In line with the main theme of trade fair FachPack – environmentally friendly packaging – Bosch Packaging Technology showed its innovative approaches in the area of sustain-ability. Primary packaging is mainly concerned with two aspects: the use of monomaterials in comparison to conventional films, and using paper packaging as an alternative to plastic. For secondary packaging, the focus is on both reducing packaging material waste and increasing the recyclability of packaging materials.

Secondary packaging made of paper and cardboard is sustainable per se because it consists of renew-able and recyclable raw materials. Nevertheless, its full potential has not yet been exhausted. There are other ways of making production even more environmentally friendly, for example by avoiding packaging material loss during production. This can occur, for example, when packaging material cannot be processed due to quality considerations. Bosch already has systems that are capable of processing slightly bent or recycled cardboard. Consequently, what machines previously sorted out as rejects can now be used thanks to a larger tolerance range.

With its Swedish cooperation partner BillerudKorsnäs, Bosch showed how uniquely formed and optimally sized shaped paper pods can con-tribute to a more sustainable future.
Together, the companies have developed a new packaging concept called Pearl (in the foreground of the picture). It demonstrates the unique formability of the FibreForm material (the leading 3D-formable paper on the market, patented by BillerudKorsnäs). The material is processed on Bosch machinery and paves the way for creative and sustainable paper packaging solutions.