Innovia films&rsquo metallised, biodegradable material, natureflex&trade nm, has been selected by major confectionery manufacturer, cadbury, to wrap its flake brand in australasia.  Natureflex&trade nm is a cellulosebased, biodegradable film, manufactured from renewable wood pulp, metallised inhouse and suitable for home composting.  This is achieved because the level of metal is so small &ndash less than 0.02 that it only slows the film&rsquos degradation by a matter of days without interfering with its biodegradability in any other way.  Other modified coatings ensure excellent metal laydown and adhesion providing a very high moisture barrier.  It is this high barrier that keeps cadbury flake in premium condition. Keith chessell, packaging technical specialist, of cadbury australia, outlined why they opted for natureflex&trade in this application, &ldquowe chose metallised natureflex&trade nm to wrap the cadbury flake as it offers both technical and environmental benefits for us and fits in perfectly with our &lsquopurple goes green&rsquo program to extend the use of biodegradable packaging.&rdquo natureflex&trade begins life as a natural product &ndash wood.  The wood pulp is sourced from managed plantations from referenced suppliers operating good forestry principals fsc or equivalent.  Natureflex&trade films typically have a renewable biobased content of some 95 according to astm d6866. It also offers advantages for packing and converting such as inherent deadfold and antistatic properties, high gloss and shine, resistance to grease and oil, good barrier to gases and aromas, receptive to cold seal adhesive and excellent twist properties. &ldquocadbury is joining an increasing number of major brand owners who want to do the right thing and see the advantages that natureflex&trade delivers in helping them on this path.  We are delighted to have assisted them in achieving not only their objectives of using more biodegradable packaging materials, but in making them aware of the &lsquowise choice&rsquo on offer,&rdquo said barend van den hoek, innovia films&rsquo general manager &ndash asia pacific. 

Truetone® will &ldquoconnect more&rdquo at ipex 2010 with the launch of heptacromia specially for digital & flexo. Valencia, 11.05.2010. Truetone, s.l. Valencian company cofinance by the ministry of science and technology cdti and this for the first time at ipex 2010 birmingham, uk booth 9e371, has finalized a longterm project based on multicolor, which has captured the interest of companies and agencies related to the colour industry worldwide. &ldquoinspired by the human vision model, broadening the color wheel colours goethe 6 to 12 colours plus black and after several tests, it has been to establish a functional relationship between the colour what we see and what we can print colour bounded only by physical limits of the inks&rdquo as vicente carrasco martinez said, ceo & author of heptacromia®. This solution gives any printable color regardless of the technique, from white to black without repeating or duplicate any colour with minimum combination of inks, but with the advantage of taking into account the client&39s printer settings to create their own colour space, so the user can know in advance if you are able to reproduce a color in their digital or flexographic machine. Truetone® proposal relies on the use of heptacromía solution to enrich the colour, for this reason has developed inks recipes for the project but can also work based on the traditional fourcolour or any other colours ncolor. This advantage enables the printer to get greater intensity to enhance any job.ipex has been chosen as the window to show the graphic arts sector truetone® new products ranging from preprocessing image, workflow, editor pdf x, qc ... Till estimation costs per job. Truetone® is currently negotiating with several technology partners to integrate this powerful and revolutionary technology inhouse software packages. Chimigraf as ink manufacturer, has licensed the manufacturing of inks approved heptacromia® truetone. Yellow, magenta, cyan, violet, green, red and black. 

Tricorbraun, one of the world&rsquos leading packaging suppliers, has named george dempsey chief operating officer and mark shepherd executive vice president. &ldquothis evolution in tricorbraun&rsquos management structure will continue to make our company stronger as well as position it for continued growth and profitability,&rdquo  keith strope, company president and chief executive officer,  said. Mr. Dempsey has assumed responsibility for the firm&rsquos design and engineering department as well as its marketing department. He now oversees the company&rsquos strategic and global markets, along with international sourcing and business development as well as tricorbraun&rsquos supply chain.  He will continue to be responsible for caliber winepak, a tricorbraun subsidiary and one of the nation&rsquos leading providers of wine packages. Caliber&rsquos daily management will continue with andrew bottene. Prior to his appointment as chief operating officer, mr. Dempsey had been an executive vice president.he earned a bachelor of science degree from park university, kansas city, and a masters of business administration degree from northern illinois university, dekalb.&ldquogeorge shall be responsible for the development of strategies and the integration of resources that our organization has to offer our branches, customers and suppliers,&rdquo  mr. Strope said.mr. Shepherd will continue his leadership of tricorbraun&rsquos dallas, houston and san antonio regions and will assume responsibility for additional regions that include los angeles, san francisco, phoenix, portland, seattle, denver, salt lake city and seattle. He had been a regional vice president prior to his appointment as executive vice president.  &ldquomark will bring insight and continuity of leadership for tricorbraun&rsquos western regions,&rdquo  mr. Strope said.mr. Shepherd graduated from texas state university, san marcos, with a bachelor of science degree.

