Abstract: A method of erecting a carton from a blank, including: engaging the blank with a punch head against which the carton is formed, folding side portions of the blank against the punch head to form sides of the carton; folding outer portions of the side portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external side of the carton; folding end portions of the blank against the punch head to form end portions of the carton; folding outer portions of the end portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external end of the carton; and securing corner gussets formed between the side and end portions against sides or ends of the carton.

Abstract: A packaging for foodstuff, including a base blank adapted to be erected into a carton for containing the foodstuff therein, the base blank including a liner paper that forms an internal surface of the carton and which has a release coating applied thereto; a lid blank adapted to form a lid that is securable to the carton so as to enclose the foodstuff within the carton, the lid blank including a liner paper that forms an internal surface of the lid which has a release coating applied thereto such that at least a part of the lid blank remains uncoated to permit bonding of the lid to an uncoated surface of the carton, wherein, the release coating is contactable with the food stuff and capable of providing clean release therefrom.

Abstract: A method of erecting a carton from a blank, including: engaging the blank with a punch head against which the carton is formed, folding side portions of the blank against the punch head to form sides of the carton; folding outer portions of the side portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external side of the carton; folding end portions of the blank against the punch head to form end portions of the carton; folding outer portions of the end portions of the blank away from the punch head and against an external end of the carton; and securing corner gussets formed between the side and end portions against sides or ends of the carton.

Abstract: A packaging for foodstuff, including a base blank adapted to be erected into a carton for containing the foodstuff therein, the base blank including a liner paper that forms an internal surface of the carton and which has a release coating applied thereto; a lid blank adapted to form a lid that is securable to the carton so as to enclose the foodstuff within the carton, the lid blank including a liner paper that forms an internal surface of the lid which has a release coating applied thereto such that at least a part of the lid blank remains uncoated to permit bonding of the lid to an uncoated surface of the carton, wherein, the release coating is contactable with the food stuff and capable of providing clean release therefrom.

Abstract: A verification apparatus for testing a loop detection system or loop sensor comprises one or more verification loops (222, 203, 223, 204) for placing adjacent the loop sensor (401, 402) and impedance varying means (303, 304) for varying the impedance of the or each verification loop. The change in impedance may be caused to move along the apparatus so as to simulate the passage of a vehicle past the loop sensor.

Abstract: A roadside traffic monitoring system comprises a primary sensor for measuring a parameter of vehicles passing a measurement point and a secondary sensor for measuring the same parameter of vehicles as they pass the measurement point. The secondary sensor is able to measure the parameter to a higher level of accuracy than the primary sensor but only under certain predetermined conditions. The system further comprises a conditions sensor for determining when these predetermined conditions are met, enabling the secondary sensor to be used to calibrate the primary sensor.

Abstract: A method of assessing the accuracy of a roadside traffic monitoring station (TMS) (01) arranged to measure the speed and/or other parameters of vehicles passing a predetermined measurement point (132) adjacent the TMS (101) is disclosed. The method comprises measuring the speed of each vehicle passing the measurement point (132) using the TMS (101), measuring the moment in time that each vehicle passes the measurement point (132) using the TMS (101), and recording the measured speeds and times as data pairs.