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Sabic’s multilayer and polymer blend technologies may help manufacturers to reduce transport losses, optimise protection of goods, and maximise pallet stability by increasing the holding force of collation shrink and stretch films used to protect food packaging, while also making those films stronger. The unique combination of Sabic polyolefin building blocks
Read moreSMI’s new APS palletisers for tertiary packaging, dry packaging, up to 100 packs/minute are designed and manufactured according to the new Ergon platform, where ergonomics and advanced machines integration are said to enable to offer cost saving bottling lines, ensuring the reduction of production costs, higher energy savings and the efficiency
Read moreData from Smithers Pira forecast steady growth across the packaging industry – pushing a market valued at $839 billion in 2015 to expand at 3.5% year-on-year and reach a total value of $997 billion in 2020. As this happens sustainability will become an increasingly important factor for decision makers at all
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With Nature MultiPack NMP Systems GmbH is bringing a disruptive packaging innovation powered by KHS to market. An intensive collaboration with Danone Waters led to the premier market introduction on brand Evian starting in France and Belgium this month. Nature MultiPack is the bonding together of PET bottles with specially developed
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PET Power has added new standard shapes to its growing range of "funny shapes" specifically for special occasions. The company presents the Rabbit 300ml and the Pumpkin 510ml PET jar. Both models have a 63 RTS neck finish. The unusual aspect of the Rabbit is that it is upside down and
Read moreR&D Leverage’s new Opti-Sim Virtual Prototyping process, which lets PET packagers anticipate a bottle concept’s impact on engineering, operations and marketing, is now available. According to the company’s Vice President of Engineering, Dave Brunson, Opti-Sim performs a complete range of diagnostic, real-world simulations addressing myriad variables, speeds time-to-market, cuts tooling and
Read moreChilds Farm has recently turned to Spectra Packaging for new bottles for their award winning hair and skincare range for babies and children. The new 150ml packs are the latest containers from Spectra and follow previous bottles from their range of standard offerings. Moulded in PET, the new containers are designed
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Amcor Rigid Plastics has been recognized by the Grandes Cases de Embalagem, a Brazilian packaging award competition sponsored by Embalagem e Marca magazine, a leading trade magazine based in São Paulo. Amcor received the packaging award for its designs for Coca-Cola (carbonated soft drink bottle), Unilever (condiment bottle), and Johnson &
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