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PACKAGING & PROCESSING WEEK 2014
am pleased to advise that the AIP and the APPMA have formally agreed to work together to introduce Packaging & Processing Week each year alongside AUSPACK, and in alternate years the AIP National Conference. The idea of Packaging & Processing Week is to bring the two associations members and the wider industry together on a regular basis and to allow additional educational activities for everyone: as well as improved networking opportunities between the two groups. The concept of Packaging & Processing Week started successfully alongside AUSPACK 2013 and in 2014 it will be held in June alongside the AIP National Conference. APPMA members and AUSPACK exhibitors are invited to exhibit, and partner with the AIP National Conference to showcase their innovations and solutions. All APPMA Members and AUSPACK exhibitors are also invited to attend the conference as delegates on the 17th and 18th of June and the dinner on the 17th of June. We hope that Packaging & Processing Week - which is a term that AIP and APPMA will use exclusively - continues to grow each year to become the premier event annually in the industry. Stay tuned for more on Packaging & Processing Week 2015 and the re-designed National Technical Forums alongside AUSPACK 2015. Ralph Moyle MAIP National President
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t is with great sadness that we extend our deepest sympathies to Keith Pearson, WPO General Secretary, on the sudden passing of his loving wife, Melita. Melita fell ill at their holiday home in South Africa in January and passed away peacefully on 26 February 2014. She will be remembered for her devotion to WPO through Keith’s work while he served 2 terms as WPO President and in his current role. Many had the privilege of meeting Melita in Sydney at the WPO meeting in May 2013. All who met her knew they were in the company of a warm, caring, elegant lady, always interested in others. She will be sorely missed by many in the packaging fraternity.
AIP MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS NOW DUE
Just a friendly reminder that AIP membership renewals are now due. Should you need another copy of your invoice please email mark@aipack.com.au
NEW MEMBERS The AIP would like to welcome the following new Members... Alysha Baggett Saska Bolesnikov Mario Buchs Julie (Ju Kyung) Cho Hylton Hodes Mark Juzva Tracey Low James Magee Mary Millikan Mathew Pugh Philip Schoofs Joon-Yip Wong
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REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN 40 SPEAKERS. 7 COUNTRIES. TWO DAYS.
2014 AIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE: PACKAGING & INNOVATION EXCELLENCE TUESDAY 17TH AND WEDNESDAY THE 18TH OF JUNE
PACKAGING & PROCESSING WEEK Sofitel Wentworth, 61-101 Phillip Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000 USA
Richard Smith FAIP Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific – ANZ
Ralph Moyle MAIP AIP
Dr Carol Lawrence Phd, MAIP UPM Raflatac Oceania
Rick Fox PMMI
Dr Helen Lewis FAIP RMIT University
Mark Dingley Matthews Intelligent Identification
Antony Conway Esko
Ben Knight Hannapak
Thomas L Schneider, CPP WPO
Bryan McKay FAIP Campbell Arnott’s
Jason Goode MAIP Simplot Australia
Neil Highfield MAIP Caps and Closures
Nicolas Georges Mondelēz International
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Massimo Annaratone Gualapack Packaging System
Frank Bova Dip.Pkg. Tech. FAIP Kimberly-Clark Australia
Zdenka Fuller NSW Government - Health Share
Bassam Hallak MAIP Avery Dennison
Claude D’ Amico MAIP Innovia Films
Paul Taulien Sidel Group
Bruce Gunn MAIP GunnLab
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Peter Snopko Packaging Resources & Development
Brad Malcolm MAIP O-I Asia Pacific
Dr Steve Mirams Qenos
Doug Kunneman NatureWorks
Peter Lockrey H.B. Fuller
Nina Cleeve-Edwards Dip.Pkg. Tech. MAIP Nestlé Oceania
Stephen Barter MAIP Pro Technical Plastic Manufacturing Solutions
Mark Vergauwen NatureWorks
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DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LATEST AIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2014 ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND ANY EVENTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND To register to attend any of the events simply email info@aipack.com.au or visit the events page on www.aipack.com.au
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SPC ARDMONA SITE VISIT LIMITED SPOTS! When: Where: Time:
Wednesday 2nd of April SPC Ardmona, Shepparton 12.00 noon
BANDAG SITE VISIT LIMITED SPOTS!
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When: Wednesday 9th of April Where: Bandag, Wacol Time: 10.00 am
AWH SITE VISIT LIMITED SPOTS! When: Where: Time:
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Monday 12th of May AWH, Rocklea 9.00 am
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PACKAGING AND LABELLING (LEGAL) HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE
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When: Wednesday the 14th of May Where: Oatlands Golf Course Club House Time: 10.00 am Presenter: Sharon Givoni Principal Solicitor, Sharon Givoni Consulting This half-day training course will provide attendees an overview of important considerations relating to packaging, labelling and Intellectual Property laws. It will be an interactive session that will also provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss legal packaging and IP concerns that arise in their own businesses.
