Glass packaging manufacturer Vetropack has inaugurated its plant in Boffalora sopra Ticino in northern Italy. The plant has been in operation since May of this year and has started firing up the furnaces. The inauguration marks the official start of operations at the plant.
The plant in Boffalora has been in operation since May of this year and has started firing up the melting furnaces. Since its commissioning, the plant has been slowly moving into series production. The strategic investment in Boffalora centres on the integration of powerful and intelligent technologies.
As soon as the eight production lines are fully operational, the plant will have a Increase in production capacity by up to 70 per cent and at the same time more resource-efficient and sustainable in production be.
To achieve this, the water used for production and the waste heat from the ovens are reused as much as possible thanks to closed-loop systems. Emissions are greatly reduced with the help of state-of-the-art filter systems. In addition, the new plant will enable more flexible production and allow smaller batches. This enables Vetropack to react quickly to dynamic market conditions and is well positioned for the future.
The inauguration of the plant in Boffalora is an important milestone for Vetropack and underlines the company's endeavours to improve its production through responsible and sustainable processes, Future-orientated manufacturing processes continuously, according to the company.
Source: Vetropack
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