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...
Navigating the transition away from ‘forever chemicals’
Peter Tindale, European sales director at Selig Group, discusses the move away from packaging containing PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals, and what Scottish producers can do...
Automation can help businesses respond to future challenges
Smarter technology to help streamline operations, automate processes and provide valuable production data can deliver a critical competitive advantage to food businesses, explains Torsten...
The glass is definitely half full
The global glass bottles and containers market is on the rise, thanks to demand from beer drinkers and premium food producers. Scotland’s first deposit...
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,...
The medication lifecycle
Once medication is packaged, a wealth of regulations become applicable, including NICE guidelines and General Pharmaceutical Council standards of conduct. Here, Dale Pittock, sales...
Paper under pressure: why testing matters more than ever
Cooper Henderson, director, segment strategy – flexible packaging at Industrial Physics, tells Packaging Scotland why testing matters more than ever
GLOBAL demand for paper-based packaging...
CBD manufacturers have a responsibility to label products correctly
By Steve Brownett Gale of Lifestyle Packaging
The results of a study recently revealed 92% of CBD products contain less than advertised, with just 8%...
Food for thought for SMEs when funding automation projects
Peter Lange, business development manager robotics at OMRON, discusses the options available when it comes to financing your new cobot
SKILLS shortages, digitisation, sustainability, and...
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...
