/INS. Finnish speciality cartonboard producer Pankaboard has announced that it is to exhibit at this year’s RosUpack exhibition for the first time, marking the first appearance of its Russian sales team, following the opening of its new branch sales office in St Petersburg in March this year.

/INS. Confortée par plusieurs études et un examen minutieux des besoins de ses clients, Konecranes lance le BOXHUNTER et réinvente le portique sur pneus (RTG). L’innovation réside en deux points: l’opérateur a désormais les pieds sur terre et la cabine revient, elle aussi, à hauteur de camion, au cœur des opérations de manutention de conteneurs. Le concept opératoire du BOXHUNTER est unique et tient en une chose: repenser complètement les opérations des RTG et l’ergonomie des opérateurs.

/INS.Global crane company Konecranes has re-invented the RTG (Rubber Tyred Gantry crane) and simplified its operation — while adding innovative technology developed by Konecranes for its Automated Stacking Cranes (ASCs).

/INS. After several studies, and backed by a thorough understanding of customer needs, Konecranes launched  the BOXHUNTER and reinvented the RTG crane. The innovations at a glance: the operator has been brought down to earth. The cabin has been brought down to the truck lane, the heart of container handling action. The BOXHUNTER operating concept is unique: a complete rethinking of RTG operation and operator ergonomics.

/INS. “Choosing the right paperboard reduced the cost of the entire production,” says Gary Peeling, CEO of the family-owned printers Precision Printing in Barking in east London. “Not only that — if we’d taken the cheap route in choosing a material, we couldn’t have done the job.”

/INS.(UPM, Helsinki, 22 April 2014, 10:00 EET) – UPM's strong focus on improving workplace safety has produced great results. The Lost Time Accident Frequency (LTAF)* decreased in 2012 and 2013 by a total of 60%. The total number of lost time accidents in all UPM sites globally decreased from over 550 in 2011 to 200 in 2013.

/INS. Konecranes, one of the world’s market leaders in lifting technology, will be attending MED PORTS 2014 — the biggest annual Container Ports and Terminal Operations Exhibition and Conference Event for the Mediterranean Region. The event will take place April 23-24, 2014 in Marrakesh, Morocco. At the exhibition, in stand 11 in hall Salle Atlas 3 & 4, Konecranes will focus its presence on Port Cranes and Lift Trucks.

A Kemira investirá na expansão de suas instalações e em um novo reator na fabricação de vários produtos químicos para diversas aplicações  em sua fábrica localizada em Telêmaco Borba, estado do Paraná, na região sul do Brasil.

/INS. Tasowheel Systems, a major manufacturer of different types of CD control actuators, can now deliver replacement dilution actuators and valves for paper machines even in single units, regardless of the actuator’s original manufacturer.

/INS. Fiński producent kartonów Pankaboard po raz pierwszy podczas tegorocznych targów Packaging Innovations w Polsce będzie prezentować swoje produkty. Targi odbędą się w Warszawie w dniach 9-10 kwietnia. Produkty firmy Pankaboard są sprzedawane w Polsce za pośrednictwem firmy Finplast, która jest jej agentem sprzedaży od 2012 roku.