Coveris announces major investments in technical films capacity
Coveris, a leading European packaging manufacturer, announces new investment at its polyethylene extrusion facility in Winsford, Cheshire. As Coveris’ UK centre of excellence for high-performance technical barrier and stretch films, the Winsford site continues to expand its capabilities in the development of sustainable, recyclable films in alignment with the company’s ‘No Waste’ strategy. This extensive […]
Mondi partners with Bandera and Polytype Converting
Bandera has announced the completion of an innovative and ambitious extrusion coating project. The highly customised equipment has been designed and manufactured at the Bandera House Of Extrusion. Thanks to its advanced features, it is reported to represent a new technological milestone for satisfying current and future targets in the packaging market. Enabling innovation and […]
FPE – Flexible packaging convinces European consumers
The results of a recent consumer survey on the use of flexible packaging commissioned by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) reveal some interesting results. The representative survey was conducted by the global market research institute Censuswide in the six major European markets of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain and Poland in 2024 and recorded the […]
Tech Folien switches to Vetaphone corona
Merseyside-based Tech Folien Ltd has installed Vetaphone corona treatment technology on its latest Hosokawa Alpine extruder to handle a wide range of film thicknesses. Part of the Polyart Group and a leading UK niche manufacturer of PE, PP and other co-extruded blown films, Tech Folien specified Vetaphone corona technology for the most recent of its […]
Tape application – Plasmatreat cooperates with Glaub
Groundbreaking cooperation between two specialists: Plasmatreat GmbH and Glaub Automation & Engineering GmbH presented an innovative solution for the automotive industry at Fakuma 2024. The focus was on the combination of surface treatment with Openair-Plasma and subsequent fully automated tape application, which offers manufacturers new possibilities for optimising their production processes. Adhesive bonding is one […]