At this year’s Interpack, Constantia Flexibles will demonstrate how current megatrends are affecting the development of packaging solutions. The world’s leading packaging trade fair will be held from May 4 – 10, 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

“Urbanization, sustainability, changing demographics, brand protection, responsibility and globalization – those are the six megatrends that Constantia Flexibles will be focusing on at Interpack this year,” explains Alexander Baumgartner, CEO of Constantia Flexibles. “Guided by our ‘people, passion, packaging’ philosophy, our employees develop and produce flexible packaging solutions designed to meet the changing demands placed on products and the evolving needs of our customers and end users. In other words, we’re actively adapting to the current trends.”

Constantia Flexibles’ solutions for the world of tomorrow

By 2050, it is estimated that around 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. City dwellers are more likely to buy convenience products from supermarkets and don’t have a lot of space to store their purchases. As a result, packaging solutions that don’t take up much space and can be easily transported are becoming more and more important. For example, there is increasing demand for on-the-go formats such as spout pouches for drinking yoghurts, which are convenient for single usage and provide excellent protection against moisture, oxygen and light

In today’s globalized world, it’s possible for companies to sell their products just about anywhere. This has led to ever-greater competition between multinational brands. Packaging plays a key role in the consumer’s decision to purchase one brand over another. Consequently, packaging solutions must not only have a high quality and be convenient, but also effectively communicate the brand message and differentiate the product from the competition. Coca-Cola’s ‘Christmas Bow’ label is a good example of asuccessful packaging solution. Consumers could transform the special edition label into a festive bow, giving the Coca-Cola brand a unique selling point.

Demographic change will continue to be a megatrend over the coming decades. Aging populations are becoming more prevalent, particularly in industrialized Western countries, with an increasing number of people over the age of 50. Meeting the needs of older generations is therefore another key aspect that Constantia Flexibles takes into consideration when developing its packaging solutions. One such solution is Spear Seal®, a recloseable self-sticking labeling system. This convenient, user-friendly packaging is easy to open and can be resealed, making it ideal for packaging products such as cheese slices. Demographic change is also having a significant effect on the pharma industry. Aging populations have prompted an increase in the number of easy- to-open strip packs available on the market.

At the same time, birth rates are decreasing, fewer people are starting families, and the number of single-person households is on the rise. These trends have led to demand for smaller food portions and packaging that ensures a long shelf life. Constantia Flexibles manufactures several products that meet these requirements, such as the Alufoil container systems, which offer maximum shelf life and are ideal for packaging ready- made meals and desserts.

Sustainability and responsibility are essential to the corporate philosophy

The fourth megatrend influencing product development at Constantia Flexibles is sustainability. The Group has committed itself to reducing its CO2 emissions (per square meter output) by 40% by 2023. Various measures will be used to achieve this goal, including the reduction of packaging materials, the development of new specifications and the use of recyclable materials.

In addition, Constantia Flexibles focuses notably on the marketing of recyclable flexible packaging, as well as labels. The SpearRC Recycling Compatible labels for PET bottles and mono-polymer laminates for various applications are just two examples of these sustainable packaging solutions.

As a global company, Constantia Flexibles is aware of its responsibilities towards society at large and individual consumers. The company not only pursues economic objectives, but also makes sure its progress is aligned with the needs of society. Packaging that ensures the necessary shelf life of products and medications guarantees the safety ofindividual consumers. By providing innovative medication packaging, such as child-proof blister lidding foil, Constantia Flexibles successfully strikes a balance between child safety and accessibility for the older people in our communities.

Safety is also an important aspect of the brand protection megatrend. In some parts of the world, up to 30% of the available pharmaceutical products are fake. As a result, anti- counterfeiting solutions are becoming more and more important to protect the health of end customers as well as brand integrity. Constantia Flexibles offers a wide variety of packaging solutions in this area, from security graphics and holograms to tamper evident opening systems. The Group is the only food packaging manufacturer certified by the IHMA – the International Hologram Manufacturing Association – and is therefore also capable of producing holograms for bank notes, which require the utmost protection against forgery.

Constantia Flexibles at Interpack 2017

• Hall 7a / stand B03
• CEO Alexander Baumgartner will attend the opening on May 4 to deliver an update on developments within the Group.
• Experts from the Research & Development, Sustainability & Corporate Development and Innovation departments will make specialist presentations about the various megatrends.
• Selected machine manufacturers will demonstrate live how the innovative materials from Constantia Flexibles are processed by their machines. A map detailing the locations of these producers at the trade fair is available from the Constantia Flexibles website.

As market expands, the electronics & electrical industries are promoting healthier, trendier and cozier life experience to customers by introducing functional novelty to their products, such as degermation in refrigerators, self-cleaning and sterilization in air-conditioners. At the same time, new products and concepts, such as intelligent wearable, VR/AR, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), glasses-free 3D and flexible displays provide significant diversity to the market. The pursuit of multiple functions brings new opportunities and challenges to electronics and electrical industries in their quest for smart manufacturing and CMF (color, materials and furnishing) concepts.

CHINAPLAS is an all-around technology platform for electronics and electrical industries

CHINAPLAS 2017 will be held on May 16-19 in China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China. CHINAPLAS is one of the few trading platforms covering whole production chain of plastics and rubber industries and downstream application sectors, from raw materials to technology and service, from soup to nuts. A vast number of advances and innovations serving the electronics and electrical industries and other downstream industries will be showcased by more than 1,000 materials suppliers and more than 3,400 exhibitors, such as Dow, BASF, DuPont, Polyplastics, Juner, Mitsubishi, SELON, TORAY, FANUC, ENGEL, Haitian, Arburg, and KUKA, etc. A rich variety of advanced additives and processing techniques, including carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, double shot molding, precision injection molding, nano molding technology and optical molds will be on display, facilitating electronics and electrical industries to reach new highs in intelligentization.

“Smart Manufacturing Technology Zone” to present industrial automation solutions

Following the "Smart Manufacturing Development Plan (2016-2020)" published in 2016, the electronics and electrical industries will undoubtedly speed up their transformation and upgrading processes. To achieve this goal, manufacturers would need to continually raise their level of automation and smart manufacturing in order to speed up product development and improve their product mix.

CHINAPLAS 2017 will feature a “Smart Manufacturing Technology Zone” to present solutionsfor industrial automation. Apart from robotic arms, automated systems, controllers, actuators and sensors that were featured in previous editions of CHINAPLAS, visitors will have a chance to experience smart factory solutions. 3D printers, 3D scanners, 3D printing software and 3D printing services will be displayed at the show and some suppliers in “Smart Manufacturing Technology Zone” are putting their 3D technology solutions as a focus of promotion. The exhibits, together with the concurrent event, the “2 nd Industry 4.0 Conference”, provide the essentials which facilitate smart manufacturing.

It is worth mentioning that the second day of the “2 nd Industry 4.0 Conference” is themed “E&E 4.0”. Representatives from Wittmann Battenfeld and Arburg will give presentations on smart manufacturing technology and 4.0 solutions for the electronics and electrical industries. Mr. Anston Tan, principal of German Training Centre for Injection Moulding, will deliver a speech on “Smart People, Smart Manufacturing”. Panel discussion on “Efficient Individualization of Mass Produced Goods” will also be held. In addition, a seminar on applications of plastics in electronics and electrical industries will be held for experts to discuss ways to facilitate the development of consumer electronics and application areas.

