Vacuum Skin Packaging (VSP) represents around 5% of all protein packaging in Europe, according to a study carried out by LINPAC Packaging. The study identified that the VSP is primarily being used in the UK, Spain and Benelux regions. ...
Tags: Protein Products, Agriculture
Yorkshire-based PFF Packaging has acquired Thermopak which specialises in manufacturing moulded trays and carriers for the food industry for an undisclosed amount. PFF group will now control Thermopak's 65,000 ft2 manufacturing facility ...
Linpac calls the UK home. But it has had a manufacturing site in Bunbury, Perth since 2013 and in 2015 it will have a new one in Melbourne. With a site on both the east and west sides of Australia, Linpac intends to supply the latest design ...
Tags: manufacturing site, technology, Packaging
West Yorkshire-based thermoformed packaging specialist Leeds Vacuum Formers (LVF) has invested about £530,000 in two new pieces of machinery to increase its capacity by 25%. The investment will also help in creating five new jobs in ...
Tags: packaging specialist, Agriculture
Japanese retail packaging is as culturally unique to Japan as its language, traditional dress and customs, and it took four days at Tokyo Pack 2014 to begin to make sense of characteristic traits in pack construction and consumer ...
Tags: retail packaging, Packaging
China Bags, Cases & Boxes Exports, from Jan. to Dec. 2013 HS Product Name Jan.-Dec. Total Export Volume (Kg) Export Value Compared with the same period last year ...
UK-based manufacturer of printed cardboard packaging Benson Group has launched a full range of microwave cooking solutions in collaboration with its parent company Graphic Packaging International. The complete range includes ...
Rotary Lift says a protective coating and end cap prevent wheels from being scratched or dinged as they are placed on the hangar arm of the Wheel Wing car lift accessory. Rotary Lift has introduced Wheel Wing tire hangar, a car lift ...
US-based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment Eagle Systems has installed its Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system at Packaging Graphics’ Rhode Island facility. This add-on machine is a value-added finishing technique for ...
Tags: Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system, value-added finishing technique, Agriculture
Linpac’s 16 plants throughout the world are about to get an Australian sibling. The UK packaging company is investing $22 million in its first Australian manufacturing headquarters, at Truganina, in Melbourne’s west. ...
Polyolefins additives supplier Milliken and Company will showcase innovative ways to enhance the look of polypropylene (PP) products along with solutions to protect the contents of PET packaged food, beverage and consumer products at ...
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Processing and packaging equipment supplier MG America will launch its new Kartos I/100 Cartoner in the North American market post its showcase at Pack Expo conference. The cartoner offers a wide format range and is specifically designed ...
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The European packaging specialist took the step following the news earlier this year that nine out of ten British consumers are regularly gripped by ‘wrap-rage’ – frustration with impenetrable or poorly functioning food ...
At the 30th anniversary AUSPACK in 2015, next gen processing machinery will be one of the major areas of interest. According to Luke Kasprzak, portfolio director, Industrial Division, Exhibition and Trade Fairs, “companies such as ...
A few months ago, Schubert was approached by a German cosmetics company to build a TLM packaging line to cartonise aerosol cans. Schubert was also able to make it adapt automatically to can size changes. If the TLM robots require another ...
Tags: packaging line, aerosol cans