UK-based protective packaging maker Storopack has launched a new machine that transforms layers of paper into protective pads for small and medium-sized parcels. The new PAPERplus Papillon creates protective pads using two 20cm wide ...
The company has been providing around €3m of packaging to the Irish market, serviced from the company’s three UK manufacturing sites. ICS Europaks will be run as a stand alone unit within the Rigid Containers Group, and expands ...
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Belgium-based packaging company VPK Packaging group has made its first acquisition in Ireland with an agreement to acquire 100% shares of corrugated board box manufacturer ICS Europaks for an undisclosed amount. Based in Galvone ...
Pouches are giving world dominance a good and ardent go but cans remain the food and drink package of choice. Three of every four people prefer steel cans, based on features such as recyclability, taste quality, shelf life, safety and ...
Krones is known to be a market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology. So, when it developed a complete next generation valve range with appeal for the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors as well as its regular audience, it ...
Western Digital has released new information about its first hybrid drive, revealing that it is using NAND flash technology from SanDisk. The drive is now shipping. WD?originally announced?the solid-state hybrid drive (SSHD) – the ...
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UK-based Riggs Autopack will exhibit a range of its Model 1000 depositors, filling machines, transfer pumps and conveyor filling lines at the Pro2Pac Show 2013 to be held from 17-20 March at ExCel London. The company will showcase a twin ...
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Images courtesy of bikehugger.com Charging your device with pedal power is nothing new, but where are we now as far as advancements? The development was starting early in 2006 where a dynamo could be attached to a bicycle to power ...
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Campbell Soup Co. has acquired US salad dressings to beverages firm Bolthouse Farms for a cash consideration of US$1.55bn. The firm said the move would provide it with a "significant presence" in the "rapidly growing" market for packaged ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology is set to introduce the new Fast Air Lock ISS 1000, which has been developed for contamination-free transfer of pharmaceutical equipment into and out of isolators. The new system operates independently from the ...
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Iconic denim brand Wrangler opens a pilot store for its new retail concept in Leipzig, Germany. The store is Wrangler’s first stand-alone unit in Germany and the first of a new store design that will be rolled out across Europe. To ...
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