CHINAPLAS 2017 to facilitate the integration of CMF concept into electronics and electrical industries

The concept of CMF (color, material and furnishing) in electronics and electrical industries is receiving unprecedented attentions nowadays. Consumers are more likely to choose products with fashionable appearances, stylish designs and bright colors. To cater for the market demand, a variety of environmentally friendly new materials and processes are utilized to give more attractive appearance, at the same time enabling new features such as easy cleaning, resistance to bacterial attachment and mildew proof. In addition, special treatments on these materials enable electrical products to possess anti-light aging and rub resistance properties, as well as more desirable textures. In this regard, visitors of will discover some special materials, such as extra-strong materials, materials for mold-in-color process, materials with high barrier and high transparency, boiling resistance, UV resistance, antibacterial materials, composite and biodegradable materials at the onsite fairground.

Apart from new materials, in the concurrent event of “Design x Innovation”, sponsored by BASF, innovative products and prototypes made from advanced materials will also be showcased, including inflation free tires, racing-focused concept car, stylish children's smart toys and hybrid electronic equipment. It will inspire visitors on how plastics can optimize product design, structural and functional design in a variety of industries, includingautomotive, building and construction, leisure and lifestyle, and how to integrate the concept of CMF into electronics and electrical industries.

Some of the exhibits are highlighted below:

DuPont™ Zytel® HTNFE170016, revolutionary nylon-based glass fiber reinforced resin

DuPont™ Zytel® HTNFE170016 resin, a nylon-based glass fiber reinforced new material, features strength that can overshadow other general engineering polymers currently applied in laptop covers. With DuPont innovative glass fiber orientation technology and its high flowability property, this new material realizes lighter and thinner laptop designs instantly. In addition, it has fundamentally solved the deformation problem, becoming the ideal choice for bigger laptop cover design. Laptop designers can now make designs unrestrained.

ECO-COLOR® no flow lines, analogue spraying, stereoscopic aglimmer plastic

As a high-performance environment-friendly decoration material, ECO-COLOR® no flow lines, analogue spraying, stereoscopic aglimmer plastic, developed by Shanghai Langyi New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., is widely used in household appliances, automotive interiors and exteriors, packaging and household chemical products. This material can be used for one step forming without spraying paints. The products made will be in bright colors with excellent polishing appearance and the cost will be reduced by about 30%. The material successfully breaks through the "flow mark" technology bottleneck which has troubled the industry for many years, and dramatically reduces the weld line, eliminating the need to modify mould while getting perfect appearance via injection.

SPEED high speed injection molding machine from the Chen Hsong Group

The SPEED series of small-to- medium-tonnage hydraulic injection molding machines launched by the Chen Hsong Group were developed with high-speed, high-performance and high precision in mind. Each features 1.5 seconds dry cycle and injection speed of 300mm/s. The machine is an ideal option for injection molding of mobile phone accessories, precision electronics and medical consumables at a high speed and a short cycle, and at the same time ensuring high repetition accuracy, stable dimensions, performance and quality. It can sustain long-term large-scale automated production.

New 3-color vertical injection molding machines

New 3-color vertical injection molding machines developed and produced by Modern Precision Plastics and Mould (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., can produce 3-color at a time. The machines offer high efficiency and quality, while reducing cost and manpower.

Multiple functional nano targeted enhancement technologies

Tiangang and Tinaco jointly introduce "Nano Targeted Enhancement Technology (NTET)" and a series of innovative solutions to the plastics industry in CHINAPLAS 2017. This technology is based on nano encapsulation technologies which produce outstanding and unprecedented enhancements to plastics in areas like mechanical properties, anti-yellowing, weatherability, mould prevention, high fog applications, and so on.

LUXAN K: exceptional gloss for transparent materials

The new LUXAN K family provides exceptional luster in transparent foods and cosmetic packaging. It also suits automotive interior trim, household appliances, or sports and leisure goods. LUXAN K is exceptional in its high transparency and brilliance. Combining with dyes in particular, they add value to applications based on transparent resins. And they create both see-through and 3D effects. Meantime, LUXAN K combines extraordinary sparkles with high Chroma and unrivalled color intensity. With LUXAN K, shades such as "Piano Black" obtain an unmatched brilliance and convey a touch of sumptuousness. LUXAN K is approved for food contact. It is suitable for polyolefins, PVC and engineer plastics.

Well known suppliers and professional visitors will gather in CHINAPLAS 2017

In CHINAPLAS 2017, more than 3,400 exhibitors from 38 countries and regions, together with13 country and region pavilions including Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, UK, USA, PR China and Taiwan, will present ground-breaking plastics and rubber technologies and a myriad of raw materials, processing equipment and process specialized for electronics and electrical industries. So far, a number of OEM international leaders and spare parts enterprises have already pre-registered for onsite visiting, including Foxconn, Huawei, Skyworth, Midea, Haier, Hisense, TCL, Opple, Konka and Meizu etc.

Visitors can purchase one-day passes at RMB 30 each and four-day passes at RMB 50 each. To enjoy free admission, please pre-register on or before May 9, 2017 at www.ChinaplasOnline.com/prereg.

Reston, Va.; April 10, 2017 — Nearly 6,500 attendees with buying power and 3,000 exhibitor personnel came together last week to make the first-ever ProFood Tech a huge success. Held April 4-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago, ProFood Tech showcased cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions within the ever-evolving food and beverage industry. Powered by three of the world’s trade show leaders – PACK EXPO, Anuga and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) – the biennial show was proven unprecedented in its ability to bring the industry together and address the key issues facing food and beverage processing operators in North America.

The three-day event featured 447 of the world’s top processing suppliers, 144,000 net square feet of exhibit floor space and 45 hours of educational programming. This dynamic atmosphere provided attendees the opportunity to exchange ideas with leading processing suppliers from both large operations that serve several market segments as well as smaller niche companies that focus on specific needs.

“The 2017 ProFood Tech Show was a very valuable experience for Axon. We were able to demonstrate our new SLX machine for some existing customers, and picked up leads for several active, short-term projects,” says Bob Williams, vice president and general manager, Axon, powered by ProMach. “We are certainly looking forward to being at the next show in 2019.”

Show producers created ProFood Tech to fill a void in the marketplace. “ProFood Tech reaffirmed our belief that North America needed a comprehensive processing event,” says Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies and the producer of the PACK EXPO portfolio of trade shows. “It was developed with massive support across market segments giving us a true pulse of the industry. Together we developed a one-of-a-kind show exclusively catering to the processing industry.”

Showcasing technology from industry sectors including baking and snack, beverage, frozen/prepared foods, dairy and meat/poultry/seafood, ProFood Tech connected the industry, including international suppliers and buyers.

“The positive response of the industry to this new trade fair format confirms our dialogue-oriented concept approach and the interest in a new leading international trade fair in the NAFTA region,” says Gerald Böse, president and CEO, Koelnmesse GmbH. “The high level of internationality of the trade fair premiere confirms our global expertise and industry competence gathered from many leading trade fairs, for example, Anuga and Anuga FoodTec, which we have incorporated into the partnership.”

The ProFood Tech conference program, presented by IDFA, was the largest in North America dedicated to food and beverage processing. The program offered insights into the best practices in processing and engineering, innovations and new ingredients, regulations and food safety, consumer trends and marketing, flavor trends, business and leadership development and health and lifestyle.

“The conference program delivered a commanding overview of the latest trends and advancements in food processing,” says Michael Dykes, president and CEO, IDFA. “Overall, ProFood Tech demonstrated the countless growth opportunities that exist for companies willing to employ new technology and techniques to boost production, efficiency and profits. Attendees now have new supplier contacts, inventive ideas and powerful business solutions they can use to meet their needs and goals.”

