Extrusion International 4-2016

Extrusion International 4/2016

CELEBRATES

Tradition Forms Future

The performance of the latest thermoformers took center stage at this year’s

Open House 2016 in ILLIG’s 70th year of operation

Now in its 15th year, the annual

event hosted by the global mar-

ket leader of thermoforming

systems has become a magnet

for networking in the industry.

Those in attendance were treat-

ed to a wide range of presenta-

tions and live machine demon-

strations, which included trends

in packaging technology, label

decoration with In-mold Label-

ing Thermoforming (IML-T) tech-

nology, lightweight molds and

end-of-line packaging. A diver-

sity of applications differing in

shape and size demonstrated

the vanguard of technological

innovation on ten of the latest

generation, highly efficient and

high-performance thermoform-

ers in a real-life production envi-

ronment.

ILLIG managing director Karl

Schäuble also announced the

highest number of received or-

ders in the company’s storied

history. In addition to the devel-

opments in technology over the

last three years, factors contrib-

uting to this success have been

identified as the increase in mar-

Photos: ILLIG

Coinciding with its 70th year of operation, the thermoforming systems supplier ILLIG hosted

its 15th Open House under the banner “Tradition forms Future”. The event was held on June

22 and 23 at the company headquarters in Heilbronn, and was attended by some 250 visitors

from all corners of the European economic area and from as far away as South America and

India.