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MEET AUTHOR OF PACKAGING A PUNCH
NSW
When: Wednesday the 14th of May Where: Oatlands Golf Course Club House Speakers: Gwen Blake, Managing Director, Boxer & Co Come on a packaging design journey with Gwen as she creates a piece of packaging, taking the necessary legal requirements into account on the way. Insights and industry examples will be used to highlight challenges at each step of the journey. Sharon Givoni Principal Solicitor, Sharon Givoni Consulting The presentation aims to be interactive to allow for audience participation with take away checklists and goodies so that all attendees can gain first-hand experience as to how this area of law works in practice and how it impacts on their business directly.
INTRODUCTION TO EXTRUSION BLOW MOULDING HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE
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When: Wednesday the 28th of May Where: Mt Ommaney Hotel Time: 10.00 am Presenter: Stephen Barter MAIP The course will discuss how to make this an essential component to the delivery of products to the Consumer by adding value to the function and reducing the bottle cost as part of the overall package. Attendee’s will gain an insight into the Extrusion Blow Moulding process and how they can make better packaging decisions that will increase the success rate of new product introduction and how existing products can be refined to improve performance from the Moulding shop, filling through to the Consumer experience.
AIP NATIONAL CONFERENCE 40 SPEAKERS. 7 COUNTRIES When: Where: What:
NSW
Tuesday 17th and Wednesday the 18th of June Packaging & Processing Week Sofitel Wentworth 61-101 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000 The biennial AIP National Conference is the largest packaging conference of its kind in Australia and New Zealand and is run by industry for industry. The AIP National Conference has been leading the way in professional and personal development for decades.
LABELLING & MATCHING THE LABEL WITH THE PACKAGE HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE
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When: Wednesday the 23rd of July Where: UPM Raflatac, Braeside, VIC NEW COURSE + SITE VISIT Time: 10.00 am Presenter: Dr Carol Lawrence Phd, MAIP Environment & Sustainability Specialist UPM Raflatac Oceania This half-day training course is designed to give a comprehensive guide to labelling and how to navigate through the myriad of options available for each style of packaging. The course will provide an understanding of the types of adhesives and their properties, which have been designed with specific selection criteria in mind, is key to the selection of the right label: Permanent, removable, repositionable and wash-off adhesives and chemical composition of adhesives and approvals for use on foods/ pharmaceuticals.
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DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LATEST AIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2014 ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND ANY EVENTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND To register to attend any of the events simply email info@aipack.com.au or visit the events page on www.aipack.com.au
LABELLING & MATCHING THE LABEL WITH THE PACKAGE HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE
NZ
When: Wednesday the 24th of September Where: ASB Showgrounds, Epsom Auckland Time: 10.00 am Presenter: Dr Carol Lawrence Phd, MAIP Environment & Sustainability Specialist UPM Raflatac Oceania How do you select the right type of label to suit the package and carry the product branding from the filling and labelling line right through to the consumer? Self-adhesive labelling has evolved as the most widely used method of NEW product decoration, being innovative and COURSE versatile for such a wide variety of packages. This half-day training course is designed to give a comprehensive guide to labelling and how to navigate through the myriad of options available for each style of packaging.
FOODTECH PACKTECH COME & SEE THE AIP ON STAND 2037 When: Where: Time:
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23rd to 25th of September ASB Showgrounds Auckland, New Zealand 9.00 am
Foodtech Packtech is the most important trade event for the New Zealand Food Technology and Packaging Technology industries. This biennial event gives you the opportunity to come face-to-face with the experts behind the key innovations entering the New Zealand market. Foodtech Packtech will showcase the freshest ideas, latest technologies and the newest developments entering the Food Technology and Packaging Technology market. www.foodtechpacktech.co.nz
INDUSTRY EVENTS When: 8th to 14th May 2014 Where: Dusselldorf, Germany 2,700 exhibitors from more than 60 countries will present their latest ideas, innovate concepts and technological visions at interpack. - not only in equipment and machinery for packaging and processing, but also in production tools for packaging materials, materials themselves, and services for the entire industry. www.interpack.com
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2014 APPMA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON comprehensive, and provides an opportunity to study the principles of packaging, packaging materials and packaging processes. According to Mark Dingley, Chairman of the APPMA, the Annual Scholarship Program is a unique opportunity for a packaging engineer to attain a Diploma in Packaging Technology and further their education in the packaging industry.