The ProFood Tech Learning Hub brought free education to the show floor. The Innovation Stage offered attendees a look at breakthrough technologies, innovative applications and proven techniques from industry experts. The Regulatory Matters sessions focused on expert insights and advice on regulatory issues facing food and beverage processors. Following each Regulatory Matters session, participants took the opportunity to exchange ideas and best practices with peers during roundtable sessions.

“The show floor is extremely diverse. I came to find feeders, sliders and dicers and have made great connections with suppliers. I attended a session on total cost of purchasing equipment that was also extremely beneficial,” notes attendee Supriya Thote, senior technologist, The J.M. Smucker Company. “We are always wondering where to make our next investment, and I can't wait to share with my team all the information I gathered here. It has helped me get a better understanding of investments we need to make.”

The show supported the industry with a variety of events as well, including the presentation of the Manufacturing Innovation Awards, and the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards, presented by the OpX Leadership Network. The Packaging & Processing Women's Leadership Network breakfast brought together 140 professionals to discuss issues relevant to this growing segment of the workforce. And, the newly formed Cold Pressure Council, convened by PMMI, offered an opportunity for those interested in high pressure processing to exchange ideas and best practices around this cutting-edge technology.

The combination of show features and vibrant assembly of industry professionals equaled a very successful inaugural show. “I remember a little over two years ago when ProFood Tech was just a conversation. I don’t think any of us could imagine such a successful opening event with world-class exhibitors and quality attendees with processing challenges in hand,” shares Emmanuel Cerf, vice president of sales and marketing, Polypack. “I look forward to coming back in two years.”

ProFood Tech will return to Chicago March 26-28, 2019, and continue its biennial schedule in odd-numbered years.

St. Croix Falls, WI - Fey Printing, a full-service commercial printing company celebrating 85 years in business, announces it has expanded its folder gluer capabilities with the addition of a Brandtjen & Kluge (Kluge) OmniFold 3000. The OmniFold 3000 is a modular converting system that can be configured to fulfill the current requirements of a packaging manufacturer while simultaneously providing the flexibility to easily add modules and give the system more capability to meet future demands. Built to maximize converting capabilities while minimizing set-up time, the OmniFold 3000 includes features that bring productivity and reliability to a new level. These advancements are met with the quality and rugged durability you expect from Kluge.

Fey Printing is no stranger to Kluge; they have two Kluge EHD 14 x 22 Presses and a Kluge EHG 22 x 30 Press on the floor. The new folder gluer has allowed Fey Printing to increase production, keep more processes in-house while reducing overall project timelines. Kristopher Gasch, Director of Marketing, represents the third generation in this family-owned business. "We appreciate everything that Kluge has done to help us expand our product offerings." he says. "It is also important to us to work with companies that have a local presence in Wisconsin. Additionally, we have found all our Kluge presses to be reliable and versatile, adapting to the changing needs and scope of our business." These capabilities are a great option for their clients in the variety of industries that include paper manufacturing, in-store marketing, packaging, educational materials and much more.

Several major German brands will be represented at the International PackTech India and FoodPex India, held at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre in Mumbai from 15 to 17 December 2016. The German pavilions at the two trade fairs and at the parallel drink technology India, organised by Messe München (Munich), will include Bosch, Multivac, KHS and SMC Pneumatic. Over 10,000 visitors are expected from India and the surrounding countries. They can look forward to market leaders in technology, covering the entire value chain in the core areas of food, pharmaceuticals, confectionery and baked goods, cosmetics, the retail trade, the automotive industry, milk and meat products, drinks and liquid food. From this year onwards, PackTech India and FoodPex India are part of the ‘interpack alliance’, which combines the expertise and contacts for all global Messe Düsseldorf events in processing and packaging.

The products and services offered by the approximately 290 exhibitors will be complemented by “PDIT – Packaging Design, Innovation and Technology” on 16 and 17 December, a conference that will be held for the first time this year and is being organised in partnership with IPPStar. Its core topic will be SAVE FOOD, an initiative that was originally launched at interpack 2011, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with the purpose of counteracting food losses and waste. One way to improve the situation is by engaging the expertise of the packaging industry.

The PDIT conference will highlight trends in packaging and in its related process technology where the main focus is on food. It is directed at designers, packaging developers and both national and international product developers in the FMCG sector. But the conference will also target influencers in publishing, conversion and packaging as well as contract packagers, bottlers and material and equipment suppliers.

Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, President and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, will open the two-day event in Hall 2 of the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre with a keynote talk on saving food and on the SAVE FOOD initiative. He will be followed by Venu Gopal Chintada, Director at Sathguru Management Consultants, who will present a “Case Study on Food Losses and Potential Solutions – Rice, Milk, Mango and Chickpea Value Chain in Andhra Pradesh”. The field study was commissioned by the FAO and financed through contributions from members of the SAVE FOOD initiative. The purpose of the scientific study was to find starting points for the avoidance of food loss in India and thus to help companies with appropriate solutions to obtain sustainable investments for the benefit of all stakeholders. Next, there will be a range of talks by international and Indian experts on packaging designs suitable to SAVE FOOD, as well as on the legal conditions for food safety and new sustainable food packaging materials. The second day of the PDIT conference will focus on innovations in processing and packaging technology and on specific trends such as efficiency increases, sustainability, traceability and smart packaging.

Highly dynamic developments on the Indian food market have led to a growing demand for technology in food processing and packaging. According to the German Machinery & Plant Manufacturers’ Association (VDMA), Indian imports reached a new climax in 2015 with a growth rate of 30 percent. Demand on the Indian subcontinent is particularly noticeable for German and Italian equipment.

Trade Fair in Moscow benefits from interpack alliance – Premiere of SAVE FOOD and “75 Years of PET” are themes at the Lecture Forum of Special Show

Visitors of upakovka 2017 (24 to 27 January) are not only in for ranges displayed by some 200 exhibitors from 19 countries but also for the Russian debut of the special innovationparc show, which has already become an established fixture at interpack in Düsseldorf over the past few years. Embedded in the innovationparc area is a lecture forum which will be busy with presentations over the entire duration of the trade fair.

The first day will see the official launch of the SAVE FOOD Initiative on the Russian market. As part of the programme devised by the Russian branch of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) high-calibre representatives from ministries and the industry will be speaking about the challenges and solutions concerning food losses and waste in Russia. Several companies active on the Russian market such as retail group METRO, the Food Bank “Rus”, the agricultural combine Olam or LavkaLavka, the cooperative of small and medium-sized Russian agricultural units, have already signalled their interest in the SAVE FOOD Initiative. According to estimates, up to about 25% of all foodstuffs produced in Russia end up not being consumed. Although this figure is under the global average of 30%, it is still clearly too high for a sustainable use of resources.

On 25 January the programme of the lecture forum at innovationparc features another highlight with the theme “75 Years of PET”. It is organised under the leadership of VDMA’s Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association und supportedwith content by the Industrial Organisation for Plastic Packaging (IK). One session is dedicated to PET recycling. From 2017 manufacturers and importers will have to guarantee the recycling of consumer goods and their packaging in Russia – this also applies to the producers and importers of plastic bottles. In Russia not only soft drinks but also half the beer brewed comes in PET bottles. Due to the ban on bulk packs for beer and other alcoholic beverages the quantity of PET bottles will rise despite the declining demand for beer. Recycling is next to unknown in Russia and therefore the country also lags far behind other nations when it comes to PET recycling.

Despite the general difficulties on the Russian market in the wake of the sanctions imposed by the European Union, a strong German participation could be realised at upakovka with 35 companies including such companies as KHS and Krones, for example. With Italy and China there are two other official country pavilions. Altogether more than 800 companies will exhibit at upakovka and the concurrently held interplastica – International Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber at the SAO Expocenter in Krasnaja Presnja. upakovka will be held for the first time in the Forum Hall, one of the biggest at the exhibition centre. This means visitors can find the complete ranges for the packaging industry and related process industries all under the one roof.

Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) - leading processing and packaging exhibition focusing on China and the Asia-Pacific region, is set for a grand opening in Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 7-10 November, 2017. The number of companies planning to attend swop 2017 rose by 50% compared to the last show. In less than one month since the opening of visitor pre-registration, numerous well-known enterprises have pre- registered to visit swop 2017, including Yum! Brands, Mengniu Dairy, 3M, BAUMER, IKEA, Dupont, Good Boy, Honeywell, Intel, Nippon Paint, etc., from end-user industry. Where size and internationalism are concerned, swop is a unique platform for businesses offering products and solutions in packaging technology and related processes as well as packaging media and materials for industry segments of food, beverages, confectionery and baked goods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, non-food consumer goods and industrial goods from China and Asian region.

In addition, swop 2017 will introduce the special theme “SAVE FOOD”, which exhibits and explores the packaging concept and solutions to reduce food losses and waste in the dual forms of an exhibition and summit forum. As one of the founders of SAVE FOOD, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) gives SAVE FOOD China strong support, and has widely publicized the news that SAVE FOOD has entered into China to all the members. It should be noted that SAVE FOOD has received consistent attention from the international community and its launch in China is highly anticipated. It has also attracted many socially responsible suppliers with innovative skills in the packaging industry who are enthusiastic to attend. Companies such as MULTIVAC, Danbell Equipment, Beijing Lantsai, Huayi Plastic, Dupont, Xiamen Changsu, Avery Dennison, Sealed Air, TOMRA, Berry Plastics and so on also expressed great interest in participating in the project SAVE FOOD China.

This year’s SAVE FOOD China Summit Forum agenda will be announced in April, with themes focusing on food storage, shelf life extension, preservation of fresh fruits and vegetables. The target participants come from the four main fields of swop, food, beverage, confectionery and baked food. The organizer will mainly invite the processing manufacturers of meat, fresh fruits, vegetables, agricultural products in the niche market. Packaging enterprises concerned with social responsibility and innovative technology are expected to open a new chapter in food packaging and greatly contribute to the fight against food loss and waste together with

pacprocess Tehran to be held at the country’s most modern exhibition grounds; special rates for interpack 2017 exhibitors

Messe Düsseldorf‘s interpack alliance will be extended to include a promising market in the Middle East: pacprocess Tehran will be held from 12 to 15 October at Iran’s most modern exhibition centre: Shahr-e-Aftab (Exhibiran International). Held in cooperation with the Iranian organiser BRP this trade fair targets companies from the packaging sector and related process industries across the entire value chain and addresses as target groups food and beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, confectionary and pastry, consumer goods and industrial goods manufacturers as well as suppliers of packaging media, materials and the corresponding manufacturing technology. Furthermore, it addresses suppliers of packaging solutions for logistics, packaging designers as well as related service suppliers. The exhibiting companies benefit from the global network as well as the market expertise of Düsseldorf’s No.1 international trade fair, interpack. On top of this, companies that exhibit at interpack 2017 can participate here in a joint pavilion at special rates. pacprocess Tehran is supported by the Italian Packaging Machinery Association UCIMA, the Spanish Packaging Machinery and Printing Press Association AMEC envasgraf as well as the Association Flexible Packaging Europe (fpe). Held concurrently will be “components – Special Trade Fair by interpack” that caters to the upstream suppliers to the packaging and processindustries and has already proven its worth at interpack in Düsseldorf. Its exhibits range from drive and control technologies through to machinery parts and auxiliaries for packaging materials. Further concurrent events include the IPAP Printing & Packaging Expo as well as the iFood Expo.

Since international sanctions were eased in early 2016, Iran has been an extremely attractive market because the economy has a back-log of demand in all fields. A well-educated, relatively young population of over 80 million increasingly demands high-quality packaged goods, which cannot be produced in a competitive quality with the existing, outdated technical equipment of the local companies. This creates high investment pressure among local producers. There are big opportunities opening up especially for European investors and partners since these are highly appreciated by Iranians. In 2015 16.5 million tons of pre-packed food was sold in Iran – the annual growth rate stood at three percent. The pastry segment proved particularly dynamic: here the growth rate stood at 19%.

“The Iranian market holds many opportunities for the packaging sector and related process industries. We now accompany interested companies with our expertise as part of the interpack alliance while helping Iranian companies invest in modern equipment by means of a Financing and Leasing Lounge operated in cooperation with credit institutes at the same time,” says Bernd Jablonowski, Global Portfolio Director Processing & Packaging at Messe Düsseldorf.

Shahr-e-Aftab (Exhibiran International) is Iran’s latest and biggest exhibition centre. Situated very conveniently between Tehran city and the international airport with access to several motorways and also excellent connections to public transport, these fairgrounds fuse a capacity of 120,000 square metres in 16 exhibition halls boasting state-of-the-art technical equipment with traditional Persian landscaping and comprehensive service offerings including food service, hotels, banks and multi- level car parks.

Also involving Messe Düsseldorf and held in parallel with pacprocess Tehran and components Tehran the IPAP – Printing & Packaging Expo fair will be held with ranges for the print media branch. It forms part of the product family of Düsseldorf’s international trade fair drupa, the no.1 for printing technologies, and addresses experts from the printing and packaging industry, the publishing and media sector, marketing and IT experts, agencies, brand owners and other industry customers from vertical markets. In a nutshell: all those with an interest in innovations and trends in the print and packaging sector. With the know-how and international network of drupa Düsseldorf this gives rise to an optimised platform for a promising market. 

At the Interpack, KAMA will be presenting solutions for highly efficient converting in the digital workflow with HP Indigo

Dresden/Düsseldorf, April 7 th , 2017 – Machine manufacturer KAMA will be presenting an efficient workflow for processing and finishing digitally printed folding cartons with the KAMA DC 76 Foil ASB at the stand of HP Indigo (hall 13, C77) at the Interpack (May 4 th - 10 th ). The German based specialist for smart finishing solutions has optimised the versatile die cutting and stamping machine with AutoRegister for the requirements in digital printing. New features reduce the setup time, servomotors simplify the hot foil stamping and increase performance and the tool-less inline stripping system with blanking saves additional time and costs. The result: Significantly reduced throughput times and accelerated “speed-to- market” – customised for the growing demand of brand manufacturers for versioned packages “on demand”.

The complete workflow to the finished folding carton with the world’s first folder gluer for short runs, the KAMA FF 52i, includes the fully 100% inspection of each and individual box (and ejection, if necessary). Thus, producing serial or personalised folding cartons in short and very short runs is possible: Quickly, straightforwardly and profitably.

For beauty and pharmaceutical packages …

“We show the fast job changes and the diversity of applications live on the advanced DC 76 Foil with printed sheets directly from the HP Indigo 10000 and 30000”, announces KAMA CEO Marcus Tralau. Folding boxes for markets with short runs such as beauty, food and pharmaceutics are processed - the beauty box precisely embellished with four hot foils and diagonal creasing lines for the automatic lock bottom, the pharmaceutical box with registered holograms and the Braille embossing prescribed in Europe in the future. Interpack will also see the premiere of the EasyFix-system by hinderer + mühlich inthe KAMA machine for the B2 format, with pre-registered dies on a carrier plate for further time savings.

