Detection Technology Plc press release 15 October 2025 at 13:00 (EEST)

Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, today announced the launch of its AVA product family. This off-the-shelf, modular line scan detector series is designed to deliver superior imaging performance, versatility, and cost efficiency across security and industrial X-ray imaging applications.

The AVA family offers a comprehensive range of detector solutions optimized from value-level systems to premium line scanners. Applications range from entry-level urban security and high-speed aviation to advanced mining and sorting with high-definition TDI (Time Delay Integration) technology. AVA is available as complete subsystems that include detector boards, data combiner boards, software libraries, and all necessary accessories.

The performance of the AVA platform is based on a simplified hardware design combined with on-chip algorithms and the DT API (Application Programming Interface). Thanks to the DT API, a cross-platform solution is available for Windows, Linux, and ARM systems. Its dual-energy architecture integrates two scintillator layers with an embedded optimized filter for dual energy discrimination on a single PCB, cutting material use by 40% and improving robustness with fewer interfaces and stronger mechanical and electrical connections.

The value-segment detectors in the product family feature optimised scintillator structures and materials, enhancing both image quality and cost efficiency by reducing material requirements while improving signal performance. In contrast, the multi-row TDI option is designed for high-speed applications, ensuring exceptionally sharp, high-contrast penetration images even under demanding scanning conditions, such as logistics and e-commerce applications with high screening capacity requirements.

The AVA product family has been engineered for ease of integration, compact design, and durability in harsh imaging environments, while reducing energy consumption and minimizing carbon footprint. Its modular scalability supports shorter time-to-market and easy adaptation to different system setups. Designed for straightforward installation and maintenance, AVA ensures maximized uptime and lifetime across both basic and advanced applications.

“Our detector board platform enables both significant cost efficiency and application-optimized imaging performance,” said Tomi Fält, Director of Product Management at Detection Technology. “By combining simplified hardware design with advanced algorithms and a fully digitalized data path, the AVA product family helps our customers accelerate time-to-market while lowering total system costs. In the value segment, customers can achieve cost savings of up to 50% without compromising imaging performance.”

AVA is available globally and is backed by Detection Technology’s worldwide engineering and service support, ensuring reliable performance and customer care across all markets. With AVA, Detection Technology strengthens its position as a trusted partner in X-ray imaging solutions and supports global demand for efficient, scalable, and sustainable inspection systems.

All of the attendees at London Packaging Week, taking place at Excel London on 15 & 16 October 2025, will be thinking about what the next few decades hold for the industry. They will also be keenly focused on sustainability at a time when regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) are at the top of every business agenda.

One of the expert voices analysing both at the event will be Gillian Garside-Wight, director of consulting at packaging sustainability consultancy . She will be presenting Insights to Illuminate the Future of Packaging to 2050 on 15 October.

“What will packaging look like in the year 2050, and how should brands prepare today? Those are the big questions,” she notes. “Will it be all about technology, or the scarcity of resources in a world beset by climate change? There are so many different ways the future might go, and so much that we can do now to be ready.”

Building a better world for packaging: Aura’s origins

Aura was launched in 2022, uniting a team of experienced retail, technology and packaging consultants. It was created to build technology-first solutions to the key sustainability challenges faced by retailers, brand owners and manufacturers in packaging: from managing the complex value chain to dealing with conflicting stakeholder goals, and from lack of accurate data to keeping up with ever-evolving regulatory obligations.

As head of the consulting team, Garside-Wight develops packaging strategies, roadmaps, and sustainable packaging solutions to meet the needs of clients, consumers and the planet. At , she’ll unite that experience with in-depth research Aura has developed into what 2050 will look like for the industry.

“We carried out a deep dive into the macro forces reshaping packaging, from shifting consumer values and sustainability targets to global disruption and emerging technologies,” she explains. “We’re drawing on our proprietary foresight models to reveal how packaging can evolve into a driver of innovation, resilience, and brand value.”

