Packaging

Valco Melton’s EcoStitch™ melters are now even more intelligent and versatile, and can easily be installed on existing lines with tight space requirements.

Thomas Fricke is the news sale manager of IMA Pharma, the world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products.

Bosch Rexroth’s commitment to innovation and sustainability was honoured at Hannover Messe with the prestigious Hermes Award 2021 for the world’s most compact electrical subsea valve actuator.

Since the financial and economic crisis, there has only ever been an upwards trend for food processing and packaging machinery. In 2020, the 10-year growth phase in tis mechanical engineering sector came to a temporary end with a decrease of 9% to 13.9 billion euros.

Pelliconi is entering the world of e-commerce with the launch of its e-shop (www.p-ink.shop) where users will be able to configure and purchase customised crown caps online.

Con un progetto pilota condotto insieme al produttore di vetro Encirc e al centro per la tecnologia e la ricerca Glass Futures, Diageo ha aperto la strada alla produzione di bottiglie con la più bassa impronta di carbonio mai ottenuta da un marchio di whisky scozzese.

The online sales platform specialising in wine and spirits Vino.com (formerly Vino75.com) has taken over the rival startup Vino.it with the aim of further extending its international digital presence. The platform has been operating in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands since 2020 and in China since 2017 through Alibaba’s Tmall Choice and Tmall Global marketplaces.

Paccor (Dusseldorf) has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Miko Pac (2020 revenue €100 million), the packaging division of Miko NV, Belgium. The deal strengthens the German group’s position in the field of injection moulding by complementing its product portfolio and extending its international reach, particularly in the Asian market.

IFCO has gained Cradle to Cradle Certified® (Version 3.1) Silver level certification in Europe for its RPC Lift Lock line of RPC containers, the first and only fresh-food RPCs to meet this ambitious sustainability standard.

S.Bernardo is preparing for the May launch of a new 100% recycled and sustainable mineral water bottle with a helical shape and decorative droplets arranged in a Fibonacci sequence. The new bottle is produced at the company’s Garessio plant which is powered by clean and natural wind energy.

Schur Flexibles Group is expanding its network in the Italian market by adding a strong centre of excellence for customised and high-quality packaging solutions.

RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers (the Radici Group’s engineering polymers division) has invested more than €35 million to strengthen its global presence and increase its production capacity across several continents.

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has produced recyclable packaging for Bell Germany’s ‘Abraham’ range of thinly sliced gourmet ham that ensures perfect conformity with existing recycling guidelines.

Aprirsi alle frontiere digitali proponendo soluzioni competitive: è la nuova sfida di IDM Automation, azienda leader nella progettazione e nella realizzazione di macchine e impianti per il settore cosmetico.

Industria Dolciaria Borsari is continuing to solidify its position in the premium bakery products segment by finalising the acquisition of La Torinese, a Piedmont-based company that has now been given a new lease of life after entering into an arrangement with creditors in 2018.

Valmatic’s vision of the circular economy: the need to protect the environment, safeguard natural resources and recover and recycle materials has led to the development of Paperdose, the thermoformed paper single-dose packaging solution that can be recycled with paper waste.

The company Tinarelli, based in the “packaging valley” near Bologna, took the opportunity offered by the “Porte Ouverte” initiative organised by its French agent Garin in March to present the new version of the TVL70 vertical cartoning machine designed specifically for packaging cosmetics and perfumery products.

By Siemens, your shortcut to integrated robotics on packaging systems.

Exports at +4% drive turnover into positive territory for the packaging machinery manufacturers sector. Prospects of stability for 2021, but the increase in the costs of raw materials, components, and sea freight rates is worrying.

Romaco has completed the acquisition of STE Tecpharm, a Spanish manufacturer specialising in technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, which from now on will operate under the name Romaco Tecpharm.