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Sincerity Applied Materials Holding Unveils Plans to Enter US Market
Feb 22, 2018Sincerity Applied Materials Holding has unveiled plans to enter the US market, helping to serve customers in the region. Presently over 90% of SAPL's revenue is derived from sales within the Australian market. However, due to the strong ...
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Compac Partners with UK Packaging Specialist Xact
Jul 13, 2017Compac, a member of the TOMRA Group, has partnered with Xact, a UK-based provider of specialist packaging and marking equipment for the fresh produce industry. The partnership will combine Compac’s Spectrim grading technology with ...
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DS Smith's Rapak Introduces New Durabev Beverage Bags
Mar 1, 2017DS Smith’s plastic business unit Rapak North America has introduced new DuraBev beverage bags for bag-in-box (BIB) packaging formats. The company has designed new packaging solution for BIB applications such as post-mix syrup and ...
Tags: Beverage Bags, Beverage
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Australia's Streamline Cartons Invests in KBA Rapida 105 Sheetfed Offset Press
Jan 6, 2017Australia-based packaging producer Streamline Cartons has invested in first sheetfed offset press, KBA Rapida 105 solution for UV print and finishing. The new press, which features six printing units, inline coating tower and full ...
Tags: packaging, Sheetfed Offset Press
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Pickle Juice Company Expands to Provide 100% Natural Line Globally
Oct 25, 2016The Pickle Juice Company has forayed into Central America, South America and Australasia, including Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean. As a result of several international partnerships, the ...
Tags: Pickle Juice, Natural Line
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Here's How Next-Gen Robots Are Changing Manufacturing
Jul 28, 2016Robots are no longer the unyielding, one-task giants doing humans' dull and dangerous work. The new breed can perform more than one task and work alongside humans without being a physical threat. As a result, manufacturers across industries ...
Tags: Next-Gen Robots, Robots
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Global Alcoholic Drinks Consumption Declines for The First Time in 10 Years
May 16, 2016According to new research released by Euromonitor International, global alcoholic drinks volumes registered a decline of 0.7% in 2015, entering negative territory for the first time in more than a decade. This translated into a loss of ...
Tags: Alcoholic Drinks, Alcoholic
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Amcor Acquires Deluxe Packages for $45m
Feb 6, 2016Australian packaging company Amcor has acquired flexible packaging firm Deluxe Packages in a deal that is valued at around $45m. Deluxe Packages will be operated as part of Amcor's newly-formed Flexibles Americas business group. Based ...
Tags: Deluxe Packages, Packages
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Tell-All Code Implanted Into Infant Formula Tins
Dec 22, 2015A Melbourne dairy processor is embedding laser coding into infant formula tins heading to China to reduce the risk of contamination. The tins from Camperdown Dairy International (CDI) will each have a unique identifier showing details of ...
Tags: Camperdown Dairy International, Laser coding, Packaging
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Melbourne's Splatt Partners with PE Labellers
Nov 27, 2015Melbourne-based packaging and processing specialist Splatt Engineering has signed a partnership deal with Italian company PE Labellers, which has decided to add Australia to its growing global footprint. PE Labellers’ methodology is ...
Tags: Splatt, PE Labellers
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Frustrating Christmas Ahead for SME
Nov 26, 2015Lost revenue and frustrated customers are all too common for Australian SME who don’t successfully manage post and shipping services at Christmas, research commissioned by FedEx Express has found. The poll of 1,000 consumers and 400 ...
Tags: Christmas, online shopping, shipping
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Which Inspection Technology Should You Use? Metal Detection or X-Ray?
Nov 10, 2015Metal detection and X-ray inspection are an excellent first line of defence to check products for foreign contaminants before they leave your processing plant. In food and beverage applications, both systems must be extremely sensitive, ...
Tags: Metal detection, X-ray, food, beverage
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Do Australia's Supply Chains Face a Looming Crisis?
Aug 27, 201548% of supply chain managers in Australia say they are inadequately trained, according to respondents of a global survey of professionals. Supply chain managers increasingly focus on protecting vulnerable people further down the chain ...
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Portavin Packs Pallet Alternatives
Aug 12, 2015The Portavin Group, which bottles and packages wine, considers the entire life of its product including design, recyclability, and end-of-life management. The company is a provider and user of reusable and recyclable packaging, primarily ...
Tags: bottles, packages wine
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Drinking Alcohol Is Common During Pregnancy Period in UK
Jul 10, 2015Drinking alcohol while pregnant is common, ranging from 20% to 80% among those questioned in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, reveals a study of almost 18,000 women. The research found in Volume 5, Issue 7 of BMJ Open and lead ...
Tags: PRAMS, Drinking alcohol
