Coding Q&A: Meeting the challenges of salty snacks production
Matt Perkins, Snack Foods Industry Marketing Manager at Videojet Technologies offers his views on industry trends, coding, and how to prevent coding errors in...
Water-resistant coding a fit with food hygiene practises
WATER-resistant coding equipment is now available from Markem-Imaje. And it is set to help fresh produce, snack and other food manufacturers keep production lines...
Progress towards lower migration inks
CHESAPEAKE Bristol, part of Chesapeake’s Branded Packaging division, claims to be the first self-adhesive label manufacturer in the UK to introduce an ultra-low migration...
Image quality and durable finish are unlikely stablemates
AN innovative label solution from Essentra Packaging has been selected for the launch of a new range of equine health products.
Made in...
Flexible contender comes of age
Flexography has come a long way in recent years. Packaging Scotland spoke to Jef Stoffels of print expert Esko to get a sense of...
New labelling rules for baby and special diet foods
RULES on the labelling and content of baby milks and foods for special medical purposes are to become better defined, under new European legislation....
Stars of self-adhesive
THE label awards of FINAT, which represents the interests of the self-adhesive labelling industry worldwide, were won overall this year by Smyth/Dow Industries, USA...
DoH gives green light to new food labelling system
A voluntary traffic-light system of food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, providing an at-a-glance appraisal of a product’s salt, sugar and...
Think labels… Think digital
As developments in digital printing technology continue to enhance its advantages over conventional printing processes, now may be the time to think differently about...
Smart food packaging to hit the shelves
SMART packaging may be finally coming of age – granted, we’ve heard that before but earlier this year one or two developers confirmed the...