… and personalised gift boxes in a very short time

At the HP stand, visitors can directly take their photo-personalised gift boxes with them - printed on the HP Indigo 30000 with Tresu iCoat and converted on the KAMA DC 76 ASB. With the workflow, HP Indigo and KAMA address an exciting market with attractive margins: Individual short runs which are designed by the end customer himself, e.g. gift boxes for private events such as wedding, name day or summer party. The shape of the box remains the same so the suitable cutting die for these “unique repeat orders” is available for immediate use.

The new solution aims at print providers and folding box makers who want to enter new markets in packaging with digital printing and value-adding postpress. The KAMA solutions combine proven expertise in converting and embellishing with newly developed tools required by digital printing. First workflows have already been successfully introduced into the market – for the pure folding box production and, in addition, the KAMA DC 76 ASB as a flexible finishing die cutter for job printing.

IMA DAIRY & FOOD presents various newly developed products at "interpack 2017". Besides machines on display visitors to the stand can also see packaging machines in action on large video walls as well as partly in virtual reality technology.

Stutensee, 7 April 2017 IMA Hassia extends its product range by adding a packaging machine for portion cups in the low output range – an ergonomic FFS machine for mini-portions. The "P100" as an entry-level machine is particularly noted for its compact design and easy handling. With a length of five metres and depth of approximately 1.3 metres it can be integrated in a space-saving manner in any production facility. The cup web is transported at an easy to use height of one metre, making visual inspection easier for the operator.

The output of the new FFS machine is up to 20,000 units per hour depending on format and product characteristics. It is specially designed for mini-portion cups so that smaller volumes can also be produced efficiently. The application range covers practically all liquid and pasty food and dairy products, from butter, margarine or marmalade in a mini-portion format such as for hotel buffets to dressings, sauces or desserts for in-flight catering on board an aircraft. The FFS machine "C100" was developed for cups based on the same machine design. This model is suitable as an entry-level machine for application rates of up to 7,000 cups per hour.

Compact wrapping machine with highest filling precision

IMA Benhil presents a new wrapping machine, the "Multipack 2000", for pasty products, i.e. butter, margarine, edible fats, cream cheese etc. This machine is also noted for its extremely compact dimensions and great robustness. Short changeover times and a broad dosing range make the fully automatic wrapping machine extremely flexible.

"Multipack 2000" produces up to 100 packs per minute depending on the product to be filled. The dosing range is from 50g to 500g. Different filling amounts and different products can be processed with short changeover times. The machine's exceptional filling accuracy is remarkable. This is s= 0.5 g for quantity < 250 g."Multipack 2000" can be operated in its standard design with all packaging materials currently used for wrap packaging. The machine can also be equipped for other materials upon request.

None is tighter: new high-speed filling system

Another highlight is the "Ermetika" of IMA Fillshape. The high-speed continuous motion rotary machine fills and seals pre-made spouted pouches and is of particular interest for liquid cosmetic and cleaning products. It covers a wide range of pouch shapes and sizes and can be easily and quickly adapted to different films, spouts and caps of different suppliers.

The machine works with a special filling technique ("filling through the spout"), under which the spout is sealed on the pouch before filling. The filling capacity of the pouch can be fully exploited by means of the "filling through the spout" method, which results in significant savings in materials. Ermetika is the only machine on the market able to control the sealing of the pouch.

Completely servo-driven wrapping machine with new wrapping feeding system

Corazza will present the new wrapping machine I20 for pressed cubes. It’s a completely servo-driven machine which allows to simplify all production processes and handling. Thanks to a new wrapping feeding system the overall size of the machine is 30 per cent smaller than comparable machines. A format change can be realized in 4 hours. The machine is suitable for pressed stock cubes, as well as for chocolate or milk-based products.

Modern video and virtual reality technology

Besides machines on display IMA DAIRY & FOOD also shows machines in action on large video walls. A special recording technique makes it possible to zoom in on the machine and show certain processes in "slow motion". Visitors to the stand will also be able to experience the Ermetika pouch filling machine and a pressed soup cube line in virtual reality.

The 2nd Brand Protection Innovation Programme successfully brought together industry professionals for a prestigious platform to discuss the new innovations and technologies in the Brand Protection Industry.

At the 2nd Brand Protection Innovation Programme, which was held on 30th-31st March 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany, around 100 companies demonstrated the innovations across different sectors which focused world class event and an excellent platform to initiate new business relationships via a series of pre-planned one-to-one meetings, a highly interactive exhibition and conference programme with the combination of numerous unparalleled networking opportunities.

The dynamic conference programme was a contribution of 16 Speakers from top leading companies all over the World and a combination of more than 100 companies was a great achievement for 2nd Brand Protection Innovation Programme.

The conference consisted of two days. Day 1 focused on 9 Presentations which was presided over by Captain Shakeel Ahmad, Senior General Manager Brand Protection, from United Spirits and Day 2 consisted of a total count of 8 Presentations which was chaired by Tania Snioch, Director Healthcare of GS1 who also gave a keynote Presentation at the conference. Other speakers from leading brands like Ebay, Sanofi, Robert Bosch, Pidiliote Industries, World Customs Organization were there to present Keynote Presentation to devise the different Brand Protection Strategies.

2nd Brand Protection Innovation Program was overall a great success. We managed to deliver 95% of the meetings. Very Happy Presentation sponsors with house full attendance and very satisfied exhibition sponsors.

We thank you to all the participants who made GBPIP 2017 a great success. 

Working alongside a major local agent, the Group will be at the bi-annual fair to present all its latest beverage & dairy solutions. The range - now even more complete - incorporates technologies and services that bring all the advantages and opportunities of Industry 4.0 to this sector too

A major North African venture for Sacmi's Packaging-Beverage Division, soon to exhibit alongside local agent Ejem at the bi-annual Plastic Expo in Tunis (12-15 April 2017). Organised with the support of the country's most important plastic and chemical business associations, this fair will showcase (on over 10,000 m 2 ) the best technology and the latest trends in the industry: an industry that, in North Africa, is characterised by impressive dynamism and growing consumer interest in healthy products.

A world leader across numerous sectors and technologies (the only supplier able to provide complete “pellet to pallet” lines for beverage plants), Sacmi will exhibit - alongside the latest developments in compression technology, with its tried-and- tested CCM plastic cap manufacturing range - cutting-edge solutions for converters. These include, for example, the IPS 400, the latest addition to the IPS (injection preform moulding) range that offers major new benefits as regards process automation and flexibility. Then, there are our popular BAG IN BOX fillers (both aseptic and ultra- clean), which offer ultra-high productivity (up to 900 bags/hour per filler with 3-litre containers).

Versatility and productivity also characterise Sacmi's labelling solutions (OPERA, Formsleeve+, KUBE), machines that, thanks to a modular structure (plug&play), ensure efficient single-solution manufacturing across different labelling technologies and systems. All Sacmi machines can be combined with the advanced inspection systems developed by the Group's Automation&Service Division; these ensure outstanding quality control, in-line and at ultra-high speeds, of cap, preform, container and labelled bottles.

On an emerging market like Tunisia, what makes the difference is the Group's ability to work alongside the customer, thanks to a fast spare parts service and remote assistance software (installed throughout the range) that lets customers receive real-time support from a specialised Sacmi technician, anywhere in the world. Last but not least, the Sacmi Beverage R&D facility, certified by the industry's top international players, provides close customer support right from the design stage to identify ultra-efficient personalised solutions in keeping with both manufacturing and market needs.

The printed sensor platform of the Competence Center Schreiner PrinTronics has won the OE-A Competition 2017 in the category "Prototypes & New Products." The prize for the complex label with electrical functions was awarded last week during the LOPEC in Munich. The yearly OE-A Competition encourages the development of visions for future applications incorporating organic and printed electronics. The prominent jurors especially highlighted that the RFID sensor platform goes far beyond the stage of a prototype and has been designed explicitly for roll-to-roll processes. The solution is therefore perfectly suited for automated processing and thus also for industrial mass production.

