Machines

PRB: secondary packaging proposals designed for the food industry,
with an eye to largescale users

Alongside the proven Visionlab 100 defect controller, Visionlab proposes two new systems dedicated to the register control for cold seal.

Robatech wins over the jury of the prestigious Red Dot Award in the product design category , thanks to its Speedstar™ Diamond series of hot melt adhesive application guns: an award given for the development and production of adhesive application systems.

Cama Group, with its unique range of packaging machines and robotic systems, is the market leader in supplying complete hitech lines. A position achieved through continuous investments in development and innovation.

To plan, decide, order and buy "printing" via web without having to meet the service provider, of course at competitive prices, is now a regular feature also in Italy. And it is beginning to catch on in the labeling world. In what instances? With what limitations and benefits? Matteo Rigamonti, founder of PixartPrinting and pioneer of Italian web-to-print, answers questions from our editorial…

SEW Eurodrive offers its partners the double advantage of reducing costs and increasing productivity ... And hence is developing the two concepts in parallel, offering comprehensive and customized solutions that can generate benefits across the board for users, while conscious of the strategic role that automation plays in the industrial field.

«A development system can be successful over time only if developers can simply manage the evermore complex programs». Automation Studio by B&R is in line with maximum software usability criteria.

With Combi Predis FMa Sidel will go further in terms of filling technologies for sensitive products. Dedicated to single-serve bottles, this latest and fastest generation allows meeting the needs of the sensitive beverages industry for reduced operational costs and higher sustainability.

 
THE FORMULA THE MARKET LIKES Figures up for the second edition of SPS/IPC/DRIVES Italia. Motivated thus the satisfaction of the organizers (Messe Frankfurt), the Parma fair body that hosts the same and all participants (exhibitors and visitors), who gave rise to a three-day event of high-level technology, going further into one of the items most keenly associated with productivity: industrial…

A truly successful partnership between B&G and Acma, totally “made-in-Italy”: a three block  integrated system that includes blower, filler and a multiple capping unit capable of handling up to 10 containers different in terms of format and materials.

An Ishida multiheaded weigher can automatically package even the most fragile confectionery products without damage to the same.

Rexroth proposes its innovative Flexprofile function for axial control for machines with electronic cams not only on a position but also on a timed basis: ideal tools for responding to the problems of a complex production like that of cosmetics.

PackLab, part of the P.E. Labellers group, is specialized in the production of pressure sensitive labeling systems and provides tailored solutions to meet any application needs.

The WITTENSTEIN washdown gear reducers have been designed for all applications that require strict hygienic conditions, as in the pharmaceutical or food sector in which the components are often subjected to repeated washings, at times performed with high pressure jets at given temperatures.

Prevent irreparable damage, minimize costs and maintenance time, maximize uptime... All this can be done monitoring a machine and registering the physical parameters indicative of its state of health, such as for example vibrations.

DIGITAL CUTTING A hi-tech plotter for small-to-medium formats and an effective material handling system to automate the entire workcycle.
At drupa Zund gave example of its expertise, with an eye to paper converting applications.

EQUATIONS If packaging plays a strategic role for companies operating in the field of consumer products and good packaging can be achieved thanks to an adequate motion control... then motion control is strategic. This is demonstrated by Control Techniques’ intervention on the company Mimi’s Mito shrink-wrapping machine.

Markem-Imaje expands its range of small character inkjet solutions with a new reference: the new 9232E, designed to meet the specific needs of the extrusion sector. The company thus confirms its commitment to offering high performance, cost reduction and respect for the environment.

Krones has conceived a complete, holistically system has thus been designed for producing and bottling high-quality premium juices or also milk-based mixed drinks with a fruit content.

The topic for this month is the “sustainability” of packaging: a very topical subject that can't just be limited to the research and use of eco-compatible materials, but must include the recovery of energy efficiency during production.