Materials and machinery

Thanks to the special design, with only 11 mm of axial dimensions and fixing facilitated with Star-ring, the Eltra SpA range of ETMR magnetic incremental encoders represents a solution both for the demanding ‘traditional’ applications (machines for cutting stone and marble, bridge crane systems, handling of materials etc.) as well as for next-generation applications such as, for example,…

Old friends, new contacts and a great deal of interest for Altech at the latest PPMA (Birmingham, 29 September - 1 October 2015), where the Bareggio (MI) based concern showed its innovative ALline system, completely automated and equipped for labeling paint cans.

The Wide Range product line is enhanced with the addition of the new Counter Check Plus, a machine with two functions, designed for the labeling sector.

Latest generation labelers with guaranteed quality for the vast and diversified beverage market.

Produced by Sis.Ma, the Compact & Flex are high definition inkjet equipment for printing alphanumeric characters, logos, and barcodes on porous surfaces.

Lancia Srl (Fiorano Modenese, MO) has built a compact high productivity palletizer for the end-of-line of an important company in the confectionery sector.

Twenty years working alongside major food concerns has made PRL Tecnosoft a point of reference for the design, construction and installation of transport systems, from the single conveyor belt to complete automated end of line solutions.

The jewel in the Robatech range is the ultra-high speed electro-mechanical application head SpeedStar™ Diamond, which dispenses up to 800 glue dots per second, combining speed with efficiency and wear resistance.

L’egiziana Juhayna Food Industries, produttore leader nel settore caseario, ha dovuto ripensare completamente la logistica interna e il proprio sistema di magazzinaggio, dove la rapidità di rotazione delle scorte è fondamentale.

P.E.T. Engineering (global leader in the design and industrialization of PET containers) presented at Brau Beviale 2015 a series of new consulting services for materials and processes, so proving itself to be a single point of reference for the creation, engineering and industrialization of PET packaging.

In relation to global beverage production (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), Italy ranks fifth among western countries, with a 14% share, behind Germany (22%), the UK (20%), France (17%) and Spain (16%). Numbers on packaging.

First came PCD (Perfumes Cosmetics and Design), launched in 2001 by Oriex with the formula of exhibition and conference, to update the market on developments in beauty packaging.

As predicted by the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman (“Liquid Life”, 2008), people today are increasingly convinced that complete self-realization requires doing away with rules and restrictions.

Focus on Italian food consumption that shows a slight recovery in quantitative terms set against a significant qualitative change, with the onus being placed on health and well-being. Data and trends taken from the full annual report drawn up by the Coop, which offer excerpts of great interest for operators in the food & packaging industry.

At the New York event, Dino Tavazzi, CEO of BolognaFiere Cosmoprof and Pharmintech, answered questions about the upcoming schedule for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. In the spotlight, internationalization… and packaging.

Etma competition demonstrates European tube industry’s innovative capability. In focus this year: design and decoration, closures and applications, sustainability and environmental protection.

The heightened sensitivity and reflections in recent years on the environment have led packaging concerns - and notably the paper industry - to review their processes in a sustainable way, especially as regards the use (and saving) of raw materials.
In this perspective an innovative sector project has been implemented by Lucaprint, which premiered on September 18 at Expo, which saw the…

A leader in European production and distribution of aluminium containers for food packaging, Contital Srl (Laminazione Sottile Group) presents its new Semi Smoothwall line of round aluminium containers, developed by the group’s R&D team.

Coop (retail leader in Italy) has selected Sealed Air as its packaging partner in order to demonstrate fresh protein packaging trends in the “Supermarket of the future” at Expo.
The exhibition area focused on two time arcs: “Horizon 2020” focuses on food safety, preservation longevity and brand building, while “Horizon 2050 offers information on future methods for guaranteeing the freshness of…

H.B. Fuller has opened its third world R&D center of excellence close to Hamburg. Huge, “green” and super-equipped, it enables all the tests to be carried out to help one find the “right” solution.