Materials and machinery

The PSS 4000 system by Pilz offers an important contribution to the safety and control of automated guidance transport.

World-class manufacturer, Ronchi Mario SpA is the undisputed leader in the packaging of liquid products for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries. Among the areas of excellence of the company, the filling and capping roll-on deodorants.

HITECH Flowpacking of bakery products: ACMAVOLPAK has dedicated a whole line of machines to this sector, integrated with distribution systems capable of managing different types of packs on several lines.

New designs for the aluminium tube
The winners of the 1st International Aluminium Tube Design Award are announced .Novel concepts for redesigning the aluminium tube make their mark in form and function

Commentary on the fair/convention for cosmetics packaging. Along with ADF (which shows aerosols for all sectors of use), the event once again confirms that it’s not to be missed by operators in the French market.

Marking Products Srl (exclusive distributors for Italy of the Hitachi, Matthews and Limitronic markers and coders) will be presenting their latest technological new features at Pharmintech 2013.

The number of visitors at the international beauty fair grows by double digits. The event was held in Bologna last March 8th to the 11th, and the share of internationalization grows as well, rewarding the show’s clear re-focusing on B2B restoration of Cosmopack.

FIGURES AND TRENDS According to analysis by Prometeia, in 2012 the pharmaceutical sector as a whole (OTC and non-prescription, including for hospitals and excluding veterinary) did not exceed modest growth (+0.5%). The present report examines only OTC and branded drugs sold at the pharmacy, of which it analyzes quantity and packaging configurations.

Flexibility, reduced environmental impact and raw material savings: These are the most appreciated features of System Group’s Freebox™ technology which, with the new "Plug-In" format , extends the range of boxes produced. Now facing onto the U.S. and Russian markets.

High productivity, high flexibility, reduced times: This is what the F33 thermoforming machine guarantees, a brand new machine and OMV Machinery’s latest creation who, in order to develop the same, turned to Bosch Rexroth for support.

B&R are inaugurating the Italian Automation Academy, a structure entirely dedicated to training, and thus they are “writing” a telling story of commitment in favour of a serious approach to automation. The sense and the scope of this undertaking is rounded off by the network of relations and agreements with Academies, Research Centers and obviously, the market. L.G.

DATA AND FACTS Following a 2011 growth rate totaling 4.6%, in 2012 even the cosmetics/perfume sector had to “take account” of the worsening economic crisis in Italy and in Europe: the drop is in domestic demand, in particular, and the “historically” countercyclical nature of the sector has marked the time. On the other hand, subcontractors and exports are doing well. The numbers for packaging, by…

The Accademia del Profumo 2013 (Unipro Servizi Srl) awards ceremony is to be held Friday, March 8th (World Women’s day), in the Manzoni auditorium just a few steps away from Piazza Maggiore, Bologna.

MONODOSE AND MULTIDOSE With millions of containers designed, produced and filled for customers all around the world, the Lameplast Group stands as one of the most innovatory and dynamic Italian industrial concerns serving the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. To its skills and knowhow, that enable the company to offer high added value solutions and services, it adds the respect for “its area…

Labelexpo Europe 2013 is set to return to Brussels Expo in Belgium between 24-27 September. Now in its 32nd year, the biennial fair is widely regarded as the label industry's flagship event and is again supported by FINAT.

Joining up with the Swiss Group will help expand the range of products that IMA can offer in the field of food packaging.

THE EXPERT REPLIES Processing automation, energy, timed cams, open and modular automation architecture, soft automation, service: in the column on ItaliaImballaggio called “The expert replies”, Packaging and Processing Bosch Rexroth Italia will provide answers for the specific problems that the readers will tell them about. Write to [email protected]

The market of trays for food products and fresh produce has strict requirements: the systems that produce trays for transporting fresh produce have to guarantee max productivity and reliability.

Murrplastik Systemtechnik (Oppenweiler, D) offers a wide range of cable entry systems that help save more than 100% on installation and disassembly of wiring.

The latest data on food processing and packaging machines industry, some cases of significant applications, the Mitsubishi Electric approach to factory automation, an original concept MES system... Suggestions from the "Alimentare l’innovazione" conference (Enhancing innovation in the food Industry).