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Seamless integration of software, machine and human are a must

Software is sexy! It can determine whether a company has that one small decisive advantage over the competition. No company can do without this one inconspicuous and invisible component in the production process. By Sabine Slaughter

Spoilt for choice: different technologies for different applications

Labelling and marking are an important part of the overall product and packaging workflow. A wide range of rules and regulations must be observed to ensure standardised areas and imprints so that the end customer can easily find the information, among other things, about the package contents, shelf life and more. By Sabine Slaughter

What Does the Future Hold for Packaging?

By Jesper Gustavsson, Business Development & Founding Partner of V-Shapes

If 2020 and 2021 taught us anything, it is how unpredictable the future is. That being said, there are certain trends in the packaging industry that we expect to see accelerate over the coming year.

Clariant Personal Care expanding digital capabilities to provide more data in real time

The personal care market is experiencing incredible change including digitalization, new textures and novel formats and Clariant is offering customers more agility and the ability to respond rapidly to their needs.

Paper Is an Effective – and Cost-Effective – Cold Chain Packing Solution

By Anne de Rouw, Business Development Manager Cold Chain at Ranpak

During the pandemic, use of e-commerce spiked, including online purchasing of food products that require thermal protection during the shipping process. In most cases, products are delivered within 24 hours, and traditionally, many of these products have been shipped using expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes and other non-sustainable traditional cold chain solutions. While these boxes are lightweight and provide good thermal protection, they do have disadvantages.

PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES: AWA Alexander Watson’s latest market study

A new in-depth study of the pressure-sensitive adhesives market has just been published by AWA Alexander Watson Associates.

On-demand inkjet labelling could reduce CO2 emissions by 6.7 million tonnes a year

New research from independent consultants Smithers shows how on-demand inkjet labelling can save European businesses significant energy, reduce massive material and ink waste and make labelling operations far more efficient and sustainable.

Process reliability par excellence - Best performance for tobacco applications

Marbach, the global diemaker, has published a new whitepaper for tobacco applications on its knowledge platform, the Experience Hub.

Is Plastic Carbon Neutral?

Carbon neutrality and plastics as ideas combined together raise some eyebrows, but what is the actual truth of the matter in the grand scheme of things?

Carbon-Neutral Products

Carbon-neutral awareness is on the rise and companies all around the world are focusing on cutting down emissions. Carbon-neutral products have spiked and now we’ll take a look at some of the most well-known carbon-neutral brands.

Covid accelerates use of digital print in packaging to $21.1 billion in 2021, new Smithers data finds

Through 2020 and into 2021 inkjet and electrophotography printing has secured new markets in labels and packaging. Data from the new Smithers report – The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2026 shows total value for this will reach $21.1 billion in 2021.