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Smart security without downtime: the new standard for industry

Industrial companies balance productivity and resilience. Using the Purdue model, we demonstrate how better insight into processes and smart access management eliminate blind spots, strengthen continuity and make new obligations feasible without disrupting operations.

Improving product data quality with AI

GS1 is responsible for the exchange of product master data between manufacturers, retailers and other actors worldwide. They are widely regarded as the most qualitative source of product data information. Achieving and maintaining this level of data quality is often a time-intensive process. AE helped GS1 launch their Data & AI journey by integrating AI […]

From sustainable intention to circular reality: why it still too often goes wrong.

Much packaging is designed with the intention of being recyclable, but in practice it often ends up in incinerators or is exported outside Europe. What seems sustainable in theory does not achieve the circular potential we have in mind in practice. Overly complex packaging, collection methods, limited sorting options and economic barriers often cause good […]

Print meets digital: immersive expierences in packaging

Discover the power of print combined with digital technologies. With AR and VR, you can take your printed matter and packaging to the next level: they tell stories, evoke emotions and connect brands and consumers in a whole new way.

Reusing plastic food packaging without any worries: Is that possible?

The new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU 40/2025) sets ambitious targets for preventing packaging waste, including by encouraging the use of reusable packaging. In addition to the challenges of designing reusable packaging, the logistics chain (including reverse logistics), new business models and the like, ensuring food safety and quality also plays a crucial role. […]

EUDR in the packaging sector: how can FSC certification help?

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will soon come into force and will have an impact on anyone who works with paper, cardboard or wood. What exactly does this law entail? What will change for you? And how can an FSC certificate help? Bart Holvoet, director of FSC Belgium, explains at Empack.

Gen next: drivers & barriers

The new generation of consumers has radically different demands when it comes to products and brands. Do you understand what really drives them — and what holds them back? Here’s a hint: embrace their paradoxical behaviour.