November 2018

The challenge has an inception in September and invites innovators, entrepreneurs, industry experts, and recyclers to submit their ideas for the next generation of recyclable and/or compostable cups. Awardees will receive acceleration funding up to $1 million based on key milestones. Up to seven of the awardees will enter a six-month accelerator program to help scale their solutions. NextGen is playing a crucial role in the development of a global end-to-end solution that will allow the 600 billion cups globally to be diverted from landfills and given a second life.

Ishida’s longstanding experience in the development of snacks packaging solutions has been the critical factor in enabling one of the Czech Republic’s leading snacks manufacturers to achieve the high packing speeds required for its new ranges of smaller bag sizes.

As a new addition to their tulip muffin wrap line-up, i2r Packaging Solutions has released a new black ‘tuxedo’ range, providing customers with a stylish and elegant premium look.

In cooperation with Austria’s Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs awards the “Staatspreis Smart Packaging” (National Award for Smart Packaging) every two years. This year, Greiner Packaging took home the Special Award for Innovation for its “fresh clip” solution.

The Spider 300v is a two-robot case loading system with vision allowing processors and co-packers to pack both vertical and horizontal on the same line at the same time. Built for high speed packing and quick changeover between recipes, the Spider 300v is capable of handling standard RSC cases, three-sided displays and a wide range of other secondary containers.

The Spider 300v features a new standard modular frame designed to reduce cost by minimizing wiring and significantly minimize footprint of the line by eliminating bulky external electrical cabinets.

Applications:

1) Storing aggressive filling materials (e.g., hazardous materials)

2) Improved water-vapor barriers (moisture-sensitive substances)

Advantages:

1) Improved barrier properties compared to monomaterials

2) Allows individual layers with different colorations (e.g., UV protection or company-specific color aspects)

3) Placing barriers in the middle ensures that they do not touch products

Disadvantages:

1) Production waste only reusable to a limited extent within closed circuits, since mill material is not pure