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Category: PACKAGING
PACK EXPO LAS VEGAS 2017: MONDI barrier films offer American Market umprecedent product protection
Vienna, September 2017 – Striving to protect product aroma and scent against external contamination, Mondi Consumer Packaging promotes its latest industrial barrier film solutions at PACK EXPO Las Vegas (25-27 September 2017). Highlights at booth S-6715 include a range of pre-formed tubes and bags that provide greater product protection and improved material stability. The North American …
i-mold at Fakuma 2017: Space-saving gate inserts, hot runner nozzles and linear actuators; time-saving hot runner halves
Erbach/Germany, August 2017 – At Fakuma 2017, i-mold presents new products for moldmakers that help to save both design space and time. Included in the company’s exhibits are smaller tunnel gate inserts for low shot weights, hot runner nozzles for closer cavity spacings, easy-to-install “Fast Half” hot runner systems, and low-height linear drives for linear …
UPM Raflatac collaborates with magic add to launch rafmore smart label solution
UPM Raflatac launches an innovative new solution for brand promotion, protection and logistics applications.
QIPC’S Intelligent bar sensor at LABELEXPO
Oosterhout, August 2017 – The IBS-100 (Intelligent Bar Sensor – 100 % full inspection) is the first product resulting from the acquisition of the assets of INTRO International by Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC).
Hot Industry Topics Addressed on the Innovation Stage at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO
The Innovation Stage at PACK EXPO Las Vegas and, the co-located, Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept. 25–27; Las Vegas Convention Center) will feature 46 Innovation Stage sessions across four stages, featuring new technology and advances from all segments of the packaging and processing market.
Digital printing adds “WoW” to wood
Photographic-quality decoration on wood is now a reality. Quadpack Impressions, the decorating plant of Quadpack Industries, is achieving the highest levels of quality using digital printing. Teaming up with Technotraf Wood Packaging, the plant’s decoration experts are experimenting with techniques and special inks to achieve results on wooden components that inject real ‘wow’ factor to …
ISPE Award for Cook Pharmica with OPTIMA System Technology:
One of the most prestigious international prizes for pharmaceutical equipment and innovations, the “Facility of the Year Award” (FOYA), was given to the American business organization Cook Pharmica in 2017 for the “Flexible Filling Line” (FFL).
LECTA to participate at DRINKTEC 2017
Lecta will present innovations in its specialty papers at this leading international event for the beverage industry.
Pack Expo Las Vegas: Marchesini Group launches the new Dumek brand into the American cosmetic packaging market
The Marchesini Group will be taking part in Pack Expo Las Vegas from 25th to 27th September. The Group will be premiering the new continuous motion horizontal cartoner MA 400 and the vacuum turbo-emulsifiers TURBO-MEK 150 by Dumek (a new brand of the Marchesini Group and specialized manufacturer of processing machines, such as turbo emulsifiers …
PROCTER & GAMBLE Takes next step forward in commitment to consumer safety with new liquid laundry pac tub that includes HARDER-TO-OPEN CHILD-GUARD™ lid
Child-Resistant Closures to Be Available for All P&G Laundry Pacs
KM Launches latest lidding film for demanding applications
One of the most effective solutions to food waste is good packaging: on average, packaging protects ten times more resources (in the food it encloses) than the resources used to create the packaging in the first place. International developer and supplier of innovative packaging solutions, KM Packaging Services Ltd, has launched a new lidding film created especially …
DOSIC® flow sensor, Precision for challenging environments
The new non-contact DOSIC® ultrasonic flow sensor is used to detect the flow volume of conductive and non-conductive liquids. With its measurement channel and stainless-steel housing, the ultrasonic flowmeter is suitable for measuring tasks in hygienic and highly demanding environments.
COLOGNIA PRESS partners with ASAHI photoproducts to dramatically improve flexo productivity
Continuous run for 22 hours: No press stops, consistent colour quality
LIVCER Acquire its first CI Flexo press, a COMEXI F2 MC
Comexi, specialist providing flexible packaging industry solutions, continues to strengthen its position in the French market. The group closed a new strategic agreement with the French company LIVCER, which has purchased its first Central Drum flexo printing machine: a Comexi F2 MC.
Dual slim jumbo for practical make up magic
Apply, perfect, carry on. Make-up application is becoming more professional by demand, but not at the cost of convenience. Consumers want expert tools that save time and make their life easier. The Dual Slim Jumbo is designed to offer exactly that: a practical jumbo stick that helps you make up your face like an artist.
Navigating make-up’s new frontier
The make-up game has changed, says Sonia Cerato, Quadpack Make-Up Category Manager. The dynamic of ‘fast fashion’, where customers expect to see something new from their favourite brands on an almost weekly basis, has impacted the colour cosmetics industry. Even for large companies, the lead time from product development to launch has gone from two …
IML-T Spreads its wings
The quality and value benefits of RPC Bebo’s In-Mould Label Thermoforming (IML-T) have seen the technology being extended into the butter and margarine spreads sector with the introduction of a 500g tub for long-standing customer Kerry Foods.
Cheesy good looks
Advanced in-mould label thermoforming (IML-T) from RPC Bebo Plastik, combined with the company’s in-house Bebo Print lid printing technology, are helping to enhance the on-shelf presence of the Kremgo® range of cream cheeses from Tine SA, Norway’s largest producer, distributor and exporter of dairy products.
From Dusseldorf Interpack 17: Industry 4.0 – From Vision to Reality
The digital transformation towards networked production environments in terms of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and/or the Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining momentum. Numerous applications from the areas of product and process monitoring, labelling technology, packaging, logistics as well as maintenance and repair show already today the optimisation potential that this transformation to the Internet of …