Materials and machinery

A long and successful entrepreneurial tradition, a solid patrimony of values and constant innovation as a guiding principle to anticipate market demands. These the pillars on which rests the leadership of Aetna Group, Italian company capable of winning the global challenge in a competitive sector like that of packaging.

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Tailor made small lots, quick deliveries, service, a proactive approach and environment: the winning cards of Sacchettificio di Rosà

Ishida Europe’s advanced X-ray inspection systems are ideal for detecting foreign bodies, including aluminium, tin, glass, stones, hard rubber, plastic, bones and shells. The Ishida IX-GA range offers a choice of models to meet a variety of throughput speeds, pack types and product sizes.

ExtraSolution presents its TotalPerm permeability tester as top of the range for innovative, flexible and complete gas barrier testing.

Fontana Grafica returns to Luxepack with its prestigious collection of coating materials.
At stand DA2/DB1 of Diaghilev Hall visitors will have the chance to see the renowned Wibalin® tinted papers and Skivertex®, Corvon® and Pellaq® brand products, featuring d azzling artificial leather, metallic and softouch effects, but also the latest hightouch fabrics with a wide range of fine finishes.

The idea of ​​a structural sandwich panel consisting of two faces or “skins” and a “core” of bubbles full of air, is not new. The novelty lies, rather, in its inline coextrusion without the use of glues, and Bubble Guard® Board meets this requirement. We refer to the original solution completely made ​​of polypropylene, created by Imballaggi Protettivi of Massalengo (Lodi).

A lively panel discussion as part of the annual Finat conference reviewed the situation regarding the market and technological trends in the field of labeling. Here’s what to expect.

The new Markem-Image inkjet marker 9028, successor of the acclaimed 9020, has a totally revamped ink circuit, capable of guaranteeing 2 years of uninterrupted production and a 15% reduction in additive consumption.

Eidos, Piedmontese designer and manufacturer of printers for industrial coding, will be at Cibus Tec 2014 (Hall 3 G008) as a partner of concerns that seek flexible, quality solutions for product and end-of-line marking.

Tyco Retail Solutions, a global supplier of security and retail performance solutions, has supplied the fashion retailer Inditex Group with an RFID-based inventory intelligence solution for all its POPs.

Gatorade, number one sports drink in the world, changes its look. This was announced by the multinational PepsiCo, as part of its product portfolio renewals strategy, that presented the new Gatorade bottle “Kenny” 500ml PET, designed to ensure a better usability during sports.

A truly brilliant mineral water, thanks to the special sleeve label provided by CCL Decorative Sleeves: it stands out at a glance, aboveall in the dark,  the new WhiteWater brand that denominates water containing “natural caffeine and electrolites”, without calories, additives and preservatives.

The ProTech division of the German group Schreiner presents a label for logistics and safety that won last year’s Finat World Label Awards in the combined in-line printing category.

Sato, a global player in the printing of barcodes, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, has sold more than 750 units of its new CL4NX printer in the first month after its launch, 363 of which in Europe.

Allen Coding launches two entry-level thermal transfer printer for a quality reproduction of variable data with a cost saving of up to 40%. Other salient features: performance in real time with support for Unicode True Type fonts and variable data printing in over 125 languages.

Lancia Srl offers a new generation wraparound casepackers, featuring functions dedicated to the different types of product to be handled and a quick and easy format change, with the aid of only five flywheels.

The successful Sleeves Storage System produced by Due Emme comes with new features and, in addition to the sleeve, it can now store boxes of photopolymers, thus becoming a real service center to be positioned in the plate mounting area.

ABB consolidates its servo drive offer for Ethernet-based motion systems, in such a way enhancing the speed of the automation system and drastically reducing materials costs.

468 visitors representing the major concerns of the sector, pressing and high tech topics and a unique layout have made a success of the first edition of the show/conference “Forum Meccatronica: innovating and competing with automation technologies”.

An educator and consultant, as well as a public speaker and journalist, Valerio Alessandroni is the author of “General Concepts of Automation - elements, components and architectures for the execution of automation systems”, the first of five volumes to that will make up the “GISI Journal” dedicated to industrial automation.