ColepCCL's newly launched and fully operational Innovation Centre is creating a lot of interest within the packaging industry, the company says.
The centre, with a focus on creativity in manufacturing, was opened in March 2006 and offers an unprecedented service to ColepCCL's customers.
In line with its strategy to reshape the packaging industry, the Innovation Centre offers a platform for the conversion of concepts into packages.
This central network hub of knowledge draws on expertise from suppliers, academic institutions and industries outside of its normal sphere of operation to bring to customers the most attractive ideas and solutions.
The Innovation Centre is run autonomously, reporting to the ColepCCL Board, and services company needs across all divisions. Based at the firm's Speciality Manufacturing Division, in Laupheim, Germany, it can also access the company's centre-for-excellence for formulation technology: The European Centre for Application Technology (ECAT).
The ECAT aims to provide the best possible environment for leading pharmaceutical and cosmetic marketers. The facility in Germany is one of the best equipped sites in the industry, operating to pharmaceutical standards in both blending and filling, ColepCCL says.