Mixed reality headsets help push packaging boundaries
MACFARLANE Packaging has created a “mixed reality” packaging experience for customers at the firm's Innovation Lab.
The lab, based in Milton Keynes, will use Microsoft’s...
New QR cartridge aims to minimise unplanned downtime
PROSEAL is set to launch a new Quick Release (QR) cartridge tool aimed at helping companies minimise downtime.
The tray sealer manufacturer will unveil the...
Collaboration helps new initiative ‘flex’ its muscles
A surge in collaboration has boosted support for circular economy solutions for flexible packaging, according to CEFLEX.
CEFLEX is an initiative set up to increase...
BPF launches new initiative to tackle waste crime
THE British Plastics Federation (BPF) has announced a new initiative in the battle to reduce waste crime. The organisation has created an online form for...
Shrink film helps keep customers sweet
LIFE is sweet for shrink wrap specialist Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS), with the company explaining it has been using its exclusive shrink film to...
Stretch wrap machine is ticking all the boxes
FAMILY-run McLaren Packaging of Port Glasgow has enlisted the help of strapping and wrapping machinery specialists, Mosca, to enhance its service offering and accommodate...
‘Design for Recycling’ service aids sustainability drive
PLASTIC packaging in the future could result in a “trade-off” between making products that look a little less shiny but feature more sustainability benefits.
That’s...
£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...
Sustainability tops the agenda at Ecopack 2018
ORGANISERS of Packaging Innovations say Ecopack will be more relevant than ever this year given the current storm over plastic packaging.
Frozen food specialist Iceland...
New guide helps to ‘demystify’ OEE process
A new technical guide from Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) helps explain the importance and benefits of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
The coding and marking specialist...
