For the first time at interpack a fold wrapping machine for chewing gum sticks which operates at maximum speed of 3,000 sticks per minute will be shown. The Rapid Gum is the next generation of LoeschPack’s GW05 high performance chewing gum packaging machine.

According to new research from Pira International the Asia Pacific, South America and Middle East and Africa will see the strongest growth in PET packaging consumption to 2015.

The new standard bottle series with barrier properties includes different sizes precisely tailored to the various requirements of European customers. The handy polypropylene bottles feature a special oxygen barrier and offer protection against water vapour.

The current industry standard of blue-dye testing the seal integrity of blister packs is not as accurate as modern Blisterscan technology, according to a new whitepaper published by packaging expert Dr. Dorian Dixon of the University of Ulster.

At interpack the specialist for inspection systems will present two redevelopments based on X-ray technology: the glass-in-glass-detection "Protecx" and the multi camera system "Seamage CW/X".

The company designs and realizes carton sleeving machines and end of line peripherals, widely used by professionals of food, dairy and drink industry.

Today at the same time machine efficiency and product quality must be preserved. To answer this requirements SleeverMachines, world specialist in shrink sleeves, presents its new machine concept Sleever Combi.

As a novelty the company shows in connection with Matho the special waste handling system CB-100.1 for the extraction of the side sealing film surplus.

The demand for self-adhesive label materials in Europe has continued its strong recovery in 2010. From the all time lows recorded at the peak of the global financial crisis in mid 2009, demand returned to pre-crisis levels in the course of 2010. Last year,

Husky Injection Molding Systems has announced its intention to acquire KTW of Waidhofen, Austria, recognized as a global leader in closure mould making. The sale is expected to close in May

JetAir Technologies designs and manufactures high-speed centrifugal blowers, air knives and drying / blow-off systems. The systems feature the company's high-speed direct drive technology and