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Vol. 15, Issue No. 4, January - March 2017
INSIDE:
Adhesive Tracking Systems in the Packaging Industry
Get Smart - Key Considerations...
Sustainable Packaging Market
Robatech: A Decade of Pathbreaking Innovation...
Good Times for Plastic Packaging
Investing in New Technologies
No-Mess Snacking ...
Reduce the Risk ...
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 Editorial
Vol. 15, Issue No. 4
January - March 2017

Board of Governors

Mr Ashok Kothari
T hree important events are happening in the 1st 2 quarters of new FY
2017-18.
Mr Bharat Patel Firstly, India’s most ambitious indirect-tax reform will roll out from July
Mr D.G. Malani 1, 2017.
Mr S S Cooper Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved four GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Mr V Krishnan bills in Lok Sabha and all of them were passed. Calling it a revolutionary step
which would benefit all, Jaitley said both States and the Centre had pooled
MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBERS in their sovereignty into the GST Council. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, he
said 12 meetings of the GST council were held to make it a process based on
Mr. Mahendra Mehta - President consensus and recommendations.
Parle Global Technologies Pvt Ltd
With GST, it is anticipated that the tax base will be comprehensive, as
Mr. Samir Vijay Limaye - Vice President
Wimco Limited virtually all goods and services will be taxable, with minimum exemptions.

Mr. K N Anil Kumar GST will be a game changing reform for the Indian economy by creating
Accupack Engineering Pvt Ltd a common Indian market and reducing the cascading effect of tax on the cost
of goods and services. It will impact the tax structure, tax incidence, tax com-
Mr. D G Malani putation, tax payment, compliance, credit utilization and reporting, leading to
Chronos Richardson India Pvt Ltd
a complete overhaul of the current indirect tax system.
Mr K Ravi
Hassia Packaging Pvt Ltd
Secondly, IPMMI has partnered with Intel Trade Fairs for Intelpack,
Foodtek, Pharmapack and Supply Chain 2017 to be held from 26-28 Septem-
Mr. Sunil Kumar ber, 2017 at Mumbai. This is going to a big event and will showcase cutting
Henkel Adhesives Technologies Pvt Ltd edge technology in packaging, processing and supply chain management,
thus delivering immense value to both exhibitors and trade visitors on a floor
Mr. Anthony D’Souza
Mespack India Pvt Ltd space of 12,000 sq mtrs.

Mr. S. S. Cooper Executive Committee Meeting was held on Feb 3, 2017 and most of the
Minipack Past Presidents attended the meeting. In the presence of these eminent peo-
ple, the MOU was signed with Intel Trade Fairs.
Mr. Bharat Patel
Past President Thirdly, IPMMI has partnered with Fleming Group for the Middle East
Packaging Show to be held on 27-28 September 2017 and worked out special
Mr. V. Krishnan
Spheretech Packaging India Pvt Ltd
rates for IPMMI Members. This will give Members an opportunity to tap the
Middle East and other markets from here.
Mr. Joseph R Kishore
USP Packaging Solutions Pvt Ltd Our Members should participate in these exhibitions and make the shows
a grand success.
Mr Suresh Warade
Warade Packtech Pvt Ltd We are now at the end of FY 2016-17 and hope the financial year was
good.
Secretariat IPMMI wishes all its Members a very Prosperous & Successful FY 2017-
Mr Venu Ayyar - Executive Editor 18. Look forward to hear great success stories during the year as we go along.
Mr Santosh Mishra
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LBS Marg, Opp. Shreyas Cinema, Ghatkopar (W)
Mumbai 400 086. Tel: +91 22 2500 3334
E-mail: ipmmi01@gmail.com 1
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Adhesive Tracking Systems in
the Packaging Industry
- Suprotik Das
W
ith the Indian con-
sumer products
industry becoming
more and more
competitive, today’s businesses are
faced with two critical imperatives:
• Constantly improve product fea-
tures, in order to remain attractive to
consumers.
• Manufacture these products at
the lowest possible cost.
Why? Because only if your prod-
ucts are more attractive from those of
your competitors, will there be a rea-
son for your customers to prefer your
products over those of competition.
With that, will come greater market
share and greater success. And min-
imizing the cost of manufacturing
something is always an advantage.
So, why is this important for
packaging professionals? Two rea-
sons:
• Badly packaged products re-
sult in costly rejects. And while re-
jects detected in the factory are bad
enough, those detected at the point
of sale are a disaster! Exhibit 1 is a
photograph taken recently in a su-
permarket in Bangalore. It shows nu-
merous cartons where the adhesive
has popped open. Needless to say,
such defective products never get
sold.
• Perhaps more critically, packag-
ing has evolved into something great-
er than a means of protecting a prod-
uct. Today, packaging is a critical
part of the marketing communication
process. Marketers often spend enor-
mous amounts of money on slick ad-
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Exhibit 1
Defective cartons on a supermarket shelf
vertising to create a brand. But, just
as an expensive TV commercial says
something to your customers, a bad-
ly sealed, open carton on a supermar-
ket shelf silently but eloquently says
something about your company, your
product and your credibility. Interest-
ingly, many businesses completely
ignore the damage that is done to the
brand by a poorly packaged product,
even though such a product has the
potential to do grave and long lasting
damage to their brands.
In this article, we focus on just
one aspect of packaging – the appli-
cation of hot melt adhesives (HMAs)
for different bonding applications.
A typical application might, for in-
stance, be the tamper-evident sealing
of carton flaps using HMAs.
For creating consistently sealed
cartons, it is not just important to
apply the HMA at the right quanti-
ty and the right place. It is critically
important to know whether that has
happened. This knowledge allows
for incorrect applications to be im-
mediately corrected, so as to limit
the damage.
It is for this reason that the abili-
ty to track the application of HMAs
in real time, has become so import-
ant. Nordson Corporation, a leading
manufacturer of adhesive dispens-
ing systems, has recently launched a
product that provides this capability.
The Nordson ProBlue Liberty
ATS (Exhibit 2) provides a way to
track and measure adhesive usage
in real time. (ATS stands for Adhe-
sive Tracking System.) The system
combines all the benefits of an au-
tomatic fill, tankless melter, with the
cost-saving capability to minimize
adhesive consumption while improv-
ing package quality.
Here’s how it works: Solid pel-
lets of HMA are fed on demand into
the heated grid of this tankless melt-
Exhibit 2
Nordson ProBlue Liberty ATS Melter

