Arburg Hosts Packaging Summit at Lossburg

On 25 and 26 June 2019, Arburg hosted the second “Packaging Summit”. The event – which was attended by around 120 guests from all over the world – was conceived to bring together leading experts from industry, research, and professional associations, providing a platform for sharing knowledge on trends, resource efficiency, and the circular economy in the packaging sector. Participants were impressed by the varied program of expert talks, innovative live demonstrations.

The event programme included more than a dozen expert talks, each focusing on different aspects of packaging technology. Speakers from BASF, Borealis and Henkel showcased new materials and talked about what their companies are doing to route plastic back into the value creation chain and process recyclable materials.

Arburg and its tool partners Stackteck and Foboha presented innovative processes, trends and machine technology designed specifically for the packaging sector. IML expert Verstraete demonstrated how invisible watermarks can be used to label plastic packaging with a “Digital Recycling Pass” so that it can be accurately sorted for recycling.

Erema presented a number of its pioneering recycling projects, while Global Flow focused primarily on the disposal and re-use of secondary raw materials.

Thorsten Kühmann and Dr Rüdiger Baunemann were also at the event to represent the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) and Plastic Europe Germany. 

In the breaks between the talks, attendees had ample opportunity to see selected packaging applications in action in live demonstrations, which included:

• An electric Allrounder 520 A with 1,500 kN of clamping force was on hand to produce standard PP coffee capsules with a 0.02 mm barrier layer, while a hybrid Allrounder 920 H with 5,000 kN of clamping force and a 48-cavity mould manufactured coffee capsules from an organic material.
• Two hybrid machines in Packing version demonstrated high-performance packaging technology applications: An Allrounder 820 H with 3,700 kN of clamping force and the optional “thin-walled part” specification produced four IML cups in a cycle time of just 4 seconds. A hybrid Allrounder 630 H with 2,300 kN of clamping force and the optional “closures” package produced 48 drinks container closures in a cycle time of 3.3 seconds.

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