October 2017

Achieving and maintaining optimum performance over the lifetime of their assets is key for successful beverage producers. At Drinktec 2017, the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry, the Sidel Group showcased how its Services portfolio can help to reach this objective.

A French producer of regional cheeses has given the packaging for one of its speciality products a makeover with the help of RPC Bebo Bouxwiller.

Les Fruitières du Vallon de Sancey is an agricultural cooperative located in the North of the Doubs region of France, at the foot of the magnificent Château de Belvoir. The company is now packing its Cancoillotte, a speciality spreadable cheese of Franche Comté, in new thermoformed polypropylene tubs and lids from RPC Bebo.

Increasing urbanization, a growing middle class and rising incomes contribute to the rise in demand for modern processed and packaged food products in China. The trend is towards high-quality and safe food products. Market experts expect that the sale of packaged food will rise by 19 percent by 2021 to reach 121 million tons. Chinese food processing companies are forced to launch new, innovative products even faster than before in order to survive in the increasingly competitive environment.

St. Croix Falls, WI October 3, 2017 - Kluge (Brandtjen & Kluge) successfully launched the NEW Kluge ApexFoil™ Foil Stamping and Diecutting Press at PRINT17 held at the McCormick Center in Chicago. PRINT is the largest graphic arts trade show in North America. As a seasoned veteran of this show, Kluge knows how important it is to bring new and better machines every year. This year was no exception, the company featured a variety of machines and included more of their strategic partners which was all the buzz around the booth.

The unit-level serialization and traceability software solutions company Adents has named Christophe Carissimo to the position of Director of EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) Professional Services. Mr. Carissimo brings an in-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment and sound experience in the management of complex projects. He will be responsible for supporting Adents’ clients and partner network in the implementation of serialization projects.

IndiaCorr Expo 2017, the key annual event and the largest professional gathering of corrugated packaging, saw the best result in its 5 th year. The three-day event with ICCMA Congress took place from 14 th to 16 th September at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The best ever participation of 200+ exhibitors from 11 nations was a comprehensive success, breaking all the records set in previous editions. Over 5750 visitors (round about 34% increase from last year) on 10,000 sqm of gross exhibition space have confirmed impressively that, IndiaCorr is an event not to be missed.

Emerging consumption patterns are raising new production challenges for manufacturers of beverage, food, home and personal care products around the world. Product diversity, personalisation and e-commerce all demand increased responsiveness, flexibility and scalability from the production lines. With its breakthrough concept, the Sidel Group is paving the way to a new production model marked by unprecedented agility.