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Faller Packaging acquires the property of All4Labels in Gebesee
Faller Packaging has acquired the property owned by All4Labels in Gebesee, a town in the German state of Thuringia. Its purpose is to establish a new production site for folding cartons and leaflets. The company based its decision on strategic analyses and a growth strategy that anticipates positive developments in Europe’s pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.
Exports up in 1st half of 2024, incoming orders below previous year
The German food machinery and packaging machinery industry increased its exports by 4 percent in the first half of 2024. In 2023, exports rose by 9 percent to 9.9 billion euros - a new record. Whether this level will be reached in the current year depends heavily on the further development of incoming orders.
Packaging machinery market records turnover in excess of €9 billion
The automatic packaging and wrapping machinery market continues to flourish, increasing exponentially year after year and recording a total turnover of €9.229 billion during 2023, which marks an 8% rise against the previous year. After 2021 and 2022, this is the third record in a row. A significant achievement, with 78.7% of the revenues coming from international markets (for a total of €7.262 billion), and 21.3% nationally (amounting to €1.967 billion).
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Müller Martini sets the tone in the Smart Factory
What actually makes a finishing system smart? When bookbinders’ experiences and automated processes are integrated optimally into a machine! In recent years, Müller Martini - so they say - has succeeded in this like no other system manufacturer. That’s why the company is a pioneer when it comes to the smart factory, something that it will prove with its highly automated systems in drupa booth 1B50.
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Ferag at drupa 2024
From May 28 to June 7, 2024, the global print and media industry will gather at drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf. Ferag, provider of conveying and processing solutions, will take advantage of this event to present itself and its solutions. This year's trade fair appearance is all about the needs of its customers. The new strategic partnership between the Swiss family-owned company and MakroSolutions is an essential part of the alignment of Ferag's solutions, products and services.
EU packaging regulation: unrealistic requirements are a burden on the mechanical engineering industry
The mechanical and plant engineering industry sees the EU packaging regulation recently adopted by the member states as fundamentally positive. However, the industry continues to be burdened by technical weaknesses and, in some cases, unrealistic requirements.
