Food and beverage

In response to the requests expressed by customers active in many sectors, packaging and food in primis, to increase the efficiency and safety of industrial production through the integration of robotic solutions, PRL Tecnosoft inaugurates a dedicated division.

The Nextfilm™ range of films, launched in 2020 and constantly being updated, stems from Ticinoplast’s commitment to developing sustainable packaging solutions in line with the principles of the circular economy. Among the recently developed products are reduced weight expanded films in recyclable PE, suitable for food packaging.

Precise and delicate handling of different formats and layers of pasta, increased production rhythms and a considerable reduction in costs: these are the advantages of integrating Piab’s Kenos® KVGL gripper on a cartoning plant realized by Selematic.

In response to consumer concern about the safety of food delivery in times of Covid, Contital - an Italian company that has been operating for thirty years in the food packaging sector - offers a wide range of containers designed to preserve food from any contamination even during home delivery and take-away.  

From Sun Chemical, the range of SunVisto Aquagreen inks for food packaging, produced with a high percentage of raw material from vegetable sources. The high bio-renewable content (BRC) is proven by carbon isotope C14 analysis.

The Lombardy-based company based in Assago (MI), Karr Italiana Srl announces its collaboration with Modena-based Marotta Evolution Srl, to which it will supply the dosing systems to be integrated on the latest generation of automatic machines for the production of burrata.

To package its fine baked goods into flowpacks, an Alsatian confectionery manufacturer opted for a compact robotic line from Schubert with flexible format changeover and able to work with different types of film - plastic, paper-based, mono film or compostable - always with sustainability in the foreground.

IMA Ilapak continues to invest in technological innovation for pre-cut salad packaging. The ultrasonic sealing technology adopted on VFFS allows to reduce the environmental impact in this delicate segment of the food industry.

Gruppo Fabbri is launching Fabbri Hybrid, the new range of high productivity wrapping machines available in the three models Automac Dual, Automac Industrial and Automac Ultra.

Current status and perspectives in the legislation on FCMs, food contact articles and materials. Updates of the regulatory framework, evaluations of the legislation and operational responses from the online conference organized by Istituto Italiano Imballaggio. 
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For its new volumetric dosing systems intended for use in the food industry, Karr Italiana Srl issues the Declaration of Suitability for Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (M.O.C.A), in compliance with EC Regulation 1935 /2004 and EC Regulation 2023/2006.

SormaTech, Sorma Group’s optical sorter designed to accurately and precisely sort fruit and vegetables, is now even more advanced and efficient.

RigidPackagingTechnologies is Sacmi’s new business unit dedicated to technologies for the rigid packaging sector (caps, preforms, containers, quality control and assembly).    

Long engaged in the R&D of packaging with a lower environmental impact, Ticinoplast has collaborated with Novamont, SunChemical Group and Uteco Group to develop a new flexible film for food packaging, able to combine recyclability and eco-design requirements with very high performances.

The phases of research that allowed Contital (Laminazione Sottile Group) to design and industrialize aluminum trays for gourmet take-away, in the name of food safety, functional elegance and easy recycling. C. Sinagra, A.W. Ipock, F. Bravaccino, F. Milanesi, M. Nicolais, P. Pollice

A new world (and a new Europe), grappling with violent economic repercussions, is emerging  in the aftermath of the pandemic, in an uncertain and suspended trajectory towards the future. The Coop 2020 report investigates the material and immaterial repercussions of this unprecedented scenario on worldviews, lifestyles and consumption habits, devoting an extensive analysis to new trends in the…

In the Turin plant of Cereal Terra - a food company operating in the organic canned food sector - SMI has installed a new LSK 40 T ERGON shrinkwrapper, ideal for the packaging in tray+film (or layer pad+film) packs of a wide range of glass jars (from 0,12 up to 0,39 l), as well as 350 g glass bottles.

Sorma Group presents its new 100% recyclable FSC paper packaging for fruit and vegetables, that feature an innovative cellulose mesh window that allows the contents to breathe, thereby extending shelf-life while allowing for product visibility.

You don’t get to be the world’s leading coffee industry secondary packaging machine company without significant experience and a class-leading range of solutions. Cama adds these to its customer-centric approach to deliver just what a fast-moving market needs.

The new brand PackRevolution created by ITP includes a range of innovative and sustainable films for food packaging, the result of a constant research and development work that has engaged the company in recent years, with the aim of achieving the “green revolution” able to transform the future of flexible packaging production.