 Clearwater beachflorida, 6 may 2010 at the global pouch forum in clearwater beachflorida from 1113 may, spouch pak co. Ltd presents in the booth of ppi technologies of sarasotafl, its revolutionary range of &lsquoflexible bottles&rsquo, or in other words the perfect standup pouch to replace the petbottle and other packaging formats in the race to meet the environmental requests of consumers. The green credentials flexible packaging has in general, are underscored by the &ldquoproducttopackaging ratio&rdquo, along with full life cycle analyses, published by the fpe flexible packaging europe. For example, in contrast with a metal can, plastic jar and flexible &ldquobrickpack&rdquo each holding 11.5 oz325 gr of coffee, the flexible packaging wins handsdown. Its 291 ratio versus the can&rsquos 51 and the jar&rsquos 31 clearly shows &ldquoflexible packaging as the most resourceefficient.&rdquo but innovations continue. In contrast to the traditional standup pouch, spouch pak co. Ltd made a tube as body and sealing not one but two gussets one at the bottom and one at the top with the spout into the tube. The pouch not only looks like a bottle but stands more perfect and stabile and doesn&rsquot tip over when half emptied as most of the triangular tapered traditional standup pouches do. This revolutionary spouch design has more advantages as it can be filled up to 9097 of the pack height or in other words the same content offers a reduction in pouch size of up to 20, resulting in 1520 material reduction in comparison to the already ecofriendly standard standup pouch. The spouch can be made from any film material while the spout, positioned outside the printed area as it is sealed in the top gusset, is made from a food grade material. Spouches are available in sizes from 200ml up to 5,000ml. The h, j and zpouchand again innovation continues. The spouch, as an alternative to the petbottle and an improvement of the standup pouch, is followed by the hpouch, the jpouch and the zpouch. With a onehand carrierhandle at the top, the spouch, now baptized hpouch, is easy to carry with one hand, while the pouch is suitable for packing 2000ml to 5000ml, with a relevant large sized spout.  The jpouch, the revolutionary jar shaped spouch, represents a really jar shaped flexible packaging. The jpouch has, like the spouch, a nearly 100 filling capacity, a spout in the upper left side, and a carrierhandle on the other side. The jpouch pours liquid as easy as a glass jar, up to the last drop.  To meet the requirement for convenience in snackpacks, the company added a zipper to the spouch design, resulting in the most unique zipper pouch ever made. The, so called, zpouch not only has the full filling capacity of the spouch and its flat base, but also a reclosable zipper on the upper side, which opens as wide as the size of the bag.   About spouch co. Ltdstarting in 2003 as a converting machinery manufacturer, spouch offered many a converter solutions for regular converting equipment, especially in the bag making manufacturing process. At that time they also started to develop the revolutionary design for the spouch. It took more than 7 years of development and testing to find the correct way to manufacture this bag, resulting in a revolutionary improvement of the standup pouch with spout.   

Oystar iwk breaks own recordthe tfs 806, until now the world&rsquos fastest tube filling line, gets competition from its own company. With the new tfs 808 oystar iwk is building a machine that offers an even higher output of 750 tubes per minute.stutensee, march 23, 2010. For a long time the output of the tfs 806 was unmatched with 510 tubes per minute. Now oystar iwk has broken its own record &ndash the market leader for automatic tube filling machines is now building the even faster tube filling line tfs 808. With an output of 750 tubes per minute the new machine will be used by the world&rsquos leading toothpaste manufacturer starting in october. Thus the company will be in a position to manufacture more than 240 million toothpaste tubes per year. Up to now the toothpaste manufacturer employed the tfs 806 tube filling line. However, with the new tfs 808 performance will again be enhanced by 50 while using the same required space.in addition, the tfs 808 is able to guarantee 100 weight control, so that overfilling can be reduced from 1 to 0.5. This translates into toothpaste savings amounting to 83,000 kilograms per year. The machine will be able to fill both monocolored toothpaste and two and threecolored striped toothpaste into the tubes required.oystar iwk specializes in packaging technology for the cosmetics industry and currently accounts for roughly 70 of the world&rsquos toothpaste production with its tube filling lines.about oystar iwkwk verpackungstechnik gmbh is a globally operating company in the oystar group with approximately 330 staff. The company manufactures and sells cartoning machines, tube filling and sealing machines as well as blister machines worldwide, in addition to complete packaging concepts from a single source. The company&rsquos portfolio aims at applications for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. A further focus is placed on the company&rsquos service business. Worldwide sales are supported by oystar&rsquos own sales and service companies in france, england, the usa, thailand, russia and china as well as commercial agencies throughout the world.www.oystar.iwk.de about oystar group oystar &ndash the process & packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. Oystar has extensive process knowhow in the key industries of dairy products, food and consumer, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Based in stutensee near karlsruhe, the holding company currently represents 15 manufacturing companies as well as numerous sales and service companies. At present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 2,300 worldwide and generated a total of eur 400 million in sales in 2009. 

Key technology announces the appointment of dr. Michael nichols as senior director of research and development. Nichols is responsible for extending the company&rsquos leadership position by implementing programs to develop and acquire new technologies that add value to customers in the food processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries.&ldquokey is focused on solving customers&rsquo production challenges. We invest significant resources to develop technology and equipment solutions that help customers improve product safety and quality while reducing operating costs,&rdquo noted david camp, president and ceo of key technology. &ldquotaking the lead in research and development, nichols&rsquo initial objectives are to reduce new product timetomarket and implement processes and procedures to assure that the highest quality equipment and software are designed.&rdquonichols comes to key from planar systems, inc. Where he worked for over 15 years and held numerous positions of increasing responsibility including quality assurance manager, director of manufacturing, director of sustaining engineering & customer service, and director of engineering. Most recently, he was director of operations for planar&rsquos command and control systems division. Prior to joining planar systems, nichols was with tektronix from 1976 to 1994. Nichols earned his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from the university of california, berkeley.&ldquokey is a respected market leader known worldwide for innovative design, quality engineering, and excellent customer service. I am excited to join this team and contribute to expanding the company&rsquos product offering,&rdquo said nichols. &ldquomy objective is to help key get further ahead of the curve in satisfying the evolving needs of food processors and pharmaceutical manufacturers around the world.&rdquo

