The value of product & brand authentication programs
By Tim Probert – Product Assurance Director, Tracerco and Damian Gardiner – Business Development Manager, Tracerco
COUNTERFEITING, duty evasion and other forms of illicit trade are...
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 ...
The mark of success in the packaging industry
The need to increase production, cut costs and secure greater efficiency has never been more pressing.
SUPPLIERS of product identification and traceability solutions are faced...
In line with offline methods
Craig Quirie explores the challenges faced by online retailers in the quest for quality and environmentally-friendly packagingÂ
Stretch and shrink hooding: Approaches compared
Stretch hooding and shrink hooding are used to package palletised products of all kinds, from building materials to food and beverages. Gordian Strapping offers...
Packaging designers of the future to be showcased at Pro2Pac
Pro2Pac 2015 has announced the return of its hugely successful Student Packaging Design Challenge.
Pro2Pac is challenging design students from Leeds Beckett University to design...
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,...
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...
Buying by the scoop: the rise of unpackaged grocery shopping
As a business model, selling groceries loose isn’t a new- fangled approach. It’s what market stalls have done for decades. Farm shops, food cooperatives...
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...



















