The packaging machinery solutions has appointed Jake Woolmer to the role of machinery sales manager. Mr Woolmer will help customers in the south of the UK by providing recommendations and advice on a range of machinery, including Lantech and Masterline machines. He will also assist customers with support for the wide range of Antalis Packaging consumables. Mr Woolmer’s focus will […]

Weilburger Graphics set itself the aim of showcasing a sustainable alternative for food packaging, as a new demo project, and the result was the creation of an innovative and recyclable beverage cooler made from paperboard and employing a completely new waterproof coating. The Germany-based coating, flexo inks and adhesive manufacturer chose strong and lightweight fresh fibre paperboard from Metsä Board, […]

High-quality packaging provider, Hoffmann has developed a differentiating packaging solution for a topical antiparasitic solution produced by Aurora Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and distributer of animal health medicines. Featuring the active ingredient selamectin, the recently-released Revolt Topical Solution is now available via prescription in convenient, high-barrier single-use tubes with a simple, no-mess applicator. For the project, Neopac produced its […]

AA Labels is aiming to make luxury labelling more accessible to SMEs across a range of sectors following a major investment in new equipment. The Peterborough-based manufacturer has invested £400,000 in new machinery to expand its services with embossing, hot foil, screen printing and spot UV varnish finishing options. It will enable greater access to the embellishment packaging market for […]

Together with Schreiner MediPharm and PragmatIC Semiconductor, Avery Dennison is leveraging NFC technology to extend smart packaging to the unit-level for everyday pharma in order to significantly improve patient safety and experiences. State-of-the-art NFC technology has a lot to offer in smart packaging applications. It can be used for tamper evidence, secure authentication, end-to-end traceability, and easy re-ordering. In the […]

Neschen Coating GmbH, the German manufacturer of self-adhesive media, laminators and industrial coating solutions, recently opened a US-based company that directly serves the North American market. With Smooth Finish LLC from Georgia, Neschen Inc. now has an experienced partner who can also provide technical support for the US laminator business. Don Bahr, CEO of Smooth Finish and the Neschen team […]

Sun Chemical has signed up to the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0, facilitated by AIM, the European Brands Association. In doing so, Sun Chemical is joining forces with more than 85 companies and organisations to participate in a pilot project with the goal of proving the viability of digital watermarking technologies to enable better sorting and higher quality recycling rates […]

Driven by a shared vision of sustainability and strong collaboration, DSM, SABIC, Cepsa, Fibrant, and Viscofan have, together, created a multi-barrier casing for meat products made via advanced recycling of post-consumer plastics. The transition towards recycled-based multi-layer films enables the packaging industry to adopt a more sustainable solution without compromising on functional performance. The development of this packaging material underlines […]

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously-operating paper mill in the United States, has announced the addition of Astrolite Digital+, Astrolite PC 100 Digital+ and Astrolite PC 100 Velvet C2S to the Scodix Recommended Media List (RML). Recently-released luxurious Monadnock Astrolite PC 100 Velvet, with a universal print coating optimised for UV and conventional offset, dry toner and HP Indigo […]

As stakeholders continue to mount environmental and sustainability pressures on businesses, retailers of all shapes and sizes must now pay specific attention to the packaging they’re using. Here’s how HSM UK, manufacturers of office and environmental technology, helped a leading online car parts retailer improve their process with their high-performance cardboard perforator, the ProfiPack P425. MotorNuts is a leading car […]