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PROCESSING & PACKAGING
Optima Nonwovens’ systems can be flexibly converted from PE to paper and many other more sustainable packaging materials. The first paper packaging for diapers and sanitary towels has been developed in col- laboration with producers for paper hygiene products.
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OPTIMA and AMOTEK at the Index 2021: Packaging at its finest
Optimal packaging design is essen- tial in the area of paper hygiene. Together with the Italian subsidiary Amotek, Optima will be presenting expert solutions for optimal packag- ing design such as an innovative weld- ing station at Index which will be held from 19th to 22nd October, 2021.
“We are delighted that we can com- municate directly with customers and prospective customers again”, says Oliver Rebstock, Managing Director of the OPTIMA nonwovens GmbH. Per- sonal interaction is essential in special machine construction. “Today’s con- sumers have high demands on packag- ing. They are expected to be unique, of high quality, individual and sustain- able. At the Index, we show how we support producers with these trends,” says Rebstock.
Safe and aesthetic packaging
Packaging can be closed safely and welded aesthetically. This can be achieved by means of an innovative welding station. Developed by Optima Nonwovens, this has a positive effect on the quality of the packaging. As the packaging systems by Optima Nonwo-
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vens are able to ‘learn by machine’, changes to the packaging can be de- tected automatically and the machine users can respond immediately. An automatic precise adjustment to each packaging format ensures that the first package after each format change is perfect. This avoids start-up and read- justment.
Interactive packaging experience
Differentiation in the marketplace is achieved both with improved packag- ing and with new packaging concepts. Optima Nonwovens is open to working collaboratively to develop new packag- ing solutions. Here, the options include alternative materials such as paper or starch films, new types of packaging such as cardboard packaging, or pack- aging with a new added value such as the opportunity to customize. How- ever, there is also potential for com- pletely new concepts, which Optima would like to discuss with visitors. For this reason, visitors on site can view and discuss packaging with various materials and customization interac- tively using the gamification element “Hypebox”.
Live-streaming of new machine
Amotek, based in Bologna (Italy), leads the way in developing packaging machines for paper hygiene products and consumer goods. The company’s IS81 Performante packaging system is a new machine solution for diapers and feminine care products. Like all of Optima’s machine solutions, this al- lows packaging material to be changed flexibly – for example from PE to paper and vice versa. The machine also fea- tures a high output through the dual- web design and a quick and easy for- mat changeover. Visitors at the trade show get an individual, virtual insight into the factory in Bologna and can find out everything about the new so- lution.
Both Optima and Amotek offer sus- tainable packaging solutions with any conceivable kind of packaging mate- rial and with the Intelligent Production Assistance Services numerous digital tools to ensure even more efficient and resource-saving packaging pro- cesses.
Optima Nonwovens at the Index 2021: Hall 2, booth no. 2581 Amotek at the Index 2021: Hall 2, booth no. 2679
Visitors to the Amotek booth get an individual, virtual insight into the factory in Bologna and find out everything about the new IS81 Performante.
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