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Slurping soup from the Spoony pouch

17 Mar 2018
Ajit Pandey

Our second candidate for the Packaging Award-nomination is the Spoony pouch. Spoony is a groundbreaking new concept and their mission is to let kids eat their daily portion of vegetables in a playful and easy manner. With the introduction of Spoony Slurp Soup in a spouted pouch Spoony has found a perfect way to achieve their goals. The unique and convenient pouch makes it very easy and fun for kids to eat their vegetables anywhere, at any time. Because the pouch is made completely out of plastics, it's perfectly suitable for heating by microwave.

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Small is beautiful for new closure

16 Mar 2018
Bhaskar Ch

A new 19mm tube closure from RPC Zeller Plastik Zell is the first standard push-on flip-top hinge tube closure (HTC) of such a small size.

 

Aimed at cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, the new-size polypropylene closure extends RPC Zeller’s existing Supersoft range with a solution that offers both aesthetic and consumer-convenience benefits.

 

The 1.2g closure is pushed onto the shoulder of tubes and can be oriented towards the printing for added decorative possibilities. In addition, its outer dimensions are in line with the tube diameter.

 

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Transport stacking-corners for industrial fans

16 Mar 2018
Radhika Rewri

This pack is cost effective for the transportation of industrial ventilation systems and one for point of sale product displays. Through an innovative design change, a 1-part solution was created from a 2-part solution. The first packaging solution received recognition for its efficiency in transporting heavy-duty products. When transporting industrial ventilation systems, corrugated cardboard corner pieces are used to stack and stretch wrap up to six units. Mondi's new one-piece solution significantly boosts handling and material efficiency compared to previously used two-piece corners.

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Green Packaging: Packnatur® Cellulose Net Packaging and Packnatur® Organic Wineglass Labels

15 Mar 2018
Ajit Pandey

Compostable Packnatur® cellulose nets made from Lenzing Modal® – a by-product of forest thinning – have replaced plastic nets for organic fruit and vegetables in all leading Austrian supermarkets. This internationally awarded innovation is now poised to conquer the global market. The new Packnatur® Organic Wineglass Labels complement this revolutionary net packaging.

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Printech Vietnam 2018

15 Mar 2018
Radhika Rewri

Printech Vietnam 2018 is a packaging fairs, setting up an area dedicated to converting and printing in traditional filling, dosing, plastics and rubber technologies exhibitions. An area that offers clear benefits to all packaging community stakeholders, form the suppliers to the brand owner. This event will showcase converting, package printing and labelling. In 2018 this event will be held in 20th to 22nd March at Saigon Exhibition And Convention Center (Secc), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam together with ProPak Vietnam and Plastics and Rubber Vietnam 2018.

Unmatched efficiency with high-speed diverters : B&R presents flexible transport system at Hannover Messe

14 Mar 2018
Bhaskar Ch

B&R's new flexible transport system is designed to deliver ultimate production effectiveness – from mass production down to batches of one. Playing a pivotal role in making this possible are the system's purely electromagnetic diverters, which are able to divide and merge product flows at full production speed. B&R will be presenting its transport system from April 23-27 at the Hannover Messe in Hall 9, Booth D26.

 

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B&R expands Gilgenberg site : Automation specialist invests in production, office space and logistics

14 Mar 2018
Bhaskar Ch

B&R is investing in its Gilgenberg site, located a few kilometers from the B&R headquarters in Eggelsberg. The expansion adds new offices, training rooms and production space. A new logistics hall has also been opened at the site.

 

The aim is to establish Gilgenberg as a competence center for the development and production of electro-mechanical products. B&R motors are already assembled there. In the future, Gilgenberg will also host de-velopment and production of the intelligent ACOPOStrak transport system.

 

Global Brand Protection Innovation Programme & IP Summit 2018

14 Mar 2018
Radhika Rewri

GLOBAL BRAND PROTECTION INNOVATION PROGRAMME (GBPIP) 2018 is specially designed to cater the global security challenges faced by the brands, in particular, the issues of counterfeiting, product diversion, and look-a-like goods (passing-off) and even unsafe imitations. The 4th GBPIP 2018 aims to unveil overt and covert Brand Security Measures, Global Implementation of Anti-counterfeit Technologies, Overview of Analytical Technique, Recent Technologies, Serialization, Track & Trace and Significant Strategies to secure a brand.