IMA Dairy & Food has recently announced upgrades to its ZERO Technology cutting tools, letting brands utilise monomaterial cup packages. This enhanced cutting tool aims to bring down production downtime, minimise spare part costs and raises overall efficiency. The extractable central cutting unit design, best for IMA’s Erca, Hassia and Intecma form-fill-seal (FFS) machines, allows the cutting and pre-cutting of PET, PP and PLA materials. Monomaterial cup multipacks can then be broken down … [Read more...] about IMA Dairy & Food enhances cutting tools line
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Natureworks and IMA collaboration on compostable coffee pods yield promising results
NatureWorks and IMA Coffee Lab have passed the first significant trial phase in their strategic partnership. Results were positive in compatibility testing on the K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods. This particular stage involved identifying and achieving optimum material sealing parameters and limits on the capsules, filters and top lid films. Microleakage detection testing and figuring out how to set it up to be used by IMA packaging machineries were also done at IMA’s R&D … [Read more...] about Natureworks and IMA collaboration on compostable coffee pods yield promising results
SIG announces acquisition agreement of Scholle IPN
Flexible packaging solutions suppliers Scholle IPN will be acquired by SIG, an aseptic carton packaging company. The target completion of the deal is before 3Q 2022. Switzerland-based SIG will diversify offerings by including its bag-in-box and spouted pouch items in the new product portfolio. It will also promote its net positive food packaging system, which is achieved through the Way Beyond Good approach. Samuel Sigrist, CEO of SIG, said of combination of businesses, "The acquisition of … [Read more...] about SIG announces acquisition agreement of Scholle IPN
