Machines

A flexible & complete loading & cartoning system for the bakery industry shows the new functions of the BTG models by Cama.

Family-owned German drinks manufacturer Rhodius Mineralquellen has reintroduced its mineral water into cans after more than a decade.

At the latest Cibus Tec in Parma, Goglio showed a complete range of food industry solutions, featuring its aseptic bulk packaging, in sizes up to 1500 lt, suitable for liquid and pumpable food.

Famar, name renowned the world over, with over 45 years experience in the design and manufacture of automatic pharmaceutical and cosmetic automatic packaging machines, in May 2015 became part of Curti SpA (Group specializing in machining and already active in the packaging industry with machines for the food and pharmaceutical industry end-of-line).

The FABO Security line of adhesive tapes and labels reveal all tampering attempts, leaving visible traces on the tampered surfaces.

For perfect motion transmission, WITTENSTEIN has developed a new fully scalable series of servo actuators, called “premo”.

Represented in Italy by Servotecnica, AMK is an industrial automation partner of excellence.

Omron launches Sysmac IPC, the first PC to feature two operating systems, guaranteeing independent logic and motion controls, while the concern’s new generation of industrial computers (available in box + monitor as well as panel PC versions) receives an award for its innovative value and quality design.

Available late 2016, SimSci Schneider Electric Online is the first cloud software platform for design-, simulation, process optimization solutions and training for the same available in the “as a service” mode.

At the Mechatronic Forum of 12 October last, result of the synergy between Gruppo Meccatronica belonging to ANIE Automazione and Messe Frankfurt Italia, Festo intervened on how information technology and telecommunications are combining to change the way factories look and the way they work.

For a leading manufacturer of adhesive tapes, Lancia Srl has created an automatic palletiser to be inserted at the end of the line.

20 years in business alongside the main players of the food sector have made PRL Tecnosoft a point of reference for the design, construction and installation of transport systems, from the single conveyor belt to entire automated end of line solutions.

Herrmann Ultraschall manufactures machines, generators and sonotrodes for the ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic components, flexible packaging materials and “non-wovens” (in Italy at the Tech Center Herrmann Ultrasonics Srl Modena).

To support safe, dynamic and efficient handling in the packaging industry, Schmalz presented the new SPB2 round suction cup with 2.5 folds, that can be used with cardboard box and tray erectors, for example, which require particularly high suction cup stroke, dynamic performance and wear resistance.

Advanced solutions for the food industry from Leister Technologies Italia (subsidiary of Swiss multinational Leister*), which provides the latest generation of hot air equipment.

VOLPAK strives to innovate and respond to the continuous growth in flexible packaging and, to this end, is committed to expand the successful range of SI Series machines by developing the new SI-440 model, which will be officially presented during 2017.

Specialized in the design and marketing of capsule fillers and end-of-line solutions, the Bolognese firm MG2 recently inaugurated inside its premises three “cleanrooms”: an important investment,  guaranteeing a safe working environment that will enable the range of tests achievable for pharma to be extended.

Rittal quality and service for excellence in packaging

Comek’s star solution presented at Macfrut 2016 was the most recent version of its line of multihead weighers for fresh fruit and vegetables, with a polished AISI 304 stainless steel frame and central monoblock body.

Massilly’s historic distributor in Italy, Verimec, is presenting the concern’s latest lithographed metal boxes for various markets, from food to household products.