Cold chain decisions in 2025: trends and predictions for food and drink manufacturers
By Colin Rowland, MD of Hydropac, a leader in cold chain packaging solutions committed to sustainability and innovation
As we move into 2025, the food...
Busting the automation myths: seven reasons to embrace robotics
By Carl Patrick, robot sales manager – machine tool automation, FANUC UK
The UK is currently the world’s sixth largest economy and eighth largest...
Flexible by design
By Stuart Coulton, marketing manager, OMRON Electronics Ltd
Every year, a number of words drop out of the dictionary. That is to say, they become...
Smarter workflows for converters: unlocking agility in short-run label printing
Demand for short-run label printing is growing. Market trends, such as personalisation, regionalisation, e-commerce, and sustainability, are pushing converters to adopt more agile operational...
Venting gives container lightweighting a helping hand
The pressure to reduce packaging waste is leading many producers to remove excess material from their containers. However, this is triggering an unwanted side...
Serialisation beyond compliance: the gateway to competitive differentiation
Product-level serialisation has historically been associated with compliance mandates within highly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and tobacco. Its central premise was...
Pandemic accelerates automation plans in injection moulding
Nigel Flowers, MD of Sumitomo Demag UK, explores the impact of the pandemic on automation trends within the injection moulding sector
THE pandemic has amplified...
Automation adapts to sustainable packaging
By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food and commodities, OMRON Europe
Have you ever ordered a small item online, and then felt incensed when it...
The packaging trends shaping the future of pharma
By Erwin Klünder, head of sales - healthcare & flexibles at Graphic Packaging
MANY surveys have shown that consumers want to make more sustainable purchasing...
Making the packaging world go round
By Christopher Morgan, global sales director, Filtrona Tapes
IN an era of environmentally-aware consumers, the demands on packaging manufacturers have never been greater.
In a recent...