Columbia, md. April 15, 2010 &ndash mettler toledo announced that donna blackmond of the scripps research institute and formerly of the imperial college of london will present the webinar reaction progress kinetic analysis a powerful methodology for streamlining the study of complex organic reactions on april 28, 2010. Mettler toledo is proud to offer this free webinar that discusses how the reaction progress kinetic analysis rpka methodology simplifies kinetic studies of organic reactions. Reaction progress kinetic analysis rpka streamlines kinetic studies by exploiting the extensive data available from accurate in situ monitoring of global reaction progress under &ldquosynthetically relevant&rdquo conditions, where the concentrations of two or more reactants are changing simultaneously &ndash in fact, in the same manner that they are expected to change during practical synthesis. This contrasts with the classical approach to kinetics, which uses concentration ratios that are highly distorted, typically ca. 10 equivalents, in order to examine the order in each substrate&rsquos concentration while holding the other constant. We have shown that the concentration dependences of two different substrates may be determined from far fewer reaction progress experiments compared to a classical kinetic approach.  The reaction progress kinetic analysis rpka methodology is made straightforward for interpretation via the graphical manipulation of a mathematically determined minimum set of carefully designed experiments. One advantage of the rpka approach is that vital kinetic information may be rapidly obtained and extracted even in the earliest studies of a new reaction and may thus help inform the direction of both further reaction optimization and fundamental mechanistic investigation by other methods. The method requires little mathematical prowess and no specialized kinetic modeling techniques. The reaction progress kinetic analysis rpka methodology consists of two sets of experiments, called &ldquosame excess&rdquo and &ldquodifferent excess&rdquo experiments. The &ldquodifferent excess&rdquo protocol provides information similar to that obtained in classical kinetic studies, that is, it gives the order in various reactant concentrations. The principal advantage of rpka in this case is that this information is obtained from far fewer experiments than required for traditional kinetic analysis. However, it is in the &ldquosame excess&rdquo protocol that the rpka methodology is most innovative, because here it provides not simply the same information more rapidly and with higher accuracy, but it extracts information about a working catalytic cycle that is difficult to obtain by any other means  &ldquosame excess&rdquo experiments help to differentiate a catalyst cycle that is operating at steadystate from one which is subject to temporal effects unrelated to the intrinsic reaction kinetics, such as catalyst activation or deactivation. The reaction progress kinetic analysis webinar guest presenter, donna g. Blackmond, received her ph.d. In chemical engineering from carnegiemellon university, and has enjoyed success in both the pharmaceutical industry and academia. In 2010, she joined the scripps research institute in la jolla, california as professor of chemistry.  As a world renowned expert in reaction progress kinetic analysis rpka, professor blackmond&rsquos research focuses on blending the quantitative aspects of her chemical engineering background together with the synthesis of complex organic molecules by catalytic routes, particularly asymmetric catalysis with application in pharmaceutical processes. &ldquokinetics is the branch of chemistry which explains how fast chemical reactions go. Kinetics enables us to understand the driving forces of a reaction, to assess the robustness of catalytic processes, and to distinguish between proposed mechanistic models. This presentation will explain the fundamentals of reaction progress kinetics analysis rpka for catalytic organic reactions using in situ reaction progress measurement tools,&rdquo said nilesh shah, mettler toledo d2i project manager. Follow the provided link to register today for free webinar httpwww.mt.comglobalenhomeeventswebinarliveprogress.html  about mettler toledo mettler toledo provides the enabling technology software and people that can help build a seamless workflow to translate bench scale chemistry into a commercial process. For more than 20 years, our enabling tools and services have been a strategic resource providing critical information for thousands of development scientists and engineers. Companies have used that knowledge to accelerate the discovery, development and scaleup of new chemical processes spanning the chemical and biopharmaceutical industries.     

 Nedpack has expanded its range of vertical conveyors with the addition of the prorunner mk5. The latest issue of the prorunner family offers the speed and quality of a continuous product elevator for the price of a discontinuous conveyor. A highquality flexible application is guaranteed. With the introduction of the prorunner mk5, nedpack has once again expanded its range of vertical conveyors. The prorunner mk5 can be used to transport products that encompass no critical product transitions to any desired level. This entrylevel model has a capacity of approximately 300 products per hour. The maximum capacity of the prorunner mk5 totals approximately 2,000 products per hour. &lsquolowbudget&rsquothis new product elevator is nedpack&rsquos first continuous vertical conveyor developed for the discontinuous market. The prorunner mk5 satisfies all of the requirements for this market in terms of pricing also.since the conveyor has been developed and constructed according to lean manufacturing processes, the production time is still restricted to a minimum. Nedpack passes on the resulting cost advantage directly to the client. Nedpack is therefore able to offer the entrylevel prorunner mk5 for just &euro 6,800, excluding assembly, cabling and controls.once in operation, the prorunner mk5 offers an even greater cost advantage. By considerably reducing the number of moving components, nedpack has succeeded in halving the maintenance costs for the product elevator. By combining this with an enclosed drive system, the company was furthermore able to prolong the service life of the conveyor significantly maximum flexibilitythe prorunner mk5 has an exceptionally compact design and, like all of the other vertical conveyors in the prorunner family, offers unprecedented flexibility. The company supplies all possible infeed and outfeed options and the elevator can, for example, be equipped with infeeds and outfeeds at various levels. Even a cross transfer function can be integrated into the elevator.thanks to this flexibility, the number of potential applications increases considerably. The prorunner mk5 delivers advantages in scores of applications, from logistics operations to the food sector.the prorunner elevators from nedpack are extremely reliable and are utilised by many oems, system integrators and conveyor system manufacturers. Nedpack vertical conveyors meet the most stringent hygiene requirements and also come in stainless steel. About nedpacknedpack is one of the leading players in the market for endofline packaging systems. As a manufacturer of palletisers and product elevators and as a supplier of professional services, nedpack distinguishes itself with a contemporary vision and approach, in which innovation, quality and added value are of paramount importance.

