PA Consulting (PA), the company bringing ingenuity to life, and PulPac, the Swedish packaging solutions company behind Dry Molded Fiber, are pleased to announce that LOGOPLASTE, the global provider of innovative and sustainable rigid packaging solutions, has joined the Bottle Collective as the technology partner. The Bottle Collective brings together major brands across industries and leading packaging manufacturers to accelerate progress towards truly sustainable single-use bottles. LOGOPLASTE joins leading global companies Diageo, Haleon, and Sanofi as a member of the Bottle Collective.

The industrial Group positions full suite of automated order processing solutions.
Coesia, a leader in innovative industrial and packaging solutions, will showcase its internal logistics and e-commerce solutions to automate order fulfilment processes at LogiMAT (March 19-21, 2024; Hall 7, Stand 7A61.) At the show, Coesia's Groups will display technologies to support picking, consolidation, packaging, and palletising. Coesia's full suite of end-to-end solutions support its customers up and down their supply chains.

• "Lighthouse": Interactive exhibition area around four-metre-high LED column

• Added value: Individual advice on digitalisation, automation, moulds, sustainability and service
• Presented live: Host computer system, customer portal and other digital products and services

• Support during maintenance and servicing
• Networked environment for improved customer experience
• Smart system can be used as subscription model
KHS’ range of digital services has now been extended to include the ConnectApp portfolio that gives customers greater efficiency and transparency. The first new application supports maintenance and servicing in the operation of filling lines.

ABB delivers 24 IE5 SynRM motors, plus drives, controllers and panels to improve energy efficiency and performance

DS Smith anticipates long-term energy savings, and increased machine speeds and production
First-of-its-kind project in France completed in short timeframe using latest motors technology and communication standards

• Innovative: In-mould labelling (IML) for centrifuge tubes creates added value
• Sustainable: Medical technology products with adhesive-free IML labels made from mono-material
• In partnership: Joint project around high-performance electric machine
While in-mould labelling (IML) is standard for packaging products, this process is still rarely used in the medical industry. Using a centrifuge tube plus label made of PP mono-material as an example, Arburg will be presenting a sustainable IML application with high repetition accuracy and added value for the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries at NPE 2024.

The citizens of Gothenburg can now enjoy their takeaway coffee from the da Matteo café chain with a completely new type of responsibly produced fiber-based coffee lid. Gothenburg-based da Matteo, synonymous with authentic coffee experiences, has joined forces with PulPac to offer its customers a new type of sustainably produced fiber-based lids for takeaway coffee and other hot drinks. The unique Dry Molded Fiber lid has an innovative barrier solution developed in collaboration with selected partners from the Dry Molded Fiber ecosystem.

• Up to 48,000 PET bottles per hour now coated

• Simple product changeovers to containers without coating technology
• Number of parts, components and maintenance tasks reduced
Plasmax, the pioneering coating technology from KHS, continues on its successful course: the new machine generation is convincing with its higher outputs, even better quality, greater flexibility and improved efficiency.

• Energy-efficient InnoPET Blomax Series V stretch blow molder integrated

• Rotary filler provides three times the capacity of linear variant
• Bottle sterilization can be combined with FreshSafe PET from KHS

With its new aseptic block for bottle sterilization KHS is setting standards in safety and hygiene. Beverage bottlers don’t have to compromise on performance here, however: thanks to its rotary filler, the block can produce triple the output of the linear filler.

Company to showcase significant innovation in flow-wrapping solutions for baked goods
BW Flexible Systems, a global leader in flexible packaging solutions for food and non-food products, will introduce the Hayssen R300 to its flow wrapper portfolio at PACK EXPO East, held March 18 to 20 in Philadelphia. Renowned for its quality and robustness, the Hayssen hand-fed flow wrapper provides a simple and user-friendly experience for operators, with innovative features that allow for easy changeovers and automated adjustments to maximize uptime. The Hayssen R300 is ideal for flow wrapping baked goods like single cookies, brownies, Danishes, croissants, small pies, whoopie pies, crispy rice treats and more.

In the beverage can growth segment traditional brewery Estrella Galicia in Spain opted for the clever Nature MultiPack system – not once but twice
In its beverage can growth segment traditional brewery Estrella Galicia recently procured not one but two clever Nature MultiPack systems from KHS. In doing so, the company has gone for innovative technology and a reliable partner – not for the first time and certainly not for the last!

A total of 30 Italian companies will be present at the two foremost trade fairs in East and West Africa