Exhibit 3 - Flow Meter of the Liberty ATS Melter
er, from a bulk storage container.
The HMA gets rapidly melted in the
grid and is ready for application in a
very short time. This molten HMA
flows through the manifold into an
integrated flow meter (Exhibit 3)
for direct flow measurement. The
HMA flows around the gears of the
meter, causing them to rotate. Induc-
tive pickups sense this rotation and
send pulses back to the controller.
The HMA now continues its path
through the hose to the applicator.
As the applicator dispenses the ad-
hesive, the integrated flow meter al-
lows for real time tracking of the vol-
ume dispensed, and alerts the system
when the amount of HMA is out of a
pre-determined range.
The user has the ability to set up-
per and lower limits of the average
quantity of adhesive per product. If
the adhesive volume goes outside
the set limits, the system can be con-
figured to send a signal based on
custom specifications. For instance,
an increased system pressure could
result in too much adhesive being
dispensed. In such a situation, the
system would register that the vol-
ume is outside the set limits. The line
would stop and the light tower would
be illuminated. Likewise, a clogged
nozzle or failed solenoid would
cause the system to notice a drop in
adhesive volume. It would stop the
IPMMI - Vol. 15, Issue No. 4, January - March 2017
Adhesive Tracking Systems in the Packaging Industry
line, preventing wasted product and
potential pop-opens.
By tracking the precise amount of
adhesive dispensed onto a package,
users can ensure that the required
amount of adhesive has been ap-
plied – not too much, not too little.
Too much adhesives causes adhesive
waste and increases cost. In fact, too
Exhibit 4: - Average Adhesive per Product
much adhesive could actually result
in a defective product, with the ex-
cess adhesive getting smeared on
decorative parts of the package. Too
little adhesive can cause an inade-
quate seal and a product that will get
rejected.
The ATS also provides a product
detector located on the production
line that senses products from lead-
ing edge to leading edge. This in-
formation is sent back to the control
box. Adhesive is measured over the
product detector’s pitch. The control-
ler then uses this information to cal-
culate the average weight per prod-
uct (Exhibit 4).
These adhesive tracking capabil-
ities can also be added to existing
ProBlue or ProBlue Liberty melters
using an upgrade kit. The flow meter
can be directly attached to a mani-
fold hose port, or it could be remote-
ly mounted with a heated hose.
To summarize, the ATS feature
does three things. It enables the cus-
tomer to:
• Optimize and track add-on (ad-
hesive) per product, thus eliminating
waste, while ensuring that the re-
quired amount of adhesive has been
applied.
• Prevent out-of-control processes
with operating alarms and line stops.
• Analyze historical data to im-
prove processes.
The use of this technology en-
ables the user to enjoy the benefits
of real time flow tracking. It ensures
that the adhesive process delivers
products of consistent quality at the
lowest product cost. In short, the
possibility of excessive adhesive
consumption is virtually eliminated,
as is the possibility of poorly sealed
packages leaving the factory.
Suprotik Das is the Managing Director
of Nordson India Pvt. Ltd. He can be
reached at sdas@nordson.com.
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Get Smart - Key Considerations for
Developing Smart Machines and
Equipment - A Smarter Approach
A
s an OEM, you have
the formidable chal-
lenge of meeting a
range of customer
expectations for every project. And
those expectations have perhaps
never been higher. As more end us-
ers move to Connected Enterprise,
they’re looking for added value be-
yond your machinery or equipment.
They’re also expecting you to
help address their most pressing
needs, including the following:
• Global competitiveness: Keep-
ing business models relevant and
moving from mass production to
mass customization
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• Workforce needs: Managing quality and safety, and protecting
the talent and skills shortages re- workers and the environment.
sulting from retiring workers and an
Smart machines and equipment
influx of new, more connected tech-
can help you meet all of these chal-
nologies
lenges, positioning you and your
• Changing risks: Managing se- customers for greater success.
curity threats and achieving compli-
ance with increasingly complex reg- Rise of the Smart
ulations Machines:
The emergence of smart ma-
• New technologies: Merging
chines and equipment is completely
physical and digital worlds to capi-
upending how manufacturing and in-
talize on the value at stake in the In-
dustrial organizations operate:
ternet of Things (IoT)
• They provide unprecedented
At the same time, your customers
access to data that has long been
still expect help optimizing asset
trapped inside. This data can be col-
performance, maximizing product
lected, logged and analyzed to help
Get Smart - Key Considerations for Developing Smart Machines and Equipment: A Smarter Approach
workers make better business deci-
sions.
• When connected via an open
and standard network architecture,
such as EtherNet/IP™, they provide
greater connectivity. This enables
real-time collaboration and seamless
data sharing across all levels of an
organization’s enterprise.
• Used as part of a defense-in-
depth approach, they support robust
security to help protect intellectual
property, physical and human assets,
and the environment.
Delivering the potential of smart
machines and equipment while also
addressing a customer’s unique
range of needs can be a complex and
daunting task.
To help simplify the process,
OEMs should focus on three key in-
gredients in design:
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1. Processes: Meeting end users
on their journey to The Connect-
ed Enterprise and identifying their
needs
2. Technology: Incorporating the
right technologies and capabilities
3. People: Building the necessary
skill set, both internally and external-
ly
Processes: Joining the
Journey
Smart machines and equipment
are increasingly essential. How-
ever, they are only part of a larger,
smart-manufacturing or industrial
approach, which begins with The
Connected Enterprise.
The Connected Enterprise brings
together information technology (IT)
and operations technology (OT) sys-
tems into a single network architec-
ture. It uses smart machines and an
ever-expanding number of IoT tech-
nologies to connect an organization’s
people, processes and technology.
Every journey to The Connected En-
terprise will be unique, but it typical-
ly includes the following:
• Determining how to connect de-
vices, plants, people, equipment and
supply chains
• Examining what data is needed
• Collecting, organizing, contex-
tualizing and leveraging data
• Correlating and analyzing infor-
mation to maximize work flows and
improve collaboration across the en-
terprise
As an OEM, you must be ready
to equip these organizations with
smart machines and equipment,
regardless of their needs or where
they are in their journey.
 Get Smart - Key Considerations for Developing Smart Machines and Equipment: A Smarter Approach
Technology: Five Areas of
Focus
Being able to deliver on the prom-
ise of smart manufacturing and in-
dustrial operations requires that you
think differently about how you de-
sign your machines and equipment.
While there are many considerations
