technology

Aberdeenshire-based Mackie’s of Scotland, best known for producing Scotland’s best-selling ice cream, has commissioned a new ice packaging machine capable of filling 30 bags of ice per minute.

The machine bags the ice, combines six bags of ice into a carry-bag for transport, then stacks the carry bags onto a pallet – with the robotic stacking arm learning as it goes to find the most efficient means of building the pallets.

This Halloween, Chobani is taking consumers trick or treating — virtually — with the help of interactive packaging for Chobani Flip Greek yogurt. A Quick Response (QR) code on the secondary packaging gives consumers access to the augmented reality (AR) Halloween experience, which offers physical and digital treats.

The code is printed on paperboard overwraps for Chobani Flip four-packs. The special-edition overwraps are also printed with Halloween imagery. But the real chills and thrills start when consumers use their mobile phone to scan the QR code.

The new material is a bio-based Polyethylene (PE) that incorporates at least 30% bio-based material, helping to reduce the industry’s reliance on synthetic virgin material for such products. LeadEdge says the closed-cell foam mounting material combines ‘exceptional corrugated print performance with resource-efficient design’.

Four Peaks Brewing today announced its partnership with CIRT Inc. (Can I Recycle This?), becoming the first beverage company in the country to include CIRT’s digital, location-based recycling tool on all of its packaging. 

The Group introduces two cutting-edge solutions: IMA Sandbox and IMA AlgoMarket, with the aim of further enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of services offered to customers.

These initiatives mark a milestone in the multinational's digitalization strategy, underscoring the Group's continuous commitment to adopting and implementing emerging technologies to rethink new ways of supporting partners and customers.

Advancing our mission to make self-care and health information accessible to all, Bayer Consumer Health UK, in partnership with Zappar, has introduced a new Accessible QR code (AQR) on its Canescool Soothing Gel Cream product packaging to help those who are blind or partially sighted.

Canescool is the world’s first women’s intimate health brand to adopt AQR codes on its product packaging and gives the over 200,000* women who are registered as blind or partially sighted in the UK improved access to information on its product.

Leading finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International (ABG), has introduced its 4th-generation Converter platform. The platform incorporates numerous customer-led innovations, all designed to allow converters to produce more with less.  

Able to achieve running speeds of up to 250m/min, the system handles both printed and blank web materials, thereby enhancing productivity and streamlining production cycles. Its flexo technology offers high print quality, registration accuracy and speed.