2013 Winner: Jamie Schellebeck MAIP
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he Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), are pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the sixth annual scholarship program which will enable a packaging engineer the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology to the value of over $9000. The Diploma in Packaging Technology is an internationally recognised Level 5 foundation qualification that will prepare students to take responsibility for packaging operations at any level through the supply chain. The qualification is
“The APPMA has been offering this educational program now for six years and we have been very pleased with the calibre of winners; all of whom are busy completing their Diplomas as we speak,” Mr Dingley said. Jamie Schellebeck MAIP, who was 2013 scholarship winner, is a Packaging Engineer at Amcor Fibre Packaging. “Winning the scholarship in 2013 was a wonderful opportunity for me and I am eager to gain more technical expertise in the packaging industry by undertaking the Diploma in Packaging Technology. I look forward to graduating from the course in a few years.” Mr Schelleback said. Mr Ralph Moyle, MAIP, National President of the AIP, added that the AIP is at the forefront of packaging
training and education in Australasia; helping to shape the careers of generations of packaging professionals - from packaging technologists to international packaging business leaders along with a host of people in associated disciplines - sales and marketing, purchasing, production and environment. “The Diploma in Packaging Technology is an internationally recognised Degree that will provide exemplary skills to graduates and we commend the APPMA for their longterm commitment to educational growth within the packaging industry. We encourage all packaging engineers in Australia to apply.” Mr Moyle said. Application forms are now available for the APPMA 2014 Scholarship program and can be accessed by emailing appma@appma.com.au or info@aipack.com.au or visiting either www.appma.com.au or www.aipack. com.au Submissions must be received by Close of Business on Friday the 11th of April with the 2014 winner being announced as a part of Packaging & Processing Week which will be held alongside the AIP National Conference on Tuesday the 17th and Wednesday the 18th of June at the Sofitel Sydney.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 11TH OF APRIL CLICK HERE FOR AN APPLICATION FORM
2012 Winner: Anna Roland
2011 Winner: Jude Van der Zalm
2010 Winner: Natalie Quarrell
2009 winner: Rebecca Du
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WOOLWORTHS SHELF-FRIENDLY PACKAGING (SFP) TRAINING WRAP UP
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ver 90 packaging technologists, engineers and designers came together for the 2014 AIP/IGD Shelf Friendly Packaging training which was held across two states and four Woolworths sites over the last two weeks. NEW DC SFP Training Introduced – Minchinbury RDC and Hume (Broadmeadows) RDC The AIP introduced the Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) SFP training this year to focus on SFP performance through the DC’s and this training was a huge success. SFP causes problems when transit and DC performance is compromised to achieve ‘The 5 Easies’ for store and shopper. Regional Distribution Centres are one of the least accessible and understood parts of the chain for packaging technologists and this training showed them the true rigours of their SFP designs in DC’s. With this new understanding the packaging technologists who attended this training can now apply their influence and expertise
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to ensure transit and DC performance is not compromised by their SFP. In-Store SFP Training – Preston and West Ryde Continuing on from the training that the AIP has been running for over 6 years now, the In-Store training focused on SFP performance through the last 50 metres in Woolworths stores. SFP that achieves ‘The 5 Easies’ for store and shopper has the potential to increase the productivity of scarce replenishment labour; improve on-shelf availability and appearance; and increase sales and loyalty. Many packaging technologists have not seen their SFP designs in distribution and on shelf. Many have not experienced its functionality in-store and many stores have yet to see fully fit-for-purpose SFP designs coming through. This training showed the technologists the good, the bad and the ugly SFP designs currently on the market and allowed them to go away and develop true fit-forpurpose SFP designs.
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The AIP would like to take this opportunity to thank Woolworths for their continued support of this program and to James Tupper, ECR Learning & Change Manager, IGD, who came out from the United Kingdom to run the training. A huge thank you must go out to the Woolworths management team - Rod Evenden, Brad Moffatt, Daniel Marks, Lynda Heeley and Michael Romanous for working with us for many months to ensure this program was successful. A special thanks to the store managers and staff at Preston and West Ryde Supermarkets and the Hume (Broadmeadows) and Minchinbury DC for all of their hard work during the training sessions and for allowing the AIP to take over their stores and DC’s. These teams went above and beyond during the last two weeks for the AIP members.
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AIP NZ MEMBERS VISIT FRUCOR BEVERAGES
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IP NZ Members recently visited Frucor Beverages in Auckland. A huge thank you must be extended to Alistair Sayers MAIP, Packaging Manager R&D, who kindly hosted the visit with his team. The attendees were split into two groups so that they received a personalised packaging touch and they had the opportunity to ‘walk the line’ to view noncarbonated beverage lines PET filling lines, can lines, and a PET blow fill line. The visit also included discussions about how Frucor ensures their manufacturing is effective to support the packaging aspirations of it marketing team/s. Stay tuned for more site visits in NZ in 2014!
AFGC STATE OF INDUSTRY REPORT UPDATE
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ueensland Branch recently ran a technical lounge with Tanya Barden, Director Sustainability, Trade and Innovation, Australian Food & Grocery Council, who discussed the latest State of Industry Report that was released in late 2013. Tanya provided some wonderful insight into the changing face of industry and there were many questions at the end of her presentation. The AIP would like to thank Tanya and the AFGC for their continued support of the Institute.
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According to the AFGC report our industry is under pressure from rising costs and retail price deflation. Consumer confidence has been subdued and overall economic growth is weak. Unsurprisingly, against this backdrop, the food and beverage sector grew by only 0.3 per cent in 2011-12; while the grocery and the fresh produce sectors actually contracted by 3.4 per cent and 0.7 per cent respectively. Employment across the industry contracted slightly. However, food, beverage and grocery manufacturing remains in healthier shape than most of Australia’s manufacturing sector. It accounts for over one quarter of total manufacturing in Australia and almost one third of all manufacturing jobs. This year’s State of the Industry report shows an industry stabilising after sharp contractions in recent years, with some encouraging signs for the future.