to keep in mind, these five guiding
principles will help confirm your
smart machine or equipment is best
aligned to your customers’ needs:
1. Mitigate safety and
security risks
Smart machines and equipment
make it easier than ever to support
safety compliance while optimizing
operations. Safety-system diagnos-
tics can quickly alert operators to
where a safety-related issue is occur-
ring for faster downtime resolutions.
Safety data also can be collected over
time to identify long-term trends and
compare safety performance across
multiple sites. By using contempo-
rary safety technology and a rigor-
ous Functional Safety Life Cycle
approach, you can harness the inher-
ent value of integrated, safety system
designs
2. Design for information
availability
Your customers will have their
own Connected Enterprise goals for
accessing and capitalizing on their
operational, business and transac-
tional data. Your job is to design in-
formation-enabled smart machines
and equipment that support and help
fulfill these goals. Start by identi-
fying your customers’ key perfor-
mance indicators such as operation-
al efficiency, quality, asset health or
energy efficiency. You can then work
with them to determine exactly what
data needs to be captured and how
it should be handled, backed up and
transferred to their manufacturing
execution system (MES).
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3. Support simplified
integration
In an era where SKU counts are
up yet production operations are
being consolidated, manufacturers
are eager for new opportunities to
simplify their automation systems
and minimize downtime. Smart ma-
chines and equipment can support
simplified integration, but first re-
quire that you make some key design
decisions. Specifically, it’s important
that you choose:
• The Right Network Architecture
• The Right Control Platform
• The Right Technologies
• On-Machine™ solutions
4. Deliver real-time
diagnostics and analytics
After you have identified which
data needs to be captured, you can de-
termine how it will be captured and
delivered to help optimize operations.
Key solutions that can help make this
happen include the following:
• Embedded intelligence devices
• HMI faceplates
• Mobile technology
• Remote access
5. Optimize operational
efficiencies
Using more innovative designs
and scalable automation technology,
you can deliver more flexible smart
machines and equipment that help
improve operating efficiencies and:
• Reduce installation and startup
cycle times
• Reduce changeover times
• Meet electrical, mechanical and
environmental requirements
• Reduce energy costs
• Enhance worker safety and
equipment protection
People: Building New Skill
Sets
Your workers need new knowl-
edge and skill sets to design, sup-
port and sustain smart machines
and equipment – all at a time when
skilled workers are increasingly hard
to find. At the same time, you don’t
have to go it alone. The Connected
Enterprise is the realization of a vi-
sion that Rockwell Automation has
been working toward for decades.
We can help you keep pace with the
changing nature of manufacturing
and industrial operations to be sure
you remain relevant with your cus-
tomers and stay ahead of your com-
petition.
Summary:
The emergence of smart manu-
facturing and industrial operations
is driving new priorities for your
customers – and redefining what
they expect from you. They need
smart machines and equipment that
can:
• Easily integrate into their fa-
cilities
• Provide access to information
• Help them increase efficien-
cies, improve productivity and
support compliance
• Enable agile reaction to chang-
ing market demands
Rockwell Automation is your collab-
orator for developing the smart ma-
chines and equipment that your man-
ufacturing and industrial customers
need. To learn more about the compa-
ny’s technologies and services for de-
signing smart machines and equipment
please visit our website: http://www.
rockwellautomation.com and email us
for further details to ramarketing@
ra.rockwell.com.
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Sustainable Packaging Market
I
ncreasing concerns related
to waste generation, indus-
trial pollution, unproductive
use of resources and mate-
rials are anticipated to be the major
challenges for the long term sustain-
able development. Sustainable solu-
tion for these challenges has become
the principal agenda for economies,
institutions and corporations. Hence,
the concept of sustainable packag-
ing is rapidly evolving in packaging
industry. The sustainable packaging
is the type of packaging which is
light weighted and strong in terms
of physical properties, easy to recy-
cle and reuse. Globally packaging is
estimated to be the inevitable part
of manufacturing, logistic and retail
sector. Hence, the sustainable pack-
aging plays a vital role in the long
term development. The sustainable
packaging is anticipated to be the
assembly of environment and sus-
tainability. Globally the growing
consumer preferences to the envi-
ronment friendly products are being
used by corporations as a marketing
strategy to attract consumers.
The major driver for the global
sustainable packaging market is the
regulations and stringent government
legislation which is forcing manu-
facturers to choose sustainable pack-
aging options over the conventional
packaging. The growing consumer
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preference towards environmental
friendly and sustainable products is
anticipated to drive the global sus-
tainable packaging market. Manu-
facturers are using the sustainable
packaging as a corporate marketing
strategy primarily to differentiate
from the rest of the competition. The
benefits for manufacturers such as
long term value proposition through
lowering the operational cost by re-
cycling and reuse is anticipated to
catalyze the demand for sustainable
packaging, thus supporting sustain-
able packaging market. On the other
hand the global sustainable packag-
ing market is yet to mark its position
in emerging markets where a strin-
gent ecosystem is
yet to be developed
by policy makers
regarding the use of
sustainable packag-
ing.
The major oppor-
tunity for the global
sustainable packag-
ing market lies in reducing the op-
erational cost of recycling and col-
lecting the packaging. Another major
opportunity for the global sustain-
able packaging market is to increase
the product categories in different
application segments especially in
consumer packaging segment.
Global sustainable packaging
market is segmented on the basis of
the material, type of packaging, ap-
plication and region. On the basis of
material, the global sustainable pack-
aging market is segmented into pa-
per & paperboard, glass, plastic and
metal. The paper and paper board is
anticipated to be the major contrib-
utor in the material segment. On the
basis of type of packaging the global
sustainable packaging market is seg-
mented into flexible packaging, rigid
packaging and packaging accesso-
ries. The flexible packaging and rig-
id packaging is further classified as
primary packaging and secondary
packaging. On the basis of applica-
Continued on page 10
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Smart Packaging Market to
Reach USD 26.7 Billion By 2024
I
n a report published in US, it
is stated that the global smart
packaging market is expect-
ed to reach 26.7 billion US
dollars by 2024.
They comment that the fastest
growing sector is projected to be NFC.

