticpallets.com, gives his take on what the year ahead might hold for the plastic pallet industry Sustainability I think that 2022 will...
X-ray inspection of cans

X-ray inspection in high-speed canning applications: enhancing safety, quality and compliance

By Mike Pipe, head of global sales and product management, Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray WITH thousands of cans rushing through production lines every hour, even the...

The importance of responsible claims on sustainability

By Jane Bevis, executive chair, OPRL LTD AS we look forward to the delayed COP26 in Glasgow this November, and backwards to the cause of...

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...
Engineer maintaining packaging machinery

Greener packaging machinery for improved sustainability

THE new pEPR regulations are shining a light on the environmental footprint of manufacturers’ packaging practices.  The focus of the regulations is on materials...
Checkweigher of the Present and Future

Checkweighers of the past, present and future

Fortress Technology explores why we have always needed weighing technology throughout food production history. From manual weight checks using balance scales to advanced automated...

Fulfilling the new normal

Online retailers will need to find ways of working in the new normal to support what is likely to be an increasingly vital direct...
Winfried Muehling

Listen to the consumer to beat ‘plastic pollution’

By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton WORLD Environment Day, on 5th June 2023, is a worldwide campaign calling for global solutions to combat...

Custom packs can help small firms stand out

Steve Brownett-Gale of Lifestyle Packaging explains the role custom packaging can play in maximising impact for independent businesses IN today’s marketplace, where 42% of consumers...

It all starts with the right primary packaging

Anthony Debus, head of UK sales at aluminium packaging manufacturer Advanta, explains why more food technologists are applying a 'treat the cause, not the...