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Heinz benefits from Select's cup fill line

Thursday 18 December 2008

The recent installation of a new $2M Microwaveable Cup Filling Line at Heinz Australia’s NSW facility proved beyond doubt the adaptability, above-and-beyond service and sheer professionalism of Select Packaging and G Mondini in the eyes of it’s exacting client.


FFS Packaging Systems

Thursday 18 December 2008

New products for FFS (Form, Fill and Seal) applications from Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H), includes four different machines for varying output levels up to in excess of 2,200 sacks/hour.


Ten Trends to Watch in Packaged Goods in 2009

Thursday 11 December 2008

With 2009 nearly upon us, Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics takes a look at trends in consumer packaged goods for the coming year including beauty foods and drinks, detox products and concentrated liquid cleaners that cut costs and help the environment.


PacPrint 09 the largest ever

Thursday 20 November 2008

With more than six months still left to run until the doors of PacPrint 2009 open at The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 26 May 2009, the show is on the way to a total sell out.


Packagers need improvement in cleanliness

Friday 17 October 2008

When it comes to consistent product quality, 49 per cent of packaging decision makers say their company's product was compramised by poor cleaning according to a new report.


Spumador chooses Sidel’s new aseptic filler

Friday 26 September 2008

Italian beverage company Spumador is the first manufacturer to use Sidel's new aseptic filler line equipped with a cutting edge Sensofill™ FMa filler especially designed to accommodate a wide variety of production runs.


Nanomaterials may pose safety risk

Friday 27 June 2008

Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges according to a new report.


A silver lining

Monday 21 April 2008

The market for silver conductive inks will almost triple over the next eight years to reach $2.4 billion by 2015 acording to a new report.


Skill shortages to continue

Friday 24 August 2007

A new report released by McCrindle Research indicates skills shortages and the associated workplace expectations of Generation Y will continue in the future.


RFID pilot builds confidence in new technology

Thursday 26 July 2007

The National EPC Network Demonstrator Project Extension, carried out by a multi-industry Australian consortium demonstrated how RFID using the GS1 global standards (electronic product code) can provide opportunities for streamlining operations and improving supply chain collaborations.


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