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Digitisation, product tracking, iOT, artificial intelligence: in production, this involves using machine data to optimise and automate processes. Modern software solutions such as GRAFiT 4.0 present the data of all connected machines in a clear, accessible form, and thereby make it available to the operator for use and analysis. The data
Read more2019 has been a defining moment for the plastics industry as the drive towards a sustainable future becomes the main agenda of multinational corporations, governments and even consumers. While there is no single formula at the moment to end the problem on plastic waste, collaboration plays a critical role in bringing
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems announced the appointment of Tony Black to the position of President, Customer Success Management (CSM). Mr. Black joins Husky’s senior leadership team leading the company’s global CSM organisation. “Since forming our consolidated CSM organisation in 2017, our goal has been to provide the industry’s most exceptional service
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“Beer … a high and mighty liquor,” said Gaius Julius Caesar, a famous beer lover. The drink’s origins go all the way back to ancient civilisations but the manufacturing process has evolved. Beer was first brewed only for family or neighbourhood consumption; commercialisation came later. Today’s packaging is the latest step
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Petcore Europe Conference 2020 will open its doors on 5-6 February 2020 in the Crowne Plaza Brussels – Le Palace. Industry and industry association representatives as well as policy makers and academia speakers will discuss strategic topics, trends and solutions impacting the entire PET value chain. Building up on the success
Read moreNine river clean-up programs across the world have been selected to receive a total of $11 million over the next three years as part of a partnership between The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Benioff Ocean Initiative at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute. The partnership combines The Coca-Cola
Read morePacTec, FoodTec and PlastExpo Nordic, trade events for the packaging, food and drink, and plastics industries, will offer a particular focus on sustainable manufacturing methods and materials, as well as future employers. The PacTec, FoodTec and PlastExpo Nordic events will be held at Messukeskus Helsinki from 11 to 12 March 2020.
Read moreClearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) in partnership with management announced that it has acquired Pretium Packaging (“Pretium” or the “Company”) from Genstar Capital. Pretium is a leading full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered
Read moreCrain Communications Inc. is launching a new brand to address the emerging recycling and sustainability focus of the global plastics industry. Sustainable Plastics will provide news and information that impact consumer and industrial brands, manufacturers, governments, the plastics industry and more. “There is no bigger issue today in the plastics industry
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9,925 visitors, 201 exhibitors and a total floorspace of 11,400 square meters (30 per cent increase) – these are the figures achieved by dti drink technology India (Messe München), co-located with pacprocess and food pex India (Messe Düsseldorf). Richard Clemens, Managing Director of the VDMA’s Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association,
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The WorldStar Packaging Awards Competition is one of the major events of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and is the pre-eminent international award in packaging. WorldStar illustrates the continual advancement of the state of packaging design and technology and creates a living standard of international packaging excellence from which others may learn. One WorldStar
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