All Production line & Efficiency articles
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ArticleSyntegon seeks improved efficiency and flexibility with new inspection platform
Syntegon has launched its AIM9 inspection platform, said to combine visual inspection and leak detection with outputs of up to 600 vials per minute, aiming to help pharmaceutical manufacturers and CMOs achieve the ‘highest’ inspection and product quality.
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ArticleSaica Group recycles its own paper into repulpable adhesive tape
Saica Group has unveiled an adhesive tape made entirely from its own recycled paper, aspiring for a fully repulpable product and a circular system.
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ArticleFuturaGene seeks to reduce energy consumption with gene-edited eucalyptus
FuturaGene has announced that its new gene-edited eucalyptus, approved by Brazil’s National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio), aims to reduce chemical inputs and energy consumption in industrial processing.
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ArticleMetsä Group starts up demo plant for new lignin product
Metsä Group has announced that the demo plant for its new Metsä LigO lignin product has started up in Äänekoski, Finland, said to have a nameplate capacity of two tonnes of a new type of lignin product per day.
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ArticleWhy ‘non-recyclable’ is no longer an option
The global pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging sector has reached a pivotal juncture. Blister packs, bottles, tubes, pouches, and other primary and secondary packaging are critical for sterility, dose precision, and patient safety, but their end-of-life profile remains largely linear: produce–use–dispose. In this article Professor Edward Kosior, Sustainability Awards winner and Founder/CEO at Nextek Ltd, plots a path forward.
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ArticleWiliot releases latest generation of battery-free sensing technology
Wiliot has introduced the newest generation of its battery-free sensing technology, Wiliot Gen3 IoT Pixel, designed to help connect everyday products to the cloud and extend real-time intelligence to the physical world at a global scale.
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ArticlePepsiCo teams up with Siemens and NVIDIA on AI and digital twin technology
PepsiCo has announced a multi-year collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA, aiming to transform its plant and supply chain operations through advanced digital twin technology and AI. Digital twins will be applied to reshape how plant and warehousing facilities are digitally simulated and tested, with early pilots underway in the U.S.
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ArticleAntalis Packaging launches hand strapping tool for ‘seamless’ operation
Antalis Packaging has expanded its range of strapping solutions with the Master’in Viper Hand Strapping Tool, featuring a lightweight design said to deliver ‘effortless’ handling in demanding warehouse environments.
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ArticleEriez’s largest metal detector finds contaminants in packaging and recycling
Eriez has manufactured its largest X8 Metal Detector to identify contaminants in packaging, plastics, recycling, and other processing applications.
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ArticleMultiple fibre-based packaging types produced in parallel on automated line
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.
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ArticleWeighPack Systems announces high-speed weigh filling system for rigid containers
WeighPack Systems has launched its High-Speed Rigid Container Weigh Filling System, said to deliver ‘unmatched’ performance, accuracy, and line integration. The system also aims to deliver ‘exceptional’ throughput and consistency for demanding production environments.
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ArticleAutopack targets reduced costs and manual effort with semi-automatic bucket system
Autopack has launched a semi-automatic bucket line aiming to improve efficiency for customers in sectors including food, household, pharmaceutical and personal care, eliminating the manual effort of separating and orientating empty buckets from a stack and reducing the initial cost compared to a fully automatic system.
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ArticleNew machine assembles whole blister packs made from cardboard
IWK Packaging Systems has unveiled its CABLIblue 870 Blister System, which seals a cardboard blister to backing made of the same material – a move set to ensure the pack’s recyclability in existing paperboard streams. Targeting the pharmaceutical, beauty and health sectors, the machine can reportedly produce ...
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ArticleBW Packaging introduces multi-jaw flow wrapper for high seal integrity
BW Packaging has announced the launch of its Hayssen X850 multi-jaw flow wrapper, designed for cheese and other products that require high seal integrity at high speeds.
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ArticleHybrid Software Helix targets scalability with industrial inkjet RIP
Hybrid Software Helix has revealed its SmartRIP industrial inkjet Raster Image Processor (RIP) for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and integrators, said to deliver ‘exceptional’ performance and scalability for a wide range of industrial printing applications.
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ArticleAylward Enterprises targets product accuracy and compliance with tablet counter
Solid dose packaging company Aylward Enterprises aims to provide ‘100% count verification and reject-on-the-fly performance’ for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and healthcare packaging lines with its TCM Tablet Counter, said to feature patented product counting technology and advanced vision inspection.
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ArticleValmet targets reduced operating costs with wet-end analyzer for paper and board
Valmet has introduced its Wet End Analyzer designed to help paper, board, and tissue producers improve wet end processes to achieve improved product quality, process stability and reduced operating costs.
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ArticleToppan introduces hybrid manufacturing line for BOPP and BOPE films
Toppan and its subsidiary Toppan Speciality Films (TSF) have installed a hybrid manufacturing line capable of producing both biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film and biaxially-oriented polyethylene (BOPE) on the same machine.
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Sponsored ContentGöncay Packaging on paper vs. plastics – and balancing both in one portfolio
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Göncay Packaging’s managing director, Levent Göncay, discusses the company’s product portfolio, its in-house production process, the costs of plastic vs. paper packaging, and more.
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ArticleSmaller footprint, bigger impact: A new era for beverages
Discover how cutting-edge advancements in filling and seaming are redefining operational excellence, enabling companies to meet diverse product demands—from carbonated to hot beverages—with unparalleled precision and environmental responsibility.