23 & 24th April 2010, Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, Indiaindian Plastics Institute30 Sarvodaya Indl Estate, 1st Flood, Off Mahakali Caves Roadnear Paper Box Factory, Andheri Emumbai 40093, Indiatel 91 22 6695034766962601email Ipi@Vsnl.Comwww.Ipiindia.Com

Grapes sampled with gps, intelligent presses, timely laboratory testing the art of making wine is changing. Over 40 years, the passion and commitment to the italian classic method together with utilization of modern technologies contribute to the success of the berlucchi brand. Precision farming franciacorta, situated in northern italy, has partly morainic grounds and is ideal for viticulture. Franco ziliani developed a high quality sparkling wine here in the 1960s &ndash thus, casa berlucchi was born and, in just over 40 years, has reached an almost 30 share of the market and an increasingly important presence in international markets using the classic italian method. This company now incorporates tradition and experience using the most modern and advanced techniques. With the 2008 vintage, berlucchi&rsquos vineyards benefit from &lsquoprecision farming&rsquo, making it possible to determine the harvest date and grape destination of the various product types. The technique consists of mapping land parcels according to soil type and photographing them with infrared rays. The images are then processed according to color. Red areas are characterized by slower growth in maturity, higher acidity and lower sugar levels, while green areas identify the fruit with higher sugar and lower production loads. Based on these maps, the sampling technician moves between the rows with a handheld gps and visualizes his position in realtime, collecting reliable samples for different ripeness levels.  Grapes are then pressed and vinified separately, creating wines with surprisingly different characteristics even when generated from the same vineyard. This practice is supported by two presses capable of working continually. Benchmarks are analyzed at each pressing stage brix, total acidity, ph, etc., the juice enters various tanks and, after the refrigerated limpid phase, moves to the wine making area. Precision measurementthe analytical laboratory is equipped with a mettler toledo dr40 to measure combined density and refractive index. Its ease of use and reliability is due to the builtin peltier cell thermostat measuring the minimum quantity of sample required for analysis. In addition to distillating alcohol content and brix, the system also determines several other parameters specificto the wine sector, i.e. Babo degrees, potential alcohol from refractive index and total dry extract from relative density. The dr40 is a flexible and valuable instrument for quick winemaking results. Apart from ph and total acidity measurement, berlucchi also uses the t70 excellence titrator to determine free combined and total sulfur dioxide. Dr. Ferdinando dell&rsquoaquila, head of laboratory operations, comments that, "we chose mettler toledo as you represent the best among the market offering. It was only with the use of these instruments that we have achieved such high quality and reliability standards. We also appreciate the efficient aftersales support. We are more than satisfied with mettler toledo."  about mettler toledo mettler toledo is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The company isthe world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. Mettler toledo also holds topthree market positions in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the company is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection and other endofline inspection systems used in production and packaging and holds a leading position in certain process analytics applications.   

The advanchek pipeline xray system allows the detection of contaminants in pumped products such as glass, metal, stone, bone and high density plastics. &ldquotypically, detection levels are better in the early stages of the production process where unprocessed pumped product can be presented in a shallower depth and with a more uniform texture. At each stage of the production process, the value of the product increases therefore it is more cost and waste effective to install an advanchek pipeline early in the process before the product has been processed or sealed in its final packaging, &rdquo said paul king, sales manager, mettlertoledo safeline. Another ideal location for the advanchek pipeline is during or after the food processing, or before the filling process, as the product is also presented in a uniform texture, ensuring easy contamination detection. The advanchek pipeline can be easily attached to existing production lines. Designed on castors, the system can roll backwards during the product calibration without the need to disconnect the pipe work. Suitable for 50mm 2&rdquo, 63mm 2.5&rdquo and 75mm 3&rsquo&rsquo diameter pipes, the advanchek pipeline can inspect products at a high throughput rate of up to 10 tonnes per hour for liquids, slurries and semisolids and up to 9 tonnes per hour for meat and poultry without any damage to the product. The system&rsquos flow rate and reject timings are fully adjustable to match the customers flow rate for optimal productivity. The system&rsquos software is simple to use yet sophisticated in its audit and verification capabilities to provide the operator full process control and traceability without the need for dedicated training or previous xray knowledge. The advanchek pipeline xray system has fully automated set up capabilities ensuring rapid startup and is ready to use within minutes, maximising uptime of the production line. It also features an auto test contaminant option removing the need to carry out initial testing, where a contaminant sample such as a stainless steel sphere moves through the xray beam and verifies the detection levels. This eliminates the need to insert a test contaminant piece into the pipe itself, saving product waste, cost and time. To comply with food quality and safety standards the advanchek pipeline is comprised of stainless steel and features a hygienic design for easy and quick cleaning. Mounted on rails, the advanchek pipeline easily rolls away from the production line for quick and easy cleaning. Rails guide the xray system back into the exact location for toolless reconnect. The sanitary design offers easy access to all machine areas and it is suitable for harsh wash down environments with sealing of ip65 as standard and optional ip69k. About mettlertoledo safeline mettlertoledo safeline is the world&rsquos leading supplier of metal detection and xray inspection solutions for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Together with garvens checkweighing, mettlertoledo safeline forms the product inspection division of mettlertoledo. For more information on the advanchek pipeline inspection system or any aspect of xray inspection procedures and technology, call viki cooper, marketing assistant of mettlertoledo safeline xray on 44 01763 25 7900 or email viki.cooper@mt.com. For general information on mettlertoledo safeline, visit httpuk.mt.comgbenhomeproductsproductinspection1.html

