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Barilla, a world leader in the markets of pasta, is expanding its partnership with Be My Eyes, a platform that provides live audio and visual support for blind and visually impaired consumers, by incorporating QR codes on the packaging of ten of Barilla's most popular classic pasta offerings.

Barilla is passionate about creating diverse and accessible products for consumers. In 2021, Barilla became the first food company to partner with Be My Eyes, enabling shoppers to connect with Barilla experts directly through smartphone cameras.

The COMPACT+ is the latest generation COMPACT. The machines are inherently compact and share the latest advanced sorting technology with the Mistral + CONNECT, giving the same high levels of performance.

Standard black polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging poses several challenges for the recycling value chain.

Thanks to its unique composition, the final hotmelt adhesive manufactured by Henkel allows for a smooth first opening while maintaining desired reopening and reclosure properties on amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) and polyolefin trays - even after multiple repetitions. Henkel found this solution to be more advantageous than previously used technologies.

High-speed, fault-free, resource-efficient filling can now be achieved on beverage can lines with limited space thanks to a new solution developed in partnership by H.F. Meyer Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Domino Deutschland GmbH, and HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH.

Filling requirements of more than 100,000 units per hour are not uncommon on beverage canning lines. With the right equipment, conveying, marking, and in-line inspection are possible BEFORE filling, making even higher speeds possible.

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a new hologram on which three-dimensional images appear in response to strong light, such as a smartphone’s flashlight. Illumigram™ goes on sale today, enabling anyone to simply and clearly verify a product’s authenticity.

Toppan , a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Toppan Europe GmbH (Toppan Europe) will participate in Luxe Pack Monaco 2022, the premier trade show for creative packaging, from October 3 to 5.

Pyrolysis involves heating plastic in an oxygen-free environment, causing the materials to break down and creating new liquid or gas fuels in the process. Current commercial applications, however, either operate below the necessary scale or can only handle certain type of plastics, the scientists said.