
Powerful automation for mills
How four mills master the sack with Koch robot systems - from manual labour to high performance and into the automated future.
The trade magazine for the packaging industry
The trade magazine for the packaging industry
Hohe Qualität bei geringem Materialeinsatz – das ist ein Kriterium der Design Challenge „Better with Less“ von Metsä Board. Das Unternehmen ruft junge Designer dazu auf, nachhaltige und kreislauffähige Verpackungslösungen zu entwickeln. Wir haben mit Juror und Packaging Services Director, EMEA & APAC, Ilkka Harju über den Wettbewerb und die Herausforderungen der Branche gesprochen.



How four mills master the sack with Koch robot systems - from manual labour to high performance and into the automated future.

Packaging machine manufacturer Meypack relies on Schmersal's Safety Fieldbox for safety-related signal processing. This concept benefits not only the designers, but also the users of the machines.

Since 1925, the Nivea cream can has borne its deep blue colour, white lettering and round shape - a design that has remained stable over generations, markets and crises and is now celebrating its 100th birthday.

Edding AG and Elried Markierungssysteme decided to combine their strengths back in 2018.

In his new column, our „packaging user“ takes a look at a business in which packaging and marketing have long since become more important than the actual content: the jersey. What was once a symbol of loyalty and identity is now degenerating into a seasonal disposable product - from carnival jerseys and limited special editions to „reinventions“ every year. A trenchant look at football, consumption and the question of how much sustainability there really is in polyester.

The requirements for transporting temperature-sensitive products are high, especially in the pharmaceutical industry. Eutecma has specialised in the cold chain with modular, reusable packaging solutions.