All Efficiencies articles – Page 13
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ArticleBW Integrated Systems introduces Maximus Mid-Speed Case Palletizer
Packaging solutions provider BW Integrated Systems has announced the Maximus Mid-Speed Case Palletizer, which it says meets the increased market demand for a flexible, high-level palletizer with a compact footprint.
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ArticleAccraply unveils new line of shrink sleeve seamers
Labelling equipment manufacturer Accraply will introduce its Accraply Revolve line of modular shrink sleeve seamers, configurated with the aim of making shrink sleeve seaming simpler and more efficient, at Label Congress 2021.
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PodcastPodcast: Waste4Future - a lighthouse project for plastics efficiency
Seven Fraunhofer Institutes have recently announced that they are pooling their expertise in the lighthouse project “Waste4Future”, which aims to increase energy and resource efficiency in the use of plastics. Elisabeth Skoda talks to professor Peter Michel, who is Head of the Polymer Applications Business Unit at Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS, to find out more.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: Inspecta BE from Piovan
In the most recent of our Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist interviews, Davide Cappellini, CTO at Piovan Group explains the company’s entry Inspecta Be, a finalist in the Machinery category, which helps to simplify the control of Benzene values.
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ArticleDS Smith invests in robot workforce at UK’s largest paper mill
With the aim of increasing sustainability and efficiency, DS Smith has replaced forklifts at one of its plants in the UK with automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
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ArticleSP Scientific presents boxes that fit items they carry
SP Scientific Products (SP) has announced a new approach to product packaging with its new task-specific packaging that the company says is designed to enhance productivity, alleviate labour costs, and reduce environmental impact.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Spotlight on sorting and recycling
Sorting and recycling plays a key role on the path towards sustainability and circularity. Mithu Mohren, SVP, Marketing & Communications, Circular Economy at Tomra, discusses what goes into creating a holistic waste management system and closing the loop, the importance of global collaboration as well as the optimisation and digitalisation of waste management.
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ArticlePragmatIC Semiconductor leads project to increase the value of plastic waste
Flexible electronics developer PragmatIC Semiconductor has announced it is working on an Innovate UK, Manufacturing Made Smarter project to increase the quality of plastic recyclate.
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ArticleSyntegon presents "next generation" filling machine
The portfolio of cup filling and sealing machines from Syntegon subsidiaries Ampack GmbH, Germany, and Osgood Industries, LLC, USA has been extended with the new LFS filling machine for the dairy and food industry.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: PAC Packaging Consortium PIP360
In the latest of our Sustainability Awards finalists interview series, we find out about the PIP360° tool, an online benchmarking tool and database that can help with package innovation, and streamline processes to improve packaging circularity.
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ArticleFinalist interview: HelloFresh
In the latest of our Sustainability Awards finalists interview series, we find out about HelloFresh’s Dynamic Packaging Configurator, which allows to predict packaging consumption autonomously through a machine learning classifier.
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ArticleGerman waste management giants announce joint venture
German EEW Energy from Waste GmbH (EEW) and DSD - Duales System Holding GmbH & Co. KG have announced plans to jointly develop a a procedure for processing mixed plastics and other residues from consumer packaging waste.
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ArticleBillerudKorsnäs launches two super-light cartonboard grades
BillerudKorsnäs is introducing two new low grammages of its flagship cartonboard product, CrownBoard Prestige, which it says are particularly suited for the graphical industry.
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ArticleBoosting inspection performance with AI and deep learning
Inspection systems play a crucial role in keeping consumers safe, as product contamination can cause harm and has the potential to result in high costs and damage to brands.
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ArticleMarkem-Imaje launches "market fastest" high resin thermal transfer coder
The new SmartDate® Xtreme Plus printhead application allows manufacturers to print codes with high resin thermal transfer ribbons at up to 600 millimeters per second (2 feet per second).
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ArticleCould this new low carbon food label alternative save the industry millions?
Secondary packaging company TrakRap believes it has solved one of the biggest barriers to fully recyclable secondary packaging for the food and drink sector with the launch of TrakCoder, a low-carbon alternative to ITF labels.
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ArticleRapid packaging prototyping for consumer product packaging with 3D printing
3D printing solutions provider Stratasys Ltd. has introduced its Stratasys PolyJet™ printing technology, which the company says designers can now use to model complex, full-colour packaging.
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ArticleHenkel takes aim at plastic waste with new adhesive format
A new innovation from Henkel Adhesive Technologies seeks to reduce reliance on single-use plastic wrap and packaging materials when transporting goods on pallets.
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ArticleBorealis to expand Project STOP in Indonesia
On World Ocean Day, Borealis announced a significant financial commitment to expand Project STOP, an initiative it co-founded with SYSTEMIQ in 2017 to prevent plastic waste from entering the world’s oceans.
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ArticleNestlé reveals two new packaging innovations for Vittel bottles
Nestlé has developed two new packaging innovations for its Vittel natural mineral water bottles with the goal of reducing its use of plastic while maintaining the functionality of traditional plastic bottles.