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ArticleMicroban aims to preserve products with antimicrobial technology for water-based coating formulations
Microban International has announced LapisShield, a heavy-metal-free technology designed to infuse antimicrobial features into water-based coating formulations and prevent the growth of mould and mildew.
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Avery Dennison and SAP combine their analytic product clouds to combat short expiry dates on retail shelves
Avery Dennison has partnered with SAP to tackle issues with waste in the retail industry by integrating their respective analytic product clouds, supposedly allowing supermarkets to track and optimise the expiry dates of their products.
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Nestlé repackage Quality Street and KitKat chocolates in paper and ‘80% recycled’ plastic to improve recyclability
Nestlé’s Quality Street line is set to adopt FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets, predicted to replace 2.5 billion individual foil and cellulose wrappers on an international scale. Meanwhile, its KitKat chocolate is set to be packaged in wrappers made from 80% plastic from this month onwards.
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UPM Raflatac and Logopak present ‘first’ linerless print and labelling solution
UPM Raflatac and Logopak are collaborating on what claims to be the first robust linerless solution in print and apply labelling; it is expected to increase the running length and capacity of label rolls and reduce both costs and CO2 emissions.
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Paul Foulkes-Arellano: It’s time we welcomed 3D printing into packaging factories
As brands go bespoke and packaging goes local, will packaging megafactories become redundant? Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, asks this question and more – arguing that the industry needs to work smarter, not larger, and embrace technology over expansion.
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The role of software in ensuring sustainable supply chains
As companies start to answer consumers’ call for sustainability, the need to shrink supply chains is becoming abundantly clear – but how is the sustainability of production and delivery processes being monitored? Could technology be the answer? Drawing on first-hand experience via the Packhelp Pro tool, Packhelp argues the case for digital progress.
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KISICO and Colysis unveil NFC-tagged closure to deliver digital information and prevent counterfeit in medical products
Plastic screw cap manufacturer KISICO GmbH is collaborating with Colysis GmbH, a provider of cloud-based touchpoint technology, to develop a new, smart and secure closure for medical products equipped with an NFC tag.
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Rockwell Automation and Paboco join forces to make progress in paper bottling machinery
Rockwell Automation is collaborating with Paboco to develop an automatised machine platform expected to grow and scale production of Paboco’s paper-based range at its production facility near Copenhagen.
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WIPOTEC to introduce ‘most flexible quality control machine series to date’ at Pack Expo
WIPOTEC-OCS will launch its ‘most flexible quality control machine series to date’ at Pack Expo Booth S-4172 later this year.
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How can the plastics industry harness carbon capture with polymers made from emissions?
Dr Hydra Rodrigues, technology analyst at IDTechEx, analyses the opportunities and challenges involved with using captured CO2 emissions as feedstock in the production of polymers, which the organisation suggests could facilitate a circular carbon economy.
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NFT platform that connects plastic producers and recyclers to incorporate ocean recovery initiative
Plastiks, Nozama’s platform that compensates the recovery of packaging and plastic waste with Non-fungible Token (NFT) certificates, has partnered with Gravity Wave to certify the plastic it recovers from the Mediterranean Sea and uses in its products.
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Authenticity of products to be identified through novel SmartID technology
A new system that can identify whether a product is authentic or not even when a device is offline is being developed by the The Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP, for Secure Information Technology SIT and for Open Communication)
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SICK releases new quality control system
Global sensor solution manufacturer SICK has revealed a new product, the MQCS (Modular Quality Control System).
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Kellogg’s trials Coco Pops boxes designed for the blind
To mark World Sight Day, Kellogg’s is today launching Coco Pops boxes for blind and partially sighted people as a trial in almost 60 Co-op stores across the UK.
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DS Smith eyes optimized delivery of high-value and sensitive goods with introduction of ParceLive technology
DS Smith has signed an exclusive partnership with Hanhaa, which will see it use innovative ParceLive technology to track, measure, and optimize delivery and conditions across the supply chain.
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HolyGrail 2.0: ground-breaking recycling project enters its next stage with cross-industry backing
Over 85 companies and organisations from the complete packaging value chain have joined forces with the goal to assess whether a pioneering digital technology can enable better sorting and higher-quality recycling rates for packaging in the EU.
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Stora Enso accelerates production of fibre-based packaging foam
Stora Enso has announced its plans to build a pilot facility for the production of Cellufoam, a lightweight, fibre-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning.
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CFT unveils new “all-in-one” secondary packaging solution
The ADV Combipack is a new modular machine that offers multiple functions including carton erection, filling, closing and palletizing.
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ENGEL reveals new injection moulding machine
ENGEL has launched the latest in its series of all-electric e-cap injection moulding machines – the e-cap 380.
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AV Flexologic launches new flexo plate mounting machine
AV Flexologic, a manufacturer of automatic mounting and pre-press equipment, has launched what it says is the “world’s fastest and most accurate flexo plate mounting machine”.
