Syntegon has announced it will be presenting its machine and software solutions at this year’s FACHPACK - taking place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 24th to 26th - aiming to allow food manufacturers to transition to sustainability-minded packaging processes.
The company says it will be presenting its ‘future-proof’ packaging material solutions at booth 1-257 in Hall 1: the VFFS SVX Agile which produces pouches made from mono-material, the Kliklok ACE carton erector which forms glueless carton trays for cookies, and a horizontal line that packs bars in paper.
“With the European Union’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) taking effect in 2030, sustainable packaging will no longer be just an image decision, but a legal requirement,” says Torsten Sauer, director of Sustainability at Syntegon.
“That is why we support manufacturers both in terms of machines and service offerings with our innovative technologies and integrated packaging systems. Our goal is to help them prepare for these new market conditions so that they can make a seamless transition to sustainable, PPWR-compliant packaging.”
The SVX Agile vertical packaging machine reportedly achieves ‘the highest output rates in the industry’, even with packaging materials such as mono-material or paper. Depending on pouch size and film specifications, Syntegon states the SVX Agile produces up to 300 pouches per minute.
At the trade fair booth, the SVX Agile will create pouches from 100% recyclable mono-material, aiming to allow manufacturers to save resources during production without sacrificing performance.
A packaging line for bars will also be at the booth, consisting of a Pack 403 horizontal flow-wrapper and an infeed module, equipped with Syntegon’s paper-ON-form forming shoulder. The forming shoulder is available for both new machines and as a retrofit kit for existing Pack 403 flow-wrappers.
Syntegon says brand owners can switch from plastic film to paper without sacrificing performance, and the paper-ON-form forming shoulder can process paper from various manufacturers.
The Kliklok ACE carton erector also hopes to support brand owners in conserving resources: depending on the material and tray design, the compact machine is said to form up to 100 carton trays for cookies per minute using the lock-style method. Apparently, this method produces completely glue-free cartons while allowing manufacturers to minimize energy, maintenance, and material costs and improve the recyclability of their packaging.
The cloud-based software solution Synexio, available with the Service Agreements, is also said to support manufacturers in optimizing their systems’ process parameters. Syntegon’s Uptime package comes with a ‘sustainability monitoring’ feature that provides data on power consumption and waste production, and assists manufacturers with reducing their ecological footprint.
The company adds it is currently working on a new paper-ON-form retrofit kit for paper multipacks and will be presenting samples of the new format to visitors.
Other companies presenting at FACHPACK include Henkel with its ‘anti-slip’ palletizing and end-of-life adhesives. The company’s hotmelt adhesives from the Technomelt Supra PS range aim to ensure safe transportation, allow higher stacking - depending on the content - and reduce the use of stretch film by up to 90%.
Constantia Flexibles recently announced its plans to display its ‘industry-first’ print service for aluminium and PET die-cut dairy lids at the event, as well as its range of ‘sustainability-minded’ packaging solutions including a paper twist-wrap and a compostable coffee capsule lid. The company claims to be the only flexible packaging company able to digitally print full-surface and water-based onto aluminium without compromising its sealing conditions.
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