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The pandemic has had a huge impact on the day-to-day routine of machine engineers for the packaging industry. Digitalisation gives rise to innovation.

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Impact of the Corona Pandemic on the Packaging Machinery Industry

The pandemic stimulates innovation amongst machine engineers in the packaging industry. Digital commissioning, virtual communication and virtual reality are all possible solutions and have led us to rethink.
toom's bright white paint held in hands

In 2011, toom became the first DIY store to introduce emulsion paint in tubs made out of recycled plastic. Photo: toom

Recycled materials in the construction industry
The construction industry is aiming to become more sustainable and has increased their use of recycled materials in their packaging with the objective of reducing their own CO2 emissions. toom, a DIY giant, was one of the first in the industry to set their sights on implementing recycled materials.
Woman holds a bottle in her hands over a conveyor belt. A man is sitting next to her, near the conveyor belt.

Foto: Remy Gieling, Unsplash

Green technology in machines and systems
In the 21st century, green technology will play a key role and will have a significant influence on a company’s competitive edge when implemented in machines and systems. Even the coronavirus hasn’t put a dent in the boom, as regulatory pressure remains high.
Black server from imgIX

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Big data in the packaging and processing industry
Companies from all industries are constantly generating more and more data that needs to be saved, analysed and processed. Big data is increasingly in demand in the packaging and processing industry too.
Colourful wooden pallets

Photo: Brent Keane, Pexels

Load carriers are important for ensuring supply security
There are many different types of load carriers: cases, cartons, containers, drums or pallets - they all ensure security in transportation and storage and in supplying the population with vital goods.
Warehouse

Foto: Pexels

Industrial packaging 4.0
Without it, very few goods would make it to our shelves: Industrial packaging is indispensable in global trade, whether goods are transported by land, sea or air. Now the future of boxes and pallets will be digitalised with the aid of RFID and blockchain technologies.
Cobots

Photo: Dag Heidecker

Packaging robots: on the rise worldwide
Packaging robots are being used more and more to execute tasks within packaging production. These robots, with their increasing capacities, can now be used in production facilities throughout the entire packaging line, either independently or in direct cooperation with human employees.

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Zalando shipping boxes

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Sustainability of packaging influences purchasing behaviour
Over the past years, more and more goods have been ordered on the Internet. When doing so, consumers value quick and easy deliveries of their products. But that’s not all: For many consumers, sustainable shipping and packaging options also play an important role.

Grafik: Messe Düsseldorf

E-Commerce trends and the packaging sector
More and more companies and consumers around the world are using the options online trade offers. Consumer demands influence parcel services as well as packaging manufacturers.
Wooden packaging used between the European Union and Great Britain will be subject to stricter phytosanitary measures after Brexit. Photo: Webandi/Pixbay.com

Foto: Webandi/Pixbay.com

Brexit: How will it affect industrial packaging?
Originally planned for 29 March 2019, Great Britain’s exit has now been postponed twice – the new deadline for an agreement between the Brits and the EU member states has been extended to 31 October. None of the parties involved wants a chaotic Brexit, which would have dramatic economic consequences.

Grafik: Messe Düsseldorf

Industrial Goods Packaging
Industrial packaging generally protects particularly delicate, dangerous or bulky goods that depend on stable transportation. Industrial packaging is used directly after a product has been manufactured at the plant as well as at any later time along the supply chain.
Warehouse or the shores of Illyria? Stage set for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Staatsoper Hannover made of 365 cardboard boxes. Photo: Staatsoper Hannover/Jörg Landsberg

Foto: Staatsoper Hannover/Jörg Landsberg

365 Boxes for Staging an Opera
Cardboard packaging is designed to protect its contents from damage in transit or during storage. However, there is more to these often brown boxes – they can double as stage scenery or a make-shift construction material for destroyed buildings.
GHS-pictograms: www.reach-compliance.ch

Fotos: www.reach-compliance.ch

Packaging symbols, Part 2: Caution - danger of death!
In this series on packaging symbols, we look at symbols we often see around us. But offhand, do we actually know what they mean?
Demand for German packaging machines is high throughout the world; this is also evidenced by interpack, the global No. 1 trade fair for the packaging industry and related process industries.

German Packaging Machines No. 1 Worldwide
One in three packaging machines worldwide comes from Germany. Following Europe, Asia and North America are the most important consumers of packaging technology made in Germany.
The Internet of Things is likely to boost the world’s industrial production by 20 per cent over the next three years, so that it will grow to nearly US$124 billion. Photo: Messe Düsseldorf

Internet of Things in the packaging market
The Internet of Things – IoT for short – is finding its way into the packaging sector, where the so-called Industrial Internet of Things is being applied to production processes. In the future, reliable machinery and smart manufacturing equipment will ensure sustainable and efficient overall productivity.
Serialisation in combination with Track & Trace solutions can ensure more transparency for the supply and value chain thereby helping to curb counterfeits.

