Pierre Pienaar, president of the Australian Institute of Packaging, tells Catherine Pickavet that the way for the industry to stand out is its difference.

Hot-filled PET containers and palletising robots are high on Egyptian beverage producer Juhayna's production list.

Kimberly-Clark Australia has launched a range of cylindrical Kleenex Tubes and Aimee Chanthadaving finds out the reason behind the new design.

The winner was announced during the 2010 AIP National Conference dinner by APPMA vice chairman Mark Dingley.

SAFE Work Australia has published a follow-up report reviewing the literature on worker safety behaviour and the factors influencing workers’ understanding of the dangers of asbestos.

A well-known transport group grows fourfold over 10 years as a result of implementing a smart transport management system. By Anselm Waterfield.

LOCKHEED Martin has signed a memorandum of agreement with Ferra Engineering to establish a direct manufacturing facility in Australia to produce the JSF vertical tail.

Innovation Minister Kim Carr said the funds will allow Australian scientists to work with their Indian counterparts on research topics from agriculture to health.

Using 2 Gbit GDDR memory devices with GPU can double the frame buffer size of each GPU compared with 1 Gbit memory products.

The auction will feature a range of surplus equipment - some sourced from the Department of Defenc's six calibration equipment laboratories from around the country, which were recently closed.

Its papers on VLSI describe the way current semiconductor technologies can benefit from performance-enhancing features.

Northern Star Resources has acquired the Paulsens gold mine in Western Australia from Intrepid Mines for a deal worth up to $40 million.

Former-Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones has been re-appointed to the position as a replacement for Geoff Wedlock, who was among the victims of the fatal aircraft crash in West Africa last week.

Australian port and rail infrastructure company, Asciano, has announced plans to simplify its corporate structure, which it claims will attract a broader range of investors, both domestically and internationally.

Sydney Ports says it will amend Statutory Port Charges from 1 July 2010, as well as implement an additional $10.00per TUE for all import and export containers in a bid to fund the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS).

The Defence Industry Policy Statement released by the Australian Government demonstrates an understanding of what is essential to good defence industry policy and will benefit defence manufacturers, according to the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).

Honeywell has acquired Matrikon for approximately $139 million; Matrikon will be integrated with the Advanced Solutions business of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS).

SHAMIC Sheetmetal (Aust) has made a stage one implementation of the Finn-Power Night Train FMS ‘lights out’ system.

TECPRO Australia says it has collaborated with Jeff Hill Plumbing to help a building material recycling plant suppress dust.

Smart Engineering & Technologies says preventative maintenance schedules are now available to all businesses, via service contractors.