PKN’s first issue for 2022 brings you up to date with packaging trends and technology developments, covering a range of hot button packaging industry topics in the fields of smart packaging, sustainability, plastics and bioplastics, pack and label printing, Industry 4.0 and IIoT, and much more besides.
Hot off the press, the PKN Packaging News January-February 2022 issue is on its way to you in the mail, and available online for your convenience.
In our Cover Story on page 16, PKN takes a look at Ego Pharmaceuticals and Pact Group’s development of Australia’s first 50% rHDPE bottle for skin care. PKN managing editor Lindy Hughson speaks to the packaging team behind the project.
In the FMCG packaging feature, the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association’s (AIPIA) Andrew Manly reports on how smart packaging is spreading across the packaging landscape (page 18); and we speak to Impact International’s Aleks Lajovic about the company’s latest breakthrough tube, going by the name of Bruce, and made with 40 per cent rHDPE (page 22).
Our regular Sustainability section this month unpacks the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s (APCO)'s Collective Impact Report (page 24); and we take a closer at the high achievers who made the cut in the organisation’s annual Sustainability Awards (page 25).
Our Plastics & Bioplastics feature kicks off with our coverage of a presentation by Nextek’s Ed Kosior, who shares his views on the future of plastics circularity (page 28); followed by a report on the latest development of thin-walled injection moulding with PLA by Dutch researchers (page 30). TIPA’s Julia Schifter shares her views on how compostable packaging can help Australia meet its plastic waste targets (page 32); Kurz’s Stephen Pratt talks about the importance of driving packaging sustainability (page 34); while Blu Print’s Robert Hanna points out the value of variety in the courier satchel market (page 35).
Opening the Pack & Label Printing feature is editor Colleen Bate's interview with Ball & Doggett’s Leigh Hooper, new GM for label & packaging, who talks about his role and growth drivers in the packaging market (page 36). Currie Group is named HP Channel Partner of the Year (page 38); Italiya Graphics installs Australia’s first HPC500 PageWide corrugated press (page 38); and OnPack enhances its digital operations with Screen L350UV SAI upgrade (page 40).
Finally, to the Industry 4.0 and IIoT feature, where Foodmach’s CEO Earle Roberts explains the new Line as a Machine (LaaM) concept for packaging lines (page 42); and we look at the company’s win of a Pernod Ricard turnkey line project (page 43). Then, tna Solutions’ founder and CEO Alf Taylor looks at how digitisation is driving innovation (page 44); followed by Universal Robots debunking misconceptions about advanced automation (page 46); and finally we look into the new Industry 5.0 manufacturing hub that recently opened in Sydney (page 47).
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE…
Rounding out the issue are our regular sections: Industry Insight, where we look at four predictions for the packaging machinery industry in 2022; Tech Speak, where the Australia Institute of Packaging’s (AIP) Nerida Kelton shares global packaging insights; People in Packaging, where we shine the spotlight on Richard Fine, APCO’s sustainability champion, who shares his hopes and vision for the future of the industry; The Bottom Line, where Paul Allen advises on knowing when it’s time to reset a business relationship; Supplier Spotlight, where Endoline Automation marks its 40-year milestone, and Avery Dennison shares its RFID solution for label converters; and finally, Product Watch, where we highlight innovation from Heat and Control, Wyzo and Australis Engineering.
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 featured include ABB Robotics, Multivac, DataLase (Result Group), Proseal, SMC, SICK and Fibre King.
Enjoy the read.