10,000% more counterfeits in two decades
Serialisation is on everyone’s lips – especially in the pharmaceuticals industry. However, a recent study shows that other sectors of industry have also realised the benefits of serialised packaging.
An increasing number of people are moving to cities and need ever more packaging. Photo: stock.tookapic.com / pexels.com

Expensive Paper
Since the start of 2017 the global paper market as well as the affiliated packaging industry has been feeling the effects of raw material shortages. One of the areas where rising raw material prices are prompting concern is the corrugated card and paper industry.
From June 2018 manufacturers will be responsible for the safety of loads during transport. Photograph:  industrieblick, fotolia.com

Manufacturers to be held liable for load safety
Whenever goods are transported from A to B, safe packaging is indispensable. From June 2018 onwards a new EU-wide directive will be in force, with new regulations on requirements and liabilities.
Robust and durable: steel serves as a versatile packaging material coming in many shapes and sizes. Photo: © stockphoto-graf / www.fotolia.com

Close the Loop
The steel industry is posting rising recycling rates throughout Europe – steel packaging hits an average here of 77.5%.
To optimise load stability Miele uses the stretch-hood process. by MSK. Photo: MSK

Under the Hood
Safety is the highest priority for goods transport and storage. Sufficient stability of palletised goods can be ensured by custom-made film hoods.
State-of-the-art production lines are available, ensuring the hygienic filling of bulk material. Photo: AZO Group.

High level of product protection for bulk materials
It’s important that packaging should be extremely tear-resistant, tight and convenient to store. These product criteria are even more important for dangerous goods, and especially for chemical products packaged in paper bags.
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Industry 4.0
Data and data handling is of growing importance in industrial manufacturing. This view is also shared by companies in the packaging industry. But to what degree are they already digitalised at present and geared up for the increasing Industry 4.0?
Amazon has already offered its shoppers easy-to-open packaging labelled as “frustration free”. Photo: Amazon.

Perfectly Packaged!

Trendsetting Transport Packaging
Thanks to growing e-commerce stacks of parcels are travelling to online shoppers every single day. The demands made on packaging are high – by transport conditions but also by consumers’ rising expectations in terms of convenience and design.
One in two aluminium screw caps in Europe is recycled. Photo: EAFA

Aluminium Recycling Percentage up to 87%
Recycling continues to be trendy. Figures are also reported to be rising for aluminium. In Germany the percentage has gone up to 87%.

Infografik - Carriage of dangerous goods
Is packaging able to make confectionery even sweeter? Yes, indeed! 60 percent of the consumers attach great importance to an appealing visual presentation and 45 percent of them prefer decorated packages for their sweets. Our infographic shows interesting packaging trends for the confectionery industry.
A perfect place at the POS: This idea from PAL-Cut adds visibility to products, even if there is no room for sales displays on the market. Photo: PAL-Cut

Smart pallets

Cleverly eye-catching drinks pallets
Newly designed pallet liners can be used as advertising space.
40% of all European manufacturers are already printing self-adhesive sleeve labels. Photo: Hexachase

Positive outlook for EU label industry
According to the latest report from FINAT, the International Association of Label Manufacturers, this industrial sector can look forward to an exciting and dynamic future. While the association is expecting 5% growth in all, changing customer demands are requiring the use of new technologies and packaging solutions.

Packaging market continues to grow
he same picture emerges from a variety of studies and analyses: The packaging market is continuing to grow on a global scale, but will undergo a number of changes over the next few years.
Save the World: the GPAL Clock aims to promote the ecological image and values of the Gütegemeinschaft Paletten e.V.. Photo: GEPAL

Pallets to Save the World

Digital capture of CO2 savings makes environmental benefit visible
Every year millions of pallets are produced. This benefits the industry and the environment, too, as the CO2 Savings Clock shows.
Photo: HOMEmade MAKEOVERS / instructables.

Positive outlook for EPAL pallet industry

Up-cycling trend: stable, handy, sustainable ... and now even beautiful to look at!
Considered the most important cargo carriers for the timber-based packaging industry Euro pallets are made from sturdy timber. As a transport tool they are not only seeing growing demand from industry but also from consumers who now turn these plain pallets into unique design objects.
Thanks to a new format, the Speedmaster CS 92 allows commercial printing where the average cost of printing plates is reduced by over one fifth. © 2016 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

New machines for packaging printing
Personalised packaging with short print runs, seasonal products and limited editions require flexible printing methods. The market is currently full of solutions for quick and simple changes in size and material as well as innovative machinery with state-of-the-art technology.
Packaging in the pharmaceutical industry Cameras are getting smarter, thanks to embedded visual applets. © Messe Düsseldorf

Software and 3D solutions for packaging
New EU directives on food, pharmaceutical and online packaging require flexible and efficient solutions. Whereas until recently manufacturing has focused primarily on machinery and thus on hardware, more and more companies are now attracted by the benefits of software systems.

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