Tag: Packaging

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.

In the last four years, can-making capacity in India has risen dramatically as has demand from leading beverage and consumer product companies in the country. With the installation of new filling lines by brand owners and by contract packaging companies, all the new integrated can-making lines installed and successfully commissioned in recent years are running to capacity.

With an aim to deliver quality, improve productivity, reduce waste, and enhance competitiveness, A.T.E. has been partnering the print and packaging industry covering gravure, flexo, and offset printing for over 35 years.  “Print and packaging in India has started to mature, and needs more thoughtful and sophisticated engineering. A.T.E. continues to hone its products and services as we work towards providing our customers with innovative and cost-effective solutions,” says Anuj Bhagwati, managing director, A.T.E. Enterprises.

BillerudKorsnäs, a leading provider of renewable packaging material from Sweden, will participate at interpack 2017 and will be stationed at Hall 9 Stand C24. During the show, visitors will have the chance to experience the first-class primary fibre materials and renewable packaging innovations from this company. Visitors can learn how BillerudKorsnäs tackles conventional packaging challenges for a sustainable future.

Kajal Anand, managing director, had humble beginnings when she first started off with Debon Herbals. Although the journey was laden with many upheavals during the initial years, Anand, with her unflinching passion and dedication, built a thriving empire and established the brand. During its formative years, Debon Herbals concentrated on producing a single variant of shampoo with different SKUs. However, they soon realized the importance of having multiple variants to retain a stronghold over the market. The required quantity of labels on shampoo containers was short, and it couldn't be met with the conventional print process. Another concern was maintenance of inventory and management of different SKUs that involved huge investments.