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what's new
At the recent Labelexpo 2023, the comAvery
Dennison launches
the first generation of
decorative linerless
solutions to reduce
carbon footprint, waste
and water used in
packaging production.
Avery Dennison photo
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heavy walled containers.
The ThicknessPen can be used in its docking
station for bench-top measurements or
on its own, as a portable device wherever
critical measurements are required.
Monitoring mould
temperature control
Mould temperature control has a significant
impact on product quality and the energy
eff iciency of the injection moulding process.
Temperature control errors continue
to be a highly frequent cause of rejects in
injection moulding production.
Engel has developed - and is launching
at the upcoming Fakuma show - a new
eco-flomo temperature control water manifold
system, suitable for continuous monitoring
of all injection mould cooling and
temperature control circuits and ensuring
transparency during the temperature control
process. This system detects irregularities to
help boost process stability and reliability.
Eco-flomo is integrated into the Engel injection
moulding machine's CC300 control
unit. To make this possible, the new temperature
control system uses Engel's iQ flow
control software platform for mould temperature
control. This software is capable of
connecting the e-temp-series temperature
New ecoflomo
to be
launched at
upcoming
Fakuma show.
control units and the injection moulding
machine via OPC UA to create a single unit.
It is also able to control the pump speed in
the temperature control units in line with
the operator's needs, which can reduce energy
consumption by up to 85%. Temperature
control accounts for more than 40% of
energy consumption in injection moulding.
The pressure, temperature and flow rate
values are presented on the machine display
in a neat and easy-to-understand format.
These numbers are also saved on the
system to ensure complete documentation
- for instance, to satisfy record-keeping
requirements in the medical technology or
automotive industries.
The eco-flomo is available in two diff erent
designs: a basic version for straightforward
flow rate and temperature diff erence
monitoring and the eco-flomo plus version,
which also comes with manually operated
valves. These valves make it possible for
machine operators to manually set the flow
rate in the individual temperature control
circuits to suit their specific needs.
Labels
Linerless solutions cut waste, CO2
and water footprint
Avery Dennison has launched AD LinrSave
and AD LinrConvert, the first generation of
decorative linerless solutions enabled by
patented micro-perforation technology,
greatly reducing label waste, decreasing
both the CO2 and water footprint whilst
ensuring the functionality and shelf appeal
of pressure-sensitive labels. Both products
are easily integrated into existing equipment
and with up to 80% more labels per
roll it means more eff icient runs and fewer
changeovers. More sustainable, these
linerless labels can easily and accurately
be applied on a wide range of packaging
types used in sectors including food and
beverage, wine and spirits, plus home and
personal care.
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September/October 2023
pany also introduced the latest examples
of 'connected' packaging with a series of
labelled prototypes featuring RFID and
NFC technology. NFC, or near field communication,
enables consumers to touch
labels with their smartphones to find out
more about a product. One such demo
features the story of a wine, from vineyard
to bottle. Another showed the story of the
coff ee available to guests, with end-to-end
transparency regarding its journey from
farm to cup visualized via atma.io. The connected
product cloud platform enables organizations
to track and identify individual
products accurately throughout the supply
chain and demonstrate their sustainable origins
and journey.
Masterbatch
More sustainable plasticiser with
reduced carbon footprint
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is
now introducing a more sustainable solution
for its plasticiser Mesamoll. The phthalate-free,
well-gelling and exceptionally saponification-resistant
plasticizer is suitable
for use with a wide range of polymers, including
PVC, PUR and rubber. In the future,
more than 30 percent of the input materials
for Mesamoll will come from fully sustainable
sources, resulting in a reduction in the
product carbon footprint (PCF) of around
20%. As this is calculated via the mass
balance approach by the supplier of the respective
raw materials, there is no impact
on the product quality or performance of
Mesamoll. Lanxess is halting the distribution
of its conventionally produced Mesamoll
and is switching wholly to the distribution
of the more sustainable version starting
1 October 2023.
The company will continue to reduce the
PCF for its plasticiser Mesamoll even further
in the future, despite the fact that the
PCF of the more sustainable version is significantly
lower than most alternative plasticisers
on the market.
From October 2023,
Lanxess will off er its
plasticizer Mesamoll
with a significantly
reduced product
carbon footprint.
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