Label detects counterfeiting or tampering
01 July, 2016Oxygen-sensing nanoparticles doped into food labels could be used to detect tampering or adulteration.
AIP to hold technical dinner on plastics
30 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Australian Institute of PackagingThe Australian Institute of Packaging will hold a joint technical dinner with the SPE on plastics on 13 July at Box Hill Golf Club, Melbourne.
Which date do you need? Use by or best before?
24 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Matthews Australasia Pty LtdUnsure whether your company's food or beverage products need a best before or a use-by date code? This quick Q&A will help.
Acquisition expands Detmold's manufacturing base
23 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Detmold GroupDetmold Group has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Cartons, a privately owned Australian carton packaging business.
Packaging's global challenges
20 June, 2016 | Supplied by: DuPont Australia Pty LtdSome of the global challenges facing the packaging industry have been discussed in a series of video interviews released by the judges of the 28th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.
Bosch develops sealed paper packaging
09 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Bosch Rexroth Pty LtdBosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs have developed Sealed Paper Packaging — dust-tight packaging for dry products such as sugar, grains, flour or powders using sustainable mono-material paper instead of polymer film.
TQF Bonfiglioli low-backlash transmission
03 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Bonfiglioli Transmission Pty LtdThe low-backlash TQF series of precision planetary flanged gearboxes from Bonfiglioli provides high torsional stiffness for applications such as industrial automation.
Bakery automates wrapping to meet market demands
02 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Emrich Industries Pty LtdTo capitalise on a major expansion in its core wholesale market, Schwob's Swiss Bakery automated its packaging process with the installation of a PFM Hurricane Servo flow-wrapper from Emrich Packaging Machinery.
Tetra's aseptic carton bottle wins WorldStar Award
01 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Tetra PakTetra Pak has received a WorldStar Award for its Tetra Evero Aseptic package, an aseptic carton bottle for ambient milk.
LINPAC to discuss food-saving innovations at AIP conference
30 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Linpac/EnviromastaFresh food packaging manufacturer LINPAC is fighting food waste through packaging innovation.
Cheese company saves energy with centralised vacuum
26 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Busch Australia Pty LtdA centralised vacuum system from Busch has enabled a German dairy company to reduce vacuum system energy consumption for its cheese packing facility.
Is that package sealed correctly? Inline package seal integrity testing
26 May, 2016A trillion film packaged articles are packed each year and now a thin-film temperature sensor will allow fast and reliable inline detection and rejection of poorly sealed products.
Hygienic bottling using hot fill technology
23 May, 2016 | Supplied by: KHS Pacific Pty LtdWanting to use hot fill technology for hygienic reasons and anticipating an output of up to 48,000 bottles/h, and following a carefully considered consultation process, Coca-Cola Canners decided to go for a system manufactured by its long-standing partner KHS.
Amorim natural cork stoppers with non-detectable TCA guarantee
20 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Amorim Australasia Pty LtdAmorim has developed technology that enables the delivery of natural cork stoppers with a non-detectable TCA guarantee.
YuMi collaborative dual-arm robot adapted for packaging
19 May, 2016 | Supplied by: HMPSHMPS, together with robotic partner ABB, has adapted the YuMi collaborative robot to suit specific packaging applications.
