Sustainability takes centre stage for medical device supply chain

SUSTAINABILITY is expected to be a major talking point at this year’s Med-Tech Innovation Expo, with 4,000 visitors anticipated to attend Birmingham’s NEC when...

Food for thought

The need to respond to changing consumer demands means technology never stands still. THE presentation of fresh bakery products and confectionery can be extremely diverse...

Printing productivity

Charles Randon, Senior Product Manager at Linx Printing Technologies discusses coding & marking for beverage brands AS the diversity and variety of beverage types and brands...

When the going gets Tuf

When you think of shrink wrapping you’re more likely to think of various types of food and clothing packaging than scaffolding and machine parts ...
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Tack ticks – choice of technology is crucial

The right choice of technology is crucial to ensuring the labelling process does not become a sticking point. SITUATED in the Western Cape Province just...

EU: should we stay or should we go?

Millions of Britons will cast their vote on June 23 on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Packaging Scotland’s Gary Moug finds out...

A healthy outlook for Med-Tech event

Med-Tech Innovation Expo, a dedicated event for medical design and manufacturing technology, takes place in Birmingham at the start of April. Jane Hughes, group...
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Making a case for automation

Injection moulding (IM) can benefit hugely from the use of robotics. While the move towards offshoring work in the early 2000s impacted its adoption...

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...
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Automatic for the people?

Robots are often blamed for forcing humans onto the dole queue but new evidence suggests automation in sectors like food and drink may be...