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Glass-sealing adds spice to packaging

Demand for herbs and spices in glass packaging may be good for the planet, but it leads to challenges - particularly when it comes...

How coding technology delivers better legal compliance for packaging

By Thomas Pinnington, technical sales manager at Newcode Partnership IN modern industry, product packaging is much more than simply a container for an item that...
Winfried Muehling, Pro Carton

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....

Why values are important to Scottish packaging companies

By Louise Findlay-Wilson, MD of Energy PR When I first worked with packaging companies some 30 years ago, I was struck by the huge focus...
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Where does 3D printing fit into the plastics manufacturing mix?

3D printing - also called additive manufacturing - is often touted as a trend and technique to rival injection moulding

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...

The importance of product identity in heat exchanger specification

By Matt Hale, international sales & marketing director, HRS Heat Exchangers When it comes to choosing the right heat exchanger, the biggest factor is the...

Labour crisis: cobots can lend a helping hand

By Stuart Coulton, UK market development manager, Omron Industrial Automation LABOUR shortages have reached chronic levels in the food and drink industry. Can manufacturers automate...
Richard Daley

The truth about plastic and chemical recycling

THE Blue Planet II effect may well have become shorthand for growing public desire to tackle plastic pollution of the natural environment, but as one of the most versatile materials at our disposal continues to be demonised, there is a real risk of blinding ourselves to the opportunities that already exist which can help to solve the problem.

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...