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Lloyd Instruments, specialists in materials testing equipment, announced the launch of its NexygenPlus 4.1 materials testing software. Combined with the company’s advanced LS or LD Series materials testing machines, NexygenPlus 4.1 offers a strong solution for the rubber and plastics industry where tests of tyres, O rings, pipes, bottles, shoe soles,
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Quality assurance developments in the rPET packaging industry The Lithuanian company Sprana Ltd is a well-known player in the fertiliser industry. After the focus of their analysing technologies was expanded to the plastics industry, their customer Retal encouraged them to develop a PET preform inspection system to assure production quality control
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They are mainly found in Japan. In Europe and the United States, an increasing number of bottles are decorated with them as well: We are talking about sleeve labels. To meet the special requirements of this particular decoration method, Intravis GmbH has designed a new system specifically for sleeve inspection, the
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How do you know if all the containers in each pack are full, or if there are the right number of containers in the pack? Once each pack is sealed prior to shipment, there is no way of knowing if the contents of each pack are complete. Intellect Pack Inspection solution
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Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in innovative dispensing solutions for more than 25 years, announces its partnership with REBO to offer a reusable water bottle that uses technology to help people stay hydrated, while helping to collect tossed away plastic bottles that end up in our environment. Aptar has
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The change came about in November 2020. Even demand from the automotive industry picked up again after two very difficult years. As a result, the 2020/2021 fiscal year came to a conciliatory end. With 6,400 employees around the world, the Engel Group generated 1.1 billion euros in sales revenues. Although sales
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd., a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community announced its collaboration with Chem-Trend on a system solution that creates repeatability during the critical colour change process to offer a faster, more accurate, and optimised approach for operators. The team devised a new guided procedure
Read moreAvery Dennison’s Label and Packaging Materials (LPM) division in EMENA region is making two new key appointments effective June 1, 2021. Burak Sahbaz, who is currently leading marketing, has been appointed VP Sales. He succeeds Noel Kasmi, who is now VP Marketing. “These appointments reflect our determination to leverage learnings and
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Competek-Sustainable Packaging Solutions is the new player in the international packaging industry. Born from the synergy between PET Engineering and Comep, aiming to provide food, beverage and homecare packaging manufacturers with sustainable and efficient product line. Competek is a new company whose services fully reflect the experience and know-how developed in
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New legislation in the European Union requires that by July 2024, all plastic closures must remain “tethered” (attached) to single-use beverage containers after the container is opened. This will bring a big change for the beverage packaging industry. One of PackSys Global’s core competences focuses on the slitting and folding of
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Recycling lines for plastics are the circular economy’s lynchpins – and as such make a vital contribution towards protecting our natural environment and economising on valuable resources. On the other hand, they also consume resources, chief among them water. Which goes to show: A recycling technology’s sustainability must not be assessed
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