Making a mark: manufacturer hails laser and slitting investment
FLEXIBLE packaging manufacturer, Skymark, has announced a new investment in slitting and laser technology.
The firm has snapped up a Universal X6lp with high powered...
New solutions set ‘benchmark’ for recyclable barrier films
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has introduced two new recyclable barrier flow wrap films: kp FlexiFlow EH 155 R and kp FlexiFlow PH 255 R.
kp FlexiFlow PH...
CuanTec moves into new Fife manufacturing base
CUANTEC has unveiled plans to make Fife its new centre of manufacturing after moving into a new facility in Glenrothes.
The biotech firm, which goes...
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...
£1m R&D grant for Dumfries films business
A Dumfries-based producer of polyethylene terephthalate films has received a near £1 million research & development grant from Scottish Enterprise.
DuPont Teijin Films will use...
Packaging specialists team up on new circular solutions
TIPA has announced it has teamed up with Aquapak Polymers to deliver a range of research-led material where there are currently 'no workable alternatives'.
The...
Compostable packs tipped to extend shelf-life of fresh produce
TIPA and PerfoTec have teamed up to offer fully compostable packaging described as extending the shelf-life of fresh produce.
The laser microperforated compostable film has...
‘Breakthrough’ film innovation set for exhibition showcase
PACKAGING manufacturer Coveris will showcase its latest solutions at Packaging Innovations next week, including its MonoFlex Thermoform 'breakthrough innovation'.
The film is described as a...
‘Ultra thin’ food packaging film scoops top award
SEALED Air is celebrating after the company's new packaging film picked up a top accolade at the UK Packaging Awards.
The business triumphed in the...
‘Game-changing’ thermoforming solution launched for food processors
SEALED Air has announced it has created a new thermoforming packaging solution said to defy the traditionally thick and heavy properties of THF materials.
Designed...
