Extrusion International 4-2023

24 Extrusion International 4/2023 INDUSTRY NEWS Innovative Combined and Integrated Stretch Wrapping Solutions Developed Bizerba, a globally leading manu- facturer of weighing solutions for the industrial and retail sectors, and Fabbri Group, the international spe- cialist in automatic food packaging systems, have announced the start of a new strategic cooperation. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive solution for the weighing, pricing, packaging, and labeling processes. Both companies operate worldwide and enjoy an excellent reputation in their respective fields. The CEOs of Bizerba and Fabbri Group, Andreas W. Kraut and Ste- fano Pellegatta, met at Bizerba’s headquarters to sign a partnership agreement. This takes the existing cooperation between the two com- panies, which has been ongoing for many years, to a new level. Togeth- er, they are developing innovative solutions for the food sector, cre- ating real added value for retailers worldwide. The focus of the operation is the development of a new range of com- bined and integrated packaging ma- chines, that will be offered in combi- nation with high-quality packaging materials, as well as comprehensive technical support and spare parts services, all from a single source. By joining the expertise of both companies, groundbreaking solu- tions are being created for the food retail sector: for example, hybrid stretch wrappers based on the use of recyclable monomaterial films, all produced by Fabbri Group itself, make packaging more sustainable. Bizerba complements the packag- ing machine based on stretch film wrapping technology with solutions for slicing, weighing, labeling, and cashing activities that can be seam- lessly combined. Stefano Pellegatta, CEO of Fabbri Group, is excited about the partner- ship: “With Bizerba, we have found an outstanding partner who is a perfect fit for us and already has a strong presence in the retail world. After intensive discussions and a great initial exchange, we can now move on to the operational part to soon provide retailers worldwide with real added value through our joint solutions.” Andreas W. Kraut, CEO & Share- holder of Bizerba, also emphasizes the importance of the cooperation: “Bizerba aims to make processes in retail smarter and more efficient. Through the collaboration with Fab- bri Group, first-class and worldwide recognized brand, we are taking another big step in this direction: we minimize the effort required for data maintenance by retailers and enable seamless integration of retail systems and packaging solutions.” The first joint solutions will be available in select countries in Au- tumn 2023. The official launch in the Italian and European markets will take place during the Cibus Tec trade show, which will be held in Parma (It- aly) at the end of October 2023. Bizerba www.bizerba.com Fabbri Group www.gruppofabbri.com The Executive Board of Bizerba meets with Fabbri Group’s CEO Stefano Pellegatta in Balingen, Germany for the contract signing (© Bizerba) HDPE for Bottle Production made from 100% LVP for the First Time Interzero has patented a proce- dure that significantly improves the recycling of HDPE plastics, fol- lowing years of development work. This recycling procedure elimi- nates previously required efforts in the final sorting stage of polyethyl - ene lightweight packaging waste as it is retrieved from the yellow bin, as well as the need for add- ing primary plastics to the so-called PPC (post consumer commercial) or PIR (post industrial) classes. The patent relates to the produc- tion of a prepared plastic material made of lightweight packagingwith a minimum 95 percent HDPE share. It refers to a mechanical recycling process with a chemically controlled rheology modification to produce blow moulded products made of 100 percent lightweight packaging post-consumer material, which has to date only been qualitatively suit- able for extrusion processes. The process was developed in our own Competence Centre for recy-