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Capital investment in food product manufacturing increased by more than 26 per cent to $2.5 billion in 2011-12 as organisations increased investment in productivity initiatives such as automation and other cost reduction programs. Such investment may also be driven by emerging opportunities in the Asian market. It is widely recognised that the significant and growing middle class across Asia provides an opportunity for Australia to provide high quality, premium, processed and packaged food to Asian consumers in addition to our traditional exports of agricultural commodities. The AFGC report shows solid export growth in processed food and beverages, and Australia’s trade surplus in substantially transformed food and beverage products has now increased for four successive years including 2012-13. For access to the report please visit www.afgc.org.au
AIP SCHOLARSHIP WINNER GRADUATES FROM CERTIFICATE IN PACKAGING
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he AIP are pleased to announce that Andrew U’Ren, who was one of the AIP Scholarship winners through the Southern Cross Awards program in 2011 has graduated from the Certificate in Packaging. Andrew U’Ren spoke to the AIP about the opportunity that the scholarship offered him to further his packaging education...
“In 2011 I was awarded the AIP Scholarship to undertake the Certificate in Packaging
as a part of the Southern Cross Packaging Awards program. As a graphic design student the opportunities of the Certificate in Packaging allowed me to expand on my knowledge of packaging in specific areas of interest. Being an on-line based course presented challenges that can often thwart a students learning experience, whilst staying focused, but the AIP provided me with fantastic mentors from the packaging industry who not only provided me with a wealth of information but who also helped me stay positive and active. Learning new and unknown material on-line is very different compared to learning in a classroom with a lecturer.
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In 2013 I successfully completed the course through various site visits to factories that manufacture packaging materials, keeping in contact via email and skype with AIP mentors, sourcing packaging text books courtesy of the AIP, asking questions and having work proof read by industry personnel. Design students who have a key interest in packaging often do not possess fundamental knowledge of pack structure or packaging materials. The Certificate in Packaging provides students with the chance to broaden their interests in new areas of packaging. Currently I am using my Certificate in Packaging along with my Degree in graphic design to seek employment in the packaging industry where I hope to liaise graphic design with pack function. If you would like to find out more about Andrew U’Ren and his skills please email andrewuren@live.com
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NSW PARMALAT SITE VISIT WRAP UP
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IP NSW Members recently attended a site visit at Parmalat in Lidcombe. The site visit was designed for AIP Members to gain an understanding of how white and flavoured milk is manufactured from processing to distribution. A huge thank you to the team at Parmalat for a most informative event.
VUT NEEDS AIP MEMBER ASSISTANCE
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embers, we have an academic institution in Melbourne – Victoria University where there is a range of services and skills that serves the packaging industry well. However like many tertiary institutions in Australia they are under pressure for support and government funds. The AIP has previously supported VUT and they have supported us. Many of you would have an interest in migration of chemicals through packaging materials as well as the migration of nano particles. VUT has brought to our attention that they now have a PhD student who will be starting with them in a few months and he will be working on a project to study the migration of chemicals from packaging. In addition, VUT have a small pilot project running at the moment to look at the migration of nanoparticles from packaging with the National Measurement Institute. VUT will be looking to expand this into an ARC Linkage project next year. VUT have requested if any companies who might like to be involved in either or both projects to contact them. Key contact is: Dr Marlene Cran, Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Ph. 03 9919 7642.
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IT’S OK TO FAIL, JUST DO IT FAST Packaging News PKN - March 2014
Turning to the facility, delegates enjoyed a whistle-stop tour of the centre to see some of the world-class technology and systems in place, including the design lab, virtual store and sensorium (the chocolate pilot lines, however, were strictly off-limits). AIP Victorian chairman, Michael Grima, has been closely involved on the project, consulting on the development of the design lab. And for the packaging technologists in the group, this hi-tech area was of particular interest.
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hat the AIP site visit to Australia’s world-class Food Innovation Centre located at Mondelez International’s Ringwood facility was oversubscribed was hardly a surprise. Since the opening of the first phase of the centre in February last year, there’s been much talk about its value and benefit to the wider industry. The centre represents the company’s biggest ever Australian investment in world best-in-class technology and innovation. It’s the largest centre of its kind in Australia and one of the biggest in the Asia Pacific region. It is also staffed by the largest food R&D team in Australia, with over 100 food innovators co-located on site. And it’s not just for the benefit of Mondelez. The innovation centre has been established as part of a program funded by the Victorian Government to build a brighter future for the local food manufacturing industry, with sights set specifically on developing new products for export into the burgeoning Asian market. The idea behind it is to share best practice innovation collaboratively with small and medium-sized enterprises in order to unlock consumer insights, innovate and commercialise globally-competitive products for the local and export markets. The premise is that large multinationals can learn from entrepreneurs who are flexible and nimble when it comes to generating new ideas, but who in turn can benefit from the scale a company like Mondelez can offer when it comes to commercialising a new concept. An important part of the program is to attract, develop and retain talent in food innovation and manufacturing, and to this end the centre has developed a higher education partnership with the University of Melbourne and has introduced a formal qualification in the form of a Master of Food and Packaging Innovation with anticipated start in Semester 2 2014. “It’s vital that we develop the next generation of food and packaging innovators,” Angeline Achariya, General Manager, who runs the centre, told the AIP audience. “We need to turn food technologists into innovators, equipping them with the necessary skills in leadership and entrepreneurship.”
