As we step further into 2025, the packaging industry is seeing a wave of innovation – driven by sustainability goals, automation and changing consumer expectations. For food manufacturers and packers, staying ahead means embracing smarter, greener and more flexible packaging solutions.
The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) increased this April, and if your business relies on plastic packaging, it’s crucial to understand what this means for you. The UK government introduced PPT in April 2022 to encourage companies to use recycled plastic in their packaging.
When a long-standing food manufacturer experienced the sudden failure of two vital packaging machines—after an impressive 35+ years of service—it wasn’t just an inconvenience.
The manufacturing sector is evolving at a rapid pace, but alongside innovation comes a challenge that many businesses are facing: a noticeable reduction in skilled engineers and operators.
In the dynamic world of ready meals and convenience foods, Paramount Packaging Systems is leading the charge with Fuji's innovative flow wrappers. Combining efficiency, sustainability and superior product protection, these state-of-the-art machines are redefining the packaging landscape.
In this blog, we will explore why every food manufacturer should integrate a Fuji horizontal flow wrapper into their production line.
As a leading supplier of Fuji packaging solutions for food, non food, pharmaceutical and medical devices, we have compiled the key factors that make our flow wrappers stand out in a crowded marketplace.
To understand how horizontal flow wrapping has evolved, we will journey through time and look at the key things that defined each era, as the horizontal flow wrappers develop into the innovative machines we know them as today.
Explore the evolution of flow wrapping technology as it becomes a crucial and innovative component of the packaging production line, strategically engineered to optimise efficiency.
When selecting a Fuji horizontal flow wrapper for your packaging line, there are five key features you should consider to ensure efficiency and high quality results. Discover your ideal horizontal flow wrapper, from intelligent temperature control to multi servo drives, we cover it all.
In the fast paced manufacturing industry, it’s important to have an efficient production line that can keep up with demand. With over 150 years combined experience, we’ve put together our top tips to improve production line efficiency, so you can increase productivity, whilst saving costs.
Flow wrappers, also known as horizontal form-fill-seal (HFFS) machines, are widely used in multiple industries to wrap products in a flexible film. In this article, we will explore the different types of flow wrappers and their specific advantages.
In this blog post, we’ll look at how you can lessen your factory’s impact on the environment and continue to drive positive changes within the industry.
We are delighted to be exhibiting at Foodex, the UK’s leading trade event for the food and drink processing, packaging and logistics industries, from 24th-26th April at the NEC in Birmingham.
We will be demonstrating the market-leading Alpha 8 packaging series, alongside Fuji Machinery Japan, at Interpack this May.
We will be exhibiting once again at the PPMA Show at the NEC, Birmingham, this September.
We look at the key benefits of packing cheese using a Fuji horizontal flow wrapper and what makes it so popular with customers.
Here is a quick guide to the care and good practice of flow wrappers.
We thought it would be useful to list out what we believe to be the most important ‘second division’ packaging innovations.
If you’re on the lookout for fresh ideas, here’s a quick round-up of some novel solutions to which creative designers are resorting.
Now that Britain has tackled its first Corona Christmas, it’s a good moment to assess the ongoing effects of the disease on our industry.
Brands are constantly looking at ways to meet the demands to reduce waste.
Christmas is perhaps the biggest and most celebrated event of the year. Invariably, all this ‘celebration’ has a significant environmental impact.
If you’re looking to review your medical product’s packaging, here are a few things to consider.
Retailers and product manufacturers are turning to biodegradable plastic in a bid to reduce their impact on the planet.
Surveys have revealed that as more of us Brits eat our lunch on the go, the amount of packaging waste produced as a result has reached a staggering 11 billion items a year.
The upsurge in businesses trying to reduce their use of plastic has inspired a huge increase in new eco-friendly alternatives on the market.
More and more retailers and manufacturers are researching sustainable packaging solutions for their products.
A leading fresh produce supplier will be implementing their eighth Fuji flow wrapping machine into their facility in 2019.
The zero-waste movement is certainly having its moment, with more and more consumers becoming increasingly conscious of how their goods are packaged.
Our Fuji systems wrap a really diverse range of products. Arguably the most interesting and certainly the most tasty, are confectionery products.
We take a look at some of the standout cuisines from countries participating in this year’s World Cup.
We take a look at the trends that are predicted to dominate the packaging world through 2018 and beyond.
We take a look at some of the more unusual festive food offerings we've found being marketed in the shops this year.
The resealable packaging trend is fast becoming the go-to-option for businesses, particularly for those in the food market.
Packaging is a very exciting area of design at the moment, with people going ever further to create packaging that’s clever as well as wowing its user.
Simply Fresh Foods has adopted a new system of combined stretch and shrink wrapping.
Trek Diagnostic Systems has reduced the labour cost for packing trays of antibiotics used in laboratory diagnostic tests.
