Mondi collaborates with Unilever to deliver innovative new polypropylene (PP) mono-material solution in Turkey for its Knorr dry soup powder range. Unilever approached Mondi Kalenobel in January 2018 with the challenge of replacing a multi material laminate, with a recyclable mono-material film alternative. The new packaging preserves the shelf-life of the food product and does not impact the...
Building on a successful record of supplying premium, heavy duty, lithium-ion electric batteries to urban buses and other commercial vehicles, Xalt Energy is proud to announce it is powering America’s first, long-distance, all-electric passenger coach in tests with private and public transportation providers in the United States. Xalt Energy, a company of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, is a...
With the increased global push for environmentally friendly and sustainable paper-based packaging solutions, Sappi has made great strides in developing breakthrough proprietary barrier technology to offer new opportunities to satisfy this need. These unique solutions enabled Sappi to closely collaborate with the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé to support the launch of the Yes...
Lonza has selected Rockwell Automation for the turnkey implementation of the Lonza strategic vision of bringing the digital factory to nine former Capsugel facilities that manufacture drug capsules. The Switzerland-based company, founded in 1897 with approximately 15,500 employees, chose Rockwell Automation’s Pharma-Suite Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software to digitize the operations in...
Originating in the Vietnamese tourist hub of Long Thanh, premium dairy producer Lothamilk Joint Stock Company is set for growth, as it expands its portfolio of famous milk with aseptic technology and carton packs from SIG. Realising the restrictions of pasteurised dairy products, that have to be stored and transported chilled, Lothamilk is now benefiting from the many advantages of SIG’s aseptic...
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living announced a collaboration with Briggs Automotive Company (BAC), the British supercar manufacturing company based in Liverpool. Together, the two companies will co-develop innovative 3D printing applications for the new BAC Mono R and showcase the potential of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry...
Italian company Bracco in Torviscosa, located in the Udine Province, has placed an order with Gea for the supply of a falling film evaporator. This plant is a key component in the concentration of liquids and solutions in the manufacturing process of medical contrast media. The best-known products among the various contrast media are Iomeprol or Iodoftal. The evaporator Bracco ordered is...
BASF 3D Printing Solutions and strategic partner Origin, an open-platform additive-manufacturing printer provider are collaborating with Ecco, a footwear manufacturer to develop a wholly new approach to footwear production. The Danish Ecco Group, an innovative global manufacturer of high-quality footwear, is using the Origin platform with BASF’s Ultracur 3D material at its R&D Center in Denmark...
Open-Text announced Pharmascience, a leading Canadian manufacturer of branded and generic pharmaceutical drugs, has deployed Open-Text Content Suite to help manage its complex document management requirements. Pharmascience produces over 2,000 products with sales in over 60 countries worldwide. In Canada alone, more than 45 million prescriptions a year are filled with Pharmascience products. The...
Leading Dutch fruit drinks manufacturer Riedel has opted for Signature Pack from SIG to relaunch its popular Coolbest range of fruit juices. The aseptic carton pack made with polymers linked to plant-based renewable materials will help to strengthen Riedel’s ongoing sustainability pledge.