IMA PHARMA: Innovating solutions for pharmaceutical processing and packaging

Established in 1961, IMA Group is world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, tea and coffee. IMA Pharma is composed of highly expert divisions able to offer tailor-made solutions for the most sophisticated requests of the pharmaceutical market: IMA Active (Solid Dose Solutions),

Fast design turnaround and deep consultancy capabilities create the foundation for new packaging evolution

There’s so much more to Cama Group than its machines. Behind its class-leading solutions is a team of designers, engineers and consultants who will stop at nothing to develop and deliver the best possible solutions to industry’s most demanding packaging challenges. Cama Group lives by the principle that it will always deliver its industry domain

Unlocking efficiency: Optimizing production lines with buffer systems in 2023

The 2023 closure showed increased interest in optimizing existing lines, particularly the demand to implement accumulation or buffer systems, aiming to improve production efficiency, ergonomics, and accessibility of production lines. This process, although it may be difficult to match the results of optimal design from the beginning, offers an opportunity for improvement with relatively little

AVANT-GARDE: The leading projects of the Packaging Première and PCD Milan initiative for the most innovative packaging of the year revealed

Packaging Première and PCD Milan have unveiled the projects that make the next edition of Avant Garde unique, an initiative highly charged with innovation that actively involves exhibitors, design and branding agencies, material producers, luxury packaging suppliers, and startups in the creation and realization of innovative products in terms of packaging design, sustainability, or materials.

CM R ERGON: The new combined packer by SMI that revolutionizes the format changeover

The frequent changes in consumer habits and preferences impose new competitive challenges and great adaptability to create packaging solutions suitable to intercept every market demand. This can only be achieved thanks to versatile bottling and packaging plants, which quickly and easily switch from one type of production to another thanks to advanced automation and smart

Easy-to-produce and separate fillings

Storopack’s PAPERplus® Classic CX: blade-free technology for versatile and sturdy paper fillings Storopack introduces the new PAPERplus® Classic CX system for producing sturdy yet flexible paper fillings that perfectly conform to the shape of shipped goods, ensuring optimal protection even for heavier items. Thanks to perforated paper, the cushions easily detach from each other, and

TEK IN PAK: machine building experience for packaging ideas and designs

TEK in PAK srl is a small-sized company that carries forward a machine building experience for packaging ideas and designs, both for agriculture, with the creation of the first machines for corrugated cardboard trays, and for various industrial sectors, for example, the confectionery industry with large containers (8 panettone pandori), as well as the liquid

Artificial Intelligence improves recycling

The circular economy is an important tool on the path to making “Green Europe” a reality. This means that any resources utilised must be kept in circulation as much as possible. Especially in the case of packaging, which accounts for the largest part of plastic waste, only a small part of the material is actually

Setting new standards in sustainability

Vetropack defines targets and submits them to the “Science Based Targets initiative”. The Vetropack Group, one of Europe’s leading glass packaging manufacturers, has submitted specific targets for reducing CO2 emissions to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for validation. By 2032, Scope 1 and 2 emissions are to be reduced by 50.4 percent and Scope

Robotic Packaging: Analysis of Automation's Transformative Impact on Packaging

The rapid technology advancements in robotic technology have revolved the packaging industry in recent years. As manufacturers seek major market share and competitive advantages by boosting efficacy and cost reduction, robotic systems emerged as a game-changer solution. Robotic packaging actively offering a wide range of benefits that are reforming product quality and packaging standards. Why