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ArticleActive Ants and Oriflame partnership seeks faster processing times for beauty products
E-fulfilment company Active Ants has announced its partnership with beauty brand Oriflame, with its automated operations processing orders ‘50% faster’ than traditional methods.
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From our sponsorsThe evolution of e-commerce packaging with H.B. Fuller
In recent years, e-commerce has exploded in popularity. Its packaging has developed alongside it, with companies starting to cut down on unnecessary material and automate their packaging processes. Diana Neto, E-Commerce Business Development Manager for Europe at H.B. Fuller, unpacks these proceedings further in this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
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ArticleBehind the scenes at the German Packaging Awards: standouts, trends, and more
Last month, we reported on the winners of the German Packaging Institute’s German Packaging Awards 2024. Now, in a unique opportunity to gain insight into the jury process, we spoke to jurors Simone Marquardt, head of Packaging Development & Packaging QA at Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli; Norbert Menzel, head of Packaging Technology at Beiersdorf; and Christoph Waldau, CEO of B+P Creality – learning more about their experiences on the panel, the entries that impressed them this year, and the packaging trends they’ve noticed.
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ArticleAmazon to trial Prime Air drone delivery service in UK and Italian airspaces
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has permitted Amazon to fly drones beyond a human operator’s line of sight and trial small e-commerce deliveries via its Prime Air service. Amazon also plans to run a similar project in Italy this year.
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ArticleWiliot helps businesses communicate with packaging through generative AI
Wiliot’s WiliBot – a generative AI chatbot that communicates with ambient IoT-connect products – seeks to improve visibility throughout supply chains by facilitating conversations between businesses and their stock.
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ArticlePick-and-place case packer from ValTara targets speed and versatility
Paxiom Group company ValTara has launched the PKR-Dual Delta Robot, its pick-and-place case packing cell designed for efficient, versatile, and low-cost packing processes for a range of packages.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: EverestLabs’ AI-powered robotics solution for recycling facilities
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to EverestLabs about RecycleOS, its AI robotics solution for recycling facilities, nominated in the Commercialized Machinery category.
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ArticleBEUMER’s stretch hood technology envisions safe, efficient recycled film wrapping
BEUMER Group will display its latest ‘maintenance-friendly’ stretch hood technology – compatible with films containing recycled content and targeting improved safety, efficiency, and ergonomic performance – at FACHPACK 2024.
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ArticleBW Flexible Systems aims for high-speed stacking with new palletizer
BW Flexible Systems has launched the SYMACH 3500S palletizer, which it says delivers high-speed stacking and palletizing performance for bags, bales, crates and cases.
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ArticleMondi and CMC Packaging Automation partner on e-commerce packaging solutions
Mondi and CMC Packaging Automation have announced a strategic partnership, aiming to develop packaging solutions that deliver ‘customer benefits’ including enhanced product quality and improved sustainability.
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ArticleSpeira to recycle contaminated aluminium with furnace upgrades
Aluminium recycler Speira’s Grevenbroich and Töging plants are being upgraded with four tiltable rotary furnaces to handle heavily contaminated scrap and dross, or ‘low grades’, produced during the melting process.
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ArticleReusable glass bottle and SaaS software among German Packaging Awards winners
Holzmanufaktur Liebich’s handmade wooden box for Jägermeister liqueur, sykell’s cloud-based SaaS software for returnable packaging, dotch’s reusable glass bottle for edible oils, and many more have been named as winners of the German Packaging Institute’s German Packaging Awards 2024.
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ArticleU.S. Government invests in domestic capacity for semiconductor advanced packaging
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) opening a competition for new R&D deliveries to secure and drive domestic capacity for semiconductor advanced packaging.
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ArticleHolyGrail 2.0 sets sights on a Europe-wide open intelligent sorting ecosystem
The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative and GS1 are developing an Open Data Architecture for an intelligent sorting ecosystem – having selected GS1’s GTIN standard to bring the solution to market.
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ArticleChanging shape of reusable plastic between washes studied with 3D printing
At Loughborough University, Dr. Nicola York has used 3D printing and digital visualization software to examine how heat changes the shape of plastic packaging when it is washed for reuse, and how designs can be improved for enhanced durability.
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ArticleGenerative AI fast-tracks Digital Product Passport creation from raw data
PicoNext has designed a generative artificial intelligence capability for its Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform, analyzing and summarizing raw product data into sustainability metrics to lower the time and costs spent publishing DPPs.
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ArticleVideojet aims to increase processing speeds with new labelling system
The new Videojet 9560 automated labelling system prints and applies labels to outer cases, boxes and shrink wrap, and is said to feature increased processing speeds and expanded connectivity options.
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ArticleShawpak uses thermoform lines with robot loading for medical packaging
A recent project in the US saw medical packaging company Shawpak use thermoform lines integrated into robot cells in a single-piece-flow system for medical devices.
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ArticleMespack and Fuji Seal contract provides spouted pouches and filling technology
Mespack and Fuji Seal intend to replace plastic bottles, reduce plastic consumption, and simultaneously boost efficiency by signing a collaboration agreement to develop an all-inclusive sales contract for filling pre-made spouted pouches.
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ArticleSyntegon launches Settle Plate Changer for automated viable monitoring
Syntegon has introduced its Settle Plate changer (SPC) at Achema 2024 in Germany, designed for automated viable monitoring in the aseptic filling process.