Stutensee, july 1, 2011. The oystar group, one of the world&rsquos leading manufacturers of packaging machines, has concluded a cooperation agreement with the italian sacmi group. The two companies aim to develop new market opportunities through integrated packaging solutions. The primary focus will be on the beverage industry. &ldquothrough this partnership with sacmi we will be able to further enhance both our presence and performance in the beverage industry,&rdquo noted oystar ceo tom graf. &ldquoat the same time we will be opening up new market opportunities to sacmi through process integration when it comes to our successful aseptic filling machines.&rdquo                                                                above all, this cooperation will involve three core divisions. Thus plans are to combine oystar hamba flexline filling machines with sacmi blow molding machines and in particular with the cbf machine compressionblow forming technology. In the future, downstream solutions from sacmi, such as those for labeling, palletizing or other endofline processes, are to be offered in combination with oystar filling and packaging lines. And, finally, the two mechanical engineering companies also want to exploit synergies when it comes to the development of new and innovative solutions while profiting from their mutual knowhow. With its highly developed specialized solutions, sacmi beverage & packaging is one of the leading providers on the market, particularly in the beverage industry. &ldquothe portfolios of our two companies complement each other outstandingly,&rdquo underlined sacmi ceo pietro cassani. &ldquowe will remain independent, but through this cooperation we will create genuine added value for our customers.&rdquo about oystar group oystar &ndash the process & packaging group is one of the world&rsquos leading suppliers of packaging machinery, technology and services. Oystar has extensive process knowhow in the key industries of dairy products, food and consumer, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Based in stutensee near karlsruhe, germany, the holding company currently represents 11 manufacturing companies as well as numerous sales and service companies. At present oystar holding employs a workforce of approximately 2,100 worldwide and generated a total of eur 406 million in sales in 2010. Www.oystargroup.com  about sacmi sacmi imola is the italian parent company of an international group consisting of over 70 companies, that is the worldleading designer, builder and marketer of machines and complete plants for the ceramic industry tiles, sanitaryware, tableware, heavy clay, refractories and technical ceramics.the hub of sacmi&rsquos overall strategy is the socalled global network a group of companies located on different continents, within their outlet markets, capable of supplying customers with fast, efficient assistance service &ndash a must for all leading international enterprises. That service network also provides sacmi customers with online spare parts ordering and special internet access to customized technical documentation.                                                                       Www.sacmi.com

 www.ifanca.org.www.monosol.com.About monosolfor over 50 years, monosol has been dedicated to manufacturing water soluble polymer films for a wide range of applications. Monosol maintains a global network of dedicated partners to offer sales, service and technical support to its worldwide customer base. Certified iso 90012008, monosol produces to the highest quality standards. Headquarters are based in merrillville, indiana, usa with manufacturing facilities in portage and la porte, indiana, usa and hartlebury, england. For more information, visitendmerrillville, in july 7, 2011 monosol, llc proudly announces that the islamic food and nutrition council of america ifanca certifies that monosol monodosetm films are halal and thereby suited for use by muslims.under islamic dietary guidelines, halal products are deemed permissiblefor consumption and contact by practicing muslims."were pleased to achieve this distinction," said monosol ceo p. Scott bening. "ifancas certification acknowledges our products as conforming to the halal dietary and contact standards of the worlds 1.5 billion muslims."although halal is a universal concept applied to all facets of islamic life, halal certification is compliance of consumables meant for muslim use. Halal certification is granted only when a product demonstrates alignment with islamic dietary guidelines. Restrictions include prohibition against contact with pork and their byproducts, alcohol, intoxicants, as well as carnivorous and improperly slaughtered animals. Additionally, halal products must not be processed in a manner that allows contamination with any prohibited items.monosol manufactures watersoluble films that are used in household brands around the world. The companys flagship product, monodose film, is a dissolvable film essential to unitdose detergent products. As the film dissolves, it releases the product that performs cleaning actions in automatic dishwashers and laundry equipment. Monodose films are free from nonpermissible haram or questionable mashbooh ingredients.about the islamic food and nutrition council of america the islamic food and nutrition council of america is a notforprofit islamic organization dedicated to promoting halal food. Headquartered in chicago, illinois, usa, the organization maintains offices and representatives in canada, europe, china, malaysia, india, pakistan, and singapore. Ifancacertified halal products are in nearly every major country of the world and cover all foodindustry categories. Recognized by religious and governmental institutions around the globe, ifanca is a founding and sustaining member of the world halal council. For more information, visit

Cost-Efficient, High-Performance, Servo-driven Blister Machine Comprises Japanese Company’s First Foray into North America

Norwell, MA – Maruho Hatsujyo Innovations (MHI) – the U.S. subsidiary of Kyoto-based Maruho Hatsujyo Kogyo (“MHK”), one of Japan’s leading pharmaceutical packaging machinery manufacturer with over 60 years of experience – will showcase the capabilities of ‘The Eagle,’ its standout blister machine introduced in 2016. An Americanized version of MHK’s widely successful PF-D1S, the Eagle is a compact, servo-driven, high performance machine comprising the company’s first foray into the North American marketplace.  

“The East Pack packaging materials show is an ideal place for us to discuss the unique design and versatility of The Eagle,” said Markus Haid, COO of MHI “and we look forward to both raising awareness of the wide-ranging capabilities of our machine, and displaying its uniqueness among the other cutting-edge products, services and technologies that will be featured.”

Capable of handling all commonly used forming and lidding materials, the competitively priced Eagle can produce up to 200 blisters per minute at a maximum index length of 90mm and maximum format width of 130mm. The machine features fast, tool-free changeover, offers multi-zone pre-heating, recipe-driven format change, and is compatible with third-party feeders.

