Packaging’s next leap: AI, robotics and smart factories
Packaging automation is moving beyond machines that repeat the same task at high speed. AI, robotics, machine vision, digital twins…
Packaging automation is moving beyond machines that repeat the same task at high speed. AI, robotics, machine vision, digital twins…
GlobalData research shows how packaging rules are forcing manufacturers to overhaul production equipment, quality controls and capital plans. Packaging regulation is creating costs that extend beyond material development and pack…
HMRC data show a fall in taxable plastic packaging and a rise in packaging containing at least 30% recycled plastic since the UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) was introduced in…
A package can be technically recyclable without being recycled in practice. Collection, sorting, reprocessing, end use and regulatory requirements increasingly determine whether packaging has a viable recycling route. A package…
France, India and Germany are at the forefront of packaging regulation, with far-reaching rules covering producer responsibility, plastic waste, recycled content and packaging data. Packaging Gateway examines why the three…
Deposit return schemes (DRS) are expanding across Europe and other markets, but their impact is extending beyond the collection of drinks containers to the materials, designs and technologies used in…
QR codes, 2D barcodes and digital product identifiers are turning packaging into an access point for product data. As connected packaging moves beyond marketing into traceability, retail and compliance, the…