Food and beverage

The Berlin fresh produce sector fair Fruit Logistica has put in further growth, closing the 4-6 February 2015 edition with 65 thousand visitors from 135 countries, as many as 84% foreign, and 2,785 exhibitors from 83 nations.

Thanks to the contribution of the Veneto Region, P.E.T. Engineering - a company specialized in the design and industrialization of PET containers -  successfully concludes the project SUSPACK (SUStainable PACKaging through PET reduction and alternative materials).

Let’s try once again to experience wonder, to dwell in the spaces of the unusual, the exceptional, despite the fact that in our globalized and interconnected world, where everything  is consumed in a flash and immediately forgotten, building a “time” for dreams, hopes, feelings no longer seems truly possible. Stefano Lavorini
This might constitute the challenge of Expo Milano that – over and…

The fifth edition of Danone Supplier Awards, held in Barcelona, Spain, as ever saw the multinational food multinational award its best suppliers, Cristina The Transparent Packaging winning the coveted award for the best innovative idea.

A new development model starts from coffee and the first compostable all-Italian capsule, the result of a project that has involved two Italian excellences, Lavazza and Novamont, in a research project lasting five years.

The expertise acquired over the years is encouraging PRL Tecnosoft, specialist in end-of-line, to offer itself on the international markets, to which it offers solutions and a comprehensive service.

Environment, economy, service are the main ingredients of the recipe developed by Sacchettificio di Rosà. To best achieve excellent short runs, especially in the food sector.

New standards for image recognition on packaging lines: Gerhard Schubert GmbH will be presenting a TLM picker line equipped with a 3D scanner at the Ipack-Ima trade show in Milan. This technology raises quality control to a higher level and greater efficiency in pick&place.

AcmaVolpak machines for making teabags, produced and marketed under the Tecnomeccanica brand, are garnering approval, starting from the latest new feature, launched at Interpack 2014 under the name T4 Modula and already operational with the first international user.

The new features of the competition, its guiding principles, promotion, sponsors, and related events and of course ... the nominations. Hence spotlight on the protagonists of the contest - this year dedicated to technical innovation and technology - sponsored and organized by the Istituto Italiano Imballaggio and its Service Company Packaging Meeting.

After three years of research, two new materials by Biotec: Bioplast 900 and Bioplast 500.

Held January 9 at Veronafiere the conference “From CAD to Fork: hygienic design and Food Safety», organized by Eurocarne in collaboration with EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group) and the University of Padua.

The VS9X Cryovac vacuum sealer by Sealed Air offers new standards of efficiency, equipped with sealing bar of up to 1,200 mm and vacuum pump, booster controlled by the speed of the conveyor belt, that works to three cycles/min.

Guala Closures Group presents a line of secure, performant and sustainable closures under the Wine Developers brand, with the inclusion of special seals by MGJ, able to meet the different needs of oxygen permeability.

Airlines like paperboard: it is lightweight but strong, can be coated to achieve a barrier effect and finished with elegance; it is also eco-friendly.

Xtreme Synchro Sipa combines the system of injection-compression molding for the production of preforms with a high speed rotary stretch blow molding system in a single machine, thus combining  two stage flexibility with  single-stage convenience.

Procap presents GREEN1P 29/21, a cap for edible oils, vinegars and sauces, that is particularly light and economical.

During last Brau Beviale 2014, P.E.T. Engineering received the World Beverage Innovation Award in the “Best bottle in PET” category for its Devin-Crystal Line bottle.

Ilip presents the latest lines of disposable plastic thermoformed rigid food containers and tableware, designed according to criteria of environmental sustainability, quality, innovation and service.

With 40 years of experience in the production of containers, cases and boxes in PET, PP, bioplastics and PVC and designed both for the cosmetics and food industry, Idealplast (Meda, MB) also proposed its line of ultrasound welded bioplastic containers at the last Emballage Paris, and the line of cylindrical packaging this too in PET with metal base and with a facilitated easy opening.