
INNOVATION
Innovation - Automation and Robotics
etic.a switches entire operation to UV LED curing from GEW
GEW shares the case of a label printing company located in Pomezia, on the outskirts of Rome, that has switched from UV curing to UV LED with great success. ( Read more... )

Innovation - packaging systems
Material- and energy-saving bottling that requires no lubrication
igus components make bearing points lubrication-free and durable ( Read more... )

Innovation - Automation and Robotics
Introducing the high-performance OMRON TM20 collaborative robot for heavy payloads
The robust OMRON TM20 improves cycle times and comes with a two-year warranty after registration. ( Read more... )

Innovation - Printing and labeling
UV Hot Melt Coatings bring sustainable, short-run solutions at Nu-Coat
Nu-Coat specialises in the manufacture and supply of self-adhesive materials to the signage, display and graphics market for a broad variety of applications. ( Read more... )

Innovation - rigid containers
Pharmaceutical packaging and the 2030 challenges
We are at a time when the shortage of certain products and the rising cost of raw materials and energy have occurred at the same time, and the need for a transition from a linear economy based on consume, use and throw away, i.e. to think about the reuse of resources and the generation of raw materials from the waste of products already used, is becoming more evident. In short, a change focused on sustainability. ( Read more... )

Innovation - Automation and Robotics
Optimizing the application of adhesives thanks to cobotics
Meler, HMI-MBS and Universal Robots pool their know-how to offer an adhesive application workshop with the help of a collaborative robot. The demonstration took place on January 19 at Meler's Orleans facility ( Read more... )

Innovation - Automation and Robotics
tna enables efficiency gains with the launch of the ‘Perfect Pair’: the tna robag 3e and tna auto-splice 3
Global food processing and packaging solutions specialist, tna, has added the brand new tna auto-splice 3 to its packaging portfolio – making the ‘Perfect Pair’ alongside the tna robag 3e, which was launched in 2021 ( Read more... )

Innovation - packaging systems
Innovative technologies for packaging waste recycling
PlasticsEurope notes in the “Plastics - the Facts 2022” report that 29.5 million tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste were collected across the continent in 2020. Of this plastic packaging, only 34.6% was recycled, while 42% was incinerated, and 23.4% was landfilled. ( Read more... )