Shopping Using NFC Tags

NFC in intelligent or smart pack-
aging is predicted to increase at a
compound annual growth rate of
over 12% from 2016 to 2014.

Smart Packaging Growth

To date, the use of NFC in smart
packaging has been limited. Low user
awareness combined with gradual
NFC enabled smart phone penetra-
tion has restricted growth. However,
the power of social media market-
ing continues to rise. The need for
brands to encourage that user inter-
action is likely to play a significant
part in driving smart packaging use.
Added to that, NFC smart pack-
aging can also provide product infor-
mation, enable object identification
and allow product authentication.
Broad Market Penetration
The report states an expected
10% CAGR within both B2C and
B2B markets
Providing product information
for personal care products was cited
as a major growth driver within B2C.
Particularly, the ability to upsell con-
sumers to organic products from
their synthetic counterparts. Smart
packaging enables more information
to be provided to the consumer at
point of sale.
The automotive B2B market is
expected to grow at over 12% from
2016 and 2024

Continued from page 8

Sustainable Packaging Market...

tion the global sustainable packaging
market is segmented into food and
beverages packaging, pharmaceuti-
cal and healthcare packaging, indus-
trial goods packaging and others.
On the basis of region the glob-
al sustainable packaging market is
segmented into North America, Eu-
rope, Asia Pacific (APAC), the Mid-
dle East and Africa (MEA) and Latin
America. Asia is anticipated to be
the leading growing market for the
global sustainable packaging market
primarily driven by large consumer
base and growing per capita expen-
diture. Followed by Asia, Europe is
anticipated to be the major contrib-
utor for the global sustainable pack-
aging market. North America, due
to its stringent government laws and
regulations as well as consumer pref-
erences is anticipated to show major
growth in global sustainable pack-
aging market. After North America,
Latin America is projected to grow
at significant pace. The Middle East
and Africa is anticipated to show
sluggish growth in global sustainable
packaging market.
It is expected that the biggest
growth in sustainable packaging in-
dustry would be in the Asia Pacific
market, largely driven by India &
China. This is due to the increase in
health awareness among the middle
class population, which has the max-
imum share in the total population
of these nations and also due to the
growth that these economies are ex-
periencing presently.

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Robatech
A Decade of Pathbreaking Innovation
in Gluing Technology and Commitment
to Customer Delight

M
umbai based Ro-
batech India, with
its headquarter
in Switzerland is
one of the leading manufacturer of
high quality system for industrial
glue applications. Robatech show-
cased its wide range of products at
the Gluing Application Technology
Open House organized to commem-
orate the 10th Anniversary of Ro-
batech India.
“In the last decade, Robatech
has established itself as a leading
supplier of Hot Melt & Cold Glue
solutions in India and has enjoyed While keeping customer and trum of Robatech’ s solutions
the confidence and trust of our most their needs in mind Robatech India in the Hot and Cold glue appli-
valued customers. Our differentia- has invested in a new 18,000 square cation sphere. Here, the custom-
tors have been our world renowned feet facility at Thane. Here they ers would have the advantage of
Swiss technology and committed have established their Corporate of- testing various gluing options on
service support which have helped fice and a state of the art Training their products, thereby enabling
our customers in realizing higher cum Demonstration center. This fa- them to arrive at the most effi-
productivity and effective return on cility boasts of: cient & cost effective decision.
investment” Said Neeraj Sharma,
1. A Demonstration Centre which 2. A “Centre of Training and Ex-
Managing Director – Robatech In-
showcases the complete spec- cellence” which aims to train Ro-
dia.

