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...
The necessary shift within sustainable packaging
Although the public has widely supported the switch to sustainable forms of pack materials, more adoption of appropriate machinery is required to allow greater...
How coding technology delivers better legal compliance for packaging
By Thomas Pinnington, technical sales manager at Newcode Partnership
IN modern industry, product packaging is much more than simply a container for an item that...
From complex to kerbside – pushing packaging circularity forwards
Thomas Stevenson, UK & Ireland business development manager at Korozo Group, says the packaging sustainability ‘revolution’ remains far from over
AS the global packaging industry...
How to reduce plastic packaging wall thickness by 25% using injection compression moulding
By Kevin Heap, UK packaging expert at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
What is injection compression moulding?
The method of pressing material in a mould is quite a...
COP27: alternative materials must be on the agenda
By Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder and CEO of compostable packaging solutions company TIPA
COP27 is back in the news yet again, as world’s leaders gather in...
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...
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...
UK manufacturing can climb even higher with automation
By Tom Bouchier, managing director, FANUC UK
Data just released by Make UK reveals that UK manufacturing has overtaken France to claim eighth place in...
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...



















