METPACK opens parallel to interpack in 2020

In 2020, METPACK will open at Messe Essen from May 5 to 9. On three out of five days, the world's leading fair for metal packaging will once again take place parallel to the interpack packaging fair in Düsseldorf which is scheduled for May 7 to 13, 2020.

PrintabLED wins the Gold METPACK Innovation Award 2017

The winners of the METPACK Innovation Award 2017 have been chosen: the Italian company PrintabLED has won the industry Gold award for its high-performance UV-LED systems of the same name for paint and printing systems.

Automatic machine to put plastic flange on the side of metallic containers

Welding Machine S.r.l is a company with more than 45 years of experience in the metal packaging sector and has manufactured machines for every part in the world. The company has update its machines list with the FA-P-ATP, an automatic machine to put plastic flange on the side of metallic containers.

New department for press reconditioning

Euro Tecno Tool recondition old presses into new ones in a dedicated area of its plant in Parma.

New Trend: Light aluminium drink bottles

Aluminium drink bottles are predicted rapid growth: Leading bottlers are increasingly using “DWI Bottle Cans” as premium packaging, which allows for improved freedom of design. As Drawing and Wall Ironing (DWI) is used in production of bottle cans, they require significantly less raw materials than traditional extruded bottles. Experts are going so far as to say that, in the future, more of these aluminium bottles will be produced every year than aerosol cans.

DIrectDrive™ Spiral System

The DirectDrive™ System (DDS™) spiral technology from Intralox is a flexible, low-energy solution to increase efficiency in can-making plants that functions both single- and bi-directionally.

More than 300 Exhibitors at METPACK 2017

The world's leading fair for metal packaging METPACK will reach new dimensions: More than 300 exhibitors will present their products and innovations at Messe Essen - over 20 percent more than on the occasion of the past event.

DM45 300

The DM45 300 is an automatic machine for offset printing in up to six colors and lacquering ( wet on wet ) on the outside surface of aluminum and plastic closures.

New TCCT™ - A REACH-compliant success story at Metpack

New service for packaging steel customers: thyssenkrupp “Packaging Steel” app