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 Robatech - A Decade of Pathbreaking Innovation in Gluing Technology and Commitment to Customer Delight
batech customers to get the best
out of their gluing equipment
and also act as a Knowledge cen-
ter for latest concepts in the field
of Hot & Cold Glue application
solutions.
3. A “Hotline Technical Support”
team to attend to customer is-
sues and thereby strive for “Zero
Downtime” on the gluing equip-
ment.
The Open House was conducted
over three days from 14th to 16th
Feb keeping in mind the wide range
of industry segments and customer
base that Robatech caters to. The
presenters at the secession were Mr.
Marcel Meyer – President, Robat-
ech AG (Switzerland) & Chairman,
Robatech India, Mr. Kishor Butani
– Director Sales and Customer Re-
lation, Robatech AG (Switzerland)
& CEO, Robatech India, Mr. Chris
Leary, Director Sales - WH Leary
Inc, USA (Global partner of Robat-
ech for Cold glue application & In-
spection solutions in the Converting
space) & Mr. Neeraj Sharma, Man-
aging Director, Robatech India.
The program showcased various
innovations from Robatech. A brief
sketch on some of the latest prod-
ucts showcased:
1. Concept Stream - Ro-
batech extends the offering of the
proven Concept line with the new-
ly developed “tankless” solution,
IPMMI - Vol. 15, Issue No. 4, January - March 2017
Concept Stream. An innovative and
small high performance tank with
fast heat up time, and increased
operator safety optimizes the glu-
ing process yet again. It achieves a
very high melt rate with very small
volumes. Over 20% energy savings
thanks to our “Greenline“ technolo-
gy. This “Melt-on-Demand” concelt
only melts the quantity of adhesive
you need, when you need it.
2. SpeedStar Diamond Head
container. This is safer than man-
– The SpeedStar Diamond is the
ual filling because it prevents the
latest electronic jetting head for
operator coming into contact with
applying thermoplastic adhesives
hot, molten adhesive. As RobaFeed
in beads and dots. Extremely reli-
is a self-monitoring system, oper-
ator errors, such as overfilling of
the tank, are avoided resulting in a)
No downtime due to empty melting
tank. b)Low air consumption. C)
Helps maintains constant operating
temperature
4. ECX Platinum series -
This new generation of electrically
able and robust, it maintains excep-
tional speed and accuracy even at
very high temperatures up to 185 °C
and viscosities up to 2’500 mPas.
The integrated electronics and
LED display monitors the head’s
condition. It boasts of a very long
lifecycle up to 250 million cycles
(depending on adhesive) at speeds
up to 800 dots per second. Special operated cold glue applicator heads
‘CoolTouch’ housing reduces risk of of the ECX Platinum series com-
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Good Times for
Plastic Packaging
Challenge for 2017: rising raw material prices Photo: Robotic factory line for
processing and bottling pure spring water into canisters and bottles.
2
016 was a successful year,
so that plastic packaging
manufacturers are starting
the New Year with confi-
dence. This was the result of a sur-
vey conducted among member com-
panies of the German Association for
Plastic Packaging and Films (IK) un-
der the IK Economic Trend Barom-
eter. IK is the biggest association in
the European plastics sector, and the
vast majority of its 300 members –
The plastic packaging industry is predicting a continuation
of its strong economic development in 2017.
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70 per cent – described the general
economic situation as good, while
30 per cent saw it as satisfactory. Ac-
cording to IK, the industry is gener-
ating over EUR 14 billion per year,
while producing 4 million tonnes of
plastic p.a. and employing a work-
force of 90,000.
Raw materials are getting
more expensive
Expectations on the first quarter
The future in 3D: Plastics are indispensable in modern 3D
printing technology.
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of the new year are equally positive.
Nevertheless, more than half of all
respondents are expecting the cost of
raw material to rise over the next few
weeks. The association believes that
this will probably also lead to higher
prices for packaging.
Another issue that will dominate
the industry in 2017 is sustainability.
80 per cent of companies said they
would make further investments in
energy efficiency this year, so that
they can, among other things, im-
prove their climate balances.
The problem of energy
charges
Nevertheless, it will be a chal-
lenge to compensate for the ongoing
increase in energy charges. In partic-
ular, Germany’s renewable energy
levy – a charge whereby energy con-
sumers help to fund the energy turn-
around – has now reached a record
6.88 eurocents per kWh, thus putting
many enterprises under pressure.
IK’s Managing Director Ulf
Kelterborn has therefore called for
further measures to be taken by the
German central government: “The
current subsidy model, characteristic
of a planned economy, must finally
be replaced by a free market model.”
IK also wants to demand such mea-
sures in the build-up to this year’s
general elections.
 Investing in
The ongoing conceptual
and hypothetical
discussions about
Industry 4.0, the
Industrial Internet of New Technologies
T
Things and Big Data
are leaving many SMEs here is no doubt that from higher level business sys-
cold, and indeed are Industry 4.0 has been tems for more tightly integrated
gaining momentum production. Upstream and down-
detracting from the over the last twelve stream logistics processes and
wider debate about months, with most manufacturers, supply chain management forms
the importance of SMEs included, developing a pic- part of this integrated system, en-
ture of what the smart factory of suring production is optimised to
automation. But as
the future might look like. Given match customer demand and raw
Pacepacker Services that SMEs in the UK food sector materials supply.
Commercial & account for 96% of businesses,
30% of employment and 24% of Already, we are beginning to see
Information Systems terabytes of plant floor data being
turnover, it’s vital that enterprises
Manager, Paul of all sizes recognise that Big Datatransmitted to Cloud-based servers,
Wilkinson explains, with intelligent databases scouring
isn’t just for the multinational elite
organisations and that there are this Big Data to uncover produc-
even the most modest tion trends, maximise throughput
scalable options available that fit
automation platform and availability, minimise energy
the needs of every manufacturing
can help SMEs up plant. usage and eliminate unscheduled
downtime. In the ultimate picture,
the first rungs of the
Taking in the wider automation we anticipate seeing the ‘lights
Industry 4.0 ladder, picture, all processes on the plant out’ factory, completely unmanned,
making better use floor can derive greater value from with production lines able to opti-
of data to drive up Big Data and strengthen their mise and reconfigure themselves
overall supply chain strategy, with to further boost availability and
productivity. seamless communications to and productivity, while delivering the

