The Portuguese technology company, a key partner of Cegid, is strengthening its presence in the North of the country and expanding its technical capacity with the full absorption of NSoft operations.

Kelsen Group and Pepperidge Farm have collaborated with Schur®Star Systems on redesigning and optimizing the packaging solution for these exclusive cookies. Due to its many advantages, the Schur®Star Box Bag gains ground for a growing number of product groups: Its box-shaped bottom makes the bag stand completely stable on the shelf, irrespective of weight and contents. Being printable on front, reverse, sides and bottom, the bag offers excellent opportunities to enhance the product's profile, no matter whether the product is displayed in upright or lying position on the supermarket shelf. Superior quality flexographic printing in up to 10 colours, including effects like e.g. high-gloss lacquer, matte lacquer, or metallized inks give additional differentiation options. Additional features like a window in the bag gives the consumer a glimpse of the contents; a zipper offers reclosability, and e.g. tearstrips and laserscoring ease the opening.

Körber has announced the completion of its acquisition of the majority stake of Stellium, a leading Houston based SAP Supply Chain Management consulting firm. The entity now operates as Körber Stellium.

Körber inaugurates a state-of-the-art factory in the Porto region, enhancing its ability to deliver advanced supply chain technologies to customers worldwide.

iLumiFlex is Macsa ID’s new UV laser coding solution developed to transform marking in flexible packaging. Designed as a direct alternative to traditional Thermal Transfer Overprint (TTO) systems, it completely eliminates ribbons and thermal printheads, enabling continuous production without consumables or interruptions. This technological advancement responds to a clear market demand: lowering operational costs, reducing downtime, and moving toward more sustainable processes without compromising quality or performance. Using cold UV laser marking technology, iLumiFlex produces permanent, high-contrast codes directly on the film without damaging or weakening the material. The result is durable coding resistant to oil, dust, alcohol, moisture, and heat sterilization processes, ensuring reliable traceability in demanding industries such as food, pharmaceutical, and personal care. Its compact format, equivalent to a standard TTO unit, allows easy integration into existing production lines without complex mechanical modifications. This simplifies adoption and accelerates return on investment. By eliminating consumables, it significantly reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) and minimizes environmental impact associated with industrial waste. iLumiFlex represents a new generation of industrial coding: more efficient, more sustainable, and fully aligned with the future of flexible packaging production.

What business wouldn't want to save time and money while improving productivity, optimizing processes, and ensuring the safety of their team? More and more companies are recognizing the advantages of incorporating innovative MasterMover machines into their operations. These electric tugs and tow tractors offer a range of significant benefits that help businesses achieve their goals more efficiently and effectively. Below, we will explore in detail the key advantages that customers discover when choosing MasterMover as their solution for handling heavy loads: 1) Increased productivity: Electric tugs allow for the efficient movement of heavy loads of up to 30,000 kg without the need for extensive training. This saves time and enables a single operator to perform tasks that previously required multiple people. 2) Reduction of manual handling: These devices support the load, reducing the risk of accidents and musculoskeletal injuries among staff. They provide a secure connection and prevent falls, trips, and entanglements. 3) Workspace flexibility: Electric tugs are compact and maneuverable, making them ideal for limited spaces. Their ability to adapt to different production needs and ease of maneuverability make them an excellent choice. 4) Cost savings on handling equipment: Compared to overhead cranes and fleets of forklifts, electric tugs are a more cost-effective option. They require fewer resources for operation and maintenance, resulting in long-term savings. 5) Environmental benefits: Electric tugs operate on batteries and do not emit harmful fumes or gases. They are ideal for both indoor and outdoor environments, respecting the environment and the health of the workforce.

Avoiding the use of overhead cranes in a busy automotive plant is the reason why the factory managers opted for MasterMover, an innovative, safe, and reliable solution for material handling. Our customer, an automotive supplier manufacturing pressed body parts and welded assemblies, needed a safer way to transport up to 30,000 kg of pressing tools. Moving such a weight overhead and above employees' heads was not a viable option. Instead, they now use a MasterMover PS3000+ heavy-duty machine along with a cart to move the tools from the warehouse to the press machine. The PS3000+ with power-assisted steering allows a single operator on foot to safely control a load using a wireless transmitter. It can be used alone to move loads of up to 30 tons or in multi-link mode to remotely control the movement of loads up to 360,000 kg. Key Features of the PS3000+: 1) Safely pull and push any load up to 30,000 kg 2) Wireless remote control 3) Interchangeable batteries 4) Steel chassis with AEF

Do you need a small pallet, a special size or a size that can be grouped and adaptable to a European pallet? Maybe you need to send few boxes and you don't want to waste a large pallet or Euro pallet, thus being able to save on transportation costs? At Inka Palet we have a specific range, mini pallets, made with the usual materials of our larger pallets: new or recycled wood, recycled fiber, cardboard, new or recycled plastic, or plastic from recycled plastic packaging. domestic use (our ECO Plastic line). It is a product designed to be used, on the one hand, in picking and split orders, being able to group several of them on a euro pallet, thus facilitating their transport to the point of sale, and being able to place them, once there, directly on the linear. This is allowed by those mini pallets with standard and more common measurements (600x400, 600x800, 400x800 and 400x300), all of which divide the measurements of a europalet (800x1200). Furthermore, and related to the previous point, it is a range of products that is ideal for use as a base for a display directly at the point of sale, a fact that contributes to improving its visibility and represents cost savings. The perfect companion for the exhibition and promotion of your products, which protects the content and facilitates transportation and logistics from the point of origin to its placement in the store. It does not deteriorate or damage the merchandise, as it does not use nails or screws, with a weight that is always constant and 3 to 4 times lower than the weight of a conventional pallet. Due to its characteristics, it is a pallet suitable for handling with different mechanical elements or different types of forklifts, manual or electric pallet trucks.

