Servo vs Pneumatic Energy: kWh and Cost on Cartoner Lines Friday 19 June 2026
A servo vs pneumatic energy comparison on a typical UK cartoner is no longer a fringe engineering question. Industrial electricity at 2026 rates has reset the operating cost of a packaging line. The difference between an older pneumatic-heavy machine and a modern servo equivalent shows up as a hard line on the budget. The numbers […]
From Kitchen Table to Waitrose: Speciality Brand Packaging Friday 12 June 2026
Landing your first major retail listing rewrites the maths on every part of your operation. Nowhere harder than packaging. Speciality brand packaging changes shape overnight when the first major retail listing lands. A first listing typically means a 10x to 50x volume jump in the space of three to four months. Consistency, traceability and audit […]
Hayley Windsor on UK Packaging Machinery and Sustainability Wednesday 10 June 2026
This interview originally appeared on Interlock Adhesives. Read the full version on their site. In her recent conversation with Interlock Adhesives, T Freemantle’s National Sales Executive Hayley Windsor discusses the changing landscape of UK packaging machinery, the rising demand for automation and robotics, and how the partnership between T Freemantle and Henkel adhesives keeps UK-built […]
Packaging Line Heat and Humidity: Glue, Board, Condensation Monday 1 June 2026
Packaging line heat and humidity above 25 degrees Celsius changes how the line itself behaves. Hot-melt glue holds tack for less time. Corrugated board flutes lose crush strength as moisture climbs. Cold-fill bottles sweat condensation onto sleeve film. Operator tolerance to changeover errors drops alongside their core temperature. UK summers are not as hot as […]
End-of-Line Packaging Trends: Five Shifts Since 2024 Monday 25 May 2026
End-of-line packaging trends have moved faster between 2024 and 2026 than they did across the previous decade. Five shifts that simply did not exist on a typical UK FMCG line in 2024 are now showing up. They appear on capex specifications, RFQs and supplier scoring sheets. None of them are pilot-stage any more. All of […]
Packaging Machinery 2026: AI, Energy and the PPWR Cliff Monday 18 May 2026
Packaging machinery CAPEX decisions look different in 2026 from 2025. Three forces have moved from the periphery to the centre of the specification. They are AI vision and analytics on the line, energy cost per pack, and the EU PPWR cliff on 12 August. None of them are theoretical now. Each one is changing how […]