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 Investing in New Technologies

flexibility for ‘batch size 1’ product with our processes in a more so- exploring their established au-
delivery. phisticated way, and control those tomation platforms to optimise
processes to much finer tolerances. productivity. Perhaps it’s using
For the larger, multinational, In effect, we are creating additional the data logging and graphical
multi-site food manufacturers, this knowledge built on the information display capabilities of an HMI to
may be a close reality, and per- we already possess. highlight factors that are limiting
haps the bigger picture represents a line’s running speed. Or it could
a roadmap for automation. Yet, for Big Data, then, doesn’t have be analyzing data in a spreadsheet
most SMEs, the realm of Industry to be a big problem. Industry 4.0 to uncover why fewer products
4.0 and the potential for Big Data doesn’t have to be overwhelm- leave the plant on some days than
can seem like little more than a pie- ing – or, indeed, underwhelming. others. Alternatively, it’s logging
in-the-sky fantasy factory. And for Even taking baby steps with in- into the control system from a re-
SMEs who are still taking their first formation, SMEs can extract more mote PC or tablet or even a smart
small steps in automation to replace from even the simplest automa- phone. By utilising the in-built
some previously manual processes, tion systems and quickly move web server now common in PLCs,
Industry 4.0 can look like a com- beyond just automating a manual HMIs, variable speed drives and
plete irrelevance. process. Rudimentary data im- more, factory managers can view
ported into higher-level spread- an alarm generated by the control
Building on information sheets or displayed on HMIs can system to identify and schedule
Firstly, let’s start by break- highlight productivity weaknesses maintenance of a component to
ing down some simple goals of that SMEs can quickly tighten up. minimise machine downtime.
Industry 4.0. Some refer to it as Those same trend charts, without
Smart Manufacturing, others the any extra effort, can begin to allow While it is true that the world of
Industrial Internet of Things or SMEs to predict the performance Big Data can seem daunting, and it
Big Data. Essentially, they are of their machines, flagging up im- is understandable why many SMEs
all general terms that have simi- pending problems on production may feel indifferent towards Indus-
lar ambitions, improving system lines that will enable maintenance try 4.0, in today’s contemporary
connectivity to support better de- to be scheduled. There is nothing manufacturing environment, it’s
cision making. The first premise is more clever than that in achieving not an investment black hole, nor
that businesses want to be able to preventative maintenance and so an automation blind alley.
see information from the factory maximising availability; it’s just
Whether it’s product handling,
floor within higher-level systems. making use of the data already be-
bagging or palletising, the auto-
But this is nothing new; as soon ing generated.
mation journey for food SMEs is
as a PLC is linked over Ethernet underway. Reality is, it takes very
to a PC, SMEs begin pulling pro- First steps to Industry 4.0 little to draw on the sophisticated
duction data into spreadsheets for Whatever level of automation
data that every automation system
analysis and production manage- you have, however unsophisticat- is already generating and to ap-
ment. ed your communications strategy
ply these analytical proficiencies
might currently seem, chances are
Big Data doesn’t necessarily that without knowing it you’ve al- to make some very real produc-
mean more data. Every device con- ready taken your first steps on the tion improvements. In fact, SMEs
nected to the PLC is creating data Industry 4.0 ladder. Big Data is rarely have the cumbersome con-
– from the humblest field compo- therefore not a new big investment straints and internal protocols
nent to the most sophisticated vari- but building on and utilising the that slow technology adoption in
able speed drive. Under the banner tools and systems already in situ. a larger corporation. This means
of Industry 4.0, we’re not creating that with scalable options to select
new information, we’re just mak- A vast array of different fac- from, SMEs can too bang the Big
ing it more accessible. Once we tors and processes all impact on Data drum.
start looking at the data that’s being productivity. At the simplest lev-
generated, we can begin to interact els, SMEs can kick things off by

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No-Mess Snacking thanks
to the Right Packaging
Fat-resistant materials offer quality protection when packaging bakery goods
A
croissant, along with
a coffee and a daily
paper – this is how to
start the day in style.
However, reality rarely looks like
this – especially during the working
week. Instead, the order of the day is
usually: a race to work or the nursery
etc. with a filled roll or sweet pas-
try on the go. Only 25% of products
purchased at the bakery are eaten at
home. Here it is not just the bakery
products industry itself that is react-
ing to this trend with a wide range of
Two-layer thermo paper in the ‘Snack Bag Thermo Burger’ by Weber Verpackungen keeps heated snacks warm at 45 degrees for
up to 30 minutes.
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products that cater to the rise on-the-
go snacks, it is also the related pack-
aging industry.
No-Mess Snacks
Food-to-go needs to be convenient
and as mess free as possible for shirts,
blouses and fingers. A suitable solu-
tion for accident-free enjoyment is
offered by coated, fat-resistant pack-
aging materials. Pastry products like
cookies are best packed in tray inserts
with a fat-resistant inner coating. In
self-service sections, like with all pre-
IPMMI - Vol. 15, Issue No. 4, January - March 2017
packed goods, bakery goods packag-
ing must also observe statutory regu-
lations concerning sell-by-dates and
content declarations. Furthermore, the
packaging must be designed in such
a way that it cannot be opened and
closed again easily. Special closures
and seals indicate whether packaging
has already been opened.
Packaging for Heated
Products
Heated bakery products present
further challenges. They, too, have to
 No-Mess Snacking thanks to the Right Packaging

be wrapped in a specific way so as

to ensure the snack stays warm for a
long time. In its snack range German
company Weber Verpackungen of-
fers various packaging for hot, cold
and fatty bakery products of any size.
The ‘Snack Bag Thermo Burg-
er’ is said to keep its contents warm
for half an hour. Its size is special-
ly designed for burgers and filled
rolls. The handling of these snack
bags from this family firm scores
points on two counts. For the bak-
ery all they do is roll the product in
the bag. Customers just open the bag
along the tear-off perforation and get
to enjoy their snack mess-free. Also
practical for bakery display cases are
their so-called Fifty Fifty snack bags
that combine paper and film. Half Particularly classy packaging for products from the London bakery Gail’s was de-
signed by Charlie Smith Design.
of the snack – down to the tear-off
perforation – is visible thanks to the
Feast for the Eyes cup for 15 minutes. During this time
use of a transparent film; this makes
targeted marketing messages can be
it easy to see the contents are fresh. However, bakery product packag-
aimed not only at the customers them-
Maximum visibility plays a partic- ing not only needs be safe for hot and
selves but also at those surrounding
ularly key role in the self-service fatty foods, it is also a perfect brand
them – be this on the underground, the
section of stores. With a re-sealable ambassador. This is demonstrated by
bus or at work. And this works just as
closure bags or pouches can easily be the example of coffee-to-go cups. On
well for bakery goods packaging.
closed back again. average, consumers use the coffee

