Machinery & Equipment

The launch marks a pivotal milestone for Sortera, which has been scaling its upcycling platform since the success of its flagship Markle, Indiana facility.

Patented by Sun Centre, the POUCH³ is designed to use 30 to 40 percent less material than a standard stand-up pouch.

Jo Ormrod, Paranova CEO, explained that this investment marks a defining moment for Paranova and reinforces the company’s ambition to lead the future of sustainable food-to-go packaging.

The facility’s ability to handle ULCC-class vessels (Ultra Large Crude Carriers, over 320,000 deadweight tonnes) means that even the largest tankers can be recycled in-region rather than sailing to South Asia.

The combination allows Graco to offer a broader portfolio to packaging customers: a single supplier for adhesive pumps, dispensing valves, and quality inspection systems.

The iEcho system uses a digital cutting head that follows a CAD file, producing the first piece as fast as the thousandth piece, with no tooling cost and no waiting for die manufacture.

By leveraging advanced sorting technology and WM’s operational expertise, the facility is designed to improve material recovery, broaden the range of accepted recyclables over time, and help advance a circular economy.

The dismantling center will focus on recovering metals, plastics, glass, and rubber, feeding these materials back into manufacturing supply chains.

Amtech’s platforms, EnCore, Label Traxx, and Axiom, are purpose-built for packaging converters, not adapted from general manufacturing software.

Metal Park’s integrated model supports recycling activities by providing storage, processing, and fabrication under one roof, reducing the transportation distances between scrap collection points and end-users.