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Equipped with all the tools to enable rapid visual-tofunctional prototyping (CAD, 3D printing), the lab allows the marketing, consumer insights and R&D teams to test a number of concepts and prototypes, before choosing the winners to take into the new product development (NPD) process. It also facilitates the development of prototypes for cost optimisation on current products and packaging. Also of high interest was the virtual store, designed to help innovators quickly test and trial many different in-store changes prior to physical execution in store: shelf layout; pack design/labelling; and optimal location of displays or activations in store. Incorporated in the virtual store facility, although still in the early phases of testing, is eye-tracking technology which ‘watches’ how consumers ‘shop’ in the virtual store, identifying what packaging attracts their attention on shelf and how long it holds their attention. Tour over, the group gathered to hear Nicolas Georges’ take on the new development. In a word, he’s excited. In his role as Director Premium Chocolate & Dairy, Research & Development, Asia Pacific, he sees the promise of the project. He said the centre had the potential to “reignite the food industry” and “make a real difference” so that “we can turn up the dial on the Australian food industry’s ability to compete in the Asia Pacific region”. He said that while it might seem wrong for competitors to collaborate, he believes it’s the only way forwardto create a stronger talent pool. “We need to find what unites us, what will make the sum of the parts stronger as we develop talent that will make this industry a truly competitive player.” He said cost and risk are the two biggest enemies of innovation. The Food Innovation Centre reduces both of these dramatically, and it’s important for industry to start thinking of ways they can the use the centre to help their businesses grow. The next stage of the project will be to build the facility on a larger scale, adjacent to the Mondelez factory, but entirely separate. This larger facility, to which the food industry will have access, is due to open in August this year. PKN Packaging News will publish a more detailed article on the food innovation centre in the upcoming May-June print issue, due out early May. Published with Permission by Packaging News PKN
AIP HELPS PACKAGING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GET UP TO SPEED Packaging News PKN - March 2014
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t its foundations, The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is an educational body with a broad mission to impart packaging expertise to the wider industry. So, early in 2013, the AIP worked with the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) board to develop an opportunity of fostering education in developing countries. PKN Packaging News invited Pierre Pienaar FAIP, Education Director of the AIP to explain a little bit about the inititiave... Nigeria leapt at the offer and completed its first Packaging Technology residential training program (RTP) in Lagos in August last year. The success of this first undertaking to address a serious need in Africa then prompted the African Packaging Organisation (APO) and WPO to continue providing education and support throughout developing countries. The AIP committed to offering similar training over the next 12 months in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, China and Bangladesh. The job is complex and has only just begun, stated AIP education director, Pierre Pienaar, “but the rewards along the way for ALL involved will be big and long lasting.” Pienaar is the spearhead of the AIP’s first 2014 international packaging workshops and training course, which have been organised in conjunction with the Indonesian Packaging Federation
and the WPO and will take place in Indonesia in March. The event comprises two parallel workshops in Bali - class discussions from 5-7 March and a visit on 8 March to the Food, Hotel & Tourism Expo in Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre. The workshops aim to equip participants with greater in-depth knowledge to tackle the challenges facing the packaging industry in the current environment and to prepare them for competitive advantages emerging in the Asean Economic Community market. The packaging training course will help to strengthen participants in packaging capabilities, providing a level of insight and understanding of the packaging industry that adds real and measurable value to careers and businesses. Packaging Workshop A has a focus on paper board, rigid plastic packaging and labels, while Packaging Workshop B covers flexible packaging, tubes and paper board packaging. The packaging training course focuses on packaging technology and will be run by the AIP. PKN: What benefit does the AIP bring to this program? PIENAAR: On-going education is required at all levels of the global packaging spectrum, i.e. formal and informal sector. The AIP, in collaboration with WPO, has the knowledge, the resources, the first world experience
and the ability to share information and expertise. In fact, the AIP, as an educational institute, has an obligation to help further and foster packaging education and training in developing countries. PKN: Why Indonesia? PIENAAR: Developing countries need assistance in making things happen. Indonesia is keen to hold a RTP in Packaging Technology but do not have the means and resources, so it makes good sense for the AIP to help our neighbours achieve their goals. It really is a win-win scenario, the packaging people of Indonesia get training in their desired field and the AIP broadens their training program internationally and lends a helping hand to our global packaging family. PKN: And after Indonesia? PIENAAR: The AIP and the WPO are committed to furthering education in countries that in the past have not had the privilege of educational opportunities delivered on their doorstep and designed to suit their needs. These include China, Nigeria, Ghana and Vietnam in 2014. In China, the WPO is holding an RTP in Packaging Technology for those keen students who otherwise would not have had the opportunity of furthering their education in packaging. This will be a five-day program held from 14 –18 April in Hangzhou, which is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China.
