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The Packaging Professional is the bi-monthly magazine of The Packaging Society. Focusing on technology, innovation and design in packaging, the magazine serves a community of industry professionals, from packaging technologists to product designers and marketing specialists. By delivering the latest information in a clear and fresh manner, the magazine attracts feature writers at the cutting edge of their field. It also includes a news section, innovation pages, an events diary, and updates on training courses run by the Institute

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The Packaging Professional

Welcome to The Packaging Professional, the magazine of The Packaging Society, a division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

News

Access all areas – braille on packaging

braille on a pack

The needs of partially sighted and blind people are being heard. By October 2010, the majority of secondary medicinal packaging in the EU is set to become more accessible by accommodating braille. Getting the process right, however, has taken six long years. Rupal Mehta investigates

Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Jan 2010

Soaking up savings - water efficiency

Water-efficient technology has vast potential and the associated tax relief can help manufacturers boost their bottom line. Water specialist Claire Sweeney, at UK sustainable business programme Envirowise, reports

Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Jan 2010

Feeling protected - design and testing

Thinking outside the box can be tricky, but protective packaging specialist, Sealed Air, are bringing innovation to the sector. Gary Price went along to the company’s new Packaging Design and Development Centre in Kettering, UK, to find out more

Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Jan 2010

Features

Why use social networking?

Social networking sites can boost your packaging know-how and aid company promotion, but it helps to understand the platforms first. This article attempts to navigate the cluttered waters of social networks.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Jan 2010

Staying on track - Anti-counterfeiting

Considering the benefits of an anti-counterfeiting system in protecting pharmaceutical packs.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Jan 2010

Pill popping – design for the healthcare industry

This article provides food for thought wehn designing packaging for the healthcare industry.

Packaging Professional Magazine, 15 Jan 2010

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The Packaging Professional is published by IOM Communications Ltd for the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
IOM Communications Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

Current issue

January/February 2010

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Packaging Innovations 2010

The Packaging Society is supporting Packaging Innovations, organised by Easyfairs at the NEC, Birmingham, on 24-25 February 2010

Sister publications

Materials World, the monthly members' magazine of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, encompassing the whole materials cycle

Clay Technology, the magazine of ICTa, the International Clay Technology Association, focuses on news and features from the clay industry