Tag: Packaging

Among the top packaging converters in Pakistan, privately-owned Saima Packaging is home to top-flight equipment for printing flexible materials including, most recently, a Bobst RS 4003MP gravure press which has cut make-ready times and reduced waste. The 8-color Bobst RS 4003MP installed last year at Saima Packaging’s flexible packaging production facility in Karachi, Pakistan, features technical solutions for automation and reduced waste that enable it to be operated profitably with any mix of print job lengths, from short to long run production.

For Sakata Inx India, it is a mixed situation after demonetization. With oil prices going down in 2016, customers expected a reduction in prices but the market was witnessing a slow-down even before the currency demonetization in November. According to industry experts in both cartons and flexibles, the packaging sector, which had been growing at 10-12%, lost about 15% of its expected turnover from November right till the end of the financial year on 31 March 2017. At a time when many industrial segments were finally looking at the prospect of better growth, which was getting postponed from quarter to quarter over the past couple of years, the consumer product and packaging industries were among those quite badly hit by demonetization.

Healthcare Packaging EXPO, the successor to the most comprehensive pharma event in years, will be co-located with PACK EXPO Las Vegas this fall in Las Vegas Convention Center from 25 to 27 September. Produced by The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI), Healthcare Packaging EXPO is expected to lead the way in packaging innovation for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device manufacturers.

At interpack 2017, Packaging 4.0 was the prominent theme at B&R’s pavilion. The company showcased a variety of its automation solutions for the packaging industry. However, the biggest highlight at the show was its intelligent conveyor technology SuperTrak, which is a new generation of robust, operator-friendly intelligent conveyor technology based on long-stator linear motors. SuperTrak offers true industrial-grade reliability and easy serviceability. Its independently controlled shuttles allow mass production of highly customized products, while also minimizing time lost on stoppages and product changeover.

As president of the international jury, more than 1,500 creations competing for each annual award pass through my hands. And the same goes for every year. I’ve no idea what they add up to. The global success of the Pentawards, founded 10 years ago by the designers Brigitte and Jean Jacques Evrard, is absolutely awe-inspiring. It is tempting to try to learn something from the awards list, even though packaging design is constantly on the move. It is especially tempting to wonder how creatives across the world approach the process of innovation. To be sure, trends appear and regional tendencies emerge; indeed, local quirks become ingrained with the passage of time. So much so that some members of the jury can identify the packaging’s country of origin at the fi rst glance—and they are seldom wrong. Let’s face it: although it is true that national culture has its effect on the creation of products and their packaging, especially in the realm of food, it is no less true that designers, whether from north or south, east or west, rely on the same methods when it comes to innovation.

Mumbai-based SP Ultraflex has achieved good success with its latest Roboslit dual turret slitter-rewinder in the past year. “In the last financial year, we achieved good sales,” says Biku Kohli, director of SP Ultraflex. “As always, it is a rewarding experience to see projections and estimates being substantiated on the floor, one after the other at the plants of leading flexible packaging companies.”

In the automotive industry, it is crucial to have packaging solutions that deliver ultimate protection for high-value goods and parts. From engines to small mechanical elements and decorative interior items, the production of a vehicle requires thousands of different components. OEMs like Mahindra & Mahindra are leading the way with a push toward standardization and increasing use of returnable equipment.

A pioneer and a leader in the Pakistani vertical form, fill & seal machines segment, Prepac Engineering Industries has been manufacturing machines for packing of viscous and semi-viscous products in co-extruded multi-layered PE-based film of different specifications. At interpack, the company demonstrated its Press n Pour model, which can be used to pack items such as edible oil, clarified butter, milk, fresh cream and mango pulp, to name a few. The pack size varies, with a minimum of 120 mm x 150 mm and a maximum size of 225 mm x 350 mm. It works with co-extruded 3- or 5-layer PE-based or laminated 90 to 120 micron films. The machine has the capability to produce 650 to 1000 packs per hour depending on the pack size. The Press n Pour model provides two options where the pouches can have a spout or a bottle shape.

Mumbai-based flexible packaging solutions provider Sanjeev Flexi Pack made a good impact at interpack 2017 with many potential customers visiting their stand on the first day. Sanjeev Flexi Pack manufactures laminated rolls, a variety of laminated pouches and carry-bags. At interpack, the company showed different types of solutions such as laminated pouches, laminated rolls, profile-cut pouches (with and without spouts), retort pouches and pouches made with high barrier films, among others. Its manufacturing unit is located in the northern Mumbai suburb of Bhiwandi and has an in-house designing and prepress studio.