In this latest edition of the Wider View, we spoke to vertical form fill and seal machinery expert ROVEMA GmbH, exploring the challenges and opportunities faced when moving from rigid packaging materials such as cans and jars to flexible packaging materials, outlining how innovative machinery can help with the switch, and delving deeper into the growing trend for paper packaging.
Beck Automation AG has launched the Beck Bailer, a self-operating system that is set to enable the fast and fully automatic assembly of metal handles for industrial plastic pails of up to 380mm x 450mm in size.
The GO ORLEANS research project has reportedly facilitated the use of whey in an active packaging solution to extend the shelf life of cheese by five to ten days and cut down on a pollutive by-product of cheese manufacture. The Agri-Food Business Federation of the Valencian Community ...
Seventeen projects have been selected to receive a total investment of £3.2 million as part of UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge in a bid to improve the use and management of plastic packaging in the UK. Its choices range between seaweed-based biomaterials, reusable packaging systems, and an AI-based global map of marine plastic pollution.