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Hangzhou has an urban population of 6.2 million people. The course will include project work which must be presented on the final day of training to a panel of experienced packaging judges. After a most successful Packaging Technology training program held last year in Lagos, the Institute of Packaging Nigeria has now requested an RTP in Pharmaceutical Packaging where it is confident it can attract 50-60 students from the industry. The program will again take place over five days from 14 – 18 July in Lagos and will include visits to at least two pharmaceutical manufacturers for on-site training and exposure. This training will be delivered by the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and supported by the WPO as well as the African Packaging Organisation (APO).
Ghana will be offering RTP Packaging Technology training to members of the Institute of Packaging Ghana (IOPG) in Accra from 22 – 26 September. The course, to take place over five days, includes a visit to some converters and end users of packaging, where students will be shown practically how to apply that which they will have learned in the classroom. Class discussions will be encouraged and students are requested to bring packaging examples and challenges they are experiencing in their place of employment. After day one, students will be divided into teams and given a packaging project where they will need to look at all aspects of design, marketing, distribution, material science, engineering and sample creation of bringing a concept to market which includes costed data.
This project will be presented by the team to a panel on the final day and winners will be awarded for their diligent and focused presentations. An RTP in Vietnam is a first for WPO and a first for the Vietnamese Packaging Association where a five-day program will be held at the Trà Vinh University in Trà Vinh Town from 20 – 24 October. Trà Vinh is a province in the Mekong Delta. What a fantastic opportunity for the AIP to offer students in Vietnam this opportunity of learning in a classroom more about their industry and chosen field of work. The plan is to include some visits to converters and end users of packaging. This will be a unique opportunity for students to see and learn how to apply the theory of Packaging Technology. Lectures will include the packaging specific items associated with the Vietnamese industry, for example textiles and clothing.
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he first international packaging training course and workshop of 2014 offered by the Australian Institute of Packaging(AIP), in conjunction with the Indonesian Packaging Federation(IPF) and the World Packaging Organisation(WPO), took place in Indonesia from 5 -8 March 2014. The island nation of Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country and packaging is a vital part of its industry and economy. The training event comprised of two parallel workshops in Bali: class lecturing and discussions from 5-7 March and a visit on 8 March to the Food, Hotel & Tourism Expo in the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre. The workshop’s aim was to equip participants with
greater in-depth knowledge in order for them to tackle the challenges facing the packaging industry in their current environment and to prepare them for the competitive advantages emerging in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (ASEAN) Economic Community Market. The AIP Packaging Technology short, intensive training courses grow participants’ confidence in packaging capabilities, providing a level of insight and understanding of the packaging industry that adds real and measurable value to careers and businesses. Packaging Workshop A had a focus on paper board, rigid plastic packaging and labels, while Packaging Workshop B covered flexible packaging, tubes and paper board packaging.
It was a wonderful week of learning and sharing of experiences and challenges for all participants. In attendance were students from the various islands of Indonesia, from Singapore, China and Canada. Once again, the desire and the need for greater knowledge and up-to-date expertise in the science and technology of packaging was clearly evident. By far the majority of the students present were graduates in some field or other but their careers had found them associated with the packaging industry where they either feel overwhelmed or under-qualified or, by their own admission after a week’s training, in a new situation where they discovered that they “never knew what they didn’t know!!”
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All were enthusiastic with their new knowledge. Their final project presentations on the fourth day reflected a high standard of input and learning by the students. They were confident that their learning would make a significant difference in their workplace and in future decisions. As with many developing countries, the greatest challenge is the packaging of local foodstuffs as well as packaging for the informal sector. Developed countries can learn from packaging partners in the Asian nations. The majority of Indonesia’s population shops frugally for everyday food and personal needs at the traditional markets called the pasar. Crowded with small carts and lined with small stores, the pasar is a hive of activity. They sell every possible household good, some wrapped and many not when it comes to foodstuffs. Packaging is largely driven by consumer affordability.
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Much fresh produce is sold at the pasar where, if better knowledge of material selection coupled with the correct storage was used, much less meat, fresh fruit and vegetables would be wasted. Fresh produce is often exposed to the elements resulting in short shelf-life owing to ineffective storage and display conditions. The Jakarta Post (Aprilia, Nov 2013) reports that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of Indonesia (FAO) found in 2013 that approximately one third of the total food produced for consumption in Indonesia, amounting to 1.3 billion tons per year, is lost or wasted. Indonesia produces nearly three times more food than is consumed. Food wastage is an even higher percentage. This is a major global concern re poverty and greenhouse gas emissions and recyclability. This massive waste is due to food imports and is hugely influenced by the lack of effective packaging to preserve food. Surely there is a solution.
