Machines and equipment

ABB is expanding its portfolio of high-speed industrial robots with the acquisition of Codian Robotics B.V. (Netherlands), a leading supplier of delta robots used predominantly for high-precision pick-and-place applications.

Thanks to strategic collaboration with HBM, a leading German multinational in the field of measurement systems, Tecnomaco has developed a new stand-alone filling and capping machine for high-precision dosing of liquids.

With the CSK 50P ERGON latest-generation shrink wrapper from the SMI Group, Refresco Finland (part of Refresco Group) is now able to provide a more effective response to the high standards requested by customers and offer tailor-made solutions for safe and visually appealing packaging.

As part of its sustainability programmes, Coca-Cola has announced that from October 2020, all small Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta bottles produced in the Netherlands will be made from 100% recycled PET (rPET) (large bottles will follow next year). The switch will be made in Norway during the first half of 2021.

Trinseo, a global manufacturer of polymers, additives, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has announced the development of an innovative material together with German packaging manufacturer Fernholz.

Pringles, the well-known potato-based snack brand owned by Kellogg’s, is planning an eco-makeover for its classic tubes. The multinational is experimenting with a new packaging solution that will be much easier to recycle without altering the brand’s traditional design.

Design to Reduce, Design to Change, Design to Fade and Design to Revive are the new eco-design guidelines to achieve the challenging objective of using 35% of recycled materials by 2025.

Packaging machine manufacturer Rovema and the speciality paper manufacturer Sappi have come together to form a strategic partnership
 

Zecher offers high quality regenerated and new aniloxes in terms of both durability and performance, which guarantee a safe and long-lasting return on investment. 

With the launch of the new range of automatic case packers with pick & place system from ACP ERGON range, SMI entered the packaging industry in RSC cases (the so-called American cardboard), thus providing customers with a valid alternative to traditional packaging solutions in wrap-around boxes.

With a leading position in the packaging industry, Cama is now reinforcing its commitment to new sectors - in particular home care, health care (including para pharmaceutical) and personal care - where secondary shelf ready packaging is becoming an essential tool in the product production and distribution chain.
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FM presents the Smart Blow diffuser, which completes the Green Blow air line, designed to allow the versatile creation of drying portals suitable for various types of packaging, such as cans, jars, bottles etc... 

The global beverage giant Diageo has announced that in 2021 it will launch the first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle. 

For the packaging of oncological products, the blister machine mod. TF120 designed and manufactured by Famar Tec, in collaboration with FPS, guarantees a maximum level of protection (OEB5).

As part of its longstanding environmental commitment, Ice Cube has chosen to invest in innovative product packaging and develop eco-friendly solutions capable of withstanding the moisture of ice.

Innovative packaging solution specialist Multivac has teamed up with DS Smith, a leading expert in sustainable packaging, to develop an innovative corrugated cardboard tray for fresh foods containing up to 85% less plastic than a traditional tray. 

For more than 25 years, ABB has been refurbishing and upgrading discontinued robots to give them a second lease of life and avoid having to scrap them prematurely. Thousands of robots (as well as peripheral units such as controllers and manipulators) have been remanufactured as part of the environmental commitment pursued by ABB at all its facilities. 

With the rotary stretch-blow moulders from EBS ERGON range, even in ECOBLOC® version with the filling and capping modules, the SMI Group offers an effective packaging solution for the manufacturers of sanitizers and detergents packed in PET containers.

Efficiency analysis, monitoring and predictive maintenance of packaging, wrapping and filling lines are issues at the center of the digital transformation process of the main industrial sectors: from food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, going by way of cosmetics.

Industrie Grafiche Bressan (IGB) lauched the Locked4Food system (Tamper Evident patent), a security seal incorporated in the packaging that prevents tampering and protects the contents.