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STACKTECK ENHANCES MOLD QUALIFICATION CAPABILITIES

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of multi-cavity, high-volume production molds, has successfully navigated through a challenging year quickly adapting to new ways to serve customers, while providing them with everything needed…

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INTRODUCING 3D LEAK DETECTION TECHNOLOGY

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

We are pleased to announce our latest innovation, a newly patented 3D Leak Detection technology for pharmaceutical blister packs. Aimed at pharmaceutical manufacturers, the new technology incorporates a 3D sensor to provide volumetric…

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Gemco Updates Semelex Safetimeter and Provides Enhanced Protection For Factory Personnel

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

A new case design provides increased protection for the proven Gemco 1999 Semelex Safetimeter. The portable, multi-purpose, diagnostic system for press room automation and operator safety device analysis is now even easier to handle and…

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Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology…

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

The shift from fossil-based to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. New technology developed at VTT enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw material for…

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Mondi sponsors Bristol Gulls as they row across the Atlantic to raise awareness for…

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, is the main sponsor for the Bristol Gulls, a four-woman team taking on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. They will be rowing an Eco Boat for the 4,800km race and consuming food freeze…

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BOPP and BOPE Inline Coating: Perfect barrier, improved recyclability

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

Driven by the discussions about recycling targets for plastic packaging, mono-material packaging structures are receiving more and more interest: for example, biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) or polyethylene (BOPE) films. Reasons…

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DMU forensic scientists investigate fingerprint detection on biodegradable and compostable…

Karl Jörg Dec 17, 2020

Researchers at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) are exploring how precious metals can be used to detect fingerprints on biodegradable and compostable plastic bags. Dr Kevin Farrugia, senior lecturer in Forensic Chemistry, is…

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Majority of Consumers Receptive to Products and Packaging Made from Plants

Karl Jörg Dec 15, 2020

New research out today from the Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) shows the majority of U.S. consumers are receptive to plant based products and packaging, with 54% viewing them favorably and 59% expressing interest. According to the…

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Amazon announces ban on toxic chemicals and plastics in food packaging

Karl Jörg Dec 15, 2020

Amazon announced that it will ban certain toxic chemicals and plastics in the food packaging materials used for its Amazon Kitchen brand. Toxic chemicals PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), phthalates, BPA (bisphenol A)…

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GLOVES AND FACEMASKS THAT DESTROY VIRUSES

Karl Jörg Dec 15, 2020

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), is pleased to announce that it has received successful test reports from the Laboratory of Virology at the University of Campinas, Brazil (“Unicamp”) on anti-viral nitrile…

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Packaging industry must focus on improving plastic recycling over the next decade

Karl Jörg Dec 15, 2020

Over the last decade concerns about packaging use, packaging waste and plastic packaging recycling have rapidly increased. Industry, consumers, and governments are taking an in-depth look at packaging’s effect on pollution, greenhouse gas…

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INDAVER AND INEOS STYROLUTION: PROJECT TO DEMONSTRATE PRODUCTION OF ABS PLASTIC FROM…

Karl Jörg Dec 15, 2020

Indaver, a leader in sustainable waste management, and INEOS Styrolution, global leader in styrenics, are set to team up as technology partners in a project funded by the EU LIFE programme, the European Union’s funding instrument for the…

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