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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...

Contego Cartons in takeover

16 November 2012

Graphic Packaging Holding Company acquires European carton manufacturing operations

Workflow, MIS & inspection

Industry reacts positively to confirmation of Drupa 2016

06 November 2012

Package printing industry names have warmly welcomed the news that Drupa will take place in 2016. David Pittman reports

Ancillary equipment

Pallets: Not just for shipping

06 November 2012

Craig Carson, president and chief executive officer of Jeco Plastic Products, which designs and manufactures rugged pallets and containers for the...

Substrates & adhesives

ECMA maps out the future of carton

01 November 2012

ECMA is planning to further its role in supporting the European carton market, starting with mapping out the future of the industry at its recent 2012...

Substrates & adhesives

Design to annoy

01 November 2012

Erik Askin, an industrial designer at NewDealDesign in San Francisco, has taken a theoretical look at designing inefficient packaging as a way to...