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quisition. tivities on the other. With the extensive he added.
“I am delighted that we have been able know-how that Heinlein has to offer, Alpla currently has 196 production
to gain Heinlein Plastik-Technik, which we can expand our product portfolio to facilities across 47 countries and em-
is a long-established, global business,” include high-quality primary packaging ploys 23,300 workers worldwide. In
said Alpla CEO Philipp Lehner . “It is solutions for the pharma industry. The 2023, its sales totalled € 4.7 billion.
a good fit with our focus on the one beneficiaries of this will first and fore- Source – Sustainable Plastics
hand on the dynamics of advancing most be our mutual customers, who
technological innovations and on the will now be able to source their tailored
global expansion of our business ac- system solutions from a single place,”

Line O Matic shines at Drupa with sales and technology showcase

ndian printing machinery our flexo printing machine for plastic Flexo press
manufacturer Line O Mat- packaging being a popular item.” The company is also evaluating the in-
ic has had an impressive Line O Matic also showcased their tegration of sensors into the machines
showing at Drupa 2024. augmented operator advisor technol- to provide live video feeds from inside
According to Nirav Parikh, general ogy, which helps operators easily iden- machines. While costs are still being
manager (marketing) at Line O Matic tify and resolve issues using a tablet evaluated, Parikh emphasised focus-
Graphic Industries, the company’s interface. The tablet interface provides ing on customer benefits over costs
stand saw many visitors from Europe real-time monitoring of machines and to gain more customers. “We will con-
who were impressed with the quality allows remote control via software like tinue implementing additional features
and capabilities of all four machines TeamViewer. “This would allow cus- based on customer needs and require-
across different market segments tomers to troubleshoot issues them- ments.”
showcased at the show. “We have selves rather than always calling for Over time, the five-decade-old Line
sold 35 machines at the show, with support,” said Parikh.

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