Machines

With the latest VSOP (Variable Sleeve Offset Printing) and Alprinta V print presses, Müller Martini relaunches the pluspoints of offset  printing in labeling and flexible packaging: lower cost of plates, wider range of substrates and reduced environmental impact.

In order to be able to market weighting components in the United States, it is necessary to satisfy a series of requirements.

IT'S THE SUM THAT MAKES THE TOTAL. Energy sustainability: an increasingly interesting topic, due to both the increase in supply costs and the opportunities for those who install efficient solutions.
But what knowledge does the end user have for weighing up the possibilities in the automation sector?

At CibusTec/FoodPack, thanks to their longlasting partnership, PRL Tecnosoft e Bellini&Meda offer machines and complete lines complete for food products packaging and handling.

Presented for the first time at the last Labelexpo Europe, where it aroused considerable interest, Core Linerless Solutions® by Ritrama is now being offered to the market, offering a solution to the age-old problem of liner disposal.

Innovation in food packaging by AMB, which unveils a completely water-based production of plastic films destined for food packaging.

WH Leary with its offices in Basildon, Essex, UK is now the official and authorized supplier of Robatech equipment in the UK and Ireland. Accordingly, all Robatech customers in the UK and Ireland should contact Leary for parts, service and support for their existing Robatech equipment as well as for enquiries about new equipment.

In operation at Dalter is a new flow pack installation for single portions of Parmigiano Reggiano, Emmental, Provolone and Fontal, the last step in the radical technological upgrade the concern undertook in 2012.

Tin or aluminium cans offer the consumer practical, longlife products, keeping the contents in time without the need for preservatives. The opinion of Generale Conserve (www.asdomar.it).  By Anfima*

Carcano Antonio SpA and Laminazione Sottile SpA have carried out a study to determine the amount of aluminum present in some foods, as well as units of aluminum migration from  the packaging to the actual food contained.

The German packaging machines manufacturer Rovema GmbH (Italian branch at Novate Milanese) presented several important innovations at Interpack, among which their spearhead BVC series of vertical packaging machines.

For the US distribution chain Fairway Market (active in the area of ​​New York, 20 stores, 810 million dollars in sales), the Group Pedon has developed a line of speedy cooking, high health-content “grains and seeds”, capable of combining modern lifestyles with easy, speedy preparation. Its innovation as a product line lies in its combining practicality with high nutritional content, grains with…

Cutting edge integrated lines for primary and secondary packaging of broadscale consumption goods and industrial processing systems: at Interpack, Coesia’s entire technological offer was “on hand”. With an added bonus: the capacity to imagine packaging, from the design to industrialization, following a rational and organic research itinerary.

The huge success enjoyed at the recent Interpack has confirmed Tecno Pack SpA as a key builder of packaging machines for bakery products.

Produced by Smurfit Kappa, the Pouch - Up® 3 liter container with generic graphics is captivating: designed for the wine market, it facilitates supplying of small quantities of wine, without resorting to further customization of the container, and moreover, maintaining criteria of lightness, durability and ease of use.

An established presence in Italy, Live-Tech (Alba, CN) now looks to the European market, relying on its traditional strength: offering packaging systems for secondary packaging solutions especially suited for boxing pouches, designed for the confectionery, dairy and pet food areas.

Everything done in-house, a question of choice and sentiment. Schubert, continuing a family tradition, focuses on competency, production capacity and organisation.

Aventics debuts in grand style at SPS IPC Drives Italy. Evolution of the Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics division, the new brand featured with the presentation of several new products.

Cuboxal (part of Pro-Gest Group) manufactures food packaging with a specific focus on the production of pizza boxes.
The concern’s use of state of the art printers and diecutters - equipped with Bosch Rexroth technology - solidifies its dynamism and competency.

Thanks to the new Ishida CCW-R-214 multihead weigher a known Dutch producer has increased throughput and accuracy in a beans and other type of vegetable packaging line.