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ArticleLamination technology from DS Smith Tecnicarton set to enable reusable, recyclable transport packaging
DS Smith Tecnicarton is aspiring to strengthen the resistance of corrugated cardboard packaging, optimize its stacking capabilities, and realize its potential as a reusable and fully recyclable transport solution with the launch of its MAX lamination technology. Back in 2017, DS Smith opened a facility in ...
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ArticlePulPac launches the world’s first injection molding machine for fibre-based products
PulPac is launching the PulPac Scala, a new machine platform combining its Mill-to-Web fibre unit with injection moulding technology, in the hopes of increasing the accessibility of Dry Molded Fiber worldwide. Approximately 100,000 injection moulding machines are produced every year, PulPac says, and many of them ...
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ArticleTechnology license awarded to purification process for recycled aluminium melts
The REMADE Institute has announced that a technology capable of removing metallic impurities from recycled aluminium melts and improving its quality for wider industrial use – developed with the Institute’s support – has received a new technology license.
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ArticleHybrid polymer containing bio-based chemical is injection moulded into preforms and bottles
Origin Materials and Husky Technologies report the successful use of injection moulding equipment to process PET containing FCDA – a bio-based chemical utilised in PEF production – into preforms and bottles for advanced packaging and more.
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ArticleWipotec unveils X-ray inspection unit for food and beverage packaging and precision checkweighing unit
Two new inspection machines from Wipotec – one precision checkweighing unit for potentially explosive environments and one X-ray enabled inspection unit for food and beverage containers – will make their debut at Pack Expo Las Vegas in September.
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ArticleGreyparrot’s AI-powered waste recognition system receives funding from Amcor
Greyparrot has been announced as the latest winner of Amcor’s Lift-Off programme for its AI-powered waste recognition system. It will receive a $500,000 investment and access to Amcor’s sustainability and packaging capabilities in the hopes of scaling up its technology and pursuing a circular economy.
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ArticleParkside’s laser scoring technology seeks to create peal-and-reseal lids from PET film
Parkside has revealed its ParkScribe laser scoring technology, set to create easy peel-and-reseal PET lids from the company’s lidding films.
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ArticleNew EREMA technology facilitates fibre-to-fibre PET recycling
EREMA has unveiled INTAREMA FibrePro:IV, its new fibre-to-fibre recycling solution for PET that claims to process shredded fibre contaminated by spinning oils back into filament fibre, carpet yarn, and stable fibre.
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ArticleRenewable Carbon Initiative encourages addition of renewable content target, mass balance approach for chemical recycling, and more to the PPWR
The Renewable Carbon Initiative – a coalition aiming to introduce renewable carbon into the chemical and materials industry – has published a position paper suggesting further additions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, such as a renewable content target for bio- and CO2 based feedstocks and a mass balance framework for chemical recycling streams.
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ArticleHolyGrail 2.0 validates separation of food and non-food waste in PET recycling streams
The HolyGrail 2.0 digital watermarking initiative has apparently succeeded in separating food and non-food PET packaging waste streams in an industrial environment, with the development hoping to contribute towards the decontamination of food-grade PET output streams at recycling plants.
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ArticleAdvisory board assembled for research project into treatment and recycling of compostable packaging
Tesco, M&S, and WWF are some of the first industry and packaging experts to be revealed as advisory board members for Compostable Coalition UK’s ‘Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging’ research project.
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ArticleAmazon and US Department of Energy seek to advance recovery and recycling of biodegradable plastics
Amazon is working with the US Department of Energy’s BOTTLE Consortium in an effort to develop a new recovery and recycling process for mixed plastic waste streams while designing wayward materials to biodegrade in the environment.
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ArticleSyntegon unveils filling solution for viscous deli food applications and upgrades cloud-based data software
Syntegon will exhibit its LFS filling solution for liquid and viscous deli food products such as sauces, dips, and salads, as well as a further development of its cloud-based data collection and visualisation software, at interpack 2023.
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ArticleAvery Dennison provides automotive, electronics, and premium drinks sectors with lab-based label testing
Avery Dennison is expanding its AD Procerta lab-based label testing to the automotive, electronics, and premium drinks industries to verify the reliability, durability, and maximised lifespan of their labelling materials.
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ArticleBeck Automation unveils automated metal handle applicator for industrial plastic pails
Beck Automation AG has launched the Beck Bailer, a self-operating system that is set to enable the fast and fully automatic assembly of metal handles for industrial plastic pails of up to 380mm x 450mm in size.
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ArticleAvery Dennison adopts the Carbon Trust’s carbon footprinting tool in bid to enable transparent and sustainable label production
Avery Dennison Corporation has worked alongside the Carbon Trust to transition into a bespoke carbon footprinting tool with the goal of facilitating transparency and improved environmental impact measurement and reporting for its label products.
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ArticleSOMIC aims for optimal performance and smaller footprint with new modular machine concept
SOMIC Verpackungsmaschinen will display its SOMIC 434 modular machine concept for tray packaging, tray-cover, and wraparound solutions at interpack 2023 in hopes of delivering maximised performance with a compact footprint.
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ArticleBaumüller aims for optimised and sustainable packaging processes with upcoming automated solutions
Baumüller will display its intelligent drive and automation solutions set to facilitate sustainable and resource-efficient processes for the packaging industry – including energy monitoring and machine simulation software, water-cooled servo motors, and a new generation of servo controllers – at interpack 2023.
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ArticleMiwa Technologies receives EU funding to continue scaling up its smart reusable packaging system
Miwa Technologies is receiving over €5 million in funding through the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator programme for the further implementation of its smart reusable packaging system in European supermarkets.
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ArticleCreams and lotions converted into confetti-like ‘paper’ through technology developed at University of East Anglia
A new technology that converts beauty products such as moisturiser into confetti-like ‘paper’ – anticipated to reduce both packaging waste and carbon emissions in the beauty industry – has been developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia.