PKN’s latest issue for 2023 is hitting desks, and as ever, is packed full of the latest news and in-depth features, including our review of both foodpro 2023 and the Australian Institute of Packaging's 60th anniversary celebrations, as well as the latest developments in Labels & Labelling, Printing & Converting, Food & Beverage Packaging, and Contract Packaging.
Hot off the press, the PKN Packaging News September-October 2023 issue is on its way to you in the mail, and available online for your convenience.
In our Cover Story on page 14, Avery Dennison tells us how its portfolio can support the adoption of label technologies that reflect a whole systems approach -- from materials design to end use -- and work in harmony with existing recycling streams, which the company believes is a must when it comes to creating sustainable packaging.
PKN was on the packaging beat at foodpro, broadcasting podcast and video content live from the showfloor, and meeting with packaging companies on their stands and in the aisles. Check out our review on everything that went down, starting on page 36.
We also report on the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) celebrating its 60th birthday at a gala event, which saw members old and new share their views on the country’s peak educational organisation. Our four-page report starts on page 44.
FEATURES:
We start with Sustainability, where Jamestrong partners with UNSW SMaRT Centre to revolutionise aluminium manufacturing and recycling in Australia (page 16); Martogg is on track to be running its Circular AU recycling facility before year-end (page 17); and the AIP connects with the waste industry at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) (page 18).
In Labels & Labelling, Ego Pharmaceuticals turn to UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film for its etchðos packaging (page 20); and suppliers have now printed more than one million labels using Matthews iDSnet Cloud (page 21).
For Printing & Converting, HP Indigo expands its digital flexible packaging range with the 200K Digital Press (page 24); ABG and HP Indigo develop non-stop winding tech for the V12 digital press (page 25); and Orora Beverage launches Helio by Orora for customisation of can design and decoration (page 26).
In Food & Beverage Packaging, we speak to Tetra Pak’s Jaymie Pagdato about the company’s shift into new categories (page 27); Zipform opens its new $8m manufacturing plant for fibre-based composite packaging (page 28); Costa and Navi Co release a paper-based bunch bag for grapes (page 30); Interpack introduces premium metal twist caps for food (page 32); Kuhn celebrates 30 years in business and opens new Malaysian facility (page 33); and Pinata Farms uses Escavox tech to track the temps and location of berries and mangoes (page 34).
And finally, in Contract Packaging, Access Industries invites PKN to its secondary packaging production facility after completing its half million-dollar upgrade (page 48).
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE…
Rounding out the issue are our regular sections: Industry Insight, where Smithers’ John Nelson breaks down where and when to substitute paper for plastic packaging; People in Packaging, where AIP’s newly elected president and Zipform MD John Bigley shares his insights; and What’s On, where we highlight all the upcoming industry events you need to mark in your calendar.
In the News: Close the Loop Group's revenue surges (page 6); Orora to buy Saverglass for $2.15bn (page 6); Orora's can expansion supported by the Victorian government (page 7); Visy opens Australia’s most advanced paper recycling facility (page 8); Visy’s Auckland MRF rebuild yields results (page 8); Pact to sell 50 per cent of crate pooling business (page 9); IVE set to move into packaging printing (page 9); and in News Extra, Amcor and Mondelez invest in Licella’s advanced recycling facility (page 10).
AND THE CHERRY ON TOP…
Our regular Machinery Matters supplement, brought to you in partnership with APPMA, keeps you updated on the latest trends, technology and company news from the packaging and processing machinery sector.
Companies and organisations featured include: Lifecycles, Busch, Wine Industry Services, Winequip, Primepac, Superior Pump Technologies, Contech, Prime Engineering, Finlease, AEI Insurance, Argon & Co, Trimatt, EDP, G Mondini, Select Equip, SMC, GS1, Detpak, Detmold, KFC, Multivac, Jet Technologies, Screen, KHS, Syntegon, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, Foodmach, GEA, Petek, Markem-Imaje, Meypack, Robopac, Ambaflex, Kingsway Confectionery, tna Solutions and Nupac.
