Case Studies

Olympia Express has adopted software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to help create new innovations such as the newly launched Mina portable coffee press

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Olympia Express, a world leader in hand crafted espresso machines, is using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to digitally transform the design and production of its world-renowned espresso machines. For more than 95 years, Olympia Express has designed and manufactured...

Automatic picking of parcels of different sizes and weights

Rode, the acronym for Robotic Depalletiser, is a pioneering product from AWL in the intralogistics market. The robotic solution is able to efficiently handle parcels that are randomly arranged on a pallet, which sets it apart from conventional systems. According to the German Parcel and Express Logistics Association, 4...

Reiling uses Sesotec Spektrum glass sorting systems with a special C-C sensor to sort dark glass cullet in order to significantly improve glass recovery

The Reiling Group is one of the leading recycling specialists in Germany for glass, plastic (PET), wood and photovoltaic modules. Its portfolio also includes the production and marketing of foam glass gravel and Revitro (decorative glass). For more than 100 years, Reiling has endeavored to collect and efficiently...

The new packaging solution replaces the traditional plastic shrink wrap with a so-called smart strip. Consumers can simply twist and pull a can to detach it from the other cans

The British manufacturer of long-life tuna products John West faced the challenge of replacing plastic packaging for its main products without generating more waste in the supply chain. This was the only way the company could achieve its sustainable packaging targets. Working closely with the Schubert Group, CCL Label...

In June, Krones celebrated the double machine anniversary together with Natural One

From preform sterilization to the discharge of the sealed PET bottles, Krones has created an end-to-end process chain with the latest generation of the "Contipure Asept Bloc" that is aseptically safe down to the last detail. This overall concept has already proved its worth in the past with customers all over the world...

Adelholzener Alpenquellen plant

Seven out of eight production lines at Adelholzener Alpenquellen use Krones technology to ensure the highest standards of hygiene. The returnable glass line installed in 2020 will be supplemented in 2025 by a further line for filling non-returnable containers. The decision in favour of precisely this type of container...

Kuka robots at Enorm Biofactory fill a new crate every seven seconds

In Denmark, larvae breeding and robot technology are being combined to create a sustainable solution for the global food supply: Scandinavia's largest and first commercial insect farm, Enorm Biofactory, is utilising the efficiency of the black soldier fly and the precision of Kuka's Hygienic Oil robots to produce a...

The blades of the feed shovels are produced on a "Macropower 850" injection moulding machine

Akroh Industries in the north of the Netherlands produces a wide range of plastic products for various industries, including the agricultural, automotive and healthcare sectors. Wittmann Macropower injection moulding machines are among the company's preferred machine types and play a key role in its growth strategy....

SIG took over the production of stand-up pouches with closures for the Chamyto yoghurt line from DPA Brasil

SIG and DPA Brasil have entered into a strategic partnership. The packaging machine producer is strengthening its activities on the Brazilian market. DPA Brasil produces chilled dairy products such as yoghurts, dairy desserts, fermented milk, Petit Suisse and cottage cheese. The company has been part of the French...

Sterilisation plant at Almi

The highest quality for the best flavour: this is what the Austrian company Almi stands for, which provides the unmistakable taste of soups, sausages and other industrially produced foods with several hundred different spice blends. To ensure the high quality standards at all stages of production, Almi sterilises the...