Materials and machinery

Between 13 and 17 May ACMA, a Coesia company, hosted “Tea Days” at its headquarters: a chance to not only show specific solutions and technologies for the primary and secondary packaging of tea,  but at the same time boasting a vast array of knowledge that encompasses the entire supply chain, from cultivation through to the distribution and consumption of the product.

Among the recent achievements of Printronix Auto ID (part of TSC Auto ID Technology Co. Ltd), the T4000 thermal printer combines some winning features: in the face of reduced dimensions (264 mm × 276 mm × 455 mm), it guarantees significant performance in terms of operating speeds (up to 8 inches/second, with an output of 5000 labels per day, whose thickness can reach 0.28 mm).

Levissima hits the mark with Sidel’s new EvoDECO Roll-Fed labeling machine

Combining the performance of a Logix control engine with the efficiency of the Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise operating system, the CompactLogix 5480 controller from Allen Bradley (a brand of Rockwell Automation) displays machine information at its source, allowing workers to make smarter and faster operating decisions.

Zetapunto is an innovative manufacturing startup that develops robotic solutions, with the ambition of also making industrial robotics accessible to Italian SMEs.

Efficiency, robustness and reduced dimensions: these are the characteristics that mark the difference of the V-Drive series compared to market standards and make it suitable even for the most severe applications.

Cama realizes modular and highly flexible automation systems for the secondary packaging of various types of consumer goods, that can deliver multiple shelf-ready formats. And a close active collaboration with an HPC customer results in a concept for the packaging of aerosol cans that redefines industry standards.

Ground in vacuum packs, beans in 1 kg bags, pods and capsules: coffee is distributed in various forms, each with its own characteristics, which must obviously be respected in every phase of production, packaging and handling. In this very area, PRL Tecnosoft offers complete and proven solutions.

Systems for line automation and conveyor belts by Flexlink: compact design and low maintenance requirements enabling simple changes to line layouts, delicate handling.

Direct field experience and constant staff update: DCM's responses to the needs of machine builders.

Beckhoff now offers a machine learning (ML) solution that is seamlessly integrated into TwinCAT 3 software.

Logistics and end of line: Robopac and Ocme solutions at the Caviro plant in Forlì (50 million bottles and over 24 million briks per year).

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2019: the event continues to grow, and the results confirm that it is a landmark event exhibition the global beauty  industry.

The contest Cosmoprof e Cosmopack Awards - the initiative of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna curated in partnership with Beautystreams - involves all the beauty sectors, and is increasingly gaining recognition among opinion leaders and key players in the world of cosmetics.

Developed by Omas Tecnosistemi, FLEXICAP is an innovative capsule assembly machine for liquids, solubles or coffee: it is available in different models, from a minimum of 2 rows up to 120 capsules/minute, to a maximum of 8 rows up to 450 capsules/minute depending on the format and the product to be dosed.

The british company Huel offers customers nutritionally complete meals with a mission surrounding convenience.

The RobaFeed3 automatic loading system and the GlueFill granule adhesive container installed on the Robatech hot melt glue melters improve operator safety, reduce downtime and optimize productivity. This is confirmed by Schützengarten AG, a Swiss beer producer who, in 2016, integrated them on its dry area plants.

Spreafico Automation  (IMA Group) and University of Milan (Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences) join forces for a research project on coffee capsules for the study of the properties of self-protected capsules and the role of protective atmospheres in the shelf life

Active for over 30 years on the international packaging market, BTP (Zanica, BG) produces heat-sealed single-dose sachets (shaped, with resealable cap, multiple with tear, stand up, with hole, flowpack ...) designed for the cosmetic, herbal, parapharmaceutical sectors and for large retailers.

Pharmapack Europe (UBM EMEA) dedicato al pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery (Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, France 6-7 February, 2019) saw a diversification of innovations and new drug delivery solutions, with “patient-centricity” emerging as the central theme throughout this year’s edition.