With pre-packed bakery products content declarations concerning ingredients and sell-by-dates must be observed

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Reduce the Risk of
Product Damages
L
ogistics and storage is
an important part of
every business, big and
small. When you spend
time and money to create high value,
delicate or critical products, it is im-
portant that they reach the customer
in perfect condition. Bad roads, short
deadlines and sometimes human er-
ror can cause your hard work to be
laid to waste, but now DSM offers
integral solutions that will help you
reduce the damages and protect your
goods during transport and storage.
Grip Sheets Holds your packages se-
curely on pallets
When everyone is working to-
gether, the process of packaging,
shipping, and receiving can be done
efficiently and your freight gets de-
livered on time, on budget, and in
the proper condition. The best way
to minimize damages, claims and
losses is to adopt conceptual prod-
ucts that will secure your packages.
DSM has now introduced a host of
new products such as Grip Sheets,
Grip Fix with Bag fix, Cargo Safe
bags and Slip Sheets. Packaging an
item requires utmost care but stack-
ing these packages and transporting
them can cause damages due to slip-
ping, bumping and generally being
knocked around on bad roads and
during Ocean / Air transport.
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Grip fix with
Bag Fix Seal
together car-
go bags unit-
ized with this
revolutionary
adhesive Sys-
tem
If you are stacking boxes you
can add Grip Sheets between each
stack to ensure proper grip and avoid
toppling of boxes due to slippage
from the pallets that carry them. The
sheets increase the friction coeffi-
cient thus allowing for better safety.
These sheets can be used to line pal-
lets, storage racks in warehouses and
the floors of transportation vehicles.
Boxes are the safest and easiest
way to transport your goods but what
do you do when you have to trans-
port bags of grains, fertilizers, pow-
ders, etc? Packing sacks or bags are
the most unstable cargo to transport.
This can be remedied with a simple
application of water soluble adhesive
Grip Fix that can be applied using the
Bag Fix application system to ensure
that your bags are stable on pallets
and in transport vehicles.
The perfect way to load cargo
will be to ensure there is no space for
movement. If there is a space then the
boxes might slide and the impact can
cause damages. But with odd sized
Cargo Safe Air
Bag Fill up the
empty spaces to
avoid transport
damages
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items and in non –standard packing
conditions it is difficult to ensure the
ideal condition. What if you could fill
these empty spaces with Cargo Safe
Air Bag. These provide a cushion to
the cargo and also fill in the empty
spaces with a cushion that can take
stress, preventing any damage, thus
keeping your goods intact.
Slip Sheet Light
weight resuable
sheets that are
perfect alterna-
tive for Wooden
and Plastic pal-
lets
If you can reduce the weight of your
shipment along with keeping in place
to prevent damage, wouldn’t that be an
icing on the cake? Slip sheets are light-
er, anti-slip Kraft paper or Plastic that
can be used instead of heavy wooden
and plastic pallets. These sheets are
reusable and light weight and require
no fumigation. They will help you save
space and reduce the weight of your
freight. This also reduces chances of
damage of the package from pallets.
Managing damage, loss and claims is
a vital component of an integrated lo-
gistics program. Proper preparation of
freight is the best way to manage the
process.Making an investment into
these products can be one thing that
can change your lead times, damage
claims and customer trust. Even the
smartest logistics planners can use a
little help at times.
For more details:
visit our website: www.dsmagencies.com
Contact us: Ganesh Ananthakrishnan
Mobile No. 9994994585
ganesh@dsmagencies.com;
Aparna Bhattacharjee
Mobile No. 9789866585
aparna.bhattacharjee@dsmagencies.com;
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Executive Committee Meeting
T he Executive Committee Meeting was held on
Feb 3, 2017 at Hotel Suba Galaxy, Andheri,
Mumbai when some of our Past Presidents – Mr Ashok
Krishnan took time off from their busy schedule and
attended the meeting. During this meeting, it was de-
cided to form a Board of Governors of the Past Presi-
Kothari, Mr Bharat Patel, Mr D G Malani & Mr V dents of IPMMI.

From left to right : Dr Mrs Shruti

Sawant, Vice President Mr Samir Li-
maye, Past President Mr D G Malani,
Founder President Mr Ashok Kothari,
Mr Ashok Neelkant of Intel Trade Fairs,
President Mr Mahendra Mehta, Imme-
diate Past President Mr V Krishnan &
Executive Committee Member Mr Anil
Kumar after the Executive Committee
Meeting.  

MOU with Intel Trade Fairs

T he Association signed the MOU with Intel
Trade Fairs & Expositions Pvt Ltd for the
Intelpack 2017 exhibition from September 26 – 28,
2017 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
This is going to a big event and will showcase cut-
ting edge technology in packaging, processing and
supply chain management, thus delivering immense
value to both exhibitors and trade visitors on a floor
space of 12,000 sq mtrs.
The MOU was signed on behalf of IPMMI by the
President and Vice President and Mr Ashok Neelkant
for Intel Trade Fairs & Expositions Pvt Ltd, in pres- Executive Committee Member Mr Krishnan signing the MOU while
ence of the Board of Governors and Special invitees of Mr Mehta & Mr Anil Kumar are watching
IPMMI for the Meeting.

