ItaliaImballaggio April 2019

Maria Credidio was born in Terranova da Sibari (CS) in 1957, but lives and works in S. Demetrio Corone (CS). Alongside her work as an artist, she is a cultural operator; since 2001 she has been president of the Magna Grecia Biennale of Contemporary Art of S. Demetrio Corone.

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2019: the event continues to grow, and the results confirm that it is a landmark event exhibition the global beauty  industry.

The contest Cosmoprof e Cosmopack Awards - the initiative of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna curated in partnership with Beautystreams - involves all the beauty sectors, and is increasingly gaining recognition among opinion leaders and key players in the world of cosmetics.

Automation, digital and software solutions, robotics and mechatronics: these are the main topics of the ninth edition of Sps Italia (organized by Messe Frankfurt Italia), the trade fair for smart, digital, flexible manufacturing, which has by now become the landmark event for the Italian manufacturing sector. 28-30 May 2019, Parma

Manufacturer of industrial packaging, specialist in sustainable corrugated cardboard solutions, Grifal is the first Italian company to be included in the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS), the network of international suppliers certified by Amazon, which have demonstrated a proven experience in the design, production and certification of packaging suitable for the delivery of…

Foreign trade of automatic packaging and wrapping machines. Data from January to December 2018

European tube market maintain steady course.  In 2018, the overall production by all European tube manufacturers totalled a remarkable 15.5 billion tubes. With 10.9 billion tubes  manufactured, the member companies of etma contributed around 70% of the total, showing a growth of 1.4% compared to the previous year.

Fifty years: an important anniversary for Laminati Cavanna SpA, an industrial company specialized in the contract lamination of flexible films.
A long history that brought it to BRC certification and to giving itself new development programs for the future, so as to continue to be a reliable and trusted partner of many Italian converters, and not only.

San Marco Evangelista, 22 March 2019. The Laminazione Sottile Group and Contital Srl announced the start of production of the new company “Contital LM Turkey”, specialized in the production of aluminium trays and rolls for food use.

Official acquisition in March of the Factory Automation division of ZF Italia Srl (a subsidiary of the international ZF Friedrichshafen AG group) by Yaskawa Italia Srl.

With the inauguration in September 2018 of Giuliano Collodel in the role of CEO, Turck Banner Italia has embarked on a path of reflection on its market positions, management and short-medium term objectives. And today it is proposed in a renewed “2.0” version, intending to claim a decisive role as an all-round industrial automation partner.

The Italian paper industry invests 420 million euros a year in innovation. Recyclability and biodegradability are the strengths of cellulose packaging.
 

On March 21 and 22 the third Print4All Conference was held in Fiera Milano: dedicated to the printing community, it offered a valuable opportunity to compare cultural trends and technological issues that are driving the industry and brand owners.

The Nestlé food group and Veolia environmental services company will work together to create plastic waste recovery, selection and recycling schemes, with a focus on flexible packaging, focusing on eleven countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.

Developed by Omas Tecnosistemi, FLEXICAP is an innovative capsule assembly machine for liquids, solubles or coffee: it is available in different models, from a minimum of 2 rows up to 120 capsules/minute, to a maximum of 8 rows up to 450 capsules/minute depending on the format and the product to be dosed.

The british company Huel offers customers nutritionally complete meals with a mission surrounding convenience.

The RobaFeed3 automatic loading system and the GlueFill granule adhesive container installed on the Robatech hot melt glue melters improve operator safety, reduce downtime and optimize productivity. This is confirmed by Schützengarten AG, a Swiss beer producer who, in 2016, integrated them on its dry area plants.

"Ideas give people courage". This phrase, attributed to French politician Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), offers the cue to Aldous Huxley for a broad reflection on today's reality which, in my opinion, is not so different from that of 1931 (the year in which he published his "Beliefs and Action" essay). Editorial by Stefano Lavorini.

Spreafico Automation  (IMA Group) and University of Milan (Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences) join forces for a research project on coffee capsules for the study of the properties of self-protected capsules and the role of protective atmospheres in the shelf life

Active for over 30 years on the international packaging market, BTP (Zanica, BG) produces heat-sealed single-dose sachets (shaped, with resealable cap, multiple with tear, stand up, with hole, flowpack ...) designed for the cosmetic, herbal, parapharmaceutical sectors and for large retailers.