"Winning this award in the OE-A Competition shows that our hard work in the development of especially thin, flexible, multi-layered film products pays off. The fact that we have been able to combine industrial roll-to-roll processing of printed electronics with RFID and marking in a single label is a great success for our entire team," explained Johannes Becker, Director Competence Center Schreiner PrinTronics.

Using printed conductive paths, the RFID sensor platform combines a temperature sensor and a first-opening sensor with an NFC chip. Thanks to an imprinted NFC antenna, the chip allows for contactless readout with a smartphone equipped for this purpose. When the printed RFID sensor platform is used to seal a product pack the label performs two essential functions. By means of a sensor, it continuously records temperatures across the entire supply chain and stores the information throughout the label’s lifetime. A very thin, flexible battery embedded in the label enables such long-term data logging. There is also an integrated first-opening sensor which indicates in the corresponding smartphone app whether or not the label has been cut through and the box opened, exposing the contents to possible tampering.

The RFID sensor platform offers many other fields of application that extend far beyond mere temperature recording and proof of first opening. The range of possible applications is extremely wide. For instance, in the future it will be possible to use the chip for storing and reading biomedical data or physical measurement results such as humidity or shock on the label.

Bergneustadt, 4 April 2017. The plastic packaging specialist GIZEH has developed a new twin chamber cup for the market launch of a new yoghurt dessert line of Müller. The cup combines Müller yoghurt with chocolate, biscuit or caramel chips of Milka, Oreo and Daim and is offered in four varieties.

An eye-catching and high-quality impression was the top priority in its development. The cup has a white inner layer and a coloured outer surface, which is red (Daim), blue (Oreo) or purple (Milka) depending on the contents. All information regarding the contents is shown on the three-sided label on the outer surfaces of the large chamber and on a bottom label. The basic colour of the three-sided label matches the external colour of the cup so that the label blends in harmoniously with the basic colour of the cup. Furthermore, the cup has a high-quality feel and functionally reliable kink mechanism. The twin chamber is made of polystyrene using a thermoforming process.

As a specialist in technically demanding rigid plastic packaging GIZEH has extensive experience and expertise particularly in the development of twin chamber cups. This is already the ninth twin chamber cup in total in the product range. GIZEH uses all standard production methods for this, i.e. both injection moulding in conjunction with in-mould labelling and thermoforming in polypropylene and polystyrene with analogue and digital labelling and direct printing. The cups themselves can be either coloured, multi-coloured or transparent. An extensive range is possible from square to round to unusual shapes.

The new Müller yoghurt dessert in the GIZEH twin chamber cup has been available since February in the refrigerated section in supermarkets in the combinations of Milka chocolate drops & yoghurt, Milka chocolate drops & vanilla yoghurt, Oreo biscuit chips & yoghurt and Daim & Yoghurt.

Constantia Flexibles Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging and labels, is proud to announce they have won four Alufoil Trophies in 2017. Every year, the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) recognizes the most outstanding packaging products, which are either made from aluminum foil or contain aluminum foil as part of a laminate, structure or packaging system, as well as aluminum closures, with the Alufoil Trophy. Overall, there were nine winners across five specific categories, plus a trophy given for Innovation in Application for the first time that also went to Constantia Flexibles.

“We are very honored to receive not one but four of these prestigious awards this year. This shows that our focus on innovation and on further developing already existing and popular products has clearly paid off”, said Alexander Baumgartner, CEO of Constantia Flexibles. “We are especially proud to win the Application Innovation award - that was given for the first time - together with our customer ABInBev, as this demonstrates that our longstanding customer relationships enable us to carry out joint projects very successfully!”

The award categories cover every aspect of aluminum foil usage across many diverse markets, particularly those for packaging and technical applications. The classifications are Consumer Convenience; Marketing and Design; Product Protection; Resource Efficiency; and Technical Innovation. The awarded products of Constantia Flexibles are the following:

• Consumer Convenience: CONSTANTIA Unshredded Wrap:

A new aluminum foil wrapper, called Unshredded Wrap, from Constantia Flexibles’ ends the frustration of chocolate lovers trying to peel off the aluminum foil in little bits. The ‘elastic’ lacquer on the foil means it comes off in one piece.

To achieve this, Constantia Flexibles created a special ‘elastic lacquer’, which is applied on the foil (outside or inside). This enables easy unwrapping of small chocolate balls, eggs, seasonal products or even chocolate bars/tablets, as it stretches like an elastic band, so the wrapper comes off in one piece with no shredding. In addition, the new wrapping material offers improved puncture resistance.

• Marketing and Design: Bone-Shape Container with high-end printing:

​A Bone-Shaped Container pack, designed for wet dog food, has a powerful shelf appearance and message, according to the judges. The entire aluminum foil pack, created by Constantia Flexibles for German pet food manufacturer Saturn Petcare, is also printed to underline bones as one of any dogs’ favorite foods. Printing on the container sidewall not only continues the bone shaped theme, it can prevent dents and irregularities from being visible. Other consumer friendly features include the ergonomic shape for easy opening and one hundred percent recyclability. The lightweight empty trays are easy to stack and transport too.

• Product Protection: Cakees – Ready-to-eat cakes:

​German company “Bäckerei Stiebling” needed a sustainable pack to protect its Cakees range of innovative cake products. Constantia Flexibles developed a sealed aluminum container system, which offers a shelf life of up to one year and excellent barrier properties. The judges felt this was the perfect packaging solution.

Using this packaging system means no cold chain is required, so no freezer in the outlets or defrosting by the consumer. The cake is immediately ready to serve, as it is always at ambient temperature and so contains no artificial preservatives. There is an excellent combination of traditional recipes, modern food technology and high performance packaging.

• Application Innovation: Constantia Flexibles and ABInBev: Capsule for beer flavor dispenser

“Capsule for beer flavor dispenser” is a clever aluminum capsule system, containing liquid flavor syrup, specially designed for a unique beer dispensing technology. The system, which allows serving multiple drink options from a single beer keg in pubs, is a joint development by ABInBev and Constantia Flexibles. The judges felt it reflected a strong all-round innovative performance. The fully recyclable capsule offers beer flavoring at the point of dispensing, with high barrier qualities, to avoid the scalping/degradation of sensitive and concentrated flavors in individual syrups over the whole shelf-life. A major consideration was the piercing performance of the aluminum foil lids in the new dispensing system.

Background Information on Alufoil Trophies

Organized each year by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA), the Alufoil Trophy 2017 competition winners will be on display at the Association’s booth during Interpack 2017, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The association’s Executive Director Guido Aufdemkamp commented on this year’s winners, “The different competition categories allow aluminum foil products made for a variety of industry sectors to demonstrate a wide range of innovations. It confirms the ‘strength in depth’ of the industry that so many excellent products were recognized again this year.”

The European Aluminium Foil Association is the international body representing companies engaged in the rolling and rewinding of alufoil and in the manufacture of aluminum closures, alufoil semi-rigid containers and of all kind of flexible packaging. Its more than 100 members include companies in Western, Central and Eastern Europe.

The nano-revolution reaches the heart: the EU-funded project Cupido will foster the translation of nanomedical applications toward the cardiac field

Cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarct and heart failure, represent a societal burden, accounting for more than 30% of deaths globally and spending yearly ~190 billion € in European healthcare. The chronic treatment of patients leads only to short-term benefits since the conventional therapies show several weak points.

