Packaging
Visitor numbers disappoint but quality made it worthwhile
When the doors closed and visitor numbers were totted up after the final day of this year's North Print & Pack, it probably came as no surprise to the show's organiser's that footfall over the three...
KBA Q1 figures hit by postponed orders
KBA has posted Q1 pre-tax losses of 18.8m (2012: - 0.4m) citing postponed orders and weak quarterly sales.
CRP unveils exanding beer pack ice bucket
CRP Print and Packaging has worked with brewer Miller Brands UK to develop a corrugated retail beer case that expands when opened and holds ice to chill beer bottles.
GMG releases ColorServer 4.8
Colour management developer GMG has unveiled the latest upgrade to its ColorServer software.
Waitrose vow to halve packaging concerns the sector
The packaging sector has questioned the wisdom of Waitrose plans to halve its packaging by 2016 to save nearly 100 tonnes of packaging annually.
International Paper's ProDesign range joins carbon capture scheme
Customers buying ProDesign paper through UK paper merchant Premier Paper can now offset carbon emissions by supporting the planting of native woodland in the UK.
Morgana to show at North Print & Pack
UK digital finishing firm Morgana Systems has expanded its presence at next month's North Print & Pack by confirming that it will take its own stand at the Harrogate event.
Label novices must learn to roll with it
There's no denying it: one of the biggest stories to emerge from last year's Drupa was that digital and packaging finally seemed serious bedfellows. But what may have surprised some, was the...
Fortune will favour first-movers with a personal touch
At Ipex 2010, Canon staged one of the most innovative live demonstrations that the print show has ever seen. Visitors to the manufacturer's stand were invited to submit their name to a Canon...
Print switches on to intelligent design
When Superfast Labels installed the UK's first Epson SurePress L-4033A last year, it wasn't just adding affordable digital print to its capabilities. The machine's ability to print on textured...
Digital kit developers turn up the volume
Printing folding cartons digitally is not a new idea, but until very recently it has been limited by the small formats available in digital presses that could handle realistic production volumes....
The sky's the limit
Compared to, say, the IT industry, it would be fair to say packaging evolves at a rather slow pace. Compare a Walkman from the 1980s with the iPod of today and then compare the packaging of those two...