• Exhibitor registrations at a record level
• Visitor registration is hot
• Support programme with SAVE FOOD, innovationparc, components and FMCG future zone

The leading processing and packaging trade fair targeting not only China but the whole Asian region – Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on November 7-10, 2017. Currently, the number of companies confirmed to exhibit swop 2017 rose by 50% compared to the last show. MULTIVAC, HP, RPC, AOKI, HOARUF along with plenty of leading packaging related enterprises from overseas and domestic will present their latest machineries, technology and services during swop 2017.

Covering the entire processing and packaging industry value chain

After joining interpack alliance in 2017, swop has benefited from sharing the global network and industrial resources of the world’s leading processing & packaging trade fair. Currently, swop has received substantial support from plenty of major processing & packaging industry associations worldwide including Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association), Verband Deutscher Maschinen und Anlagenbau (VDMA) etc.

swop addresses the target groups of food, beverages, confectionery, baked goods, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, non-food consumer goods and industrial products in key emerging markets. Domestic and regional manufacturers of processing and packaging machinery will receive a boost in their search for business, innovation and development opportunities. swop is an excellent display and communication platform for the entire packaging industry. Regardless of whether you are a manufacturer of processing and packaging machinery equipment or a supplier of packaging materials and products, swop 2017 will not only provide you with an immediate "supply and demand" platform for the packaging market, but will also give you insights into future packaging trends.

SAVE FOOD - special theme debuts at swop 2017 and receives enormous interest

The SAVE FOOD initiative from the partners Messe Düsseldorf, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), aims to reduce global food waste and losses. In order to do so, it promotes interdisciplinary dialogue and sparks debate with the goal of generating solutions, across the entire value chain “from field to fork”. More than 850 leading global enterprises, organizations and research institutes have joined SAVE FOOD, such as BOSCH, Dow, Dupont, Tetra Pak, Siemens, etc.

SAVE FOOD debuts in China during swop 2017 with a featured area and forum to share information with the public, especially the suppliers of solid foods, liquid foods, fresh foods and agricultural products. The problems of food waste, extending the shelf life of food and preventing spoilage and damage duringtransportation will also be addressed. It has attracted many socially responsible suppliers with innovative skills in the packaging industry to attend, including MULTIVAC, Dupont, Berry Global, Danbell Equipment, TOMRA, Printpack, Beijing Lantsai. Xiamen Changsu.

Upgraded "FMCG Future Zone"

The first swop built a successful area for "Packaging Materials and Products" in cooperation with "Packaging Family", a non-profit organization and community for packaging with more than 400 members. Compared with the “Packaging Materials & Products Zone” of last swop, this year’s “FMCG Future Zone” will be three times as large with a more distinctive theme. It is expected to attract more than 600 well-known manufacturers of various packaging materials and products both domestically and abroad, covering plastics, metals, glass, paper products, wood products, printing ink and adhesives. These manufacturers will be exhibiting high-quality products for FMCG users, creating a cross-boundary exchange platform and improving the brand competitiveness of manufacturers.

At the same time, a high-end FMCG forum will be held to invite its end enterprise members to discuss hot topics in FMCG industries like food, beverage, daily care, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, etc.

innovationparc – Innovative Packaging, Intelligent Solutions & Packaging Industry 4.0

The organizers will also introduce ‘innovationparc’, a unique area for the future development of innovative packaging. It will also showcase intelligent devices and solutions for the entire industry chain of innovative packaging. Exhibitors and visitors will come together to explore possibilities for the future of packaging innovation, both in ecological and economic terms.

New show ‘components for processing and packaging’

‘components’ debuted as an exhibition parallel to interpack in 2014, and will now be introduced to swop 2017. The trade fair targets companies specialising in motors and drive technology, control and sensor technology, products for machine vision, handling technology, industrial software and communication as well as complete automation systems for packaging machines. It is also directed at manufacturers of machine parts, components, accessories and peripheral equipment and of components and auxiliaries for packaging means.

China – A dynamic growth market for packaging and related processes Visitor registration is hot

More than 30,000 visitors of the packaging, purchasing, engineering and other decision-making departments from end-user industries are expected to visit. Since the launch of visitor pre-registration, many established FMCG enterprises have registered for swop 2017, including Yum, Pepsi, Bright Dairy, Mengniu Dairy, Abbott, Unilever, COTY, Johnsons and Nivea.

23.05.17 Industrial printing is omnipresent in everyday life. In a loose series of interviews, the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association presents member companies that are active in this market. In this interview, Zsolt Rozsnyai, product manager with responsibility for digital printing at KRONES AG, explains the plans this company pursues with digital direct printing on glass, plastics and metals, which markets are in the focus, and which technological challenges need to be met.

Mr. Rozsnyai, what does “industrial printing” mean to you?

Zsolt Rozsnyai: Normally, industrial printing is one step in a total chain. Therefore, the printing technology used needs to be capable of keeping pace with the possibilities of conventional applications. For example, where you used to stick preprinted labels, direct printing onto products or packages must not stop or slow down the total process. This is a real challenge above all in the high-speed processes of the beverage industry with up to 81,000 containers per hour.

In which fields of industrial printing are you active as a technology manufacturer?

Rozsnyai: Krones plans factories for the beverage industry and equips them with the total process technology: filling and packaging technology, labelling machines, inspection, intralogistics and IT solutions. For PET bottles, our offer ranges from the design to machines that produce up to 81,000 bottles per hour and, filling technology to bottle-to- bottle recycling. A used bottle is turned into a new bottle. This background is important in order to put our activities in industrial printing into perspective. We concentrate on digital printing on hollow containers. In September, we will present a printing system which will make inkjet printing in the high-speed range a real alternative to conventional decoration options.

Which concrete applications are in the focus?

