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Packaging Professional is the bi-monthly magazine of IOP: 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 is published by IOM Communications Ltd for the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

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The Packaging Professional

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

News

Easy access to tablets

A one-piece polyethylene flip-top closure for cylindrical tablet or pill containers that consumers can open with one hand is in development.
Packaging Professional, 15 Sep 2008

Better barrier properties for biodegradable films

Ultrasonic application of clay nanoparticles to biodegradable films could enhance their barrier properties, according to spray technology company Sono-Tek, based in New York, USA.

The company says that the technique prolongs the shelf-life of food and pharmaceuticals and offers the packaging industry more accurate and economical treatment.

Packaging Professional, 15 Sep 2008

WRAPping up waste packaging materials

Thirty-two of the UK’s major retailers and brand owners have stopped growth in the amount of grocery packaging, announced WRAP on 28 July. Rupal Mehta discovers more about the related materials and pack design developments across the supply chain.
Packaging Professional, 15 Sep 2008
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Features

Playing the packaging game — pressures on packaging

Pressures on spending mean that consumers will focus on value for money. Brands are going to have to adapt to changing economic, market and environmental factors. David Edwards, Managing Director of packaging solutions company Edwards Innovations Ltd, Stevenage, UK, presents some options.
Packaging Professional, 15 Sep 2008

More than just a label — Holograms

Manufacturers have an endless battle against counterfeiters. Fake toys, games and sportswear cost revenue and sales, as well as damaging a company’s public image. Ian Lancaster, General Secretary of the International Hologram Manufacturers’ Association, Shepperton, UK, reports
Packaging Professional, 15 Sep 2008

Generation game — Do young professionals expect too much?

Are new professionals expecting too much from their jobs and are employers limiting themselves by selecting young workers? Danni Novick, Managing Director of Mercury Search and Selection, considers the situation.
Packaging Professional, 15 Sep 2008
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