A number of possible futures

Garside-Wight will be presenting and discussing four future scenarios that demonstrate four versions of the world in 2050, and how this will affect the world of retail and packaging. These are:

• Accelerated Evolution, an evolutionary scenario where we extend today’s trends into the future

• The High-Tech Future, which assumes the world fully embraces technological change, and leans into how tech and AI could transform consumer behaviour

• Recovering the Past, an analysis that explores consumers pushing back against the amount of tech they are exposed to, and against the influence it has on their lives

• The Tough Alternative scenario, which looks at the harsh reality of what happens if we fail to address climate, geopolitical, and technological challenges, to show why we’re all targeting change.

“By 2050, the world will be unrecognisable,” she highlights. “Just think. Almost ten billion people. Two-thirds of them crammed into cities. An ageing population. Asia steering the global economy. AI not just assisting us, but making decisions for us.

“In this future, climate change won’t be a warning – it will be an urgent reality. And packaging as we know it simply won’t survive.”

A changing climate will transform packaging

Over the coming decades, Garside-Wight notes, resource scarcity could be a defining challenge for the packaging sector.

“Are we going to see constraints on access to critical materials for manufacturing and packaging, such as fibre and polymers?” she asks. “We may see a shift towards brands and retailers using the materials that are the most readily available, rather than those that are the most suitable for a particular product.

“Not to mention, access to daily essentials and critical materials like water, food, and packaging materials will be severely constrained. In flood-prone regions of the globe, humidity-resistant solutions will have to protect essential goods, while insulated packaging ensures medicines remain viable in extreme weather conditions.”

What happens if technology takes over?

In addition, Garside-Wight explains, in the High-Tech Future world dominated by technology, packaging is set to become interactive, offering tutorials, product data and personalised overlays.

“AI-driven factories could autonomously customise packaging in real-time, tailored to consumer preferences,” she says. “Meanwhile, digital overlays may replace traditional labels, displaying information in the consumer’s native language and highlighting relevant details like allergens, usage instructions and sustainability credentials.”

If physical retail spaces are reimagined as experiential hubs rather than traditional shopping destinations, will we need today’s in-store packaging formats? Garside-Wight believes packaging will have to stand out on shelves in the future - through bold aesthetics, innovative formats, interactive experiences and tactile elements that enhance the in-store experience.

The future of packaging could be local and circular

“Our analysis revealed that the world is already seeing more consumers keen to purchase from localised and circular supply chains,” Garside-Wight reveals. “Looking forward to 2050, that could lead to more packaging materials sourced from natural, locally available resources such as seaweed, mushroom and wood fibres.

“It would be no surprise to see manufacturers turning to locally sourced, low-cost materials and even mining landfills for waste to repurpose.

“In fact,” she adds. “We could look forward to a future of reusable, refillable containers for groceries, frozen food and dairy that are seamlessly integrated with retailers. A world where ecommerce and take-away logistics operate backhaul returnable systems at scale.”

Packaging will drive the circular economy by 2050

As circular systems start to dominate the packaging industry, Garside-Wight argues that reusable and refillable solutions will have to become standard practice:

“Circular solutions using existing materials will dominate to reduce resource use and minimise waste where infrastructure is lacking. Our research has already found that 88% of UK consumers think businesses should be doing more to instruct people on how to properly recycle their packaging.”

And what more does the future hold? New technologies such as smart labels and digital tracking will build supply chain transparency and accountability, while localised materials and solutions will reflect regional regulations and consumer preferences.

“It’s not a question of planning for the next three years, but the next three decades,” Garside-Wight says. “Global retailers and brands need to assess their packaging requirements on a macro and micro level to survive and thrive through seismic shifts in global supply chains, increasing sustainability demands and ever-changing consumer expectations. And no matter what the future holds, they will need guidance, support and comprehensive data on their packaging.”

