Innovation doesnt always arrive in light bulb moments. Sometimes its the result of years of painstaking research and testing. But these reality checks can produce the strongest results, argues Martin Settle, Senior Manager of Polymer Science in Sustainability and Packaging at Reckitt.
Carton Pack S.p.A., a leading Italian company specializing in packaging production for the food industry, has acquired Clifton Packaging Group Limited (Clifton), a UK-based manufacturer of innovative flexible food packaging solutions.
Traditional packaging equipment such as Bobst and Heidelberg folder gluers and cartoners, designed for high-speed conversion of paperboard into boxes, faced a significant challenge. When converting traditional cartons, they could produce up to 80,000 cartons per hour.
Icebergs are a good simile for the packaging industry, with consumer-centric innovations in materials, constructions and decoration tending to be the most visible. In reality, packaging is far more than the visual and tactile bottles, cartons and labels.
Lizis Granola, by UK cereal manufacturer Life Health Foods, has received an award-winning upgrade to its appearance from international sustainable flexible packaging manufacturer Korozo Group.
Since 1904 Newman & Company has been dedicated to providing sustainable, premium paperboard to companies around the country. As pioneers in manufacturing 100% recycled paperboard, the company needed to replace their unsupported warehouse management solution
Organised by the PMMI (Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies), the event will bring together professionals from all over the world. Over 45,000 participants and 2,500 exhibiting companies with packaging and converting solutions for 40 vertical sectors.
