JL Lennard to distribute Van Son inks in Australasia
23 April, 2013JL Lennard Graphics has partnered with Royal Dutch Printing Ink Factories Van Son to distribute the company’s premium inks throughout Australasia.
Tradition and street art collide on limited edition bottle
13 March, 2013Hennessy has collaborated with legendary graffiti artist Futura to produce the Hennessy VS Futura limited edition bottle.
CHEP re-usable Retail Beverage Tray
26 February, 2013CHEP Australia has launched its re-usable Retail Beverage Tray, which has been designed to hold all variants of soft drink bottles. The modular product is compatible with the plastic Display Pallet and the standard Australian timber pallet.
Bulk fluid system for Videojet Technologies 1000 Line continuous ink jet printers
01 February, 2013Videojet Technologies has announced a five litre bulk fluid system (BFS) for its 1000 Line continuous ink jet printers. The BFS is suitable for users running high-volume print applications such as bottle and can, as well as wire, cable and pipe production lines.
Swift service seals the deal
21 January, 2013After two decades of supplying flexible packaging solutions to an international customer base, KM Packaging Services knows the importance of speed when securing new clients.
French cooking gets an Aussie twist with the Barbie Bag
21 January, 2013British company Qbag has teamed up with Australian specialty chicken retailer Lenard’s to promote the Barbie Bag, an aluminium bag pre-packed with one of three meal varieties that can be cooked on the barbecue and in the oven.
Keeping a lid on pre-prepared meals
19 January, 2013Lidding technology pioneer KM Packaging Services is seeing a sharp increase in demand for more secure film solutions as the global popularity of pre-prepared meals continues to flourish.
Previous studies on toxic effects of BPA couldn’t be reproduced
08 January, 2013Following a three-year study using more than 2800 mice, a University of Missouri researcher was not able to replicate a series of previous studies by another research group investigating the controversial chemical BPA.
Grow your own plastics
08 January, 2013Chemists at the University of California, Davis, have engineered blue-green algae to grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics - the first step in replacing fossil fuels as raw materials for the chemical industry.
Visy combibloc EcoPlus sustainable carton pack with lightweight combiCap screw cap
27 November, 2012Visy’s combibloc EcoPlus is now available with the lightweight combiCap screw cap, which weighs 1.9 g. combibloc EcoPlus is constructed of 80% of a type of raw paperboard based on wood, which gives the carton pack stability.
Eticol borax- and zinc-free casein-based labelling adhesives
15 November, 2012Eticol casein-based adhesives use water-based adhesives. The range gives good bonding behaviour on moist and cold bottle surfaces. Labels also adhere strongly to the bottle if condensation forms on the glass.
Borealis Borpact SH950MO polypropylene packaging for frozen foods
14 November, 2012Compared with its predecessor, Borpact SG930MO, the Borpact SJ950MO has higher flow (melt flow rate of 40) and better processability with improved stiffness (1050 MPa).
KM Packaging keeps a lid on Clever Cooks gourmet range
01 November, 2012Australian Wholefoods chose KM Packaging Services to develop a lidding solution for its Clever Cooks range of gourmet lasagnes. KM Packaging conducted intensive trials to develop a solution to meet the company’s needs.
Reflex muscles in on supplement market with shrink sleeve design
26 October, 2012Chadwicks Sleeves has worked with sports and health supplement manufacturer Reflex Nutrition to create primary branding shrink sleeves for its range of ready-to-drink products.
Aspira One recyclable polymer for EBM processes
12 October, 2012Carrying RIC 1, Aspira One is designed for extrusion blow moulding processes and packaging applications such as clear handleware and large-size bottles.