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Education from a very young age on the minimisation of food wastage is a great place to start. The AIP, in collaboration with WPO, are privileged to have been asked by Indonesia to help them tackle these important challenges by sharing knowledge and expertise with industry leaders. Similar training programs are scheduled for the following 12 months in Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Nigeria, Ghana and Bangladesh. The on-going aim of this teaching and learning is to equip more and more people with a better understanding of the impact, the effects and the power of appropriate packaging. The ubiquitous pack can be a friend or a foe but with greater knowledge on its role from design to reuse, our world could solve many of its problems. The future of packaging and education in this field is exciting. Pierre Pienaar MSc FAIP AIP Education Director
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PALLET LABELLING WHITEPAPER
ustralian Grocery Retailer Requirements is a GS1 Logistics Label to be placed on each fork entry side. Major retailers have said that the biggest emerging problem in their supply chain is incorrect SSCC Labelling. According to GS1, listed below are some of the major reporting criteria on pallet labels that vendors are measured against by major retail chains. • • • •
Label position incorrect No label in use Duplicated/Mismatch SSCC Damaged Label
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Will not Scan • Duplicated (SSCC number Under Stretch Wrap already used in last 12 months) Pallet Label on 1 side only Incorrect Product Label
Many production and packaging lines still hand print and apply pallet labels. While hand-apply maybe economical, it can cost the manufacturer a lot more if the pallet is rejected and returned. Also with stringent criteria on the SSCC label position, a high degree of accuracy is needed that is hard to achieve manually. Read this paper to find out how the above issues can be resolved. To download this whitepaper click here.
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ith one simple action, how do companies like Woolworths, Fonterra and SPC Ardmona help the environment, save money, support Australians in hard times and get their staff involved in their corporate social responsibility? Their staff put aside edible food that they cannot sell for FareShare to collect.
FareShare is a Victorian charity that started in 2000 and works with farmers, manufacturers, importers and supermarkets to divert food from landfill to charities helping people who are down on their luck. Businesses have surplus food for so many reasons. It may be close to its ‘Best Before’ date, the wrong shape, size, colour, have its packaging damaged or have labelling errors. FareShare runs Australia’s largest charity kitchen. Every week four paid chefs use this food to cook 20,000 free nutritious meals. But they don’t do it alone - they are supported by 450 volunteers. Once the meals are cooled, packaged and frozen they are distributed to more than 300 Victorian charities, for free. Rather than meat from a Woolworths supermarket, vegetables from the Footscray wholesale market and tinned tomatoes from SPC Ardmona go to landfill, they could go into a hearty pasta ragu. In May last year, FareShare fired up the ovens of its new Abbotsford kitchen. Since then it has doubled the number of meals its volunteers cook. Sealed-Air has supplied FareShare with free Cryovac bags for a number of years and since the launch of the new kitchen has substantially increased its support. Historically FareShare has cooked two types of meals: savoury pastries and ‘ready-to-eat’ meals such as casseroles, tagines, curries, pasta sauces - that are packaged with couscous, rice and pasta in Cryovac bags. However, FareShare is exploring expanding the range of meals and services it provides to Victorian charities and is keen to speak to packaging businesses. Recently the charity started a more customised free catering service for larger charities like St Vincent de Paul and the Asylum Seeker Resources Centre. FareShare has also been scaling up our schools breakfast program that supplies many disadvantaged primary schools with healthy nutritious food. If your business may be able to help the community by getting involved with FareShare, why not call Kellie Watson on 9428 0044 or 0438 560 893? FareShare is a charity funded by philanthropic, business and individuals. For more information go to www.fareshare.net.au and www.facebook.com/ fareshare.
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Beverage packaging – what’s next? packaging technologist llew stephens Faip* reviews trends in current and emerging liquid container formats and considers what’s on the horizon for beverage packaging.
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here are a multitude of packaging options available for beverages in the local market. When considered on a global scale the Australian market is small and has the challenge of significant transport distances. Producers also face a retail environment where margins for commodities are low and the retail market is dominated by two major players. Each pack option has its own market, environmental and process benefits but the industry also needs to consider the different needs a local milk bar has to a major retailer.
Bulk or commercial packs There are market constraints to the size of packs that can be considered for in-home use but the option of low pack weight per litre can make bulk packs an attractive environmental and cost option. Stand up two-litre pouches with taps haven’t impacted the traditional bag in box wine market and Lion’s recent successful foray into the in-home draught beer market with Tap King is a work in progress. The domestic adoption of coffee making machines for in-home use should serve as an indication of how fast technological innovation and what was previously regarded as commercial equipment can change a market if the end product proves to satisfy a consumer need.
cans Beverage cans available in the Australian market are usually two-piece aluminium in construction although there are small and diminishing volumes in three-piece steel cans. Cans are recyclable and recycled. Cans are generally lightweight and extremely good barriers to gas and moisture. Cans are ideal for carbonated products even under the added stress of tunnel pasteurisation. They also offer considerable real estate for marketers. Slimline cans and new smaller sizes have increased convenience and serve-size control and, with the recent addition of ink embossing and shaped or embossed cans, this pack format continues to provide innovation.
