Public voting is now officially open for Europe’s leading annual packaging design competition for young talent, the Pro Carton Young Designer Award 2021. Voting closes at the end of August, with the winner announced during an on-line virtual celebration...
According to preliminary figures (unaudited), Heidelberg has exceeded its own forecast in terms of net sales and operating margin for the financial year 2020/2021 just ended (April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021). Thanks to a strong final quarter,...
RTS plans the future together with customers thanks to the centrality of the new RTS HUB platform, a new cloud-based tool that acts as data integration between the different systems of the cardboard supply chain. In an event dedicated...
Schumacher Packaging GmbH & Co. KG, one of Europe’s largest family-run packaging printers, with annual sales of approximately € 650 million, has signed a subscription contract with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for its site in Forchheim (Bavaria). The company, which is...
This cardboard product for packaging of food in a protective atmosphere and skin is called Halopack: Box Marche has signed an exclusive agreement with the dutch company packable, which holds the patent for this innovative packaging solution, for production...
“We are delighted that several of our distribution partners have now installed Kongsberg cutting tables and tooling combinations in their demo centers across the EMEA region,” said Stuart Fox, President of Kongsberg PCS. “Kongsberg cutting solutions are renowned for...
From planning to operational excellence in box factories and cardboard converters
In the cardboard industry, competitiveness is no longer based on price alone. It now depends on the ability to keep the promises made to customers, meeting deadlines, quality standards,...
The SoloBirra 2021 competition winner of the Best Packaging category has been announced as Dario Frattaruolo Graphic Studio for the creation of the Chakra Booster beer package. Produced by Packly for the Badalà Brewery in Italy, the packaging incorporates innovative digital enhancement to...
The European Carton Makers Association (ECMA) has released an updated version of the ‘Good Manufacturing Practice’ (GMP). The GMP 2.0 is for companies which manufacture folding cartons that are intended to come into contact with food.
The GMP 2.0 under-pins...
Baumer hhs has seen steady growth ever since it started doing business in 1986. After relocating in early 2014 to new headquarters at its main site in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, the company already needs to expand production capacities again. Last 1...
