Awards celebrate industry excellence

Packaging Scotland’s Fraser Rummens reports from the PPMA Group Industry Awards 2017 in Birmingham OVER 400 of the industry’s best and brightest gathered at the...

Interactive experience offered at PPMA Show

Annual event returned to Birmingham with a wide range of innovations on show. Fraser Rummens reports THE buzz and whirr of machinery filled the NEC...

Loma unveils Version 2 of data reporting software

LOMA Systems has announced the launch of Version 2 of its TRACS (Trending-Reporting-Analysis-Capture-Software) data reporting and analysis software. The new graphical network-based tool monitors the...

Brillopak to showcase new punnet loading line at PPMA

Brillopak will unveil its new fresh produce punnet loading line to the UK packaging sector at PPMA 2017. Meteor is described by the firm as the first...

VFFS solution delivers “quick payback”

ULMA Packaging has launched a new vertical form fill and seal system (VFFS) that the firm claims can "transform" the packing of fresh herbs...

Krones hails success of online service

KRONES UK has revealed its online shop, where customers can obtain instant quotations for spare parts, is generating over 600 clicks per month. Krones...

Hugo Beck names new international sales chief

Mario Möginger has been appointed international sales manager at Hugo Beck. The manufacturer of horizontal flowpack, film packaging and post-print processing machines said he will...

Capacity is filling up

RP Adam is to increase production capacity at its Selkirk base by more than 40% after investing £125,000 in new filling line technology. The cleaning...

No horseplay from new FastPac machine

AN animal feed supplier has reportedly increased its bagging efficiency by 15% after splashing out on a new FastPac sack placer. The machine was installed...

All good in the hood

Daren Spice, sales and marketing director at Gordian Strapping, discusses the benefits of stretch hooding ONCE pallets have been secured for transit, often with plastic...