Flexible production with faster neck changes on the stretch blow molder
Whereas in the past only one category of product was usually run on aseptic lines, bottlers of sensitive beverages now face an ever-growing demand for flexibility.
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GEA opens state-of-the-art Technology Center in Wallau/Germany
GEA opened the doors of its new 1500-sqm Technology Center (XLAB) in Biedenkopf-Wallau for the first time on March 20. From now on, the new XLAB will be available to customers for product testing and training.
Food: Packaging against waste
Along the entire value creation chain, globally more than 930 billion tons of food are thrown away every year. This figure comes from the last report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Multihead weigher handles millions of silicone parts daily
An Ishida multihead weigher has proved to be the ideal solution to enable Elmet, an Austrian silicone specialist, to efficiently fill around 100 million small parts into bags every single day.
Krones wins two German Design Awards in 2023
The accolades were conferred on both the new generation of the Contiform stretch blow-moulding machine and the Mobile Production Robotics system for their superior design.
Skills, values, community: Sacmi inaugurates the Academy
Over 48,000 training hours completed in 2022 alone, involving some 3,000 people. President of SACMI, Paolo Mongardi: “The Academy is much more than one physical place. It’s a starting point for sharing a culture of 'know-how’ that draws on ‘can-do’ core values”.
Turnkey supplier provides individual solutions for its customers
Lower energy costs plus reliable production: KHS offers conversion of its shrink tunnels to alternative sources of energy
Sidel’s 1000th EvoBlow will be the fastest in Africa
Sidel is celebrating the sale of its 1000th EvoBlow. The iconic blow-moulder will be installed as part of a high-speed PET water line at StrongPack in Nigeria in early 2023.
Packaging for beverages is growing more sustainable
There is a huge range of choices for packaging beverages. But which is the most sustainable? The focus has increasingly been placed on ecological aspects over the last few years in this sector.
Husky exhibits at Gulfood Manufacturing
Complete technologies, solutions and services to enable regional packaging producers
“Flow Pack PurePP” solution for ground-meat products
Sustainability in focus: Südpack presents its “Flow Pack PurePP” solution for ground-meat products at Empack
100,000 bottles per hour
With the world's first wet-end monobloc rated at 100,000 0.5-litre water bottles an hour, Krones has set a new milestone in monobloc technology.