Package Machine Blog

There’s always plenty of old redundant flowrappers around, specially at the moment. So of course you can get a second-hand bargain. But a flowrapper can cost you thousands if you buy the wrong one. So you need to ask yourself some basic questions before you part with your money. Last month I found six old [...]

A new ‘Film Registration’ product has been launched that caters for the trend towards pre-printed wrapping material. Advertised on www.packaging-machine.org.uk, it’s essentially a kit of parts that makes almost any flow-wrapper suitable for pre-printed as well as plain film. It accurately positions registration marks printed on the material with the cutting action of the machine, [...]

There is a growing trend towards pre-printed wrapping material. Pre-printed film is obviously more expensive than plain generic clear film as it has to undergo a relatively complex extra process. Traditionally it’s used to promote high quality premium products. sell-by, best-before, or batch codes are printed directly onto the film using wet-ink or thermal-transfer printers. [...]