March 2017

Preform neck sterilization could be done by integrating this equipment on the preform chute upstream of the blowing step(preform necks), or on the conveyor upstream of the filler (bottle necks). 
The decontamination levels obtained on preform necks achieve a 3 - 4 log microbial reduction in bacteria and molds.

The preform neck (internal and external) is decontaminated by pulsed light.

The body of the preform is decontaminated when it passes through the oven at the blowing step.

"Oral and beauty care products on the market today need something special to set them apart. They also need to be instantly identified at the POS as premium goods," says Jörg Schwerdtfeger, European Key Account Manager for Beauty and Personal Care at the rlc | packaging group. "This is exactly what we have achieved with our new packaging for the "White Now" oral care series." The hybrid concept using high-quality virgin fiber-based board and large PET windows was developed in cooperation with the packaging design agency brandpack.

Making the product refill experience more palatable for consumers, the new Method Laundry & Dish Refill Pouch (with Spine), supplied by Innovative Packaging Solutions, Inc., has been awarded Gold by the Flexible Packaging Association for Technical Innovation in its 2012 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards. The Refill Spine Pouch was designed by Method’s director of packaging, Rudi Becker—who is also referred to in Method-speak as “The Resinator”—to be easier to handle and more attractive on-shelf than traditional gusseted refill pouches.

Michelman introduced two innovative AlOx topcoats. Working in collaboration with BOBST, one of a supplier of equipment and services to packaging and label manufacturers, Michelman has developed and commercialized Michem® Flex B5770 and Michem Flex B5780. Both Michelman barrier coatings are designed as topcoats for AlOx transparent films and work in conjunction with BOBST’s AlOx coatings.

The new batch box of Equisa AG is an innovative design. The USP is that the weight of the upper pallet receiving via the stacking corners - these novel stacking corners cause the stack frame outside the pallet edge, making it absolutely comes no loss of space on the pallet.  The system is applicable to medium-high, non-stackable pallets, which previously represented a significant problem in logistics and transportation.  The loss of space in trucks and vans delivering cost losses and inefficiencies in transport.