Manufacturing & Industry

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 10, 2025 - U.S.-based packaging manufacturer Southern Champion Tray (SCT) has achieved a significant production milestone with the commissioning of HEIDELBERG's Boardmaster inline flexographic printing press. The investment marks a key step in SCT's modernization program, enabling faster delivery times, higher efficiency, and a new benchmark in sustainable folding carton production for the North American food packaging sector.

Next-Generation Flexo Technology Redefines Performance

SCT, headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has integrated the Boardmaster system as part of a $60 million expansion into a fully automated production site. Founded in 1927, the family-owned company employs around 900 people and specializes in recyclable packaging for retail, bakery, and food service industries.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 10, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has received the prestigious Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2025 for its newly redesigned "Home of Print" customer experience center in Wiesloch-Walldorf, Germany. Recognized in the Retail Design - Showrooms category, the center exemplifies HEIDELBERG's evolution from a print machinery manufacturer to a full system integrator for end-to-end production solutions in the global printing industry.

Award-Winning Design Reflects HEIDELBERG's Growth Strategy

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 10, 2025 - Italian materials innovator Saviola has unveiled a new generation of its Saviola Ecological Panel®, featuring an ultra-thin nanotechnology coating designed to elevate durability, aesthetics, and environmental performance. The development reinforces Saviola's leadership in sustainable engineered wood products, delivering a new surface solution that combines tactile appeal with high technical resistance for industrial furniture manufacturers and interior design applications.

Nanotechnology Brings Functional and Visual Advancement

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 30, 2025 – CONICA AG will introduce “CONICA Made with Nike Grind” at FSB Cologne 2025 (Hall 10.2 | F051), adding recycled-shoe rubber to its polyurethane sports flooring systems. The move targets municipalities, architects, and installers seeking circular-economy materials that maintain professional performance while reducing waste across athletics tracks, multi-use courts, playgrounds, and tennis surfaces.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 30, 2025 – SMG Sportplatzmaschinenbau GmbH will showcase a full-stack portfolio for synthetic sports surfaces at FSB Cologne 2025 (Hall 10.2 | E010 F019), spanning precision installation of seamless, elastic sports flooring, specialized equipment for synthetic turf systems, and an extensive line of maintenance and deep-cleaning solutions. The company positions its machines to help facility owners, municipalities, and contractors improve installation quality, lower lifecycle costs, and meet evolving performance and sustainability standards across stadiums, training grounds, and playgrounds.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 21, 2025 – Bio-pool, a long-established French manufacturer specializing in salt electrolysis and water treatment, is expanding its portfolio of compatible electrolysis cells for the 2025 season. The company, part of the ACWA Group alongside ACIS and WA-conception, has built a reputation over three decades for producing high-quality, cost-effective alternatives to original pool chlorination components — a market segment increasingly focused on performance, sustainability, and total lifecycle value.

Reliable, Affordable Alternatives to OEM Pool Cells

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 21, 2025 – ASEKO has unveiled its next-generation ASIN AQUA Salt systems, a reengineered family of saltwater electrolysers that elevate pool water treatment to new standards of efficiency, durability, and adaptability. Designed for professional and commercial applications, the new series—ASIN AQUA Salt Pro, ASIN AQUA Salt, and ASIN AQUA Salt eOX—introduces major performance gains and modular scalability for modern facility management.

Smarter Design, Higher Efficiency

Developed through intensive R&D, the ASIN AQUA Salt line achieves up to 30% higher energy efficiency than previous generations. The optimized design minimizes heat loss, reducing operational costs and supporting sustainability goals for hotels, wellness centers, and public pools. These performance enhancements make the systems especially attractive for facilities seeking to modernize while meeting energy-saving targets.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 15, 2025 – SIPA is charting the future of refillable PET packaging with the debut of its XTRA 8 rotary blowmolder at Drinktec 2025, introducing an advanced, digitally intelligent platform that blends speed, sustainability, and precision engineering. Designed for the next generation of returnable bottle systems, the XTRA 8 positions SIPA as a frontrunner in the race toward smarter and greener beverage production.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 15, 2025 – SIPA, a global leader in PET packaging and bottling technology, has introduced its new XLABL RF rotary roll-fed labeller — a breakthrough that completes the company’s fully integrated Sincro Tribloc System. This new machine enables a unified production flow from blowing and filling to labelling, achieving record-setting speeds of up to 90,000 bottles per hour.

A Fully Integrated Bottling Workflow for Modern Production Lines
The addition of the XLABL RF transforms SIPA’s Sincro Tribloc into a fully synchronized, closed-loop solution that minimizes complexity, reduces downtime, and elevates output efficiency. By integrating the labelling phase directly into the production sequence, manufacturers can streamline their operations without sacrificing precision or consistency.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 15, 2025 – SIPA has unveiled the XFORM PRO, a next-generation PET preform system that merges mechanical innovation with digital intelligence. Building on the success of the XFORM Gen 4, the new platform delivers faster cycles, lower energy use, and seamless integration with the company’s new XBrain telemetric mold management system—marking a major leap forward in high-cavitation PET preform manufacturing.