KBA upbeat despite poor first quarter
KBA, the German packaging printing press manufacturer, has maintained its positive outlook for 2008...
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Medica in UK first with Braille machine
Medica Packaging has become the first UK company to install a Bobst AccuBraille machine, ahead of European legislation enforcing Braille on all pharmaceutical outer packaging by 2010.
Other Equipment
DWS Worcester introduces combination multihead weigher
DWS Worcester, the weighing machine manufacturer, has launched a combination multihead weigher for the...
Kosme launches shrink-wrapper for secondary packs
Kosme UK, the supplier of packaging machinery, has launched the high-speed, end-of-line Flypack shrink-wrapper...
Middleton installs third sheet cutter
Middleton Paper has installed a Pasaban KST/C 1800 sheet cutter, which will enable the company to focus...
Fire stops St Regis paper machine
A fire has halted production on one of the four paper machines at the St Regis Paper Company's Kemsley...
Elliotts opens £1.3m coatings plant
Elliotts Absorbent Products, the Rochdale-based manufacturer of food contact materials, has opened a...
In Depth
Print kit show packs appeal
While Drupa is mainly targeted at the commercial print sector, there is plenty to interest the packaging...
Heat is hot again
At Interpack in 2005, there was a buzz of excitement about radio frequency. The packaging industry was...
Pill pack tracking
“RFID seems to have been five years away for my entire working life,” jokes Paul Osborne, director of...
Detecting defects
Necessity is the mother of invention. When the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato coined this phrase, he...
Detecting defects
Necessity is the mother of invention. When the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato coined this phrase, he...
Sleeve holds aces
When it comes to pack design, many food suppliers to the major multiples are caught between a rock and...
