The future of manufacturing: five key trends to watch out for in 2024

Technological advancements, climate change, and geopolitical tensions have transformed the global manufacturing landscape in recent decades. Here, Carl Haycock, UK operations director, Domino Printing Sciences,...
Winfried Muehling

Recycling for a stronger circular economy

Marking Global Recycling Day 2025, Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director at Pro Carton, celebrates increased recycling rates and consumer trust of fibre-based packaging ON...

Beating the skills shortage in food and drink sector

Garry Lewis, market development manager for FMCG at Omron, explores workplace dynamics and shows how a blended working approach, using a combination of automation...

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...

Slashing waste with induction heat seals

According to the latest Food Waste Roadmap Report from WRAP, achieving the shared ‘Courtauld 2030 and UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3’ targets to...
Paper cups packaging image

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...

Industry collaboration is vital in development of PRN reforms

The Government has published its response to the PRN consultation, giving an indication of how the system will change when EPR starts in 2024....
Steve Brownett-Gale

Navigating the information age: combating misinformation and prioritising transparency

Lifestyle Packaging’s Steve Brownett-Gale discusses combating packaging industry misinformation and prioritising consumer transparency ADVANCEMENTS in technology have made information so readily available it has become...

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...

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...