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NEC show works hard to profile the future of packaging

THE Packaging Innovations show drew 6004 unique visitors through the doors of the NEC on 26 and 27 February, an 18 percent increase on...
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Labelling luminaries debate print tech

“THE latest print technologies: Gimmick or sound ROI?” was the topic chewed over by representatives from the consumer goods and packaging worlds at the...
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Packaging stakeholders focus on anti-counterfeiting

WHICH technologies can packaging manufacturers use to effectively help their customers fight product piracy? Recent months have seen a succession of relevant events and...
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Food for Thought education programme

THE Scottish Government’s Food for Thought programme has been attempting to equip schoolchildren with information about nutrition, with the assistance of professionals from the...
9A_0414

Software optimises production and packing systems

FOOD and drink IT specialist CSB-System International has developed a new software programme that provides optimal planning, control and monitoring of production and packing...
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Sensor picks out individual packs

SICK UK has announced the launch of the DeltaPac, said to be the first ever photoelectric sensor able to detect individual packs on a...
10A_0414

Getting serious about waste

Jane Gaston of Peel Environmental discusses the likely impact of the Zero Waste Regulations, and their implications for the packaging sector. Private investment is...
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Report profiles disruptive technologies in flexible packaging

THE top five disruptive technologies in flexible packaging are forecast to be intelligent (smart) packaging, recyclability, packaging openability, biobased polymers and digital printing, according...
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UK food industry warms up to robotics

The adoption of robotics over the last 10 years has rapidly increased in sectors where fast and accurate assembly has been a top priority,...
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Ready-meal tray brings cost efficiencies

OFFERING long shelf-life and ovenable up to 240°C, the new ConviTray® offers cost-saving opportunities for premium products in the ready meal market. It is the...