All Efficiencies articles – Page 4
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ArticleGEA develops solution for separating and recovering raw materials from composite packaging
GEA has partnered with saperatec on a mechanical recycling process that allows multilayer composite materials made of plastic, aluminium, and paper to be separated and raw materials recovered for new plastic films or aluminium foil.
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Avery Dennison’s atma.io launches new carbon footprint analysis and waste reduction tools
Avery Dennison says its new Spring 2022 releases for the atma.io connected product cloud will focus on sustainability and waste elimination, including a tool that provides insights into the carbon footprint of products and another that analyses efficiency across the supply chain.
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Competek offers combined solution for energy and material reductions during plastic bottle production
Competek has combined the Sidel Starlite Base Solution for reducing bottle weight with its Supervent technology for decreasing pressure required for blow moulding, offering a bottle production service that reportedly cuts material use and energy costs.
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AIMPLAS aims to improve recycling of complex plastic waste with new project
AIMPLAS is working on the NEOREC Project to obtain recycled plastics from the mechanical and chemical recycling of complex waste such as tyres, old mattresses, and wires that would otherwise likely be sent to landfill.
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Cortec unveils VCI reinforced paper for puncture prone metals packaging
Cortec’s CorShield VpCl-146 Reinforced Paper offers tear protection for heavy-duty, puncture prone packaging applications, as well as a moisture barrier and proprietary invisible corrosion inhibiting layer.
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Thurne-Middleby expands meat portioner range
Thurne-Middleby Ltd has added a new meat portioner, the Portion X, with additional product conditioning and scanning technology, to its range of slicers and portioners.
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Pregis engineers ‘first-of-its-kind’ paper cushioning conveyance system using air ducts
Pregis has developed what it says is a “first-of-its-kind” paper cushioning conveyance system that uses air ducts instead of conveyor belts to improve ergonomics and speed.
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Collaboration demonstrates potential of Proseal’s CP3 system for fruit packing
The Proseal CP3 automatic case packaging system, initially developed as a prototype for Angus Soft Fruits, has reportedly handled over 8 million trays since it began operating over a year ago.
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How is the carton industry faring post-Brexit?
According to Stephen Shortland, managing director of New Vision Packaging (NVP), the UK carton market is under “severe pressure” due to the challenges associated with Brexit and global supply chain tensions.
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Optimised FMCG packaging design – all in one place
We spoke with Robert Hughes, co-founder of SCALIZE, a software solution for project teams across the FMCG packaging design process that provides automated analysis of packaging dimensions to help reduce material costs and boost sustainability.
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Valmet launches intelligent fibre furnish control for refiner operations
Valmet Oyj introduces the Valmet Fiber Furnish Control application packaging for board and papermakers to stabilise refiner operations, offering greater production efficiency and furnish quality.
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MULTIVAC extends traysealer product range
MULTIVAC is adding three new traysealer models to its TX8 series, with the range’s new format width especially suited to packaging products such as ready meals in large trays while offering optimum output and digital solutions.
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IWK introduces cartoners for pharmaceutical and personal care applications
IWK has unveiled the VI 5 and VC 5 Vertical Cartoners, which it says offer versatile, cost-effective, and premium carton and tube filling for the pharmaceuticals and health and beauty sectors.
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New stackable jar released by Berry
Berry Global has unveiled a new stackable jar that can help to save space on retail shelves, through e-commerce channels, and in the home with a matching container and closure solution.
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Repsol expands range of low-carbon grades for automotive and non-food contact markets
The new Repsol Reciclex range incorporates four new polymers for the automotive industry and three new circular polypropylene (PP) grades for non-food containers that reportedly include up to 80% recycled plastic content.
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The Wider View podcast: Digital transformation and the packaging industry
Mitsubishi Electric’s Malte Schlüter discusses with Elisabeth Skoda what terms like ‘digital transformation’, ‘digitalization’ and ‘smart factories’ mean for the packaging industry.
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Digital watermarking contexts: HolyGrail stakeholder panel
Throughout autumn 2021 of 2021, the HolyGrail 2.0 hosted a series of open house events in Copenhagen, the site of the latest semi-industrial trials of digitally watermarked packaging on municipal sorting lines.
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Industrial remote access solution introduced by OMRON
OMRON adds the RT1-Series, a turnkey solution for remote access for controlling interfaces, troubleshooting equipment, and installing updates, to its portfolio of industrial automation systems.
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Piovan acquisition boosts global automation capacity for polymer production
Piovan S.p.A. has signed an agreement to acquire all of IPEG, Inc.’s outstanding shares, in a bid to become the global leader in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bio-resins.
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Two new extrusion machine innovations offered by Davis-Standard
Davis-Standard has expanded its portfolio with two new machines: the CHP, a new compact extruder designed for extrusion coating applications, and the SHO extruder with an innovative groove feed solution.