The available drug-delivery methods, oral and intravenous, allow the drug to circulate systematically in the blood stream causing several side-effects and reducing its efficacy. Later, during the end-stages of the disease, the administration might become even more invasive, employing catheters or implantable pumps.

This highlights the urgent need to develop new patient-friendly therapeutic strategies that are more efficient, safe and heart-specific.

Nemera is proud to contribute to the EU-funded project Cupido, started in February 2017. It proposes an innovative solution: the application of nanotechnologies to the cardiovascular field. Cupido aims to hit the core of the cardiovascular disease, developing inhalable nanoparticles that can deliver as simple as breathing a therapeutic directly to the diseased heart. Nanoparticles are extremely tiny, almost 1 million times smaller than a grain of sand in size and far too small to see with conventional microscopes. Exploiting such a tiny system as a route of administration can revolutionize the cardiovascular field, becoming the first non-invasive and heart- specific therapeutic approach.

To achieve the goal, the Cupido consortium is working to develop biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticles that can self-assemble and encapsulate drugs (novel or available) in a suitable format for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The nanoparticles, once inhaled, will translocate through the lungs and fast reach the heart, where the drug will be finally released on the site of interest. The heart- specificity will be ensured thanks to chemical and magnetic guidance, reducing the chances of adverse side effects and lowering the required amounts of therapeutic compound.

The role of Nemera in this consortium will be the development of the devices for the administration of the nanoparticules by inhalation to the heart.

The EU-based consortium, composed of 6 academic research groups, 5 SMEs, 2 industries, and 1 pharmaceutical company, gathers a vast array of expertise and joins cutting-edge research with pre-clinical experience and industrial manufacturing. The 4- year project, funded with 6M € under the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, aims to proof the preclinical feasibility of the nanotherapy, preparing the way for future clinical trials.

Interpack 2017 will see BOBST highlight its leading technology and services for the food, beverage, pharma and cosmetics packaging sectors, among others. BOBST innovations cover both web-fed and sheet-fed printing and converting equipment, along with developments in substrate production and functionality, quality assurance and environmental compliance. During Interpack, BOBST will host an Open House for show visitors at its Competence Center in nearby Meerbusch, where some of its innovative technology will be demonstrated live. Other BOBST Competence Centers throughout Europe will also be available during Interpack for customer demonstrations and a Gravure Innovation Technology Forum and Open House Event will be held at Bobst Italia immediately after the show.

Erik Bothorel, Head of the Business Unit Web-fed at BOBST, said, “Interpack is an opportunity for us to talk directly to people involved throughout the entire supply chain of the food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, non-food and industrial goods sectors. We have a comprehensive range of innovative equipment that meets the demands of all these segments, from flexo and gravure printing, through coating, laminating and metallizing, to converting and finishing. Just last year alone we launched multiple new products that pushed forward what packaging manufacturers can achieve: from opening up new markets with Digital Flexo, the UV flexo printing of food packaging, and new barrier coatings, to substantially increasing the productivity of processes such as die-cutting and folding & gluing.”

Along with its ranges of web-fed CI & in-line flexo printing, multi-process printing, gravure printing, coating, lamination and vacuum metallizing equipment, BOBST is also leading innovation in process development. This includes driving the development of high barrier functionality in packaging substrates, making them industrially viable solutions in terms of machinability, and ensuring their properties are maintained unaltered even during the more complex conversion processes required by some flexible packaging applications. Mr Bothorel said, “We support our customers in achieving excellence in process performance so that they can profitably manufacture the highly functional substrates the market increasingly demands.”

In the sheet-fed sector, as well as being the premier innovator in equipment such as those that will be in demonstration at Bobst Meerbusch, the company is also known as a force in the development of printing and post-press processes that deliver the productivity and functionality that packaging manufacturers need, from high-performing equipment to intelligent quality control systems and the ability of packaging manufacturers to achieve food-grade compliance. During Interpack 2017, the BOBST Competence Center at Meerbusch will run daily live demonstrations of the VISIONCUT 106 LER blank separating die- cutter and EXPERTFOLD 110 high-performance folder-gluer for folding carton applications, a FOLIOSTAR litho-laminator, and a high-productivity MASTERCUT 2.1 die-cutter for corrugated packaging manufacture.

Mr Bothorel said, “After a successful show last time, we’re returning to Interpack so that people from throughout the industry can again talk directly to our team. Whatever role visitors have in the supply chain, we directly participate in the quality of the products they produce because, today, the packaging is very much part of the product. Our solutions help solve many of the production issues they find themselves facing.”

Interpack 2017 will run from 4 th -10 th May at Messe Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. BOBST can be found in the Swiss Pavilion - Hall 11, stand C31. Show attendees are invited to visit the BOBST Competence Centre in Meerbusch throughout the event. Other BOBST Competence Centers throughout Europe will be available during Interpack for customer visits. The Gravure Innovation Technology Forum and Open House at Bobst Italia, in San Giorgio Monferrato, Italy, will be held on 11 and 12 May 2017.

Three all-new OPERA 200 RF labellers for one of the area's key producers; this successful Sacmi solution offers efficiency and compactness, productivity and user-friendliness

A leading marketer of food oil – and part of an international Europe-based Group involved in fields that range from food oils to the manufacture of natural soaps, liquids and detergents – has chosen Sacmi to equip its production facilities in the area with three all-new labelling units capable of handling different container formats holding up to 5 litres of oil.

The result of a complex, ambitious business negotiation that saw Sacmi see off some tough competition, this order underscores the soundness of Sacmi OPERA roll-fed technology. That technology, as is known, is characterised by high productivity, efficiency and compact design, all combined with the Sacmi team's unique ability to respond quickly and clearly to customer needs at the design stage.

More specifically, this Moroccan firm has purchased three OPERA 200 RF labellers. They offer a tried and tested solution that combines ultra-high production standards and versatility levels thanks to structural modularity and compatibility with a wide range of materials. In particular, the installed labellers, designed to manage output rates of up to 8,000 applications/hour, will apply long wrap-around OPP labels on 2 - 5-litre round and shaped containers.

The core characteristics of the OPERA series are extreme simplicity of use for workers, reliability and efficiency, plus high volumes and productivity rates: perfect for labelling ultra-light containers using the thinnest labels on the market. Equipped with an automatic reel splicing system – to eliminate line downtimes during the reel change - the labellers also feature a patented Sacmi system for electronic bottle orientation and a vision system to check for label presence-absence or incorrect application.

In addition to the various competitive advantages offered by the solution – especially the automatic splicing system which minimises line downtimes – the customer's investment choice was also influenced by the Sacmi team's ability to contribute to the development - right from the design stage - of carefully targeted solutions: all in keeping with the specific production requirements of a customer operating in the mature, highly competitive food oil bottling and labelling sector.

Thanks to this order, Sacmi has reinforced its role as a key partner to the local bottling industry. It has done so in an area with one of the highest growth and development potentials (i.e. North Africa), one already home to three of the Group's African branches (Sacmi North Africa, the headquartersbased in Casablanca, is the hub for all beverage industry sales and after-sales services). At the same time, the customer parent company's role as a global player lays the foundations for a high-level partnership that both enterprises aim to reinforce in the future and so to increase their international market penetration capabilities.

Sustainability is now the first item on every industry’s agenda for development. In the face of such environmental issues as global warming, energy shortage, drastic decrease in forest resources, pollution and so on, how do the building and construction industries contribute to energy conservation, emission reduction and environmental protection? How can they succeed in business transformation and upgrading?

