Our Success Stories

In the course of numerous projects with machine and raw material manufacturers, precursor producers, processors, packaging manufacturers, brand owners as well as wholesalers and retailers, the practical suitability of R-Cycle has been tested and validated. Some of them we can present to you publicly here.

If you would like to contribute to R-Cycle with your know-how or your technology, or if you would like to use R-Cycle yourself, we look forward to hearing from you.

Engel shows injection-molded cups made of recycled PET with digital product passes

ENGEL has developed a new manufacturing process for injection-molded cups that represents a quantum leap for the packaging industry. The Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer processes recycled material (rPET) directly in injection moulding in just one process step. An ENGEL e-speed injection moulding machine with a newly developed and extremely powerful injection unit is used for the process.

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Digital Product Passports for smart Digital Watermark packaging in blow molding

Together with plastic raw material supplier Braskem, plastic packaging manufacturer KautexTextron and Netherlands-based recycling specialist company Morssinkhoff Plastics, Kautex Maschinenbau has launched its second R-Cycle pilot project “Smart digital watermark packaging in Blow Molding”.

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How data increase the recyclability of food packaging

To create real added value by extending the life cycle of packaging, recycling packaging will need to be as easy and efficient as possible in the future. Information that is collected in a digital product passport during production and then retrieved using digital watermarks is an essential ingredient in making a circular economy a reality.

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Digitally traceable mulch film for Chinese agriculture

Mulch films are used extensively in agriculture to save up to 30% water, regulate soil temperature and ultimately increase crop yields by an average of 30%. Particularly in densely populated China, agriculture has to deliver top performance in order to be able to supply people with sufficient food.

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How does a crisp bag become fit for the circular economy?

In close cooperation with its partners Erema, Henkel, hubergroup Print Solutions, Kampf, Maag, Plastchim-T and Wipak, Brückner Maschinenbau has initiated the pilot project “polypropylene crisp bag” in order to make an important contribution to the future circular economy.

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