On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, is launching a new eco-barrier paperboard, which offers brands looking for non-plastic packaging with barrier properties a viable alternative.
A further development from the firm Poly-clip System, Hattersheim a. M., is a specialist machine for calibres up to 250 mm and extra-large tail volumes.
FDM Digital Solutions, a leading additive manufacturing company, has invested in a cutting-edge HP additive manufacturing machine which will revolutionise the way end use components are manufactured, saving time, money and resources.
Thanks to the use of innovative shaped contour cutting, it is now actually economical to produce shaped contour packs in small batches on thermoforming packaging machines.
The costs of serialisation put focus on ROI. Tim Sykes spoke to Molteni's Tiziano Petrucciani about the company’s collaboration with Rockwell Automation, using serialisation as a springboard for modernisation of its manufacturing processes
Packaging Europe canvassed opinion on the trends and technologies that will characterise CPG and retail packaging over the coming year. A diverse group of industry authorities passed around our crystal ball. Here's what they foresaw.
Rapak Intasept®, the only Bag-in-Box aseptic system in the market that offers the security of heat-sealed closure before and after filling, expands to new applications such as functional foods.
At the beginning of December last year, Heidelberg China and Gallus Shanghai jointly organized in the Print Media Center in Shanghai a launch event for the Gallus Labelmaster in China.
Inspection technology plays a vital part in the packaging industry to prevent on-pack errors or contamination, which could result in high costs and damage to brands.
“Good things happen when we combine the potential of automation with the imagination of people,” remarked Blake Moret, president and CEO of Rockwell Automation, speaking at the opening of the 2017 edition of the annual Automation Fair in Houston.
At Anuga FoodTec 2018 MULTIVAC will be presenting its comprehensive expertise in automation and line technology with an automated traysealer line for packing sliced fresh meat.
