THIN WALL PACKAGING | TECHNOLOGY


Packaging technology is put through its paces


The Fakuma 2023 show in Germany provided a showcase for advances in thin wall moulding technology being made by injection moulding machine producers


The Fakuma exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germa- ny, is a focal point for the innovations of injection moulding machine makers. At the last show in October 2023, some of the major European companies demonstrated the leaps forward happening in thin wall packaging production, including faster speeds, lower energy use, the advantages of in-mould labelling (IML) and more. Netstal demonstrated the production of thin-wall cups using the injection compression moulding (ICM) process. Shortly before Fakuma, its dairy customer Emmi filled pre-produced sample cups at its facilities and then delivered them to Friedrichshafen so that visitors could be served bottled Skyr in show cups. In the Fakuma demonstration moulding 200 g


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PP cups, a hybrid Elion 1750 machine was used, which was adapted to the ICM process. The 4-cavity ICM tool was supplied by Glaroform. Beck Automation provided the IML handling system with integrated camera inspection. The laminated PP label from iPB comes off automatically in the recycling process. Netstal said: “The Emmi dairy fills various


products such as yoghurt and Skyr in 200 g cups, which are manufactured using a conventional injection moulding process. When evaluating cheaper and more sustainable alternatives, a cup made using the ICM process came into play. The Netstal solution also offers numerous advantages in direct comparison with a thermoformed cup with a cardboard band.”


Main image: PP thin-wall packaging items with in-mould


labelling were popular in demonstrations at Fakuma 2023


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IMAGE: NETSTAL


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