Rozsnyai: As regards digital printing, we have an eye on both glass and plastic containers for the beverage industry. Till now, above all glass and PET. However, our development team is working on solutions for other plastics and metal. In future, we will print on the total spectrum of substrates using the inkjet process – in the high-speed range. We expect that digital printing will take market shares away from label printing – and we are well prepared for this development. The users still check on a case-by- case basis whether the use of digital printing will pay off. This depends on the design, print quality and print thickness. With optimized label sizes, for instance, in the no-label look, it is possible already now to achieve Contact Phone Telefax E-Mail positive business cases compared to conventional decoration options.

How do the customer requirements differ from those in the traditional print market?

Rozsnyai: The inks differ from those used for printing on paper. The migration characteristics are very important in the food sector. Furthermore, there are strict requirements for bottle-to- bottle recycling. During use, the inks must show perfect adhesion, and then it must be possible to remove them before recycling without any residues just like the labels. Furthermore, the print quality is crucial; with tolerances for glass bottles being in the millimeter range. The printing heads must be guided in such a way that they deliver perfect print results despite the uneven substrates and the speeds mentioned. In the PET field, the challenge is to align the area to be printed exactly before the printing head. The big advantage: We can also print on areas where it`s not possible to fix labels.

Does Krones also use other printing methods in industrial applications?

Rozsnyai: No. The focus is clearly on the inkjet method. We develop the processes and most of the inks in-house and cooperate closely with partners and our subsidiary Till GmbH based in Kelkheim. We must have an overview of the total process, including recycling, because of our responsibility for the process towards our customers.

To what extent does industrial printing contribute to your total sales?

Rozsnyai: We are in the starting blocks. We will present the first series machine in September at drinktec, the 'World's Leading Trade Fair for the Beverage and Liquid Food Industry' in Munich. We have been working on the direct printing technology since 2006 – and now have sufficient know-how to start series production. In 2013, we presented our first prototype that was used by large customers in a field test. There are brand manufacturers who keep a close eye on our developments and have shown large interest in the inkjet technology.

Market studies forecast strong global growth for industrial printing. How do you assess the growth chances?

Rozsnyai: It`s too early for an appraisal. However, as mentioned before, the brand owners seek up-to- date information on a regular basis. I presume that we as Krones will be pretty successful in this field. The experience made by Till with three machines that have been very well accepted in the market support us in this assessment.

Does your company go ahead with developments in the future areas of printed electronics, printed bio / medical technology or 3D printing?

Rozsnyai: For us, 3D printing is of huge importance – albeit from the user side. We increasingly use these processes especially in lightweight production, and we have such printing equipment at our production facilities. Till now, above all in the plastics sector. However, we also have a close look at the metal printing processes.

Mettler toledo&rsquos ind560fill process weighing terminal performs simple and semicomplex filling and mixing applications accurately and rapidly even in harsh environments. Highly userfriendly, the weighing system helps companies reduce costs and optimize quality. It also features standard and customizable filling sequences configurable to specific needs. With the ind560fill, customers can quickly configure filling and blending applications for up to four components without complex and costly programming. The insite&trade software tool offers simple configurations that can also be transferred to a different terminal. Because valves and feeders can be directly controlled from the ind560fill, a plc is not needed resulting in reduced costs. Additionally, easy configuration of standard and custom fillingblending sequences and the smarttrac&trade graphic display showing target weight and tolerances promote userfriendliness. The ind560fill is also easy to install, connect, and operate. For advanced features, the fill560 application module can be added to the standard target control capabilities of the ind560 weighing terminal. The hardware key offers new setting parameters, sequencing and inputoutput checks for weighing inout cycles. Users can choose to fill with one material or blend up to four materials in the weighin cycle. For the weighout cycle, users can dump the entire contents or dose out multiple times into containers. The ind560 weighing terminal is also effective for filling and blending applications requiring speed. The extremely high ad conversion rate of 366 readings per second is combined with proven traxdsp&trade filtering to ensure that fast, accurate weight information is provided for target comparison. Traxdsp&trade is a patented filter design that practically eliminates environmental noise and vibration to provide stable weights. The fast update rate keeps pace with high process speeds, making it ideal for mixing, agitating or dynamic processes.   About mettler toledomettler toledo is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The company isthe world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. Mettler toledo also holds topthree market positions in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the company is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection and other endofline inspection systems used in production and packaging and holds a leading position in certain process analytics applications

Shanghai secco petrochemical company ltd. Is a leader in the production of petrochemicals. Founded in november 2001, the company is jointly owned by bp east china investment company ltd., china petroleum and chemical corporation sinopec corp. And shanghai petrochemical company, ltd. Spc. The secco facility is a 2.7 billion complex, and easily one of the largest joint venture petrochemical projects in china. Secco produces ethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, styrene, polystyrene, butadiene, benzene and toluene, as well as various byproducts, using the most advanced process technology in the world. In the company&rsquos quest to produce superior quality products, secco considers density determination as an important quality control parameter. Chemical processes require accurate results and demand operator safety that is promoted with the use of mettlertoledo density meters.&ldquono accident or human injury&rdquosecco&rsquos vision of &ldquono accident or human injury&rdquo demonstrates the company&rsquos desire to protect its operators from risks associated with handling the volatile liquid samples they work with. Great emphasis is placed on safety, a priority that is demonstrated throughout the factory. Operators are required to follow standard operating procedures for chemical and instrumentation handling helping to protect them from harm. Even visitors undergo health and safety training. Secco values the use of quality instruments in the lab and operators are meticulous in maintaining them. According to lu ping, a chemical analyst at secco, the density meters have performed perfectly and still look like new even after three years of continuous use, which he attributes to their build quality and the routine maintenance provided by mettlertoledo china service staff. Durability isn&rsquot the only reason secco prefers mettlertoledo density meters &ldquowe are more concerned about result accuracy rather than how long the measurement process will last,&rdquo ping explained. &ldquowe check our instruments with reference standards every week in order to ensure troublefree operation. The check function of our mettlertoledo density meter tests the instrument in a most convenient way before actual sample testing begins.&rdquothe company has three mt de45 density meters each equipped with sc1 and sc30 automatic sample changers. Ping continued, &ldquothe purpose of equipping the densimeters with mettlertoledo automatic sample feed is not only to improve productivity, as we do not test such a large quantity every day. Automatic sample changers minimize operator contact with the sample and therefore protect lab personnel from dangerous chemicals. This is the main reason we use sample changers. The mettlertoledo densimeter is excellent to use. We all love it.&rdquoabout mettler toledomettler toledo is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The company isthe world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. Mettler toledo also holds topthree market positions in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the company is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection and other endofline inspection systems used in production and packaging and holds a leading position in certain process analytics applications  

