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From our sponsorsLooking ahead to ACHEMA 2024 with IMA
ACHEMA stands as a landmark event for the international process industries and their suppliers, and as one of the leading companies in that sector, IMA is set to have a major presence there. To learn more about what to expect from the show, which takes place from the 10th to 14th of June this year, we spoke with Thomas Fricke, IMA Pharma Commercial Director & IMA Safe Pharma & Cosmetic Sales and Marketing Director.
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ArticleVolpak and Watttron implement digital sealing into horizontal pouching machinery
A strategic partnership between Volpak and Watttron intends to integrate intelligent digital sealing technology into horizontal pouching machinery in a step towards precise, efficient, and sustainable flexible packaging processes.
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ArticleNew automated packaging system for liquid products revealed by Sealed Air
SEE (formerly Sealed Air) has announced the launch of a new automated packaging system for liquids – the CRYOVAC Brand 308A CE Vertical Form-Fill-Seal System.
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ArticleSN Maschinenbau and Südpack unveil concept for the production of recyclable spout pouches
SN Maschinenbau and Südpack have entered into a developmental partnership to create a concept for the in-house production of recyclable stand-up pouches with spouts designed for packaging pasty and liquid products.
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ArticleMespack and Watttron integrate smart digital sealing technology into flexible packaging machinery
Mespack, a manufacturer of horizontal and vertical form-fill-seal machines for flexible packaging, end-of-line equipment, as well as water-soluble pods machines; and Watttron, the inventor of a heating system for industrial processes; have signed an agreement to integrate smart digital sealing technology into flexible packaging machinery.
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Articleinterpack 2023: Syntegon to showcase solutions for the coating and sealing of solid dosage forms
Visitors to this year’s interpack will be given a demonstration of Syntegon’s Sepion 175 drum coater and the GKB 2100 banding machine-process systems for solid dosage forms with optimized functionalities.
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ArticleABB launches five axis Delta robot with aim of increasing speed in lightweight packaging
ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation is launching its new five axis Delta robot, which it expects to increase the speed and efficiency of packaging lightweight products on factory lines.
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ArticleAPK unveils decolourised LDPE plastic recyclate
APK AG says it has been able to obtain high-quality, pure plastic LDPE recyclate from mixed consumer waste using its Newcycling technology, which it adds is successful on an industrial scale.
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ArticleEnvironmental organisations contest European plastic waste exports
In a statement released by Greenpeace, the Basel Action Network (BAN) and Zero Waste Europe, the organisations say that Germany has been exporting plastic waste illegally, stirring wider debates about waste management and disposal.
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ArticleRising bale prices have resulted in recyclers exploring new avenues for waste
In this comment piece, Mark Victory, Senior Editor, Recycling, at ICIS, explores how price fluctuations and raw material shortages are affecting the recycling sector.
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ArticleSupermarket rollout begins for CurvCode digital watermarking technology
The CurvCode digital watermark sorting system for plastic waste is set to make its first appearance on supermarket shelves in the Netherlands with Bond Seafood’s recyclable packaging for fish designed by MULTIVAC.
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ArticleEuropean Bioplastics Conference points to gaps in EU legislation
The EUBP Conference ignited discussions on the “significant” role bioplastics will play in the European Green Deal, the need for clearer and fairer legislative frameworks, and the growth the industry is likely to experience in the future.
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ArticleEuropean bioplastics industry criticises EU methodology comparing fossil-based and bio-based plastics
In a statement released today by the European Bioeconomy Alliance, the coalition details its criticisms of a new methodology for life cycle analysis (LCA) developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Committee (JRC).
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ArticleProseal expands end of line solutions
Proseal announces that, following the introduction of new case packing machines and AutoCoding Systems (ACS) joining the JBT Corporation, it now offers customers complete end of line packaging solutions for a range of applications.
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ArticleInvestment secured for ‘Europe’s first’ polystyrene advanced recycling plant
Ineos Styrolution has today confirmed that it will invest in a chemical recycling facility for polystyrene, with what is reportedly the first facility of its kind in Europe expected to be operational by the second half of 2022.
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ArticleNew report suggests ‘upward trajectory’ for bioplastics and chemical recycling innovation
Appleyard Lees has released this year’s ‘Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021’, which, based on the analysis of patent activity worldwide, appears to show a renewed interest in the development of bioplastics and chemical recycling.
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ArticleLCA suggests Mondi paper pallet packaging has lower climate impact than plastic stretch film
A LCA commissioned by Mondi comparing its Advantage StretchWrap paper to conventional plastic stretch film reportedly demonstrates the company’s packaging has a lower climate impact, but that neither material holds an overall environmental advantage.
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ArticleAutomated pick, pack and replenish solution developed by Pregis and inVia
Pregis and inVia Robotics partner on a packaging fulfilment solution that apparently boosts the efficiency of automating pick, pack and replenish applications using artificial intelligence (AI) software.
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ArticleNEXTLOOPP unveils results of tracer-based sorting trials
NEXTLOOP, the PP recycling project led by Nextek Limited, has announced that its trial to sort food-grade plastic packaging waste using a label marker achieved 99.9% sorting purity at maximum production speed.
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ArticleLactips announces cellulose coating solution for sealable packaging
Lactips has developed a coating solution called Plastic Free Paper, which it claims provides an alternative to plastics in sealable packaging applications by maintaining the barrier properties of cellulose without impacting its end-of-life.