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Good results for Alpvision
Strong growth in the results for 2007 of AlpVision SA, a Swiss company, leader in the fields of document security and protection against counterfeiting of branded products.
Read ArticlePromo Packs - the new film multi-packaging is a success!
A new packaging type is finding greater popularity abroad in the publishing and advertising area. With the help of a special device, CDs, additions or gimmicks can be packaged together freely variably with different sized print formats during sealing without moving and still can be properly affixed and visible.
Read ArticleThe Future in Mailing Production is Selective
The direct advertiser LS Dialogmarketing GmbH & Co. KG in Dettingen/Teck, has successfully adapted to future market development in the European catalogue shipment market with a new mailing plant.
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Vacuum packaging aiding caterer
In the age of expanding global business, networking is more important than ever. This Turkish success story is a good example. In 2005, Hasan Erdogan, Managing Director of catering business Kivircik attended the Packforum Ready Meals event organized by global packaging expert Sealed Air Cryovac. Discovering the packaging technologies applied to ‘sous vide’ cooking and meeting the owners of the expanding Belgian ‘vacuum’ food producer Deliva opened new and unforeseen opportunities. This marked the beginning of a joint venture which has become today a thriving catering business under the Delivaturk brand.
Read ArticleQuality assured at Nordenia facilities
Over the past year, Nordenia International AG, of Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, a leading international producer and processor of films for flexible packaging applications has been installing AVT’s PrintVision/Argus process control and quality assurance solution at facilities in Germany, Poland and Spain. These orders are in excess of US$1 million.
Read ArticleInterpack Innovations Report available
From among the more than 2,600 exhibitors at interpack 2008 displaying tens of thousands of technologies, there will likely be fewer than 200 truly disruptive or undifferentiated package technology, process, and service and supply chain innovations.
Read ArticleAwards in printed electronics
Over 600 delegates from 28 countries were present at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event last week in Dresden - the industry's largest event on the topic. The event featured the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards in recognition of outstanding achievement. The awards were given at the gala dinner on April 7th.
Read ArticleUnscrambling technology
POSIMAT, leader in unscrambling technology presents its latest solutions at Interpack, the Processes and Packaging trade fair that will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany (24th-30th April)
Read ArticleBraille presents a challenge
Few packaging sectors require as much recourse to technology and expertise as the pharmaceutical industry. This is why the Körber Medipak Group, together with Rondo SA, offers specific concepts at each packaging stage – from development, through to delivery of the packs. Based in the Swiss region of Basel, Rondo also has subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and in the USA. It has 300 employees and a turnover of € 38 million, 90% of which is in the pharmaceutical industry and the remainder in foodstuffs and cosmetics. 40% of sales are exported to Europe, the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. The quality of its standard or specialized packaging makes it an uncontested leader in the field. With ISO 9001:2000 certification, Rondo raises the bar of quality very high indeed.
Read ArticleContaminant separation from A - Z
Product liability law requires that food manufacturers must take effective measures to provide protection against contaminants in their products. Standards such as IFS and BRC demand the full monitoring, documentation, and traceability of the processes.
Read ArticleCompact system or modular line
A renowned paint manufacturer from Slovenia fills their viscous paints in five different boxes from 100-1500 ml, the largest box containing 15 bottles and the smallest 6. The round and square plastic bottles are packaged using the SOMIC universal Wrap-Around Packer WA 414 W/2. Due to space constraints, this group packer was designed as a compact system. For this, the box closing unit, previously an independent machine station, was integrated into the packaging station. This new machine, now one metre shorter than its sister model, can create up to 1000 Wrap-Around boxes per hour, in a small space and at reduced costs.
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