Announced since middle of September, the new Italian Show devoted to the Packaging Industry has been officially introduced to the press on the 16th October.
It has been named PACKOLOGY: the first edition will take place at the Rimini Fairground (Italy) from Tuesday the 8th till Friday the 11th June 2010
The Show is reserved to the packaging industry operators and will have a three-year periodicity; it is the fruit of the partnership between UCIMA Association and Rimini Fiera SpA that has allocated a promotional budget of one-million euros for this new event.
The exhibition will occupy the west wing of the Rimini fairground, eight halls for a total of 60.000 sq.meter area. On display to the Show visitors will be able to see packaging conditioning and processing machinery, packaging materials, labelling, coding and marking technologies, accessories and components, logistics, press and editorial applications.
PACKOLOGY is addressed to those operators involved in the processing, conditioning and packaging industry touching several sectors: consumption goods (no food), beverage, house-hold chemistry, pharmaceuticals, food, health care etc.

Secondary packaging is now under the magnifying lens.

The US association PMMI (www.pmmi.org) has conducted a research by interviewing packaging operators from consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms in the food, beverage, dairy, electronics and personal care markets; materials suppliers; and contract packagers.

The result of this research titled ‘Secondary Packaging Market Research Study’ outlines how sustainability represents the top-of-mind for the 70% of the interviewed.  Or better, the survey states that sustainability  often represents a way to reach a target more than a goal itself.

Among tendency outlines by the interviewed, a progressive growth in the use of alternative materials jumps out, such as corn-based bio-plastic polylactic acid (PLA); Hexacomb, a honeycomb product made from container board and starch; thin-seal polypropylene; reductions in flute construction and micro flutes; and folding boxes in new ways to reduce corrugated fibreboard.

Needless to say, these new solutions impact on all the chain of machines (fillers, unscramblers and cappers) utilized in the primary packaging.

35,8 millions of tons. According the data emerged during the 8th World Tomato Congress held in Toronto, Canada, this is the annual forecast about the worldwide consumption of tomato derivates for 2008. 

The consumption, by now extended to the planet, has outlined in the last 10 years a yearly increase of 2,9%. North America and UE countries doubtless represent the peak of the consumption the world over;  main consumer is North America, with 30 Kg. per capita per year. As to ketchup production, California is at the top of the list of the tomato converters 

An interesting remark comes from Africa, which results to be the third world region as far as consumption is concerned. In the specific, sausages and ketchup have undergone a rapid growth (from 420.000 to 900.000 tons). In terms of market shares, the sector represents the 12% approx. of the global movements.

‘Top-down’ Filling

Many tons of ketchup and sausages reach our tables into containers featuring more and more sophisticated shape, fruit of the new frontiers dictated by reasons of marketing to capture the attention of the consumer and to the benefit of a better practicality of use. 

Packaging manufacturers, indeed for answering the smartest market requirements, have studied and realized bottle unscramblers and orienter standing out for their extreme versatility.

For bottles designed to stand on its cap (top-down) Ronchi has realized a machine allowing the 180° rotation of the capped bottle before being conveyed again to the packaging line.

For unstable bottle, Ronchi has realized a special unscrambler version, whereas the bottle falls into a transport puck, thus rendering quite easy the bottle conveyance through the line.  

Thanks to a quick and simple “no tool” format change-over device, it is possible to handle every format. 

Also, these machines are equipped with a puck feeding device releasing them just in presence of the bottle coming out the unscrambling hopper  (“no bottle-no puck” system).

The adoption of brushless motors allows the elimination of eventual conveyors for the recirculation of the empty pucks.

It is also possible to orient the bottle before being inserted into the puck tank to vision system through video-camera, bar code or photo-eyes. (more…)

The incomparable experience in the application of the filling technology by means of flow-meters introduced by Ronchi in the early nineties has enhanced the reputation of the filling lines manufactured by the Italian company to be the main reference in the forefront of  the weight and volumetric filling lines available on the worldwide marketplace.  (more…)

A filler is not a necessary to fill a glass of good wine and taste it.

However, a good packaging is a must.

This is maintained by a new research carried out in Oregon stating consumers judge a wine from its label and from its packaging too.

‘The package helps people make a decision”

The study titled “Holistic Package Design and Consumer Brand Impressions” appeared on the Journal of  Marketing  and has been edited by Professors Keven Malkewitz, marketing assistant at the Oregon State University, and Ulrich Orth, marketing teacher at the Kiel, Germany based University. (more…)