Packaging

30 years of Linx small character inkjet at De Koningh

For over 30 years, De Koningh has been a proud partner of Linx in the Netherlands. Throughout these years, with its knowledge and experience in small character inkjet, De Koningh has become one of the largest suppliers o..

Coding, labelling or inspecting meat substitutes?

12 September 2022

'Your success gives us pleasure'. At De Koningh they go out of their way to help you. With their reliable products and optimal service they make the difference every day. "For over 50 years small and large food companies...

Packaging is the new raw material

09 September 2022

Whether we like it or not, very strict laws and regulations are coming our way in the field of packaging. We find ourselves in the calm before the storm. Warning: DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE if you are a fan of short-sighte...

MULTIVAC nu ook op Slavakto 2022

30 August 2022

Zoek je een flexibele oplossing voor het verpakken van vlees(producten) in kleine of middelgrote batches? De oplossingen van MULTIVAC voor zowel rauw als verwerkt vlees bieden een uitstekend investeringsrendement. Voor s...

The print head is crucial in an inkjet printer

23 August 2022

Several facets play an important role when choosing a small character inkjet printer. Of course the technical specifications, ease of use and reliability. Especially the print head of the machine determines for a large p...

Simple method discovered to destroy PFAS

22 August 2022

There’s finally hope for a simple, cheap way to destroy a class of ubiquitous environmental toxins found in shampoos, fast-food wrappers, and fire-dousing foams. A common ingredient in soap, mixed with water and an organ...

KIDV compares international disposal logos

03 August 2022

The KIDV has made an initial comparison of the use of disposal logos on packaging in various European countries. KIDV published an overview of this, which makes it clear to companies which logos are used in those countri...

Sustainable straws turn out to be unsustainable

02 August 2022

As an alternative to plastic straws, paper straws are mostly used nowadays. These straws are often advertised as 100% biodegradable, but are these plastic alternatives really sustainable and biodegradable? Two bachelo...

KIDV makes packaging guidelines clear

25 July 2022

The corporate world faces many challenges in the area of packaging legislation and policy. The Sustainable Packaging Knowledge Institute (KIDV) has published a timeline in which many of these aspects are listed. The curr...

124 million for approach to circular plastics

18 July 2022

The government has approved the first phase of Circular Plastics NL and is investing 124 million euro from the Growth Fund. With the implementation of Circular Plastics NL, the government, companies and knowledge institu...

Longer shelf life due to new packaging technique

13 July 2022

PerfoTec and Oerlemans Plastics have started a collaboration to make packaging for fruit, vegetables and flowers more sustainable. The machine manufacturer and packaging producer are creating a unique packaging technique...

New warning label for poultry meat

30 June 2022

Consumers do not always maintain the optimal kitchen hygiene when storing, preparing and consuming poultry meat. To give consumers clearer information on proper hygiene, the obligatory warning phrase has been changed to ...

What will the food packaging of 2040 look like?

23 June 2022

Research commissioned by UPM Specialty Papers and conducted among 200 packaging professionals shows that the industry expects the global share of polymer-based packaging to halve over the next two decades. And fibre-base...

Van der Plas Sprouts: Rapid production and packaging

20 June 2022

Van der Plas Sprouts is a market leader in the field of sprouts. The company is growing: there is increasing interest in a healthy (vegan) diet, to which sprouts are an excellent addition. Due to the short processing tim...

Cif winner of the Afvalfonds Packaging Awards

13 June 2022

On Friday 10 June 2022, nine awards were presented at the Bomencentrum in Baarn during the first edition of the Afvalfonds Packaging Awards. Unilever won the overall prize with its refill packaging for Cif. In addition, ...

What printer goes with a flowpacker or traysealer?

07 June 2022

Within the food industry, and certainly in the fruit and vegetable sector, we often see products being packaged using a trayseal or flowpack machine. In both ways of packaging, various information needs to be printed on ...