ItaliaImballaggio June 2022

The fundamentals remain good even in this turbulent period and so flexible packaging manufacturers continue with determination to work to define and build a profile and visibility of the industry appropriate to the importance and of this packaging. Editorial by Stefano Lavorini.

For Wide Range, IPACK-IMA 2022 was an opportunity to show, after several years, the complete production range, emphasizing in particular the evolution of the WR FEEDER sheet feeders.

Imballaggi PK’s EME series made-in-Italy gluing/labeling machines are a practical and fast solution for applying state tax stickers.

Active in the printing industry since 1990, with offerings ranging from shrink sleeves, self-adhesive labels in reel and multi-page, aluminum capsules, continuous-form labels, carton packaging and commercial printing.

In addition to Printess CE’s top-of-the-line print&apply series, Ipack-Ima provided the opportunity for Eidos (Chieri, TO) to exclusively present the full range of XTO series thermal transfer printers.

The vitamin mineral water soft drink line has been given a facelift with a fresh, modern design to emphasise the product’s benefits.

Produced by IMA Safe, a division of IMA Pharma, the C40 Series is the best price-performance ratio in its range, combining reliability, technology and sustainability.

On 22 and 23 June, Prati opens the doors of the Faenza plant to unveil the philosophy that inspired its work and the development of new finishing technologies.

Marchesini Group opened its Pianoro plant for its cosmetics division’s Open House. An opportunity to enter the world of a company that has made quality its banner, as Lorenzo Gatti, Beauty Division sales manager, confirmed to us.

Exceptional preview at Pharmintech 2022 for the latest addition to Etipack's production range: flexible, modular and compact, Pharma Flexi is automatic labeling system on vials, bottles, pre-filled syringes and carpules, all in one machine.

Thanks to consolidated relationships with important foreign suppliers, Sis.Ma has been exclusively distributing marking and coding technologies on the Italian market since 1990.

PRL Tecnosoft - a historic manufacturer of conveying and handling equipment - inaugurated an in-house robotics division, “hello robotics”, last year.

Organized by B&R, the tour is an opportunity for the company's experts to meet with customers but also to discuss market trends and strategic issues.

With the BliStar blister machine and the FlexaLAB capsule filling machine, MG2 brings the know-how of its Packaging & Processing divisions to Frankfurt (Hall 3.1, Stand F47). An opportunity to further consolidate its presence on the German market.

The German food processing and packaging machinery industry recorded 7% growth in 2021 driven by strong domestic demand. Despite concerns about rising prices and shortages of raw materials, the industry maintains a high level of confidence and optimism.

Two years ahead of the European directive, in April the company rolled out tethered caps on FuzeTea bottles with the aim of simplifying recycling.

The new packaging maintains all the product’s properties and can be disposed of in organic waste and turned into soil fertiliser.

Renewed in terms of positioning, contents and occupied halls, the event is scheduled from 21 to 24 November.

At IPACK-IMA, sustainable innovation was the key theme of a special event that saw the unveiling of the Foundation’s Algorithm, as well as the Best Packaging 2022 winners.