Machines and equipment

Lucart and CPR System have chosen the green technology expo Ecomondo as the venue to present Newpal S.p.A., an associate company that uses innovative machinery to mould high-quality pallets made from recycled plastic.

Dow, HP, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking and Karlville have joined forces in a project focusing on close-loop recycling of digitally printed PE-based barrier pouches. The first phase has been concluded with the development of initial prototypes.

Through a Critical Guidance Recognition, the APR (Association of Plastic Recyclers) has confirmed that multi-layer films for stand-up pouches containing 15.5% TOPAS® cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) are suitable for recycling in PE waste streams.

IXON works alongside machine builders to guarantee the security of their IT/OT technologies. The Dutch company, which provides remote services and IIoT solutions for machine builders and system integrators, has obtained certification to the IEC 62443 security standard through collaboration with Applied Risk, a recognised partner in the field of cyber security.

More sustainability and flexibility for printers and packaging manufacturers - that is the promise of HYDRO-X Green Line Premium, the new water-based ink mixing modular system from hubergroup Print Solutions.

A small vial that looks like glass, but is not glass. This new, one-of-a-kind 2 ml thermoformed single-dose unit designed by Valmatic (San Prospero, MO) and produced on the company’s Form-Fill-Seal lines is a small, eye-catching, customizable, transparent or coloured squeezable stand-up container.

Sealed Air, a global leader in protective packaging solutions, has set a new standard in sustainability and protection with the launch of a range of mailers that contain more recycled material than any similar product on the market.

The Austrian group Lenzing, a leading global producer of wood-based specialty fibres, has teamed up with Orange Fiber, an Italian company that has patented the pulp production process for citrus by-products.

Unicorn’s innovative functions add to the benefits already created by the development of a wide range of automated laser guided vehicles. The system can lift reels weighing up to 3 - 5 tons, with a diameter of 3 meters, and stack them vertically up to three levels, reaching a final height of 9 meters.

Si chiama SunCure® 44HC150 la nuova vernice di sovrastampa UV lucida a sua volta sovra stampabile di Sun Chemical, contenente il 25% di carbonio proveniente da materiali biologici rinnovabili e il 12% di materiali riciclati post consumo.

A single machine model to produce both single-dose containers in recycled plastic film and paper containers from 1 to 100 ml.

The recently rebranded IM GROUP (formerly Inkmaker Group) has announced the completion of a major installation in Western Europe.

Paptic® is an innovative packaging material launched onto the market by the eponymous Finnish company, which was founded in 2015 to address one of the greatest global environmental challenges, that of plastic waste.

As part of its ongoing efforts to meet demand for new sustainable packaging solutions, Greiner Packaging is once again working with its longstanding customer Henkel on a fresh challenge.

In the ongoing work to challenge conventional packaging, BillerudKorsnäs and Aisa are launching a collaboration that opens up outstanding new possibilities in tube packaging made of paper.

Innovia Films is launching a new film in its Propafilm™ range of transparent speciality packaging films. CHS offers improved thermal resistance and shrinkage properties compared to conventional polypropylene films.

Combine edge computing and cloud computing, thanks to a peripheral infrastructure capable of performing data processing directly in production, perfectly integrated with cloud functions. Today it's possible, with Industrial Edge from Siemens that realizes the optimal synergy between the two technologies, interfacing with existing automation systems. An affordable investment even for SMEs. 

A product invented and patented by Marco Caniato, a researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Bolzano University, has shown great promise in the fight against environmental pollution caused by microplastics.

Valco Melton’s EcoStitch™ melters are now even more intelligent and versatile, and can easily be installed on existing lines with tight space requirements.

Valmatic’s vision of the circular economy: the need to protect the environment, safeguard natural resources and recover and recycle materials has led to the development of Paperdose, the thermoformed paper single-dose packaging solution that can be recycled with paper waste.