New Roeslein AI camera brings real-time spoilage tracking to canmaking
Roeslein & Associates has introduced the R.U.D.I. AI Vision Camera, a new tool for aluminium beverage and food canmakers designed to track can counts and identify production losses in real time. The camera expands Roeslein’s R.U.D.I. AI platform, which has previously focused on data management and...
Ball Corporation adds two manufacturing and finance leaders to board, supporting aluminium packaging growth
Ball Corporation, a global producer of sustainable aluminium packaging, has appointed Darlene J. Nicosia and Sherry L. Buck to its board of directors. The appointments bring additional experience in manufacturing, operations, procurement and finance to the board. Stuart A. Taylor II, Chairman of...
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National Museum of Science and Technology to open a permanent aluminium exhibition
A new permanent interactive exhibition dedicated to aluminium – a light and infinitely recyclable metal valued in packaging, mechanics, design – is opening on March 7 and 8, Saturday and Sunday, with two special guests: artist Michelangelo Pistoletto and chef Niko Romito. Artist Michelangelo...
Red Brick Brewing Company adopts Novelis evercan™ packaging
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, and Red Brick Brewing Company, Georgia's oldest operating craft brewery, today announced that Red Brick will now offer its beer in aluminum cans made from Novelis' evercan™ – the world's first certified high-recycled content aluminum can...
Rexam and Carlsberg celebrate first ever cradle to cradle certification for a beverage can
Rexam is delighted that Carlsberg has received the first ever Cradle to Cradle certification for a beverage can, having been awarded a bronze level certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Products Innovation Institute for cans supplied by Rexam into the UK market. The certification is part of...
Brewery Terra Firma employs Mobile Canning Systems for packaging their drink
Brewery Terra Firma is joining hands with Michigan Mobile Canning Systems to package gallons of Manitou Amber Ale into sixteen-ounce aluminium cans which will be ready to hit the shelves by spring. John Niedermaier had been waiting for the shipment of 65,000 prototype cans to reach him until they...
German company Xolution to launch second generation re-sealable can ends
At a time when plastic bottles are facing plenty of criticism in the market for its lack of recyclability, the re-sealable technology for cans introduced by the German company Xolution may be the bridge between the convenience of the bottle and eco-friendliness of the can. The technology was...
Philipsburg Brewing Company to launch aluminium bottles for its beverage
Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) is a state agricultural grant that is issuing $50,000 to Philipsburg Brewing Company to launch aluminium bottles. The Head Brewer of the company, Mike Elliot said that the grant money will be used to set up a custom bottling machine to operate the new aluminium...
Anomatic announces availability of anodized aluminum stock caps
Anomatic, a full-service manufacturer of anodized aluminum packaging solutions for some of the world's most recognized retail brands announced the immediate availability of its anodized aluminum stock caps line. The line includes six types of customizable caps (tube caps, slip caps, tri-corner...
New technology being devised to recycle multilayer packaging material
A new technology is being developed by Saperatec Industries of Czech Republic and Saperatec of Germany, a recycling technology supplier that will allow the separation of multi-layer packaging material. The two entities together is planning to build and operate facilities across Europe that will...
Green Vision Bahrain introduces Reverse Vending Machines to encourage recycling
Green Vision Bahrain has come up with a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) system, where anyone who deposits a plastic bottle or aluminium can will be rewarded with a code that can be used to collect points online allowing the recycler to redeem the points to get airline tickets, electronics or toys....
Finch’s Beer Co. goes local with move to Rexam cans
Finch’s Beer Co. is going local. The Chicago-based craft brewer has teamed up with Rexam, choosing the company’s 16 oz. cans as the ideal packaging choice for its lineup of beers. Rexam is a leading global beverage can maker with North American headquarters in Chicago. Finch’s has already launched...
Rexam teams up with Tin Man Brewing Co. to package craft beer
Rexam Beverage Can North America (Rexam BCNA), largest manufacturer of beverage cans in the world, has teamed up with Tin Man Brewing Co., based in Evansville, to develop aluminium cans for the brewery's craft beer. Tin Man Brewing is passionate about aluminium packaging and says the same on its...
Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. opting for smaller aluminium cans and bottles for packaging
Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. the two leading brands of aerated drinks in the world are slowly switching over to smaller-sized cans as the world grows more health conscious. The beverage giants who had ruled the market for years are now coming up with smaller 7.5 ounces mini cans and 8.5-ounce aluminium...
Aluminium closures market, expected to grow strong in 2015
The aluminium closures market, particularly for wine, is expected to continue strongly growing in 2015. This growth is attributed to a number of factors including the convenience offered to consumers as well as to wine makers and fillers. An end-consumer survey by IPSOS in five major European...
Demand for flexible packaging in Europe to rise in future
Flexible packaging, like the ones made of plastics, paper and aluminium could reach a volume of 19.2 million tonnes in the European market by 2021, according to a Germany-based research group Ceresana. The demand for flexible packaging is constantly increasing as there are many options available in...
New extrusion coating die eliminates edge bead and enhances coat weight uniformity
When Korea Aluminium Installed Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries EPC™ Die on an Existing Coating Line, Thickness Tolerances Were Narrowed by 50 to 60% An advanced extrusion coating die designed to reduce edge bead has enabled one leading producer of aluminum foil and foil-laminate flexible...
Metallic bubble wraps revolunise packaging to automobile body casting
A metallic bubble wrap developed by engineers at North Carolina State University has revolutionised everything from packaging of delicate things to manufacture of protective covers for a variety of uses from computer cases to automobile body parts. The aluminium cushioning material, first developed...
Carlsberg teams up with Rexam to launch a Christmas-special beer
Rexam, a global leader in the beverage can manufacturing has secured the contract with Carlsberg to launch a limited edition can for the Christmas season. Carlsberg has brewed special beer for the winter season named Tuborg Pilsner and they want Rexam’s special 1 litre and 750ml King Cans to launch...
Beverage cartons recycling hits milestone
Some 60% of local authorities are now collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK. The figure shows a leap from levels in 2006, when only 4% of local authorities took part in kerbside schemes. If bring bank...
