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...
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...
Induction heat sealing of glass jars containing high-fat foodstuffs
Products with high oil/fat content pose special problems when tamper evident seals are applied to their containers – no more so than when these...
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...
Why sustainable packaging is really a production issue
Lachlan Buirds, MD at Edale, explores the hidden production impact of sustainable packaging
WHEN it comes to sustainability in packaging, it is increasingly decided long...
Sustainable innovation helps answer the challenge of food and packaging waste
Sue Mohan, sales director at RPC bpi protec, tells Packaging Scotland how sustainable innovation in film and laminates is helping meet the needs for...
Prepare now for supply chain transformation
By Diane Carroll, La Palette Rouge's (LPR) commercial director for the UK and Ireland
Over the next decade, the supply chain is set to undergo a radical transformation,...
Walking wisely into a new era of packaging compliance
By Andrew McCaffery, chief strategy officer at Ecoveritas
There’s a proverb that states: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to...
How material selection can help fulfil your responsibilities
There are some obvious ways in which materials selection helps companies to reduce their environmental impact and therefore their pEPR obligations. However, there are...
From batteries to burgers: fast scanning finds new inspection applications
By Paul Wilson, MD, Scorpion Vision Ltd
TECH advancements such as sophisticated sensor technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and faster microprocessors are conspiring to make line-scan...
