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Italian packaging equipment manufacturer SMI is bringing its new “ultra-compact” Ecobloc K Ergon combi system to stand G100 at AUSPACK 2019.

The Ecobloc K Ergon is an integrated stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping combi system with output of up to 8,800 bottles per hour.

Billed as the most compact combi in the world, SMI claims that this solution is suitable even for those who do not have large plants and that it offers many advantages, including easy management and control of the production cycle, high-technology automation and control system, environment-care, TCO reduction, and a good quality-to-price ratio.

According to SMI, the company has also developed a preferential heating kit to make its stretch-blow moulding machines suitable to the detergents, cleaners and pharmaceutical products industry, thus making the Ecobloc K Ergon combi an extremely flexible and versatile solution.

The machine’s automation system is also compatible with Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things architectures, and the system was chosen in March 2018 to represent Italy in the “Innovation” category of the European Business Awards.

Food & Drink Business

CCEP has completed a $39.7m manufacturing upgrade at its Kewdale facility in WA, installing a high-speed can production line that increases capacity by more than 40% and lifts production speeds to 1500 cans per minute.

Nearly 6 in 10 Aussies in food and beverage manufacturing believe their organisation is becoming less productive, despite continued investment in workplace technology, according to Argon & Co.

Every food, drink, personal care and household product made in Australia starts with an investment decision. A company chooses to replace a production line, automate a process or expand a plant. That choice is now made in a global market for capital, and Australia is struggling to compete. The question is simple. Will the next generation of manufacturing investment come here?