Signing of MOU:

IPMMI Vice President

Mr Samir Limaye signing.

Mr Ashok Neelkant of
Intel completing the MOU
formalities.
IPMMI President Mr Mahendra Mehta signing the MOU.

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Dissociation with Messe
Dusseldorf India
I PMMI Association had signed the MOU with
Messe Dusseldorf India for conducting the Pack-
Tech exhibitions in Mumbai and successfully organ-
ised the exhibitions during the past so many years, in-
cluding in December 2016.
After the 2016 exhibition came to a close, Messe
Dusseldorf informed IPMMI Association that they
wanted to dissociate with our Association for future
packaging exhibitions in India.
Compack Vietnam
T he packaging sector is one of the most rapidly de-
veloping industries in Vietnam, driven by increased
demand for consumer goods, foodstuffs and expanding
Vietnamese exports of products requiring packaging.
Vietnam presently offers a strong combination of
rapid economic growth, expanding personal incomes,
and an excellent demographic profile that is fuelling
industrial production and consumer demand. These
trends have led to packaging becoming one of the most
rapidly developing industries in Vietnam. According to
reports, the packaging sector is growing at 15%-20% per
year. Some of our Members- Parle Global, Minipack,
Accupack, Maharishi Udyog, Nichrome, had participated
at the show.
Opening Ceremony
During the show, the Consul General of India organ-
ised a meeting to impress upon the participants on the
opportunities available at Vietnam. Our President, Mr
Mahendra Mehta also attended the meeting.
IPMMI President, Mr Mahendra Mehta participating in the discus-
sions with the Consul General of India at the show.
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IPMMI News
New Members : Jan - Mar 2017
Mr Jayakumar R R, Marketing Program Manager
Rockwell Automation India Pvt Ltd
A 66, Sector 64, Noida, UP – 201 301
Tel : +919916133712 Mail: jrraju@ra.rockwell.com
MOU with Koelnmesse YA
Tradefair Pvt. Ltd.
I
PMMI Association signed the MOU with Koeln-
messe YA Tradefair Pvt. Ltd. for the PackEx 2018
exhibition. The MOU was signed on behalf of IPMMI
by the President and Mr Ashwani Pande for Koelnmesse
YA Tradefair Pvt. Ltd.
PackEx 2017 will be held in New Delhi in August
2017 along with ANUTEC – International FoodTec and
will serve as a one stop market place for Food & Drink,
FMCG, Pharma, Cosmetic and allied industries, cover-
ing an area of 17,000 sq. mtrs. However, PackEx 2018
will be held at Bombay Exhibition grounds, Mumbai on
a much bigger scale, with IPMMI as partners.
MOU with Fleming Group
I PMMI has partnered with Fleming Group for the
Middle East Packaging Show to be held from 27-28
September 2017 and worked out special rates for IPMMI
Members. This will give Members an opportunity to tap
the Middle East and other markets from here.
10th Anniversary of Robatech
O n the occasion of their 10th Anniversary in India,
Robatech organised an Open House from Feb 14
– 16, 2017 in their factory on Cold glue application &
Inspection solutions in the Converting space. Mr Venu
Ayyar, Head – Projects, IPMMI attended the session on
Feb 16, 2017 and took the opportunity to interact with
Robatech Team and the other participants from the con-
verting industry.
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Exhibitions
PackPlus South 2017 Compack Chennai Intelpack-2017
7-10 April 2017, BIEC Bengaluru 22-24 June 2017 Foodtek 2017
Print-Packaging.com Pvt. Ltd Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai PharmaPack 2017
Smart Expos & Fairs India Pvt Ltd SupplyChain Expo 2017
26 - 28 September 2017
Pharma Pro & Pack Expo 2017 Mumbai Exhibition Centre Mumbai
April 27-29, 2017 PackPlus North 2017 Intel Trade Fairs & Expositions
Mumbai Exhibition Centre, Mumbai 3 - 6 August 2017 Tel: +91-22-28803977/78
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi E-mail: info@intelexpo.com
Interpack 2017
International Packaging Fair ANUTEC -
4-10 May 2017, Dusseldolf Exhibition International FoodTec India Middle East Packaging Show
Centre, Dusseldorf, Germany 27-28 September 2017
21-23 August 2017
Tel: 49(0) 211/4560-01 Dubai Exhibition Centre
New Delhi, International Supplier Fair for
E-mail: info@messe-duesseldorf.de UAE, Fleming Gulf
the Food & Drink Industry
www.foodtecindia.com

Exclusive Packaging Expo For Anuga

Myanmar PackEx India 7-11 October 2017
5 - 7 May 2017 21-23 August 2017 Cologne, Germany, The leading trade fair
Tatmadaw Hall, Yangon, Myanmar Pragati Maidan, New Delhi for the global food industry
Smart Expos & Fairs India Pvt Ltd Koelnmesse Ya Trade Fair Pvt. Ltd. www.anuga.com

INTEC 2017 Indiapack Pacprocess

1 - 5 June, 2017, CODISSIA Trade Fair Annapoorna -
Complex, Coimbatore World of Food India 26 - 28 October 2017
14-16 September 2017, Pragati Maidan Delhi
Mumbai, India, Messe Dusseldorf India & Indian Institute
International Exhibition and of Packaging
Exclusive Packaging Expo For
Kenya Conference for the Food &
June 8-10, 2017, KICC, Nairobi, Kenya Beverage Industry
Smart Expos & Fairs India Pvt Ltd www.worldoffoodindia.com Andina-Pack International
Packaging Exhibition
7-10 November 2017
IPLEX’17 International Plastics Pack Print International 2017 Bogotá, Colombia
Exhibition 20 – 23 September 2017 International Fair for the Converting,
15 to 18th June 2017 Bangkok, Thailand Processing and Packaging Industry
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd www.andinapack.com

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