Machines

The huge success enjoyed at the recent Interpack has confirmed Tecno Pack SpA as a key builder of packaging machines for bakery products.

Produced by Smurfit Kappa, the Pouch - Up® 3 liter container with generic graphics is captivating: designed for the wine market, it facilitates supplying of small quantities of wine, without resorting to further customization of the container, and moreover, maintaining criteria of lightness, durability and ease of use.

An established presence in Italy, Live-Tech (Alba, CN) now looks to the European market, relying on its traditional strength: offering packaging systems for secondary packaging solutions especially suited for boxing pouches, designed for the confectionery, dairy and pet food areas.

Everything done in-house, a question of choice and sentiment. Schubert, continuing a family tradition, focuses on competency, production capacity and organisation.

Aventics debuts in grand style at SPS IPC Drives Italy. Evolution of the Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics division, the new brand featured with the presentation of several new products.

Cuboxal (part of Pro-Gest Group) manufactures food packaging with a specific focus on the production of pizza boxes.
The concern’s use of state of the art printers and diecutters - equipped with Bosch Rexroth technology - solidifies its dynamism and competency.

Thanks to the new Ishida CCW-R-214 multihead weigher a known Dutch producer has increased throughput and accuracy in a beans and other type of vegetable packaging line.

PSENsgate is a solution developed by Pilz for controlling interlocking movable guards that guarantees protection of personnel and equipment to the highest safety category, PL “e”.

Thanks to its strong presence in the hot and cold printing sector, Luxoro is the point of reference in the finishing of labels and packaging designed for the olive oil, wine, soft drinks and spirits sectors.

At Interpack, MG2 presented a series of new machines for the pharmaceutical sector that set new precision and quality standards in the production of oral solids and in packaging.

At this year’s Interpack, the RPC Group underlined its capabilities and expertise across a wide range of end markets, and its ability to deliver added value through innovative packaging solutions.

In the cosmetics field too investments need to be made in the continuity of consumer relations in order to guarantee product success and distribution channels (source Accademia 33, May 2014).

The next Emballage (Paris, 17-20th November 2014) will feature the first French edition of  “The Dieline Summit - The Peak of Package Design”.

A project for production continuity and technological advancement, demonstrating the knowhow of Famar Packaging.

The WITTENSTEIN cyber® dynamic line three-phase sinusoidal excitation mini brushless servo motors are now also available in a Hygienic Design version.

The many man-machine safety solutions presented at SPS/IPC/Drives Italia by Masautomazione also featured the control sensor for double metal laminate sheet foil (stainless steel, copper, ferrous and non ferrous metals etc.) with gauges of 0.025 mm up to approx. 1 cm, produced by the US company Prime Controls Inc.

The case of Art Cosmetics, the Bergamo-based make-up creator that is growing at a rate of 30% each year: thanks to Overlog and Tecnest’s integrated software each and every workphase is now computerised, guaranteeing more control, safety and quality.

Cooperation and innovation go hand-in-hand in bringing good results. Ronchi & Bosch Rexroth have pooled their core knowhow, the first as a filling and capping machine builder, the latter as a supplier of automation systems. This has allowed them to grow, leading to the joint creation of an innovatory electronic cam capping machine, previewed at this year’s interpack.

A demonstration model that incorporates the best of the factory automation offer, showing several interdependent moving and handling elements: on show at Parma the Sew Eurodrive M2014.

At SPS the PNI (Profibus Network Italy) consortium presented its technical and scientific training and education activities and latest updates on member company products.