Produce more with less: Minebea Intec harnesses the benefits of automation
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The ‘perfect storm’ of labour shortages and the pandemic has accelerated the demand for automated equipment in factories across the country.
Increased efficiencies,...
The evolution of product coding for brand protection
By Steve Tallant, director, market development, at Markem-Imaje
THE barcode – a ubiquitous mark on almost all products, in every region of the world. Since...
A clear future for glass decoration
One of the most eye-catching features of last year’s €30 million investment at O-I in Alloa was the installation of new glass decoration capability....
Pro2Pac student design challenge winner announced
Pro2Pac 2015 has announced the winner of its Student Packaging Design Challenge.
Joe Hollingworth was judged to be the winner for his ‘Fresh Pack’ design, which...
Family values pay off for Lanarkshire firm
“NOBODY packs enough any more.” Nigel Fleming, managing director of Lanarkshire-based J.I.T. Industrial Products, heard an export manager utter those very words at a...
Ultimate inspection cure for drinks processing headaches
In such difficult operating conditions, beverage processors are well aware of the importance of reliability and short machine cycle times. Dan Rossek, product marketing...
Unlocking potential – Loma launches TRACS software
LOMA Systems is helping food manufacturers reduce manufacturing costs and improve production efficiencies with the launch of a new graphical Ethernet PC-based software tool...
Innovation takes centre stage at annual gathering
2013 has barely begun but the UK’s packaging professionals area already gearing up for one of the biggest trade shows on the calendar.
HUNDREDS of...
Packaging’s data evolution: from simple wrapper to sophisticated data carrier
The concept of product packaging has evolved from humble beginnings as a plain, loose wrapper, to a sophisticated, branded and data-marked means of providing...
10p bag levy: a step in the right direction or double trouble?
With the UK Government poised to double the single-use plastic bag levy to 10p - subject to consultation - south of the border, Packaging...
