Kapiri Glass Factory is set to reopen its operations in July next year under a new local investor Chimsoro Milling Company Limited. This follows the recapitalization and re-investment into latest machinery and technology at the once ...
Packs of cigarettes containing less than 20 sticks and pouches less than 20g of tobacco are to be banned. The parliament also voted to ban methanol cigarettes and health warnings covering 65% of cigarette packs will be introduced by the EU. ...
Tags: Tobacco Packs
In the wake of growing demand by retailers and major food brands, food packaging companies are stepping up their efforts to satisfy customers by seeking Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification. Speaking Tuesday at Pack Expo 2013, Chip Wood, ...
Tags: Packagers, Food Safety, SQF Certification
EJ Thermal Technologies Inc., a supplier of high performance reliability test systems, has introduced a line of three new LM-80 qualified LED reliability test systems. The HyrdoTower, the Hydropac II and Hydropac IV systems are designed for ...
Digital printing services provider Atlantic Zeiser will introduce its new printing and software products for packaging at Fachpack 2013 to be held from 24–26 September 2013 in Nuremburg, Germany. The products to be exhibited include ...
For the first time, manufacturers and fillers can immediately measure and pinpoint where packaging line pressure exceeds a level acceptable to maintain bruise free production. Quantifeel DRONE will measure line pressurization, display ...
Post-press finishing equipment manufacturer Muller Martini will introduce a variety of flexible packaging solutions for printers at the Converting and Package Printing Expo (CPP) taking place from 8 to 12 September 2013 in Chicago. The ...
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Australian packaging company Amcor has announced plans to demerge its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business from its other operations to pursue their own growth agendas and strategic priorities. Amcor CEO and managing ...
New Orleans seafood is going green. Global Green USA's Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) joined forces with the New Orleans Fish House to test recyclable coated corrugated boxes as methods of transporting locally caught seafood. These ...
Tags: Seafood, Green Packaging
SurplusGLOBAL, Inc. participated in Semicon West 2013. SurplusGLOBAL CEO, Bruce Kim forecasted the increase in demand in the Asia Secondary Equipment Market. Bruce Kim, CEO of SurplusGLOBAL, has participated in Semicon West for the past ...
Tags: Semiconductor, Semiconductor Equipment, Electrical, Electronics
Canadian packaging company Netpak has implemented the EFI Radius ERP system for its folding carton, label and commercial print operations. According to EFI, its software will replace Netpak's existing homegrown system. Netpak ...
Tags: Folding Carton, Packaging
There are many different applications of strapping in the packaging industry and some of the examples would include the below. 1. In the process of moving and shipping bulky products, for example newspapers, steel or plastic pipes, timber ...
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A cross-functional team of 10 managers from resealable-closure company Zip-Pak recently completed an intensive 18-month global packaging study. Zip-Pak's goal in conducting the study was to openly observe the packaging landscape and the ...
Tags: Packaging, Retail Packaging, Global Retail
Packaging companies Charapak and Forum Packaging have launched the new Flexolam system, a flexible alternative to pre-printed sheets, suitable to the requirements of shelf-ready packaging (SRP). The new Flexolam system uses flexographic ...
Tags: Packaging, Shelf-Ready Packaging
Bobst, Esko and Flint Group have collaborated to create a new corrugated box ‘Flexo Goes Green, in a bid to accelerate the application of technologies that address the Chinese market needs regarding sustainability, productivity and ...
Tags: Bobst, Esko, Corrugated Box