PAPACKS, ICE Industrial Services, and Inmaco Solutions have unveiled PAPACKS Model S10: a patented production system designed to manufacture fibre-based bottles, containers, tubes, and other moulded parts, with a starting capacity of 10 million units.
This ‘turnkey solution’ is intended for high industrial volumes, with future models anticipated to offer capacities of 20, 50, and up to 100 million units annually.
It is expected to unlock design-independent serial production, producing several different product shapes in parallel, and overcome challenges in physical limitations and barrier requirements.
PAPACKS acts as the initiator and patent holder for the material, production processes, and coating technology, and handles the product design stage. Various ‘pending patents’ are in place for the materials, production process, and specific machine technologies.
Inmaco Solutions offers the engineering for fibre preparation, while ICE Industrial Services introduced integrated robotics and automation into the packaging processes; both contribute to project planning and installation.
The fully automated production line is technically validated and immediately available at the PAPACKS Gigafactory in Arnstadt. It reportedly caters to bottlers pursuing ESG goals and FMCG manufacturers in the cosmetics, food, and supplements sectors.
Both the complete PAPACKS Model S10 (alongside scalable future models) and finished packaging products are available to customers in a turnkey, dual model solution.
By working together in a ‘Green Alliance’, PAPACKS, ICE Industrial Services, and Inmaco Solutions aspire to offer an ‘economically competitive alternative’ to conventional plastic packaging and compliance with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
“This is the beginning of a new era in molded fibre,” comments Marthijn Broeils, managing director of Inmaco Solutions. “This machine is so flexible that it can produce several different shapes simultaneously – from sleeves to bottles. We hereby prove that sustainable packaging can also win economically against plastic.”
Tahsin Dag, founder and CEO of PAPACKS, continues: “No one can say anymore that there is no alternative. The time for excuses is over. We have invested millions and brought together the best in their field.
“The PAPACKS MODEL S10 is here, it is real, it is scalable, and it can currently replace up to 10 million plastic packages – with the same quality, but sustainably.
“We invite the industry: Start the green revolution now. PAPACKS will also offer this new technology in the future through its worldwide licensing programs.”
“Many talk about sustainability as a marketing gimmick,” adds Tomáš Vránek, CEO of ICE Industrial Services. “We build it. We have transferred the precision and speed of automotive robotics to the packaging industry.
“Together with PAPACKS and Inmaco, we have not only built a machine but reached a completely new industrial level.”
In another development, IWK Packaging Systems’ CABLIblue 870 Blister System seals together blisters and backings made from cardboard, producing a pack that is fully recyclable in existing paperboard streams. It is intended for use in the pharmaceutical, beauty and health sectors and claims to produce 22 large-capacity blister packs every minute.
Elsewhere, Stora Enso has invested €1.1 billion into a consumer packaging board production line in Oulu. This is hoped eliminate 90% of CO2 emissions and reach a capacity of 750,000 tonnes by 2027 at the latest.
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