Brands and retailers are already planning today for the demands and vicissitudes of tomorrow, and London Packaging Week 2025 will be a key forum for them to analyse and prepare for what lies ahead. To hear directly from Gillian Garside-Wight and other industry leaders, and to explore the future of packaging to 2050 and even beyond,  to attend London Packaging Week on 15 & 16 October at Excel London.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, launches a breakthrough innovative solution for the coffee pod market, GreenPod Home, which has received the official OK compost HOME certification from TÜV Austria. 

The certification confirms that GreenPod Home range can break down and biodegrade in domestic conditions, leaving no toxic residues or persistent microplastics behind. It enables converters and brand owners to develop GreenPod solutions that consumers can compost at home. 

GreenPod Home portfolio will be compatible with all common converting lines and will offer optimal brewing performance. 

“Demand for sustainable alternatives drives innovation in coffee markets. Although Ahlstrom was already able to offer industrially compostable solutions to the market, this home compostable patent-pending solution is a major step forward that reinforces Ahlstrom’s strong credentials in biodegradable fiber-based solutions for coffee applications,” says Patrice Blanc, Head of R&D at Ahlstrom. 

“Aligned with Ahlstrom’s sustainability priorities and incoming stronger regulations within the food packaging industry, we are committed to becoming the market reference in sustainability and to offer our customers a complete portfolio of heat-sealable and non-heat-sealable home compostable tea and coffee solutions,” says Philippe Sevoz, Vice President, Beverage and Casing. 

For more information, please contact:  Gianmaria Pavan, Head of Sales, Beverage & Casing, specialties@ahlstrom.com

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San Francisco, USA – , a world-leading food innovation platform and Givaudan entity, celebrates the success of its third annual Growth Hack, focused on healthy nutrition. The initiative brought together more than 50 start-ups, 7 global corporates and food system enablers, pooling resources to accelerate innovation across beverages, snacking and center-of-plate solutions.

Against the backdrop of rising obesity rates——and growing scrutiny of ultra-processed foods, MISTA’s 2025 Growth Hack has shown how curated collaboration can deliver real impact. Over twelve weeks of intensive exploration, members co-created more than 15 breakthrough food and beverage concepts designed to address consumer needs for the next generation of healthy and delicious food and beverage products.

The results were unveiled on 8 October at MISTA’s Healthy Nutrition Demo Day in San Francisco, where over 200 food and beverage leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs gathered. The day-long program included expert panels, technology showcases, market insights and prototypes created with Growth Hack innovations. The evening culminated with a reception featuring animal-free culinary creations by renowned .

Scott May, Head of MISTA, says: “The future of food will not be defined by one breakthrough but by how well we work together. This year’s Growth Hack demonstrated that with curiosity, collaboration and the right technologies, we can create products that nourish both people and the planet—without compromising on taste, safety or accessibility.”

Combining the deep industry knowledge and expertise of leading ingredient producers , , and , technology suppliers ,  and , CPG leader , and an array of progressive start-ups, MISTA sets the stage for radical collaboration and the co-creation of pioneering, forward-thinking solutions with elite nutrition levels.

Examples of innovation included:

• Power Start Breakfast Burrito – a delicious, high-protein, low-fat, animal-free way to start the day.
• Smart Nougat – a low-carb, high-fiber, indulgent snack that supports brain and gut health.
• Blue Wave Brain Shot – a vibrant, ocean-inspired smoothie shot that nourishes the brain.

Industry leaders echoed the importance of working together. “The MISTA Growth Hack is the platform where all kinds of players can come together and collaborate,” said Alexandre Bastos, Head of Front-End Innovation, Ventures & Competitive Intelligence at Givaudan.“It is not only about the technologies or ingredients but the sense of community that drives systemic change.”

As part of its mission to transform the global food system, MISTA will continue to spark ideas and design food solutions that will inspire future products for years to come.

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