Celebrating 30 years of TTO innovation
By Andy Gray, product marketing manager at Markem-Imaje
We are delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of our first innovation in thermal transfer overprinting (TTO)....
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...
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...
Coding and marking for the new dimension in patient health and safety
Stricter serialisation practices – requiring identification down to the individual dose of a pharmaceutical product – could help to mitigate unsafe medication practices and...
Five ways that product inspection technologies help co-packers prepare for QA audits
Audits are a reality of business for contract packers in the food supply chain, testing their ability to adapt to the requirements of different...
Why change doesn’t have to be the weakest link in the supply chain
Andy Maddock, IPP UK&I regional MD, explains why ‘going with the flow’ helps business to harness and predict an unpredictable world
GEOPOLITICAL tensions are a...
Why glass is still a clear winner
By Charlotte Taylor, marketing manager at glass manufacturer Beatson Clark
DESPITE competition from other materials, glass continues to hold its own as the premium packaging...
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...
Are you FMD-ready?
Pharmaceutical manufacturers must now comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) which is aimed at reducing the number of falsified medicines infiltrating the European...
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...
