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...
A bespoke jar for Belgian spice brand ISFI: With its unique neck finish, the jar accommodates two different types of cap. This allowed ISFI to avoid having to purchase two sets of neck equipment for the same jar.

A material with clear advantages? Lynn Sidebottom’s guide to glass

Glass seems to have a bright future in packaging. Lynn Sidebottom of Beatson Clark looks at its properties and some of the capabilities to...

‘Value for all’ is key to deposit return in Scotland

THE Scottish public is to have its say on a deposit return scheme (DRS) after the Scottish Government recently officially opened a public consultation...
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Printer buy-out is ‘good news‘ for Scots plant

US giant swoops on prosperous Clydebank business. THE managing director of one of Scotland’s leading label printers has pledged a long-term commitment to staff at...

Plastic pallet advances open up opportunities for drinks sector

PLASTIC beverage pallets can help companies reduce both costs and breakages. That’s the view of Goplasticpallets.com, who said that with the drinks industry busier than...

Packaging Innovations offers a glimpse into the future

INNOVATION, sustainability and digitisation are all set to feature high on the agenda at this year’s Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print event. Over 300 exhibitors...
Packer eliminates bish, bash, Bosch

Packer eliminates bish, bash, Bosch

BOSCH Packaging Technology is pioneering a new application engineered to handle and place glass jars into tray and hood secondary packaging. The Elematic 3000 S...

AVE UK forging ahead north of the border

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE A raft of recent appointments at the machinery supplier aims to better serve the Scottish market MACHINERY supplier AVE UK has kicked off its...
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Milking the value of robotics

They have been used for some time in automatic milking sheds. Now pick and place robots are becoming more common in dairy production environments,...

A healthy turnout expected in Birmingham for Med-Tech Innovation Expo

DEDICATED medical device design and manufacturing technology event, Med-Tech Innovation Expo, is back for 2019 and will be setting up shop in Birmingham for...