Emrich Packaging Machinery, tna and Swiss Pack will be exhibiting at the upcoming Auspack Plus 2013 to be held from May 7-10 at the Sydney Showground.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be heading to New Zealand on April 11 to run the new Introduction to Flexible Packaging and Bioplastics half-day training course held in conjunction with PAC.NZ.

The latest issue of Asia Pacific Packaging is now available online, as well as in print format.

To read the February 2013 issue online readers can click on the front cover on magazine on this page of the website, or go to asiapacificpackagingmagazine.realviewdigital.com to see the online version.

KBA has completed its large format line up with the launch of the new KBA Rapida 164, which succeeds the Rapida 162 and 162a series.

Toppan Printing of Japan has strengthened its packaging business focussing on flexible packaging with a new plant and new technology, and products to be developed aimed at the cultivation of overseas growth markets.

The Packaging Council of New Zealand will host a one-day seminar on the March 21 in Auckland, looking to bring together the latest thinking and case studies around sustainable packaging.

One of Australia’s leading label manufacturers and suppliers, Label Power, has expanded its high speed full variable colour printing operations with the addition of the Colordyne CDT-1600S Colour sheet-fed printer.

One of the leading global manufacturers of flexible packaging and coated products Exopack Holding has announced that executive chairman Jack Knott will return to the company in a full time capacity as the executive chairman and chief executive officer. In addition, Mike Alger, a member of Exopack’s Board of Directors and chairman of the Audit Committee, has been named the Company’s chief financial officer.

Global supplier of shrink management solutions Checkpoint Systems has announced a new enhanced performance (EP) anti-theft EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) food label for supermarkets that is certified to be microwave safe.

Tray sealing machines, high speed friction feeders, carton machines, high speed bagging equipment and x-ray machines and palletisers are just some of the things that will be showcased at Auspack Plus 2013 from May 7-10 while MPI Australia, Esko Australia and Paksmart Machinery are the latest round of exhibitors that will be bringing their products together under one roof at the Sydney Showground in Homebush.