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NOVOSTRAT Novostrat is one of, if not the, largest privately owned provider of polyethylene foams for packaging in Europe with production facilities in France, Poland and Ireland. Recent substantial investment in the production facility in Limerick means that Ireland is now geared up to produce packaging foams, in both rigid/semi-rigid plank and roll form, for all sectors of the packaging industry to the very highest standards in terms of quality and service support, and in volumes to meet the most ambitions of industry demands. Novostrat built its reputation for quality packaging foams in the electronics industry and it is from this position that the company is now moving and
Italy calls for
Pregis Europe Airgo, the largest distributor of systems solutions in Italy, has been acquired by Pregis Proctective
expanding into many and varied markets. Recent exposure in the media and at exhibitions now positions Novostrat as a serious contender in markets such as medical, aviation and home entertainment. For more information call 00353 61 339 287 or visit
www.novostrat-insulation.com.
FFP and ESP produce partnership
Packaging Europe, the global leader in protective packaging. Pregis, who offer a wide range of environmentally-sound, performance-orientated products including Jiffy Mailing Solutions, AirSpeed inflatable systems and AstroFoam sheet foam, have acquired Airgo in order to continue strengthening its localised service across Europe. The two companies are to work together in order to deliver an industry-leading portfolio of packaging products, technologies and solutions to Italy, with the acquisition signalling Pregis’ ongoing commitment to continued expansion and growth throughout Europe. Airgo have already provided years of quality distribution services to Pregis and will eventually become part of the company’s manufacturing operations. For more information call +32 (0) 11 370 128 or visit
www.pregis.com.
Is it time that sensors went Ethernet?
In the field of automation technology, it is becoming apparent that there is a trend towards replacing existing first-generation fieldbuses with real-time Ethernet (also known as Industrial Ethernet). wenglor, sensor specialists based in Corby Northamptonshire, have already recognized this change in market demand and have started to integrate new real-time technology into its Transit Time Sensors and Reflex Sensors. Industrial Ethernet has a number of benefits including easier
integration, large bandwith and real-time communication, ultra-fast data transfer and easy readout and analysis of process and service data. wenglor’s Transit Time Sensors with Display and Reflex Sensors with Background Suppression are to be the first products in the field of photoelectronics. For more information call 01536 747299 or visit
www.wenglor.com.
As soft fruit packers among others move away from clip-on lids for punnets and trays and towards lidded solutions, Gloucestershire based ESP, the leading fresh produce packaging materials supplier, has struck up a partnership deal with FFP Packaging Solutions. ESP will stock and supply FFP’s leading range of heatseal lidding films into fresh produce growers and packers, giving them access to FFP’s decades of lidding experience and world-beating range of plain and printed lidding films and laminates. The produce and production backgrounds of ESP’s key staff ensure they really understand what the producers and growers need from their packaging suppliers. Flexibility and responsiveness have marked ESP out, qualities seen especially when maintaining large stocks of packaging, ready-to-go, in a 50,000 sqft warehouse. For more information call 01604 798600 or email
garyt@ffppkg.co.uk.
Riggs Autopack’s filling
machinery impress at Pro2Pac This year’s Pro2Pac Show has proven a huge success for one of the UK’s leading depositing and filling machine suppliers. With almost 40 years design and build experience, Riggs Autopack Ltd has an excellent reputation for manufacturing high quality depositors, filling machines, transfer pumps, automated conveyor filling lines and a comprehensive range of ancillary
equipment, supplied to the food production industry. At this year's Pro2Pac Show, the Lancashire based company exhibited a selection of their Model 1000 semi-automatic filling machines, transfer pumps and an automatic indexing ready meal production line which incorporated a high level, twin head automatic depositor. Visitors to the stand at the show typically ranged from representatives of start-up companies and cottage industries, through to factories. For more information call 01282 440040 or visit
www.autopack.co.uk.
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