47.3% Glass recycling rate in australia (2012)
– Source: Australian Packaging Covenant, March 2013
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Self heating cans were a fad and can still be found in some niche camping markets; and we are yet to see a self cooling can in the local market because of the easy access to refrigeration.
Glass Glass containers are recyclable and recycled. Glass provides a good gas and moisture barrier with the right closure selection. Suitable for hot filling, carbonated pressures and tunnel pasteurisation. Weight reduction, product differentiation and premium products have been an industry focus for some years as a result of the adoption of rigid plastics. OI’s internal neck spiral is one recent innovation that hasn’t been widely adopted yet because, while aesthetically different, if offers minimal consumer benefit. The Australian market is well supplied by local manufacturers and imports. Glass is a significant player in the single serve market for carbonated products and juice where consumer demands, pricing and weight are not the main considerations. Switching from glass to PET can generate savings but you do need to be extremely wary of consumer reaction. The alternative is to adopt both formats like Waiwera and Coke have done while maintaining the iconic bottle image.
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paperBoard – Board/pe Polyethylene (PE) liquid paperboard can be recycled and the majority of the pack weight is made from renewable resources. Heat sealed gable-topped cartons offer litres per pallet and transport efficiencies that cylindrical beverage containers find hard to match. While the barrier properties of the material aren’t high, when compared with bottles, extended shelf life, cold chain compliance and cold fill aseptic options certainly make this a versatile pack format. The addition of screw caps for reseal, the large amount of printable space and highly automated filling equipment offer an insight into why the format is used so widely. Sadly the investment in equipment invariably locks in a pack footprint where the only option that can be varied is height.
paperBoard – pe/Board/Foil/pe Foil-lined liquid paperboards offer a relatively low cost entry into the cold fill aseptic market. While the material can be recycled it would need to be separated into its various components and this is not occurring in current Australian systems in any volume. A significant proportion of the material used is from renewable resources. Long shelf life and transport benefits from square footprints give an indication as to why our retailers continue to stock a range of large pack volume imported products in this format, especially in the juice category.
plasTics – FlexiBles Flexible pouches are unlikely to be recycled in significant numbers in Australia because of the need for mixed materials to meet packaging requirements but the material weight is still low when compared to a bottle. This pack format continues to be offered in the local market but the drawback is when you squeeze a pouch (and that is easy to do) a low viscosity liquid can easily spill out of the pack. The format is handy as a freezer brick for lunchboxes and if we ever see a pouch with a spout
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industry support. In-house stretch blow moulding for PET bottles can offer further savings to end users but it is a major investment in skills and equipment that requires significant throughput to justify and can hamper market agility if a major technology shift takes place. Rigid plastics have made significant inroads into carbonated soft drinks but there are consumer barriers that need to be overcome before beer and wine can make the switch. HDPE bottles continue to dominate the milk market with inhouse blow moulding operations being the standard for large volume producers.
it may be that extra strength is required in the grip area of the bottle if lightweighting is to be a consumer success and not just regarded as ‘cheap’.” with a valve in the local market then it should solve the spillage issue. The other option is to transfer the contents to a secondary container for consumption. Some liquids are more viscous (jellies, purees and yoghurts) and better served in a cup. The new Heinz single serve soup concentrate in a heat sealed tube is a typical example of a pack designed to be used with a cup as the final container. It is also a step change for the soup market.
plasTic – riGids Neck support filling and capping and lightweight plastic PET bottles with nitrogen droplet dispensing to maintain bottle rigidity have become the norm for still products. Bioplastics have been adopted by major global players and “shortie” design necks and caps have made savings for those able to adopt the technology. Recently, however, I have had discussions with several consumers who are starting to complain about the spillage that occurs when confronted with ultra light bottles and shortie caps, because the caps offer reduced grip area and the bottles collapse when squeezed. It may be that extra strength is required in the grip area of the bottle if lightweighting is to be a consumer success and not just be regarded as ‘cheap’. PET, HDPE and to some degree PVC bottle ‘in home’ recycling rates are good due to education and in the case of PVC significant
nexT up There are many very smart packaging technologists working in the beverage industry trying hard to make the next drink pack with technological advantage and consumer appeal. All companies are looking for the pack differentiation that will generate instant brand recognition and, in combination with the contents, more sales without having a significant impact on filling line efficiency. What decoration, functionality, material, closure or design format that these innovations will utilise are yet to be determined but the industry is waiting to see who will introduce the next successful step change. And more importantly, whether the market will support the new format over time? ■
*Llewelyn Stephens FAIP, has worked in the Australian food industry for leading brand owners for 40 years in QA, technical, OH&S, manufacturing, procurement and packaging development roles. He has been heavily involved in the AIP since 2002 and was awarded the prestigious Founder’s Awards in 2012 for his significant contribution to technology, design and innovation in the packaging industry.
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