Drinking Straws

February 4, 2020

In May 2019, The Council of the European Union has adopted a directive which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. Under the new rules, single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks and cotton buds will be banned by 2021. Today in the European Union, 36.4 billion plastic straws are used, what means that … Continue reading “Drinking Straws”

Nitta Belts for Paper Straw Production

November 4, 2019

Did you know… – that 36.4 billion paper plastic straws are used in the EU each year? – that EU will ban plastic straws from the market from 2021 on? – that there are many ideas to substitute plastic straws, one of them is to produce paper straws?… – that the main component in a … Continue reading “Nitta Belts for Paper Straw Production”

“Far beyond our expectations” – Improving lifetime and performance of tube winding machines with Zeroseam

October 30, 2018

At Sonoco Consumer Products in Mechelen, Belgium, machines are hardly ever standing still, producing cardboard tubes for the food market non-stop. Time is of the essence, so every minute counts when it comes to machine maintenance and service. A big part of the machine performance for spiral tube winding machines, which are used to produce … Continue reading ““Far beyond our expectations” – Improving lifetime and performance of tube winding machines with Zeroseam”

Three ways Nitta belts improve distribution center efficiency

July 23, 2018

In large distribution centers, miles of conveyors are essential to moving goods out the door quickly. Speed and parcel orientation are of paramount importance, and the precise routing of individual packages is critical. Much attention and careful design go into the layout of a distribution center: at various stages in the conveyor system, belts with … Continue reading “Three ways Nitta belts improve distribution center efficiency”