Now, you see, this is what I think biodegradeable ought to mean! (Martin)
Scientists from the ?zmir Institute of High Technology ?YTE have recently developed flexible packaging materials by incorporating substances such as egg white and corn protein into edible film. The scientists hope to see production of the new product within three to four years.
via Turkish [...]
Tom is professor of art and design at Nottingham Trent. I’m going along to hear him and Janet Shipton speak at a Future factories seminar on Friday this week (19th). Should be interesting (Martin).
We tend to assume that used consumer packaging is just waste. When it stops being a necessity, waste packaging becomes an inconvenience, [...]
Here’s an interesting new development from Chesapeake. A great way of adding vitality both to their product range and to the packaging segment (Martin)
Chesapeake has launched a new paperboard packaging range for the drinks and healthcare markets that can be formed into pods to hold liquids.The Impressions range of packaging is manufactured using a low-energy [...]
HP today announced that Kingsway Printers, of Humberston, Lincolnshire, has installed an HP Indigo press ws4500 and an AB Graphic Omega Digicon Series 2 finishing unit to create an end-to-end digital label and flexible packaging production capability.Established in 1972, the family-run company is the latest in a number of medium size label converters who have [...]
Well, yeah, but people have been putting fragrances in packaging for at least fifteen years, ever since soap went into flow-wrap. (Martin)
Going beyond the visual is the latest way to make a product stand out on the store shelf, according to packaging professionals at this year’s PCD Congress.
A number of products were showcased at the [...]
Great news for Amberley, who have been pushing new ideas, particularly in digital labels, for some time. I have to say though that there are too many companies who are happy to let their suppliers control their image by sending out press releases on their behalf – HP is a great company, but WHY didn’t [...]
A great article by Richard Cooper of IOM3, feauring yours truly, Chris Penfold and JoAnn Hines, the Packaging Diva (Martin)
Social networking sites can boost your packaging know how and aid company promotion, but it helps to understand the platforms first. Richard Cooper, IOM3 Webmaster, speaks to prominent users.
‘Hundreds of people an hour are discussing packaging [...]
New food packaging can double or, in some cases, even triple the shelf life of certain foods for up to 24 months compared with conventional packaging, claims its manufacturer Superfos.
SuperLock packaging is said to achieve the longer shelf-life thanks to very low oxygen transmission rates obtained through a new oxygen barrier. And barrier protection is [...]
Great mention for Design Cognition in the Daily Telegraph. Good to see specialist packaging expertise being recognised (Martin)
For Chris Penfold, chief executive of Design Cognition, such networking could prove to be invaluable. Next month, Nottingham-based Penfold will fly to Los Angeles with several other British healthcare specialists to attend the annual meeting of the American [...]
Google is celebrating the barcode and the humble strip of black and white is marking its 30th birthday in the UK.
Barcodes have a quiet ubiquity. They have proliferated to the point where few of us even notice them.
A US invention, they finally made their way to the UK in the late 1970s and in October [...]
