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 […]
Heidelberg – 70 years of Fogra membership
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has been a member of the Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies since 1954. The machine manufacturer took the anniversary of the long-standing collaboration as an opportunity to visit the research institute in Munich-Aschheim. On 11 November, Heidelberg’s Chief Technology & Sales Officer Dr David Schmedding, Head of Research & Development Frank […]
Taghleef Industries – New Innovation Center in Europe
Taghleef Industries, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of PP-based, biobased, and biodegradable films for flexible packaging, labels, and graphic arts, has opened its new Innovation Center in Italy, at its site in San Giorgio di Nogaro. In addition to existing locations on six continents, distribution centres, sales offices and six research and development centers […]