Maximising Operational Excellence: The Role of Predictive and Preventive Maintenance in Modern Industry
Looking into how – with a tailored approach to maintenance, we can predict the lifetime of a system and know when preventive maintenance should happen.By Roger Savo, Aftermarket Director, Europe at ELGi In today’s fast-paced industrial environment where downtime equates to significant financial losses and operational inefficiencies, implementing predictive and preventive maintenance (PPM) has become
Innovia announces extended range of floatable polyolefin shrink sleeves that support PET recycling
Innovia Films, a leading material science pioneer that manufactures polyolefin film materials for labels and packaging, has announced the extension of its product range for floatable polyolefin shrink films. “We are proud to share our extended range of floatable shrink sleeves that work in established PET, HDPE and PP waste streams,” explains Lucija Kralj, Business
Packaging for emotional well-being
Quadpack created maple caps and collars, as well as fragrance roll-ons, for Sisley’s neuroscience-based skincare brand Neuraé. Neuraé is a new brand from Sisley that connects skincare with wellbeing. Celebrating positive emotions, it focuses on joy, energy and serenity by way of a three-step routine. The neuroscientific collection is beautifully packaged in glass bottles and jars, adorned with maple wood caps
SÜDPACK MEDICA wins the Swiss Packaging Award with PharmaGuard®
Another distinction for PharmaGuard®: The polypropylene (PP)-based recyclable blister concept has now won the Swiss Packaging Award in the Sustainability category. On October 17, Jürgen Bodenmüller, Ivana Rocca, and Michael Hermann from SÜDPACK MEDICA accepted the award in Olten. First, the German Packaging Award and the World Star Global Packaging Award, followed by a nomination
Syntegon Highlights Automated Process Development Solution for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Optimizing Capsule and Tablet Formulation with Automation and Design of Experiments (DoE) Syntegon, a global leader in pharmaceutical process and packaging technology, highlights its innovative Automated Process Development (APD) solution, designed to streamline and enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. This state-of-the-art system combines automation with statistical trial planning, or Design of Experiments (DoE), to significantly reduce
New packaging machine for Unisol insulation materials
UNISOL SA in Greece has installed a state-of-the-art RoRo StretchPack® packaging machine for packaging insulation materials. This cutting-edge packaging solution, developed by Tentoma, ensures 6-sided sealed packaging. The new packaging machine is now operational at UNISOL’s premises in Patras, Greece. Its primary purpose is to package expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation panels using a tubular stretch
Tecno Pack: Development and strategy to reach new goals
Over three decades have passed since the early 1980s, when, in a small building on the outskirts of Schio, two enthusiastic and passionate technicians began tinkering with several used packaging machines with the intention of getting them back into working order. This type of activity was known as “revision”, a term that has become extinct
Volpak at Pack Expo 2024: New tailored solutions for Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Packaging
Volpak, a Coesia company renowned as a market leader in HFFS pouching machinery, will be exhibiting at the international Pack Expo 2024 in Chicago (Hall South N.S-2501), taking place from November 3 to 6. During the event, Volpak, through its brand Enflex, will present two machines specifically designed for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and personal care
BW Packaging integrates complementary filling and closing businesses
The new BW Filling & Closing division presents multiple benefits to customers of the former Pneumatic Scale Angelus and Synerlink divisions BW Packaging, a global leader in packaging machinery, today announced the creation of BW Filling & Closing, its new division which brings together the strengths of Barry-Wehmiller’s legacy filling and closing businesses, Pneumatic Scale
Korozo Group and Borealis collaborate to create laundry detergent packaging that is designed to be recycled
Henkel’s laundry detergents are now being sold in packaging produced by Korozo Group (Korozo) that is designed to be recycled and constructed with the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations (PPWR) in mind. This project has seen the creation of mono-material films that initially feature 30% PCR. The PCR content was supplied by Ecoplast, a