Pandemic accelerates automation plans in injection moulding
By Nigel Flowers, managing director Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK
The pandemic has amplified the focus on productivity and forced injection moulding decision makers to reconsider...
Christmas: the time of gift giving
By Winfried Muehling, general manager, Pro Carton
FOR many, the act of gift-giving is a central part of their Christmas celebrations. According to Christian tradition,...
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...
Why plastics are still a sweet solution
By Brian Lodge, design manager, Berry Global
PLASTICS have played an important role in the continuing development of food packaging, helping to deliver products safely,...
Boxing clever for the recovery
Packaging’s role in encouraging sales and supporting brand positioning will be all the more important as business seeks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic...
Digital age heralds new era of packaging innovation
By Clodagh Hurrell, head of business EMEA at XDS Brand
WHILE packaging has been around for hundreds of years, it has evolved and changed to...
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...
Consumers demand action on Earth Day
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
EARTH Day 2025 serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to protect our planet....
Shrink wrapping ‘essential’ for food packaging industry
Victoria Christen, marketing manager at Liberty Packaging Systems, discusses the important role shrink wrapping plays in food packaging
AS the food packaging market continues to...
The new packaging trend meat processors are in touch with
Global supply chain disruption has led to meat processors increasingly embracing a ‘touchless’ trend of packaging automation. Stephanie Poole, senior business development & retail...
