technology
Metpack: Beverage can manufacturer penetrates Chinese market
Guangxi Beihai Jinmeng Zhiguan AG, or Beihai Jinmeng, is a recently founded company that has had success in the Chinese market due to a cupping press for the production of beverage cans supplied by Schuler. Last year, Beihai Jinmeng launched production of beverage cans at its new facility in which it had invested around €80 […]
Henkel Beauty Care selects aerosol cans from Ball
Henkel Beauty Care has selected aerosol cans from Ball for its beauty care brand, Fa. Ball manufactures the extruded aluminum can using a new metal technology, which utilises recycled aluminum to create a metal alloy that exhibits increased strength and allows lightweighting of the container without affecting package integrity. This technology allows Ball to lightweight […]
Crown selects Gordian Strapping machines
Gordian Strapping, an end-of-line specialist in pack and pallet securement, has supplied 10 new OMS Side Seal Compression Strapping Machines to Crown Packaging. Seven have been installed at Crown Bevcan in Botcherby, Carlisle and three at Crown Braunstone in Leicestershire. Crown needed to replace 10 strapping machines, which had reached the end of their working […]
Aluminium Design and Technology Challenge winners announced
The Aluminium Design and Technology (D&T) Challenge, targeted at 11-14 year old pupils, took place at Birmingham’s science museum recently. There were four winners in all, with one individual chosen from each of three subject categories plus one overall winner. The subject categories included Transport, Building and Packaging Recycling. The four category winners were awarded […]
Nampak to expand within Africa
As part of Nampak’s continuing strategy of expanding its African footprint, the company today announced that it had acquired ownership of the Alucan beverage can plant in Agbara, Nigeria. The plant has the capacity to manufacture one billion cans per annum and boasts the latest technology to supply Nigerian consumers with world-class beverage cans for […]
Aerosol of the Year 2013 to be extended
The winner of the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ (BAMA) Awards 2013 – Unilever – has announced that its winning product format is to be extended. The compressed aerosol can technology, which ckaimed the Aerosol of the Year 2013 award, is to be extended across its entire range of male deodorant brands. Unilever, a member of BAMA, […]
INX and CTI announce collaboration
INX, a provider of inks for beer and beverage cans, and Chromatic Technologies (CTI), a manufacturer of speciality inks such as thermochromic, photochromic, ‘Reveal’ and security inks, are set to join forces. The two companies will continue to be owned and operated independently and negotiate separate long-term supply agreements. The announcement follows CTI’s launch of […]
It’s common sense people
When it comes to used and refurbished equipment, it’s a common sense choice as far as I can see. What are you in the market for? Is it really worth your while to purchase a brand new machine if a used or refurbished one will suffice? Do you need the latest technology, or is an […]
Rexam invests in joint R&D venture
Rexam PLC has announced it has taken an equity stake in Magnaparva Packaging (MP Packaging) to help develop new technologies for its beverage can making process. MP Packaging is part of Magna Parva, a UK based advanced engineering and research and development company. Recognised by the UK Government for sustainable innovation in packaging, Magna Parva […]
Lighter, more stable metal packaging
The topic of lightweight products is of growing interest to the packaging and consumer goods industries: for example, the less an aluminium aerosol can weighs, the lower the material and transportation costs will be. The aerosol can produced by Schuler’s ICON V-Drive vertical drawing and ironing press weighs around 20% less than conventional containers. Following […]
Krones transfers its valve technology business to new subsidiary
Krones has founded Evoguard GmbH to operate its valve technology business on a stand-alone basis. Evoguard GmbH is located in Nittenau, Germany, and is owned 100% by Krones AG. The company started its business operations in Nittenau at the beginning of this month. Krones began to develop its own series of innovative valves, that are […]
Sencon non-contact Back End Gauges to launch at Metpack
At Metpack (Essen, Germany, May 6-10) Sencon will be launching both automatic and semi-automatic versions of a new non-contact Back End Gauge for measuring dimensional features on finished cans. Both gauges use Sencon’s own proven solid-state optical technology to replace the mechanical contact transducers used on conventional systems, which are subject to wear, sticking and […]
NEW TECHNOLOGY COOLS DRINKS IN UNDER A MINUTE
A new refrigeration technique is revolutionising the way drinks are cooled, potentially saving millions of pounds through dramatically reduced energy consumption. The new V-Tex technology was developed through the ‘Rapidcool’ project consortium, led by Enviro-cool and new product development contractor Pera Technology. The patented technology uses a unique spin cycle to achieve optimum cooling. As […]
Showa Denko Group to acquire Vietnam-based Hanacans
Japan based Showa Denko and its wholly owned subsidiary Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC) have reached an agreement with major shareholders of Rexam-Hanacans Joint Stock Company (Hanacans), of Vietnam, to acquire 91.75% of shares in the company. SAC became the first company in Japan to manufacture and sell aluminum beer cans in 1971 and since then […]