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FEATURE

PulPac expands its mission to replace single-use plastics with a

dedicated center of excellence for Dry Molded Fiber production
tooling

he expansion is a strategic move manufacturing process for turning solutions faster”, comments Linus
Tthat aims to bring PulPac’s sus- renewable pulp into high-perfor- Larsson Green, CEO of PulPac AB.
tainable solutions faster to the mar- mance packaging products that are About PulPac
ket, supporting the company’s vision fully biodegradable, recyclable, and
of creating a more sustainable future. compostable. The Dry Molded Fiber PulPac is the home of Dry Molded Fib-
The new subsidiary, DMF Tooling AB, manufacturing process has a lower er – a pioneer in packaging solutions,
will provide licensees with serial-pro- climate impact than wet-molding and pushing the boundaries of what’s pos-
duced multi-cavity tools specially de- plastic processing. And it provides the sible to do with cellulosic fibers. Pul-
signed for Dry Molded Fiber. packaging industry with a solution for Pac’s ambition is to replace single-use
plastics by making its cutting-edge
“DMF Tooling acts as a ‘Center of Ex- a swift transition toward circularity to fiber-forming technology available to
cellence’, open for all PulPac’s licen- tackle the sustainability challenge the the world. By bringing together all
sees and partners to learn and benefit industry is facing. parts of the packaging industry in an
from. It is a significant step in scaling “PulPac as a group is committed to ecosystem of changemakers, PulPac
up the underlying infrastructure and creating a circular economy and pro- builds on existing businesses and infra-
development for the Dry Molded viding sustainable solutions using Dry structure – enabling fast scaling of re-
Fiber network and ensures bespoke Molded Fiber, which benefits the sponsibly produced packaging where
tooling with rapid deliveries”, says planet and people. Having a dedicated sustainability is not just a choice but a
Gösta Blomqvist, Managing Director center of excellence for tooling, we fundamental principle.
DMF Tooling. can proudly leverage our team’s ex-
PulPac’s patented Dry Molded Fib- pertise and drive knowledge sharing
er technology is a groundbreaking and capacity to deploy our sustainable

Breaking ground in smart manufacturing

dex3D, Xuansheng gradually under-
stands the value of smart manufactur-
ing and plans to realize it.
In 2020, the General Manager of Xu-
ansheng, Xin-Rong Liu, participated in
Moldex3D’s conference held in Tai-
wan, where he realized intelligent de-
sign and high-quality production are
inevitable trends in the mold industry.
Liu met and talked with Ming-Hong
Tsai, the President of
ACMT, and Zheng-Cong Chen, the
Editor-in-Chief of ACMT. It was at
that moment that Liu decided to im-
plement smart manufacturing, leading
ianjin Xuansheng Technology Co., hind Xuansheng tells their determina-
TLtd. is a Taiwan-funded enter- tion to evolve from a traditional mold Xuansheng towards achieving initial
prise that aims to provide its clients factory into a leading one-stop service mass production.
with outstanding molding one-stop provider. Through their collaboration With ACMT’s guidance, Xuansheng
services and solutions. The story be- with ACMT Smart Molding and Mol- kept three key factors in mind: Intel-

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