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Ancillary equipment

The science of contact cleaning for drinks packaging

02 January 2013

Roy Cannon (pictured, left), product manager at contact cleaning equipment manufacturer Teknek, details how contact cleaning can help printers and...

Sustainability

Sustainable Brands '12

01 January 2013

End users are finally talking to their supply chain about sustainable packaging. Danielle Jerschefske reports

Ancillary equipment

Sistrade plans take-off of business in MENA

10 December 2012

Firás Masri, research and business development manager for the Middle East and North Africa markets at Portuguese software company Sistrade, details...

Themed printed packaging; winter wonderland - part 5

10 December 2012

It has been a while since my last full blog looking at the vast range of printed folding cartons and flexible packaging now available decorated with...

Award-winning luxury packaging boosts demand for gourmet chocolates

04 December 2012

When Hammer-Lübeck won a Pro Carton/ECMA Carton Award for the second time in four years, Nick Coombes looked into the secret of its sweet success.

Substrates & adhesives

Winter wonderland - advent calendar special (addendum)

03 December 2012

To round off last week's celebration of advent calendars, I just wanted to add a few examples I encountered over the last few days.   This...

Winter wonderland - advent calendar special

28 November 2012

Advent calendars are a gift given at this time of year, predominantly to children but also enjoyed by adults.   I'm not going to go into the...

Substrates & adhesives

Films for the future

27 November 2012

TIPA is moving forward with its work to develop sustainable flexible packaging. David Pittman speaks to co-founder and CEO Daphna Nissenbaum about the...

Sustainability

Fit and Lean

27 November 2012

WS Packaging Group is driving profitability and capturing new business under the leadership of experienced out-of-industry Lean experts. Danielle...

Themed printed packaging; winter wonderland – part 4

26 November 2012

As I research printed packaging for this blog, I’ve been trying to remain calm and collected so I don't rush documenting all the Christmas-themed...

Substrates & adhesives

Packaging to perform

21 November 2012

The recent news that a patent has been granted to technology giant Apple for packaging that has a dual function, with both storage and display...

Substrates & adhesives

Themed printed packaging; winter wonderland – part 3

19 November 2012

Christmas continues to dominate supermarket shelves in the UK, with packaging and labels printed to bring the festive season to life; from snowmen...