Industry and strategy

Regulation 765/2008 and the Product Directive in the light of the new features of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 for products that are imported from non-EU countries. AC&E (internationally accredited laboratory in the field of safety, validation and testing) provides elucidation on this issue.

Thirty years of experience and continuous technological innovation in the production of industrial labelling machines: this is ALTECH.

Environmental and economic sustainability also means having a 30-micron packaging film instead of a 50-micron one. Today it is in fact possible to save up to 25% of material - with GAP’s 27-layer blown film extrusion lines - but there is still a strong fear of “change” on the part of converters and, above all, of the brand owners who make up the market.

Also in 2021, ITP - Industria Termoplastica Pavese confirms the innovative vocation and enthusiasm that have always distinguished its activity (production of flexible films for packaging).

The recycling program for transfer products “made in Kurz” is full of ideas and makes it possible to close the circle of sustainability. And Luxoro makes itself the spokesperson: green goals also in finishing.

The growth strategies implemented by Punto Pack, which acquires MAV and consolidates its position as a B Corp, in the name of circular economy and sustainability. Shared objectives and real synergies in the production of plastic packaging.

In planning its development strategies, IMA takes into account the economic, social and environmental implications of its operations, with the aim of ensuring a balance between competitiveness, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.  

Living in the present, aware of the past and (always) imagining a new future... This is the rule of life that guides the path of the SIT Group, which for half a century has been involved in the printing and transformation of flexible packaging for food and non-food products.

Un premio in crescita e aperto da quest’anno a tutti gli operatori della filiera del pack con in più un mix di partner autorevoli: questo è il Bando CONAI 2021.

From GIPEA Congress, June 2021.
Among the supply chain projects fielded by the Italian Paper and Graphics Federation, a concrete support to companies in the name of circular economy, to identify an organizational methodology and shared approach to sustainability issues. 

Sustainability as a holistic approach that touches the organization, the product, the customer and infects the partners. Interview with Sonia Ziveri, Chief Sustainability Officer of Davines SpA.

40th National Conference GIFASP. A small step towards the return to normality
23-24 July 2021, Venice, Hotel Hilton Molino Stucky  

ACE do Brasil, based in Sao Paulo, supports Italian OEMs in achieving compliance for machines destined for the Brazilian market. The South American branch of AC&E, which employs locally accredited engineers, offers an A to Z consulting service to comply with the “NR” that regulate imports into the country..

With an initiative part of the international “L’Oréal For The Future” programme, L’Oréal Italia announced that it is set to eliminate plastic from the packaging of certain product categories shipped from its logistics centre in Villanterio (PV).

For almost 50 years, DCM Srl has been a benchmark for companies in the packaging sector looking for automation solutions with high technological content. Competent technical support, from design to post-sales, completes the offer.

“Congratulations, a job truly well done”: this was the comment I made to myself after attending the Robatech virtual event, which had as its theme “the new dimension of gluing”. 

Sustainability of packaging is becoming more and more topical, between emission reductions and the recycling chain. The insights proposed by a multidisciplinary parterre of experts, convened by the UCIMA Research and Innovation Commission.  Maria Costanza Candi

AC&E supports companies in complying with the complex and constantly evolving regulations for exporting industrial machinery and electrical equipment to Russia and the Eurasian Customs Union, a growing market that offers excellent opportunities. The latest news on EAC certification.

On 27 May 2021 the new reference standard for the safety of electrical equipment of industrial machines comes into force.  The focus of the update is electromagnetic compatibility, for which more stringent testing procedures are now required. AC&E supports companies that need to achieve compliance, with a targeted service, according to the specifications of the plant and the country of…

Despite the criticalities and uncertainties caused by Covid-19, Laborplast (regeneration of rigid PVC, used in the production of compounds, for extrusion and injection moulding, and cores for reels) continued to pursue investment and development projects.