Plastics are good building materials. As such, they not only can serve as a substitute for steel and wood, but also possess superior qualities in aspects including energy saving, ecological protection, living environment improvement, architecture functionality and quality enhancement, materials and weight reduction, as well as easy handling. For these reasons, plastics are increasingly being applied as building materials. CHINAPLAS 2017, a prominent event in plastics and rubber industries, will offer visitors a closer look at the innovative plastics technologies developed for the building and construction industries and enable them to find the answers to the questions in the previous paragraph.

New materials and new technologies to promote development of building and construction industries

More than 900 exhibitors will showcase advance raw materials applied in building and construction industries in CHINAPLAS 2017, including high performance composites, recyclable wood plastic composites, and state-of- the-art manufacturing equipment of high efficiency and low energy consumption. To inspire the industries towards high efficiency, energy saving and sustainable development, the globally well-known exhibitors, including BASF, Borouge, Clariant, Dow, FANGLI, Jwell, Lanxess, Ascend, Yizumi, YUDO, Yuntianhua, Zhejiang Shuanglin, Battenfeld-cincinnati, Kraussmaffei Berstorff, Dekuma and TEIJIN, will demonstrate their flagship products at the fairground.

As Asia’s No.1 event in plastics and rubber industries, the exhibition is expected to attract more than 140,000 professional visitors, from over 150 countries/regions, and more than 150 buyer groups. The Committee of Plastic Doors and Windows of China Construction Metal Structure Association, Guangzhou Building Materials Industry Association, Guangdong Provincial Wall Materials Industry Association, Shanghai Building Materials IndustryAssociation and other industry associations have confirmed their visit schedules; representatives from enterprises such as Zhejiang ZhongCai, Potentech, Lesso, Kingbull, Oriental Yuhong, Foshan Rifeng, Goody Technology, Dayang, Chuanlu Plastic, Tianjin Senpu Pipe have also pre-registered for CHINAPLAS 2017.

Some of the advances exhibits that will be displayed are highlighted below

Nanjing KY Chemiacl Machinery Co., Ltd. will launch its novel technology of differential speed co-rotating non-twin screw extruder in CHINAPLAS 2017. It uses two non-identical screws to finish the whole process of polymer processing at different speeds, which overturns the commonly believed idea that identical shape and equal speeds are necessary for co-rotating screw extruders. The two screws rotate at different speeds; however, they achieve self-cleaning functions successfully.

New technology and equipment for steel reinforced corrugated pipe developed by Sichuan Goldstone Orient New Material Equipment INC. will make its debut in CHINAPLAS 2017. Compared to the previous generation production equipment, it features more advanced production processes, excellent performance and better forming quality of pipes. In addition, without sacrificing quality, cost can be reduced by 12-15%, production speed increased by 20%, and the time of replacing mould is reduced by 50%. Pipes with stiffness SN8-SN16 and diameter 300mm-3000mm, mainly used in underground drainage, city sewage pipes, many areas of agricultural irrigation water pipelines, water collecting systems and water seepage piping systems, etc., can be made using this equipment.

Krah pipe extrusion line, developed by Ningbo Fangli Technology Co., Ltd., is mainly used for the production of large diameter Krah pipes, with working range OD300-OD4000 and different ring stiffness. The line can be equipped with sets of extruders, double layer flat die head and double layer coating die head as an option. This highly efficient and energy saving extruder, equipped with imported servo-motor and high precision gearbox, enables high efficiency, stable and reliable production. It is also installed with advanced software and can achieve high automation and high product uniformity. Multifunctionality can also be realized by different combination of line components to produce square profiled pipe and manhole.

Nextool Technology Co., Ltd. will showcase its automatic packing machine for PVC window & door profile products packing. Compared with manual packing, automatic packing machines are more reliable as they reduce losses resulting from human misoperation,enhance automation level, reduce dependency on labour and management workload and greatly decrease the cost of production. In addition, they improve the quality and appearances of the packing and competitiveness of products by using heat shrink device.

Euro style high speed PE extrusion line developed and produced by Zhangjiagang City Yili Machinery Co., Ltd. features high speed, big capacity and low power consumption. It is of high speed calibration and good cooling effect with spiral mould structure design and a special pipe inner cooling system; it can also offer high speed material feeding with special spiral groove feeding design and outside water jacket cooling.

Apart from the above exhibits, visitors will also be able to see in person advanced materials and cutting-edge automation equipment, such as high density polyethylene for pipes, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), recycled plastics, a new type of thermal stabilizer that contains no lead, an automatic spraying production line, a large diameter double-wall corrugated pipe forming machine, automatic detection equipment, and a continuous production line for aluminum composite panels.

CHINAPLAS 2017 will be held in China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, PR China on May 16 – 19, 2017. One-day passes can be purchased at RMB 30 each, while four-day passes cost RMB 50 each. To enjoy free admission, please pre-register on or before May 9, 2017 at www.ChinaplasOnline.com/prereg.

DELHI, 4 th April, 2017– Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films will be showcasing its range of premium lamination films for high end packaging, at the upcoming Luxepack Shanghai 2017 show – a leading show for creative packaging, scheduled to take place from 12 th to 13 th April 2017 in Shanghai, China.

The premium range of lamination films comprises of the flagship Velvet, the recently introduced Black Velvet, Scuff Free Matte and Digital lamination films. The portfolio has been designed keeping the needs of luxury packaging and high end graphic lamination industries in mind. The highlight of the products being showcased would be the Black Velvet Lamination Films.

Mr. S Satish, Global Head – Sales & Marketing of Cosmo Films said, “We are participating in Luxepack Shanghai for the first time and we are excited to be here. We look forward to engaging with the decision makers from the luxury packaging industry during the show and showcase our premium range of lamination films to them.”

Let’s look at the product portfolio in greater detail.

Velvet Lamination Films: The flagship product of the premium range, as the name indicates, is engineered to lend a rich velvet finish to the printed surface. Engineered on a special matte base film, this film is ideal for giving a premium finish to premium/luxury liquor, perfume, watches and jewellery packs/boxes. The film can also be used for laminating coffee table books, high end magazines, brochures, manuals etc.

Black Velvet Lamination Films: Black Velvet lamination films offer an intense black colour along with a velvet touch to the laminated paper/paperboard or package, thereby enhancing its aesthetics. It is also perfect for post lamination processes like spot UV, foil stamping, printing etc.

Besides luxury packaging applications, black velvet films are also suitable for high end promotional material and stationery such as coffee table books, magazines, brochures, manuals, posters, shopping bags, wedding cards, gift boxes, calendars, diaries etc.

Scuff Free Matte Lamination Films: Unlike a traditional matte film, this film provides excellent resistance to scuff marks which could develop during production, transportation and handling of the pack. The matte surface of the film is also ideal for post laminating procedures such as UV spot coating, hot foil stamping, embossing etc. Apart from the luxury packaging applications mentioned earlier, this film is best suited for laminating packing boxes of electronic goods like mobile phones, tablets, power banks etc.

Digital Lamination Films: Regular thermal lamination films do not give adequate bonding with digital printed surfaces containing high levels of fuser oil. The premium digital film has been specially engineered to provide excellent bonding to digital printed surfaces, along with providing excellent optics and protection. This film is available in both gloss and matte varieties.

Apart from premium range of lamination films, Cosmo would also be showcasing its standard lamination films at the expo.

Mr. Tejraj Singh, Head - Lamination Films Exports, Cosmo Films said, “Luxepack Shanghai is one of the leading exhibitions for luxury packaging. We are showcasing our range of premium lamination films to the key stakeholders of the luxury packaging industry and this show presents an excellent opportunity for the same. We are also excited to launch our Black Velvet Premium Lamination Film in the show and we expect this to create a lot of interest.”

Please visit Cosmo Films at stand no. A24 at Luxepack Shanghai 2017.