Growing exhibition capitalises on demand for plastics recycling innovation
The 2022 edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) returns to Amsterdam in June. Packaging Scotland recently spoke to Matt Barber, PRSE event...
Robot palletisers with bags of versatility
Following a recent surge in enquiries from food packers for versatile palletisers, FANUC UK is working with automation specialists Festo and Pacepacker to develop...
Perfect Part’ners
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Changeparts firm Zept Technologies UK looks to build on a strong reputation of technical knowledge and customer service
ORIGINALLY founded by Canadian engineer Frank...
Sustainability the ‘constant companion’ in Clearmark’s 20-year journey
CLEARMARK is celebrating two decades in business. The Nottingham-based coding equipment specialist started life with a team of just three people, but has grown...
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...
Turn up the volume: Kayfoam acquisition helps Caledonian Industries grow
DIVERSIFICATION is a word we often hear firms mention in the context of business strategy. Common sense dictates that putting all your eggs in...
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...
Winning the war on waste
The task of reducing our carbon footprint still has huge untapped potential but some firms are stepping up to the plate.
THE latest figures from...
Whisky business for Videojet Technologies
TODAY’S rain is tomorrow’s whisky, so goes the Scottish proverb, and it’s just as well. HM Revenue and Customs data analysed by the Scotch...
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,...



















