SCANNY3D: Geometric deformation control on glass bottles

Scanny3D has designed and developed a double laser spot rotating 3D scanner. It is a patented device, 100% “Made in Italy” that performs a 360 ° scan without contact, at high speed, at very high resolution and in a completely automatic way. The 3D scanner allows you to digitize and analyze bottles, plastic bottles, containers

PKG: Break the limits, be unbreakable

That’s our outlook on the world. We could start by saying we’re “a leading company in the packaging machinery industry that provides a fully comprehensive service” or that “we’re the best and so are our machines and… blah blah blah”. Boring, isn’t it? Anyway, it seems they’re all leading and innovative companies. Rather we like

Pharma packaging: less waste, increased recyclability, and sustainability as the keyword

Certainly, the magnitude of waste in Pharma is not as impactful as that of the food sector. Indeed, the regulations governing packaging are very strict. However, due to the EU Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, change is on the horizon here too. It’s less immediate, requires management, but must certainly be taken into account

Single-use packaging: environmental problem or unavoidable necessity?

In recent years, the issue of single-use packaging has been at the center of heated debate. On one side, there are growing concerns about the environmental impact of these materials, often made of non-recyclable plastic and destined to end up in landfills or, worse, in the oceans. On the other side, many companies and consumers

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

FACHPACK 2024: Nuremberg plays host to Europe’s packaging industry

From 24 to 26 September 2024, the European packaging sector will once again gather at FACHPACK, the trade fair for packaging, technology and processes. The more than 1,400 exhibitors at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg will showcase packaging materials and accessories, packaging machines and technology as well as the key processes for automation, marking and labelling, packaging printing

Altech at Pack Expo Chicago 2024

After attending numerous trade fairs all over the world featuring its products, ALTECH is now preparing to participate directly in the most important international exhibition for packaging machinery and materials: Pack Expo 2024, to be held in Chicago from 3 to 6 November. The event is enjoying a consistent growth trend which will see the

Machines, knowledge & flexibility, the key to shelf-ready perfection

Billy Goodman, Managing Director of Cama North America, takes us through the multiple facets of a successful shelf-ready packaging project – from design concepts, through machine choice and on to end-of-use recycling We all take it for granted in the supermarket, but shelf-ready packaging hides myriad features and capabilities, all of which must be balanced

ProMach announces acquisition of Italy-based MBF

a Global Leader of Filling Solutions for the Wine and Spirits Industries ProMach, a worldwide leader in processing and packaging machinery and related solutions, announced today that it has acquired MBF, a leading global producer of bottle-filling and closing machines. MBF is a well-known and respected partner for wine and distilled spirits producers around the

FACHPACK 2024: "transition in packaging," the future of sustainable packaging

FACHPACK 2024 is a benchmark trade fair for the packaging industry in Europe. It will be held at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from September 24 to 26 and this year’s edition will highlight the trends shaping the sector, with a particular focus on sustainability and the challenges related to the recent European Packaging and Packaging