Winning the wireless wager

By Jonathan Wilkins, marketing manager of European Automation Imagine a world where all electrical and electronic devices are connected together using a wireless link. It’s called...

Sheard Packaging speeds up sample production with Zünd G3

CORRUGATED box manufacturer Sheard Packaging has installed a Zünd G3 L-2500 digital cutting system to accelerate its sample-making processes. Based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Sheard Packaging...

Sidel solutions create huge energy savings

SIDEL, a global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging, is bringing the benefits of new technology to existing equipment owned by beverage producers around...
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Plastique secures BRC /IoP Certification for Poznan manufacturing facility

Plastique, one of Europe’s leading thermoforming companies has recently received BRC / IoP Packaging Issue 4 Certification for Food Packaging & other packaging materials...
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Fortress Technology – Advancements in metal detection performance of up to 40%

Fortress Technology, a global leader and UK manufacturer of metal detection systems, will be demonstrating their latest technologies for their diverse range of custom...
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Food industry prepares for EU allergen labelling rules

NEW EU regulations on food allergen labelling come into effect in 13 December 2014, part of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU) No....
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Labour MEP defends traffic light labelling

THE UK’s voluntary “traffic light” system of food labelling is being investigated by the European Commission in the wake of complaints from several member...
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Circular economy showdown

EU Parliament to debate new legally-binding measures on recycling THE European Commission issued proposals on 2 July to increase recycling and phase out landfilling, including...
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Flexible and corrugated presses ready to go digital

DIGITAL presses for the corrugated and flexible packaging marketplaces were unveiled by HP at Interpack in May. The firm revealed it would be going...
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Lager drinkers seek a new experience

GROLSCH is launching a new way of drinking lager in Romania – ‘The Jar’. The novel and creative packaging will attract experience-seeking consumers and...