Production line & Efficiency
News and analysis on how the packaging industry is innovating to improve production line performance, achieve enhanced efficiency across the supply chain and more.
XSYS’ new photopolymer plate for flexographic printing aims to enable high-quality print for flexible packaging
XSYS has announced its nyoflex FTV Digital hard durometer photopolymer plate for the flexographic printing of flexible packaging with solvent
Fujifilm releases new flatbed printer with series-specific ink system
Fujifilm has unveiled its Acuity Prime L flatbed printer with an ink system specific to its series; the solution is
Esko designs cloud-based tool aiming to optimise packaging rollout on omnichannel market
Esko has launched a new cloud-based software solution that combines project management with digital proofing and DAM in hopes
Keiryo Packaging’s plastic processing technology: using molecular ordering to improve material functionality
Keiryo Packaging technology for plastic processing integrates molecular ordering into the polymer melt, triggering “flow-enhanced morphological changes” in the
WeighPack reveals continuous motion vertical bagger with high-pressure vertical washdown
WeighPack has announced that its VF-1200 continuous motion vertical bagger is now available in a ‘sanitary version’ to meet
Antalis reveals new models and features mobile solution in pallet stretch wrapper range
Antalis Packaging has added three new pallet stretch wrappers to its Master’in range, including a mobile machine; these solutions
AFRY to assist Stora Enso in building new consumer board production line, aspiring for 750,000-tonne output
AFRY and Stora Enso are set to convert the decommissioned paper machine at the latter’s Oulu site in Finland
Newtec showcases new laser welding machine for ultra-thin films
Newtec has been exhibiting its new LASER FLOWPACK700 laser welding machine for ultra-thin film at Fruit Logistica, with the
Mitsubishi Electric’s new AI solution aspires to address skilled labour shortages on manufacturing lines
Mitsubishi Electric AI Laboratory has unveiled its MELSOFT MaiLab AI solution, which apparently allows for optimised operations on manufacturing lines
What drives innovation in the converting machinery sector?
2022 brought with it a host of new developments and challenges, not least supply chain disruptions and material cost inflation,
SICK introduces automated box detection system for safety light curtain technology
SICK has unveiled a new Smart Box Detection system for its deTec4 Safety Light Curtain, aiming to ensure operator safety
DSM Engineering Materials unveils AI-powered prediction tool for colour and mechanical properties of polymers
DSM Engineering Materials has announced the launch of Lucidiris, its patented, AI-based digital tool for predicting colour and mechanical