Features

Great success for Labelexpo India

14 March 2013

It was generally agreed by exhibitors that the quality of attendees was consistently high, which was a sign of how seriously this show is taken by...

Substrates & adhesives

Innovation is alive and well in the packaging industry

05 March 2013

I found last week's Packaging Innovations show at the NEC, Birmingham to be an insight to the way suppliers are leading the market forward, and...

Substrates & adhesives

"Pick me, pick me"

21 January 2013

"Pick me, pick me" is what all the packaging we're exposed to every day is shouting.

Finishing & embellishment

South African carton converter banks on Bobst

16 January 2013

Bobst Expertfold 80 with Accubraille helping Britepak diversify its carton converting operations

Finishing & embellishment

The year of fully digital cutting and creasing

14 January 2013

Eitan Varon, vice president of marketing at Highcon, considers the impact the company’s digital creasing and cutting system will have on the...

ISO comes to in-line color

08 January 2013

Achieving ISO compliance with an in-line spectrophotometer is a more difficult project than first appears. John Seymour, color expert at QuadTech,...

Substrates & adhesives

SKU diversification through packaging

03 January 2013

I often get asked by family members and laypersons what short run printed packaging is and why it’s so important, and I’ve found the easiest way is...

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.