Packaging

The robots can transport paper reels safely around the warehouse

DS Smith invests in robot workforce at Kemsley mill

DS Smith has invested in ten Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to increase sustainability and efficiency at its Kemsley paper mill in Kent.

Vegware offers bespoke printing and branding on its packaging range

Vegware acquired by US group

Innovative, compostable packaging business Vegware has been acquired by US group Novolex.

The PageWide T1195i Press will be commercially available in 2023

HP unveils PageWide product updates

HP has expanded its PageWide corrugated product portfolio to create new opportunities for packaging converters and help brands to benefit from the analogue to digital transformation.

The London Packaging Innovations event will now take place in December

Packaging Innovations London pushed to December

This year’s London outing of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging has been postponed again, this time to December, due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The LX3000e features a maximum print resolution of 1,200x4,800dpi

DTM launches new label printer with ‘Big Ink’ system

German print OEM developer DTM Print has launched a colour label printer that features its new ‘Big Ink’ system, which is said to deliver “very low costs per label with outstanding speed and print...

PKG-675i opens up new short-run opportunities for Dairi-Pak

Dairi-Pak in KM corrugated first

Dairi-Pak has added short-run, on-demand corrugated packaging to its services after installing the UK’s first Konica Minolta PKG-675i inkjet printer.

Record number of orders taken at recent China Print expo

K&B: focus on growth markets is paying off

Koenig & Bauer has reported a near-30% increase in order intake, boosted by sheetfed and special presses, and said it was confident about the future as the “global economic engine is increasingly...

UPAC Group is a collective of family-run packaging businesses

UPAC moves to four-day working week

Independent packaging supplier UPAC Group has formalised a four-day working week for its staff.

Rottenborn: Hybrid acquisition effectively doubled our headcount and revenue

Global Graphics doubles revenue in interim results

Global Graphics has reported a substantial revenue increase in its financial results for the first half of 2020, due in large part to its January acquisition of the Hybrid Software Group and growth in...

Ridgway: Packaging industry “must be mindful of these pressures”

CPMA warns on packaging impact of proposed food regs

The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has cautioned that recommended regulation on certain foods could cause issues for the printed packaging industry and the marketing of the products...