Jet Technologies has brought a compact cup filling and sealing system to AUSPACK 2019. Watch it in action on the stand in this video.

Watch Heat and Control put its Ishida X-ray machine for small businesses through its paces at AUSPACK 2019.

Organisers of packaging and processing show AUSPACK 2019 say it is off is off to a vibrant start, with record numbers of visitors, exhibitors and brands.

Matthews Intelligent Identification is in a new strategic alignment with Kodak, that will see it supply digital inkjet printing systems for the Australian and New Zealand packaging, labelling and printing markets.

AUSPACK exhibitor JMP Engineering says Australian companies can follow the lead of PepsiCo in the US, which is reusing its pallet outers up to 12 times.

With the cost of energy soaring and availability likely to diminish in the move to renewables AUSPACK exhibitor SMC has taken the opportunity to showcase its range of power saving solutions at the expo.

The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is one of the hot topics at AUSPACK, as a group of technology developers presents the benefits of collaborative internet enabled solutions, and says educating the market will be key to its implementation.

At AUSPACK today, leading coding, labelling and inspection technology specialist Matthews has made its much-anticipated milestone announcement: its well-known chameleon brandmark has a colourful new look symbolising how Matthews is adapting to the Australian manufacturing industry.

A host of sustainable leaders gave an optimistic overview of developments in recycling in the first panel session of AUSPACK in the What's Good for the Planet is Good for Business session this morning.

The packaging industry's big biennial expo AUSPACK 2019 opened its doors this morning, with record numbers of exhibitors, brands and floorspace.

Over 500 delegates attended the seventh annual Global Food Forum presented by The Australian and Visy in Sydney yesterday, and heard packaging magnate Anthony Pratt call for government to create a Minister for Food portfolio. PKN was there.

EXCLUSIVE: Packaged water brand JUST Water launches officially in Australia this week. In advance of the launch, PKN was invited behind the scenes to the packaging facility and to speak with the stakeholders in the project about what makes this water a “better solution”.

Amcor and Bemis have finalised their appointments for the board of directors and senior leadership teams that will follow their big merger.

The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and the Boomerang Alliance recycling campaign group have released a list of five policy priorities for the federal election.

At the upcoming Women in Packaging breakfast, Nikki Moeschinger, MD of Brand Opus, will explore creativity and human purpose in this new age when technology and automation is having an overwhelming impact on the workplace and our everyday lives.

PKN's latest print issue – the AUSPACK 2019 Preview – is hitting desks this week, bringing readers a collaborative cover experience with a difference. Each of the 5000 variations of the cover also incorporate an AR activation, triggered by scanning the cover or the digitally printed stand-up pouch inserted in the issue.