Page 5 - Packaging News Magazine Mar-Apr 2021

38
March-April 2021 | www.packagingnews.com.au
| INSIDE 5
21
24
12
11
44
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION: GETTING A GRIP
42 SMCissupportingtherise of cobots with new end- effector components.
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION: COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
44 ABB has expanded its portfolio with the launch of two next-gen cobots.
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION: MATERIALS HANDLING
45 Combiliftofficially launches the latest addition to its product portfolio.
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION: AR IN THE FACTORY
46 TherapiduptakeofARhas highlighted how essential it can be across all stages of a project lifecycle.
ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION: SERVICE BY REMOTE
48 Schubertisleveragingthe drive for remote maintenance technology to develop its service expertise.
News
06 All Orora businesses show first half growth
06 Pact HY profits rise on steady sales
08 Stay-at-home demand boosts Amcor profits
08 Delivery of Australia’s largest PET recycling plant
08 Visy pledges $2bn to Aus manufacturing
10 Vale Peter Marks: Industry visionary and friend
10 Ralph Moyle: WPO Lifetime Achiever
11 Coles Kitchen pack design by Hulsbosch heroes convenience.
Regulars
COMMENT
03 PKNpublisherLindy Hughson writes on the rise of smart packaging technology.
SUSTAINABILITY
15 Progress ramps up for the ANZPAC Plastics Pact.
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
16 Consumer behaviour shifts spark warning
for brands and retailers.
TECH SPEAK
18 Industry report shows food waste too low a priority for manufacturers.
PEOPLE IN PACKAGING 22 Ian Hayes, packaging development manager at Simplot Australia.
THE BOTTOM LINE
26 Paul Allen says the Payment Times Reporting Scheme is set to do for B2B relationships what dating apps have done for romance.
SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT 27 PKNlooksatSICK solutionsforincreased control over processing continuous webs.
PRODUCT WATCH
50 The latest products from Nordson and Krones.
PLUS
MACHINERY MATTERS APPMA and PKN bring
you this regular special supplement, focused on news, trends and technology relevant to the Australasian packaging and processing machinery sector.