Process Technology

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...

Wacker ground-breaking ceremony

With the construction of a new production site in Europe, Wacker Chemie is strengthening its strategic focus on the manufacture of silicone specialities. In Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, the chemical company, together with project partners and representatives of the city and regional authorities, symbolically broke...

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...

In addition to ongoing investment projects at the Ravensburg and Langenargen sites, Vetter is planning to build additional production capacities

Vetter is investing in the expansion of its production capacities in Germany and the USA. The pharmaceutical service provider will relocate its site for development services within the USA and continue to expand there. At the same time, in addition to the ongoing capacity expansions in Ravensburg and Langenargen,...

Application Sales Manager Christian Sommer presented the Discharge-Pro discharge control system at NPE 2024

The recycling of post-consumer input materials is subject to a wide range of fluctuations. This poses major challenges for recycling systems and melt filters in particular. The recycling machine manufacturer Erema offers two filter models in different sizes, designs and performance variants: the "Erema SW RTF"...

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan

In the first quarter of 2024, Novartis increased sales by ten percent from 10.8 billion dollars in the previous year to around 11.8 billion dollars. At constant exchange rates, growth even amounted to eleven per cent. Volume increases of 14 percentage points had a positive impact on sales development. Competition from...

Armin Wittmann, Exhibition Director Analytica and Susanne Grödl, Deputy Exhibition Director Analytica

Analytica will once again bring the international laboratory industry together in Munich from 9 to 12 April 2024. This year, the trade fair will address more sustainability in the pharmaceutical laboratory, for example with energy-efficient devices, as well as the megatrends of artificial intelligence and data...

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...