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Pack Expo beats the odds
30 November, 2005
A trip to Pack Expo Las Vegas was certainly no gamble for the record 21,000 plus visitors who came to the convention centre in September reports Pauline Covell

Pouches provide material benefits
29 November, 2005
Benefits in weight, shelf life, marketing opportunities and environmental impact make pouches an interesting alternative to more traditional packs. Rodney Abbott reports

PPMA has high loyalty factor
12 September, 2005
This year's PPMA Show has over 300 exhibitors and the organisers say the number of visitors who return year after year has grown by more than 60%. "The simple fact is that most visitors want to see new technology they can use and, indeed, at the last event in 2003 nearly 90% said their objectives were satisfied," explains show director Barbara Jackson. "Visitor numbers do, of course, vary year to year - with a safely predictable spread of 8,000 - 11,000 - but there is growing evidence of a substantial core of regular visitors who have come to find the show a particularly fertile environment in which to look for new ideas." This year's show will also include a "Research Village" featuring 12 current projects - many of which have involved PPMA members - covering the fields of packaging machinery, processing equipment and information technology. PPMA Show 2005 will be staged from 27-29 September at the NEC, Birmingham, UK - www.ppmashow.co.uk

Robot revolution ramps up
11 September, 2005
While robotic equipment has been widely used in the car industry and heavy engineering applications for over 30 years, the packaging sector has traditionally been slower to embrace it. However there are signs the situation is changing. Jonathan Baillie reports

Status confirmed as Europe's No 1 show
17 June, 2005
According to exhibition organisers Messe Düsseldorf, this year's interpack "exceeded all expectations". Jonathan Baillie reports

Creative ending
16 June, 2005
End-of-line machinery is enjoying a new lease of life and a changing role as more retailers, driven by a fervent desire to save time and cut costs, demand FMCG products be supplied in quick-erect shelf-ready packaging. Jonathan Baillie reports

Expanding shrinksleeves
29 May, 2005
The extended scope for branding and product information, combined with increasing machine speeds, is making sleeving an increasingly popular option in an expanding number of sectors. Des King reports

Packaging's main event
20 April, 2005
Welcome to the second instalment of Packaging Today's Interpack preview. Running from 21-27 April, a huge range of packs, materials and machinery will be on view at the Dusseldorf Trade Fair Centre's 18 halls, covering 162,000m2 and featuring 2,300 exhibitors from 58 countries. A full exhibitor list is now posted at www.interpack.com. Here you will find just a taste of the vast number of products and services on show but, if this whets your appetite, see our special reader offer to visit the show on page 9.

Driving lines
12 February, 2005
Conveying systems are the driving force of most packaging operations and play a significant role in their efficiency as Steve Thomas-Emberson reports

Packs that are shelf explanatory
11 February, 2005
Shelf-ready packs are by no means new but, as SCA Packaging head of product development Graham Willcocks told Jonathan Baillie, their advantages are increasingly being seized upon by brand owners and retailers keen to improve in-store efficiencies