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Exhibitor testimonials interpack PROCESSES AND PACKAGING 2008
[30/04/2008] Exhibitor testimonials interpack PROCESSES AND PACKAGING 2008 - read more
Heidelberg goes digital
[28/04/2008] Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has provided possibly the clearest endorsement to date of digital inkjet technology’s extension from coding & marking to a fully-fledged printing process for packaging applications. Heidelberg goes digital - read more
Versatility redefined
[28/04/2008] Featuring a number of major enhancements and innovations to offer maximum flexibility and versatility for end-users, combining modular design with high-speed, high-quality label printing, application and optional RFID encoding, US owned Weber Marking Systems’ introduced 5300 label printer applicator series is targeted to increase total annual sales by around 20% within the next twelve months. Versatility redefined - read more
Moderate Growth in the USA
[28/04/2008] In 2008 manufacturers of consumer and investment goods in North America wish to invest approx. $6.3 b in packaging machinery. Moderate Growth in the USA - read more
As easy as ABB
[26/04/2008] ABB Robotics consumer sector product manager Klas Bengtsson is predicting a ‘market of unlimited potential’ for integrators of the Swedish picking, packing and palletising systems specialist’s next-generation Delta technology IRB 360 FlexPicker robot, officially launched this week. As easy as ABB - read more
Spain at interpack
[25/04/2008] A total of 76 spanish businesses exhibit during this year's interpack. 36 of them assembled at the national pavilion of the Spanish Packing, Packaging, Bottling, Cartoning and Graphics Machinery Asociation (amec envasgraf) which coordinates the collective participation of the companies at the joint booth in hall 8. Spain at interpack - read more
Ceremony for first iF packaging award
[25/04/2008] 148 entries from 17 countries were submitted for this debut installment of the iF packaging awards. A jury of experts selected a total of 53 winners in the general competition, awarding additional iF gold awards for outstanding design quality to five of those winners. Ceremony for first iF packaging award - read more
Gefriertrocknung für Bio-Pharma
[25/04/2008] Eine verbesserte Anwendung von gefriergetrockneten Substanzen verspricht Schott mit einer neuartigen Beschichtung für Glasbehälter wie Vials bei pharmazeutischen Anwendungen. Gefriertrocknung für Bio-Pharma - read more
China Information Point
[24/04/2008] Messe Düsseldorf Group will be instituting a China Information Point as a service to exhibitors and visitors. The information booth will be located in 8b (room 801c). The stand will be jointly run by Messe Düsseldorf’s Chinese subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf China and the China Competence Center of the City of Düsseldorf. China Information Point - read more
EHI survey: Conflicting demands on packaging
[23/04/2008] "Conflicting demands on packaging" EHI has carried out, at the request of Messe Düsseldorf, a large-scale consultation among the leading companies of the retail, consumer goods and packaging industries. The survey highlights the current requirements, expectations, trends and areas of conflict along the packaging value chain. Its results were presented on INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING. EHI survey: Conflicting demands on packaging - read more
The birthday party begins
[23/04/2008] Over 2,700 exhibitors will present their products from Thursday, 24 April 2008 until the following Wednesday on a surface area of over 17,000 sq. meters. With 19 halls, interpack 2008 fills the entire capacity of the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Center. The birthday party begins - read more
Flexible solutions on offer
[23/04/2008] Dr. Peter Golz of VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau - German Engineering Federation) speaks of the "seeds of the interpack". Golz knows: the guild of German packaging machinery manufacturers remains in excellent shape. "We brought full order books with us into the interpack year. This is a good foundation," he says. Flexible solutions on offer - read more
The Future Belongs to Bioplastics
[23/04/2008] "The special show with 40 exhibitors on a net exhibition space of 1,000 square meters represents a unique opportunity worldwide to familiarize with bioplastics in all their facets," reports Dr. Harald Käb, European Bioplastics Board Chairman. The Future Belongs to Bioplastics - read more
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
[22/04/2008] The “Innovationparc Packaging“ exhibit will present interactive solutions for a wide range of household, retail, logistics and production applications to tradeshow visitors. The focus will be on fast moving consumer goods, and all innovations are introduced within the context of the overall value chain. Fast Moving Consumer Goods - read more
interpack celebrates 50 years
[22/04/2008] This year’s interpack, however, is really special for another reason: the tradeshow is celebrating its 50th anniversary! Reason enough to take a look back into its history and times long gone by. What did things look like back in 1958? Who were the founders of the interpack and what inspired them? interpack celebrates 50 years - read more
Natura Platina - for shining liquid packaging
[21/04/2008] The world’s leading liquid packaging board producer Stora Enso is now offering Natura Platina board for demanding, high-end products. Natura Platina is a bleached liquid packaging board with a shiny, metalized polymer coating on top. Natura Platina - for shining liquid packaging - read more
The first fully automatic tool change for robotic top loaders
[21/04/2008] The first fully automatic tool change for robotic top loaders The new generation of ELEMATIC 6000 F Series high speed Top Loaders offers a new interface which adds huge flexibility to these high-tech modules. The first fully automatic tool change for robotic top loaders - read more
Automation’s value on the rise
[21/04/2008] No doubt – automation’s value is on the rise, and also at interpack: In the run-up to the world’s leading trade fair for the packaging industry, packaging OEMs are throwing key words such as technology offensive and modularity into the ring. Automation’s value on the rise - read more
Senior-Friendly Packaging
[25/01/2008] Senior-friendly packaging is presented in the INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING in hall 7a. The demographic change lets package developers focus on elderly people. Small labelling or packages difficult to open are a nuisance for the elderly that could easily be avoided. The special topic INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING addresses this aspect among many others. Senior-Friendly Packaging - read more
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