ItaliaImballaggio January-February 2024

The document drawn up by Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi (National Packaging Consortium) confirms the essential importance of data management and reporting with relation to sustainability.

We focus on Servotecnica and its most innovative and recent proposals regarding linear actuators: designed to be integrated on automatic packaging machines, they guarantee manufacturers and end users handling processes which are safe, long-lasting and efficient, to the advantage of productivity.

A flagship among the Koelnmesse events dedicated to packaging and process technologies in the food & beverage sector, Anuga FoodTec will be held in Cologne from 19 to 22 March 2024. Director of the event, Matthias Schlüter, previews the topics that will characterise the next edition, preceded by intense promotional activity all over the world.

The data analysed by the Italian Packaging Institute’s research centre, published in the Packaging in Figures 2023 study (2022 data), describe a stable sector from a production point of view, with a growing turnover and encouraging forecasts in the short-term

The single market is at risk, with impositions that could create serious adaption difficulties for industry and the productive world.

Italy is one of the countries showing a greater propensity to purchase grocery goods online. In 2023 the market recorded a jump of 7% against 2022, reaching a value exceeding 1.3 billion euros. The category showing the greatest growth is Pet Care (+25%).

The event scheduled at Fieramilano Rho from 15 to 18 May becomes increasingly international.

A day dedicated to the analysis and presentation of the 12th edition of the Economic Report (“Osservatorio Economico”) gave participants an overview of national ad international economic trends, with a focus on the graphics, paper manufacturing and converting sector.

During the “Communicating wine: new packaging trends” event, Fiamma Rivetti, neuromarketing researcher at the Behaviour and BrainLab IULM in Milan, illustrated how the study of neurosciences can create favourable conditions for an incisive and persuasive communication.

“Communicating wine: new packaging trends” is the title of the third stage of the Tonutti Label Tour, a travelling micro-fair for wine packaging operators, which this year is directed to wineries and graphic studios in the north of Italy.

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Thanks to a strategy based on quality, as testified by the 6,500 volumetric dosing units and machines installed throughout the world, Karr Italiana confirms its standing as one of the most reliable and promising companies in the sector.

The future of food handling: new developments include the Special Hygienic Conveyor (SHC) and the range of drum motors.

Food safety, environmental sustainability and work safety: these are the areas developed by M.H. Material Handling

Strategic component of the Smart Packaging Hub, CAMA Group presented a new machine at Cibus Tec, which the Global Key Account Manager, Alessio Borgo, has talked to us about.

Erick Dusi, Robatech’s development manager, talks about gluing solutions characterised by a strong green flavour.

Raytec Vision brought to the show a number of «the most advanced solutions regarding optical sorters designed for the food market» as the marketing specialist Federica Signorini underlines.

A fast-growing company in the industrial quality control market, Xnext presented to Cibus Tec its new generation of X-ray inspection systems for quality controls and food safety.

Bosch Rexroth presented its strategy for facing FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) market challenges to visitors to Cibus Tec with the “Unpack your ideas with our integrated solutions” claim.

World Jet’s presence at Cibus Tec was characterised by a variety of industrial coding and labelling proposals, developed internally and in collaboration with qualified partners. Its owner and partner, Angelo Diciocia, tells us about the company.