Materials and machinery

ACMA, a Coesia company, is broadening its portfolio of solutions for the Home and Personal Care sectors with the launch of the SW 200, a low-speed soap bar packaging machine. Designed to be both sturdy and efficient the key feature of the SW 200 is its flexibility, enabling it to cater to the needs of diverse market segments.

During B&R Industrial Automation’s Innovations Day 2021 we were catapulted into an artfully created virtual world, with spaces designed to encourage interaction between people and present many highly concrete technological innovations, starting from the ACOPOS 6D system, up to mechatronic solutions, robotics, to motion controls, advanced software functions...

The Refrigeration Division (RT) of GEA, a leading supplier to the process industry, has adopted the IXON Cloud platform, which provides an advanced user management system. The platform has made it possible to improve customer service, fully meeting the needs of the company, which has decided to equip each of its new solutions with an IXrouter.

ABB is expanding its cobot offering with the introduction of the 6-axis GoFa™ CRB (Collaborative RoBot) 15000, with a load capacity of up to 5 kg, the highest in its portfolio.

cyber® dynamic system is the complete industrial drive system from WITTENSTEIN cyber motor consisting of cyber® dynamic line servo motors and the brand new compact servo actuators cyber® simco® drive 2 drives, which are up to 30% more compact than previous models.

Sipro Srl present its innovative line of Delta geometry robots, which completes the portfolio of hardware and software solutions for machine automation and controls/PLC.

Exlar®, the Actuator Division of Curtiss-Wright - whose products are distributed in Italy by Servotecnica - has announced the release of ASSIGN™, the new program for assembling motors on Exlar® FTX and FTP series actuators.

Gruppo Fabbri is launching Fabbri Hybrid, the new range of high productivity wrapping machines available in the three models Automac Dual, Automac Industrial and Automac Ultra.

Current status and perspectives in the legislation on FCMs, food contact articles and materials. Updates of the regulatory framework, evaluations of the legislation and operational responses from the online conference organized by Istituto Italiano Imballaggio. 
A cura di Marinella Vitulli

An intelligent device with a space-saving design and innovative concept, designed to ensure safe bonding and optimize operating costs: the Vision fuser from Robatech.

The patented SteppedHex engraving, developed by Zecher and distributed exclusively in Italy by ULMEX, maximizes the quality and definition of flexo printing, guaranteeing double the flow rate with the same linearity, without requiring machine downtime for plate cleaning thanks to more precise ink transfer onto the screen.

Imballaggi PK’s gummed paper for closing packaging and cartons represents a functional and sustainable answer to the needs of e-commerce.

The marking requirements of the cosmetics industry have always been among the most complex and particular. The ink-jet markers used in this field must guarantee, at the same time, production capacity, reliability and superior quality printing, for the best aesthetic result as well as perfect readability.

Eurocoding ribbons range is composed of solutions in line with the highest quality standards. Patented, designed according to sustainability criteria, compliant with RoHS and REACH restrictions and validated by ISEGA tests, they are made with every kind of material available on the market: wax, wax-resin, resin.

International printing ink producer Hubergroup Print Solutions has launched HYDRO-X GA Water Barrier Coating, a new water-repellent water-based coating formulated for surface printing of food and non-food packaging that avoids the need for PE film lamination as a water barrier.

Panotec offers an innovative solution that allows cardboard boxes to be produced directly at the production site, in the quantity needed and at the exact time they are needed.

Under pressure to improve productivity, agility and resource utilisation, the packaging sector is turning to advanced automation solutions. Paolo Napolione, country manager of Ewellix Italia shares a secret weapon for the sector - high precision electromechanical linear motion.

Industrial production is always on the lookout for quality control systems that use the simplest possible technological solutions that are easy to integrate, innovative and highly flexible, able to manage multi-format and, above all, allow cost savings. Maurizio Cacciamani   

The most recent ANIE publication, entitled “Artificial Intelligence - Technologies and Industrial Applications”, provides pragmatic and directly usable indications with hints of possible operational use..
Maurizio Cacciamani

For the myPNOZ safety module, Pilz has created a complete, automated system, from ordering to commissioning. With the simple and intuitive myPNOZ Creator online tool, customers can configure the solution to their specific requirements and myPNOZ is then delivered in one-off batches, pre-assembled, tested and ready for installation.