At Masinara, automation reigns supreme with ABB robots and Modula warehouses working in harmony. In the sheet metal stamping and assembly production area, where the old metal containers have given way to 7 automatic Modula ML50D warehouses, connected to an ABB robot that moves between them. The double external bay warehouses, which were previously managed by operators, are now serviced fully automatically by the anthropomorphic robot. Modula and ABB carried out the project together, mainly coordinating the software-side process by which ABB's Deck software interacts with the Modula WMS. The process coordinated by Modula and ABB focuses on depalletising, where the robot identifies and pours products into trays, and palletising, where the robot identifies, weighs and picks products to compose orders following a well-defined pattern. To launch a picking order, the WMS displays the customer's order and creates the picking missions, which are then confirmed by the DECK software, which orders them according to the previous palletisation pattern. Once the mission is unlocked, the robot starts up and picks from the Modula tray the products needed to compose that order. The anthropomorphic robot picks from the Modula's outer tray, which not only knows exactly where, but also uses a gripper equipped with a machine vision system to control the accuracy of the pick. Masinara is a perfect example of a fully automated project with all its advantages. Firstly, in terms of safety and ergonomics for the operator, who no longer has to handle heavy orders or work in confined and dangerous spaces. At the same time, the move to automation has resulted in efficient order picking times, as the Modula is loaded during night-time hours, when the operators are absent.

Firstly, a WMS helps to maintain an accurate inventory. Thanks to this software, it is possible to track every movement of goods, from receipt to dispatch, ensuring that stock levels are always up to date. This reduces the risk of overstocking or understocking, improving customer satisfaction. In addition, a WMS optimises order management. By automating the picking, packing and shipping processes, order fulfilment is accelerated, reducing delivery times. This is especially important in an eCommerce market where customers expect fast shipments. Another significant benefit is the reduction of operational costs. By automating many manual operations, Modula WMS decreases the need for manpower and reduces human error, which can be costly. Finally, the WMS provides detailed analysis and reporting to help make informed decisions. With accurate data on warehouse performance, companies can identify areas for improvement and further optimise operations. In short, a WMS is a must-have tool for any eCommerce that wants to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction.

Danish Kildespring has launched a new potato range in microwavable bags under the headline ”Tasty choices for busy weekdays”. The potatoes are packed in the innovative Schur®Star Zip-Pop Bag, enabling busy consumers to prepare a delicious meal in 8 minutes. Potatoes and spiced butter are placed in two separate compartments. During preparation, the steam from the potatoes opens the compartments, and the butter in the top melts down over the potatoes. When potatoes are prepared traditionally, valuable minerals and vitamins are lost with the boiling water, but this gentle method retains the nutrients in the bag. The shortest possible distance between field and stove Kildespring is a team of enthusiastic people whose focus is to offer Danish consumers honest products. And the Nature’s Kitchen products perfectly fit into this. Each product is produced with the shortest possible distance between field and stove – without added preservative, e-numbers, or any other irrelevant elements. ”It is our mission to offer quality conscious consumers homemade meals with an understandable ingredient list. Also on busy weekdays with no time to do the cooking themselves”. says Peer Slynge, Managing Director. Kildespring will be packing a wide range of ready meals and convenience food on their Schur®Star, and they will take full advantage of the versatile packaging machine and the short change-over times. When introduced to the market, the Schur®Star Zip-Pop bag was awarded for its innovative construction. The microwavable Schur®Star Zip-Pop Bag is available to consumers in USA, Australia, Lithuania, and Spain, with additional projects in the pipeline

The rise of robotization in warehouses and production centers is leading to a significant change in the load supports used in them. As a result of this fact, not just any pallet meets the necessary requirements, so it is essential to carry out a personalized study of the entire process, to choose the pallet that perfectly adapts to the needs of each product and client. In the case that we present today, and after observing the operation of this automatic palletizing system, we considered that the best option was to use a nestable plastic pallet, specifically our IKPLP1210CD model, measuring 1000x1200mm (American measurement). It is a pallet that is robust enough to support the weight of the Big Bag (it supports up to 1,200kg in dynamic load, and up to 2,000kg in static load), and, at the same time, light (its tare weight is 7.5kg) and nestable and stackable, a fact that reduces its volume and, consequently, both the economic cost and, above all, the cost and optimization of empty storage and transportation. Its cover is closed and has non-slip ridges in several key points around its entire perimeter (which facilitates, in this case, the stabilization of the Big Bag), it is made of recycled plastic, and is durable (which allows it to be reused) and 100% recyclable. Among the advantages provided by nestable pallets we find: - reduction of logistics costs - reduction of storage space - reduction in tare weight (pallet weight), which is associated with less wear in all the elements involved in the logistics chain - easy and secure stackability - suitable for export - suitable for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries - improves the wrapping or shrink wrapping process with film (due to its rounded corners) - reduction of empty transport costs

ELEVAH40 MOVE is a revolutionary platform, light and manageable like a ladder, but safe and efficient like a platform. It is the first 100% aluminum escalator with a working height of 4 meters. It is a self-propelled floor platform, which is raised and lowered according to work needs and which can be activated thanks to the controls in the cabin located in a comfortable ergonomic position. It is customizable, available in various colors and has cutting-edge technological materials to which optional components can be added as needed. It is ideal for working safely as it has various indicators, locking buttons and anti-collision radar systems, in addition to having steel bars in the cabin of the platform that can be closed, thus offering maximum safety and protection to the operator. It is also compact, agile and easy to drive. Thanks to its incredible dimensions (71.5X100 cm) it is perfect for working in confined spaces. It has official certification based on the European standard EN 280 and CE certification.