Syntegon relocation plans advance
Syntegon sold its former site in Waiblingen to Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, moving on with its plans to relocate its production and administration activities to Fellbach and Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart) this year.
Syntegon sold its former site in Waiblingen to Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, moving on with its plans to relocate its production and administration activities to Fellbach and Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart) this year.
The MULTIVAC Cooling@Packing System is the winning Sustainable Packaging Machinery, a category of the Sustainable Packaging News Award. It is a vacuum application that integrates the cooling process for bakery products into the thermoforming packaging machine.
MULTIVAC Group acquired an 80% majority stake in Italianpack S.p.A., a manufacturer of automatic and semi-automatic packaging machines headquartered in Como, Italy. Italianpack will be incorporated into the MULTIVAC organization as a new business unit under the leadership of Tomaso Petrini, CEO of Italianpack.
At ProSweets, Syntegon will showcase confectionery industry solutions – from kitchen, depositing, and finishing technologies to packaging solutions.
Automated Intelligent Direct Handling (IDH) increases efficiency in cookie and cracker packaging.
Torsten Türling will be the new CEO of Syntegon Group from November 1, 2023, the packaging technology company announced. The current CEO, Dr. Michael Grosse, resigns as of October 31, after three years in this role.
Syntegon won the German Packaging Prize in the ‘packaging machines’ category, from the German Packaging Institute (Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut e.V.). Its IDH handling system incorporates innovative picker technology, which enables manufacturers to considerably reduce the space required from the infeed belt to the packaging machine.
Syntegon published its first sustainability report, for fiscal year 2022 with reference to the sustainability reporting standard of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Information about the company’s environmental, social, and responsible corporate governance practices is included.
Syntegon announced the launch of four machines for common vertical form, fill and seal applications at interpack. Two SVX variants, SVX Agile and SVX Duplex, were presented at the interpack booth, which will be launched this year along with two other SVX models.
At interpack, Syntegon is presenting a flexible line concept for packaging sensitive baked goods – from product distribution to case packaging. The seamlessly integrated packaging system comes with several novelties.
When handling crumbly cookies, biscuits and crackers, manufacturers can opt for one of two technologies or even combine them: pick-and-place technology or conveyor systems.
Packaging affects the state of the product throughout the supply chain. Identifying the best packaging process and materials ensures all types of baked goods make it from plant to table, exactly as intended.