Recognising opportunities in times of crisis

The service technician of the customer can wear our BEUMER Smart Glasses to have all important information displayed in the live image of the camera. BEUMER Group: Trends in the cement industry. BEUMER sales manager Kay Wieczorek is sure: «In the coming years, there will be a lot of changes in the cement industry. COVID-19 makes …

Avient ColorForward™ Experts Predict Pandemic Likely to Influence Color Preferences, Even in 2022

MILAN – December 10, 2020 – Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward™ 2022. This 16th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry marks its debut within Avient, which was formed this year from legacy businesses PolyOne and …

Zero-fault packaging – myth or reality?

Quality is one of the biggest differentiators in the packaging industry. Other factors matter too of course – cost efficiency, sustainability, lead times – but ultimately if packaging fails the quality test, it can jeopardize a whole run, and a customer relationship with it. In some sectors – pharmaceuticals for example – packaging faults can …

Ready today for your packaging of tomorrow

Gualapack is the world leader of pre-made spouted pouches and filling machinery and a key global player of the flexible packaging industry. To date, it operates with direct manufacturing sites in Western and Central Europe (5), Ukraine, Latin America (3), Mexico, a strategic partnership in the USA and Australia and through a joint ventures in …

New Tub Clearly good for recycling

WorldPressOnline First Call – Thanks to the change, the 1080ml tub manufactured by Berry Superfos, for a range of cakes produced by Park Cakes for leading food retailer M&S can now be described as ‘widely recyclable’ in the UK. This indication signifies that the packaging is collected by 75% or more of local authorities across …

Speedy Creativity

WorldPressOnline First Call  – The new Design Studio is a simple to use browser-based interactive design facility that will help to boost creativity and enhance innovation. Customers first have to register as a user of the system and can then start to develop their next project.

Sweet temptation

The confectionery and baked goods segment is an excellent example of the important impact packaging can have on consumer decisions at the point of sale (POS). Almost no other industry benefits as strongly from seasonal trade, which depends considerably on packaging. And there are many occasions that call for colourful special editions: Mother’s Day, Valentine’s …

Are we on the road to achieving truly sustainable packaging? 

While the sustainability of packaging has been an important topic for Brand Owners for several years, the need to implement meaningful solutions has significantly gathered pace in the last year or two. Consumers are rapidly becoming more environmentally conscious, and packaging recyclability is now a major decision factor in their purchasing. Indeed, 48% of consumers …

Clariant introduces innovative halogen- and cobalt dichloride-free Type 2 Non-reversible Humidity Indicator Cards to ensure integrity of moisture sensitive electronic components

Humitector™ Type 2 delivers advanced sustainable attributes including halogen-free*, cobalt dichloride-free, and reduced cobalt dibromide content The use of Type 2 Humidity Indicator Cards with a non-reversible 60% RH spot indicator is preferred by IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-033D Clariant retains its pioneering status in Humidity Indicator Card development