ItaliaImballaggio January-February 2020

At the recent Simei trade fair in Milan, the Massilly Group (of which Verimec is the distributor in Italy) presented a number of new products, designed to extend the range of use of a common metal container that, from a paint can, can be transformed into a container for one or more bottles (see photo).

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Distributed exclusively on the Italian market by Imballaggi PK, the GLUE DOTS™ adhesive points are a multi-purpose and instantaneous bonding system - they do not require any heating time - for the most varied applications: fixing of samples on catalogs or containers of different sizes, the joining of different elements together, as in the case of sets of disposable forks and knives…

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For a “low energy consumption” packaging capable of preserving the quality of food, drink and pharmaceutical products, Atlas Copco offers a range of latest generation oil-free compressors.

Thanks to a consolidated experience in the  field, ALTECH is able to offer a wide range of solutions for printing, applying and checking self-adhesive labels on packaged products for mass consumption.

For an important company in the adhesive tape sector, Lancia Srl has created a complete line for packaging and palletizing the product.

For over fifty years, Karr Italiana Srl (Assago, Mi) has been designing and manufacturing volumetric dosing units and machines for thick and pasty liquid products.

In its first times as exhibitor at HOST Milan, Omas Tecnosistemi registered the keen interest of operators in its FLEXICAP BR250, which had its absolute preview at the fair. 
An innovative capsule assembly machine for liquids, solubles or coffee, the machine is available in different models - from a minimum of 2 rows up to 120 capsules, to a maximum of 8 rows up to 450 caps/min - depending on the…

The Enercon induction sealers extend the shelf life of the products, preserving their qualities, and consolidate the reputation of the brands, which focus on safety security and anti-counterfeiting.

Gruppo Fabbri, a historic Modena-based company and market leader in the field of food packaging machinery and films, is expanding its range of action with the acquisition of CA.VE.CO., a company based in Palazzolo sull’Oglio (BS).

The Swiss giant Nestlé will invest up to 2 billion Swiss francs to implement the transition from virgin to recycled plastic for food use, in accordance with the objective set to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 and reduce by one third, the use of virgin plastic.

Based on the first available evaluations, the packaging sector (closely linked to the trend of manufacturing activity) should register a turnover for 2019 of +1%, reaching over € 33.5 billion.
Foreign trade is still on the up: although down compared to 2018, the value of exports is expected to grow by approximately 2.3%. Still in terms of  value, imports are up by around 5%. Despite the drop…

Four-monthly observatory of the packaging chain: situation at the beginning of December 2019. First results of the year and growth anticipations.

Pino Pingitore, born in 1953 in Spezzano della Sila (Cosenza), lives and works in Catanzaro.

The typical aggregation capacity of design is confirmed by the account given of the “The Future of Packaging Design” Symposium: an open discussion on innovation in design but, above all, on the drivers that support its development in a sustainable key. Good premises for the establishment of a Permanent Observatory, coordinated by the Advanced Design Unit of Bologna University.
Flaviano Celaschi…

After talking about sustainability "in my own way" in the last two editorials of 2019, I received a letter from a young graduate scholar of the subject, bitter-sweet in her sincerity, which I propose to the attention of our readers.
Given the complexity of the topic, I find it important to open an unprejudiced discussion in the magazine, with the aim of adding elements of clarity and reflection…

4 - 7 May 2021, IPACK-IMA, Fiera Milano - After the successful debut in 2018, the IPACK-Mat project returns, entirely dedicated to innovative solutions in terms of high added value materials, with which the 25th edition of IPACK-IMA - scheduled at Fiera Milano from 4 to 7 May 2021 - expands its contents and extends the exhibition boundaries.

26- 28 May 2020, Parma - The fair organized by Messe Frankfurt Italia “changes” name.

Market data, environmental policies and technological trends seen at Labelexpo. This and more at the annual Gipea conference, which also this year registered a high turnout of associated labeling companies. Cristina Rossi

Tools at the service of a digitalized and smart production.

The market, types, applications and technological trends in an event dedicated not only to traditional robots but also to mobile ones, to cobots, to exoskeletons. Eyes also on social issues and training. Maurizio Cacciamani