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PACKAGING INNOVATION CRUCIAL IN 2023


operatives with visual cues alerting them when a specific action or human intervention is required. For example, prompting operatives to manually feed a label into the loop or highlighting that the 1200 metre-long thermal transfer ribbon needs changing. Once resolved, operatives simply press the reset button and the net packing line restarts again. Supporting efficient product changeovers is the CLARiSUITE operating system. Making it straightforward for users to create and switch label design templates.


CONSERVING PRODUCTIVITY Measuring just 1,280mm high, 680wide and 420mm deep the compact OWL system can be easily integrated into existing packaging set ups, either as a freestanding solution or within the netting machine itself. Running at 60 packs per minute, the system effortlessly keeps pace with today’s netting systems reports Simpson. However, the OWL also has the in- built capacity to match future netting line speeds. Summarising the trends in netted products and how these are aligned to eco-packaging developments, adds Simpson: “Mesh and net produce bags are increasingly being made using natural and compostable materials rather than plastic netting, which is increasingly their popularity further. In fresh produce especially, the mesh design promotes air flow. Which reduces the risk of spoilage due to condensation and consequently reducing food waste. Furthermore, most UK supermarkets now accept empty net bags at their packaging collection points.” Those that are not returned to retailers are often upcycled by savvy householders and lifestyle influencers, with empty netted produce bags being turned into everything from dish scrubbies to winter bird feeders.


Clearmark www.clearmark.uk


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E-commerce’s rapid and vast expansion presents new challenges in shipping and packaging. Once, consumers shopped online through choice; a year ago, it was through necessity, and now it is a consumer habit that is unlikely to recede. Increased pressure for sustainability has generated a growing appetite for innovation. Consumers demand and expect - and will even pay more for - sustainable products. This is especially the case with packaging. In-demand total tapes solutions


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provider Essentra Tapes is well versed in helping brands and suppliers move the needle on the sustainability agenda. “We want to be a place that unites hands-on solutions for today with inventive solutions for tomorrow,” says Ian Beresford, head of marketing and development at Essentra Tapes. “We’re a one-stop shop for those seeking best-in-class sustainable, practical, and adaptable packaging solutions that can be implemented fast.” The renowned tapes manufacturer, home of Rippatape, planned and successfully executed several game- changing market interventions in the second half of 2022, with EASILINER, Rippatape Halo and the SF-AS DH1 sheet-fed applicator significantly bolstering the capabilities of the paper and board industry. Several E-commerce giants are already utilising Rippatape Halo, a


ssentra Tapes is calling on the packaging industry to harness the power of collective intelligence in generating the sustainable packaging solutions of tomorrow.


revolutionary paper-based tear tape, which joins the ECO Range of products. It is externally certified as recyclable with paper achieving an A+ level via the Italian National Recyclability Standard: UNI 11743 and MC 501: 2017 criteria. Just reward for four years of painstaking development, according to Beresford, and an impressive product based on a single-ply, specialised coated paper with no plastic films or laminates. “Essentra Tapes believes in the


power of tear tape and is ready to collaborate for a brighter future,” adds Beresford. “We endevour to unite the hands-on solutions for today with inventive solutions for tomorrow. We help businesses understand the barriers to change and cultivate a reinvention mindset that will make you impervious to disruption. “Circularity is primarily a consequence of the decisions made at the design stage. Waste and pollution should be seen through the lens of design flaws rather than an inevitable result of manufacturing. Replacing problem plastics in packaging with completely renewable fibre-based materials is the sustainable alternative consumers are both demanding and actively seeking. By circulating material over and over, we can keep materials in use, design out waste and regenerate natural systems by reducing pressure on forests.” Whether your brand is premium or value-led, Essentra Tapes can create return-ready, memorable, true-to- brand packaging solutions that help drive sales and improve recall.


Essentra Tapes www.essentra.com/en/capabilities/tapes


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