Materials and machinery

Eurocoding proposes Pk52, a desktop label applicator (single or double-sided) for cylindrical containers with diameter between 10 and 110 mm designed for the industrial market, thanks to the excellent construction quality and the strong and resistant structure, mainly in stainless steel aisi304. 

Among the innumerable labelling solutions that Altech can offer, in-phase labelling is certainly one of the most sophisticated. This kind of labelling is suitable where it is necessary to apply one or more labels in precise points on the product (mainly with a cylindrical shape). 

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

Based on the principle of magnetic levitation, B&R’s ACOPOS 6D opens up a new dimension in adaptive manufacturing. The suffix “6D” in the name stands for “6 Degrees”, i.e. the degrees of freedom the system can offer.

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.

Informative note published by Conai on January 5, 2021: what the Decree of September 3, 2020 provides for and the changes introduced by the Decree "Milleproroghe 2021" regarding the environmental labeling obligation.

Among the labeling solutions developed by Wide Range, the Counter Xtra Label model is able to apply labels on labels and, at the same time, thanks to an inkjet printing device, can customize them with progressive numbering and 3D codes.
All this using large rolls up to 400 mm in diameter at a speed of over 50 m/min.
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Among Finpac’s top-of-the-line shrink sleeve applicators, the HS series is a high-speed solution (up to 72,000 bph); it can also be configured in twin head, with dual in-line application head, and dual lane, with dual head and dual inlet/outlet.

Eidos collaborates directly with OEMs, leading to increasingly efficient products with a high degree of integration with packaging lines.

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.

With more than 50 years of activity, Famar Tec is a leader in the design and construction of automatic machines for primary and secondary packaging for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and nutraceutical market.

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.

Leader in the design and construction of filling and capping machines, Omas Tecnosistemi has supplied - from the beginning of the global pandemic to the present day - numerous monoblocks for hand sanitizing gel and Sars-Cov2 Test reagent.

 

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.

The expansion of the Covid-19 and the consequent spread of food delivery on the one hand and smart working on the other, have pushed many Italians to consume meals in their homes.

Etipack renews its brand identity, evolving its historic trademark in the name of continuity