August 2018

Proseal has launched its first tray sealer since winning a Queen’s Award for International Trade 2018. The Proseal TTe is a small, compact and robust tray sealer ideal for low-volume production and production trials.

The TTe has been developed specifically to assist the progression of safe food packaging and shelf life extension to underdeveloped countries where packaging is overused and underutilised.

Cologne, 22 August 2018 - Leybold Managing Director Johan Van der Eeken and Project Manager Stephan Hohenadl today handed over a donation cheque for 5,930 Euros to Eva Heemann and Cemre Altinsoy for the employee initiative `Water for All ́. Since 1984, Water for All has supported projects that provide people in need with access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. It is Atlas Copco's most important non-profit initiative and is funded through employee volunteer contributions.

The industry-leading private label bottled water supplier, Niagara Bottling LLC, with its many plants throughout the US and Mexico, has recently upgraded its Salt Lake City fa-cility with a Sidel complete PET line. The line features two Super Combis, equipped with the innovative and compact ground-level preform feeder, EasyFEED™, along with Gebo Cermex conveying and end-of-line equipment. This investment has enabled the ambitious bottler to significantly increase its productivity through high-speed, efficient manu-facturing and high availability rates of the line.

Brussels, 22 August 2018 – EUROPEN and 67 other European and national associations1 representing a wide range of packaging materials and sectors across the packaging value chain, have announced joint recommendations2 on the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, i.e. the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP).

With the launch of new holographic packs, Fresca is all set to take on the market.

St. Croix Falls, WI August 20, 2018 - Brandtjen & Kluge, LLC (Kluge), the

recognized industry leader in digital print package converting solutions, is thrilled to be back in Chicago September 30-October 2 for PRINT 18. At the event, Kluge experts will demonstrate high quality finishing equipment solutions showcasing new advancements in diecutting, foil stamping, digital foil transfer, and folding and gluing at Booth #1603 at McCormick Place.

ApexFoil™

World leader in print inspection and quality management also will feature North American debut of HD+ Label Print Inspection Series