When a 30yearold, u.s.d.a.certified bakery wanted to increase production and improve quality and process control, mettertoledo hispeed developed an innovative solution for the pacific northwest business.the commercial bakery business can be tough, so keeping production and quality control up is the only way to stay competitive. A bakery can stay in business only if its goods are of a consistently high quality, and if it can meet consumer demand with its products. One bakery in the pacific northwest has been producing highquality bagels for over 30 years. A track record of good taste and high quality has kept its doors open when other bakeries were forced to close. It is little wonder then that the company places such a high value on process control.challenge increase production and maintain qualitykeeping its quality up is a key success factor for the bakery. It can afford no compromise in this regard. When the need arose to increase production to meet consumer demand however, a close examination of production processes revealed some problems.the process the baker used to make bagels began when a slug former would portion then roll out the dough, forming it into slugs. Each slug would eventually become a bagel. But there were drawbacks to the system, causing inconsistency and waste.&ldquohandling raw dough can be a challenge,&rdquo said steve tullio, the mettlertoledo hispeed inside sales manager who managed the project. &ldquonot only transferring the slug between conveyors, but also ensuring nonconforming product can be completely rejected without leaving any residual product behind.&rdquoas it stood, too many slugs had to be rejected for nonconformity. A comparison of ingredients used to produce bagels showed that too few acceptable bagels were being formed per batch, and this directly affected the company&rsquos bottom line. If the bakery wanted to optimize and further increase its production to 80 bagels per minute while maintaining its high quality, changes needed to be made to reduce wastage.an innovative mettlertoledo solutiona coordinated effort between hispeed sales representative jake eggimann and the hispeed research and development team resulted in an innovative solution for the bakery a hispeed multilane checkweigher that would be integrated directly after the former discharge conveyor. The change would result in a positive &ldquowaterfall&rdquo transfer design the slugs would drop as they migrated between former, scale and discharge conveyors, to ensure the entire slug would be transferred completely. Each of four lanes would be equipped with a drop through rejecter to allow over or underweight dough slugs to drop onto a separate &ldquoreject&rdquo conveyor on which they would be taken away for reuse. &ldquoincreasing slug consistency by using feedback from the checkweigher can improve the overall product quality. It can also lead to few rejects, less waste and rework, which lowers overall production costs,&rdquo tullio explained.since the bakery was an existing facility, space was at a premium. The hispeed team optimized the overall system footprint to fit the existing space. The multilane checkweigher&rsquos open design, all stainless construction and a conveyor belt that could be removed or replaced without the need for tools allowed bakers to easily inspect, clean and maintain the unit &ndash an important feature helpful for maintaining u.s.d.a. Certification.  &ldquothe customer appreciated our ability to adapt to their changing needs quickly and to create a checkweighing solution that fit their production methods and cleaning requirements,&rdquo tullio explained. &ldquowe continue to see more multilane checkweigher applications as customers need to increase production, improve quality and reduce waste, all within the confines of an existing facility.&rdquo about mettler toledomettler toledo is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The company isthe world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. Mettler toledo also holds topthree market positions in several related analytical instruments and is a leading provider of automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development. In addition, the company is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of metal detection and other endofline inspection systems used in production and packaging and holds a leading position in certain process analytics applications

Mettler toledo has been awarded the coveted "r&d 100 award" for quantos, a global innovation which automatically doses small amounts of freeflowing substances directly into the tare containermaking weighing with a spatula a thing of the past.  The prestigious r&d 100 awards have taken place for 47 years, helping companies provide the important initial push a new product needs to compete successfully in the marketplace. Winning an r&d 100 award provides a mark of excellence known to industry, government, and academia as proof that the product is one of the most innovative ideas of the year.  With mounting pressure on the pharmaceutical and chemical industries to improve productivity and decrease product time to market, automation is the obvious solution. Thanks to the outstanding work of the mettler toledo quantos team, this real quantum leap in the laboratory is now possible.  Quantos combines revolution with tradition and has already been adopted by over half of the leading global pharmaceutical companies. The automatic dispensing of small sample quantities starting at 1mg based on mettler toledo&rsquos experience and precise weighing technology replaces hours of weighing by hand.  Quantos supports everyday processes in the laboratory, improves employee safety, and minimizes costs, and is also compliant with fda and gmp requirements. Quantos can be used for hplc sample preparation in qaqc departments, capsule filling, bottling, reference standard preparation and additional laboratory applications.  All &ldquor&d 100 award&rdquo entries are initially judged by outside experts. Outside judges are chosen from professional consultants, university faculty and industrial researchers with superior expertise and experience in their judgment area. They must also be completely unbiased and have no conflicts of interest with any entries they are judging. More than 50 outside judges participate every year.  About mettler toledo mettler toledo is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and is the world&rsquos largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications. The company also is a leading supplier of several related analytical and measurement technologies. Mettler toledo direct laboratory service supports a worldwide customer base in more than 100 countries.