FEIBP Congress 2022: Sustainability

Andrew Griffiths, Planet Mark
Director of Community and Partnerships

62nd FEIBP Congress Focuses on Sustainability and Current Global Challenges

Story and Photos by Katharina Goldbeck-Hörz

It was a warm welcome in Prague for the 2022 FEIBP Congress, held September 21-24, 2022. After three years, it was finallyy possible to see each other in person and FEIBP President Andrew McIlroy and Fons Ceelaert gave a warm welcome to the guests and participants of the Congress of European Brushware Manufacturers in the Golden City. Friends from the ABMA and new members of the European Brushware Association, among others from Denmark and Sri Lanka, were warmly welcomed.

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Brushware News November 18, 2022

Boucherie Announces New HSU 650 from ILLIG

Boucherie’s partner ILLIG has expanded its product portfolio of modern and sustainable packaging solutions with the new HSU 650 — a customizable and modular packaging machine. The machine was designed with a quick and ergonomic change-over in mind, and the user-friendliness was improved with a new HMI. Furthermore, a 30 percent reduction of energy consumption was achieved with a new sealing station that is much more energy-efficient. The output is high, because of the generous forming and sealing area of 650 x 300 mm combined with a speed of 20 cycles per minute.

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Brushware News November 3, 2022

Discover Boucherie’s Newest Brush Machine Creation: NM

The End of Vertical Double Headers?

Vertical brush machines were introduced 130 years ago. We believe it is time for something new! How about a machine having pretty much the same output as a doubleheader vertical machine, but with only three sets of clamps instead of six or even 12? With only one drill instead of three? Or with even only one filling tool instead of two?

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Brushware News May 27, 2022

Hillbrush Invests in State-Of-The-Art Brush Manufacturing Machines

Hillbrush’s New Z Lion

Hillbrush, the UK’s largest manufacturer of brushes and specialist cleaning tools has made a £1.3 million investment in three new automated brush-making machines at its production site in Mere, Wiltshire.

This significant investment secures Hillbrush’s manufacturing capability long into the future, with quicker outputs and reduced workloads for operators, as well as offering an even better quality finished product.

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Brushware News May 24, 2022

Boucherie Launches New Website

Refreshed and Ready for the Future

Boucherie has been building brush-making machinery for nearly 100 years. Nevertheless, innovating and developing new technologies for our customers has always been at the heart of our company’s approach. It seemed only logical that our drive to stay up to speed should also be reflected in our corporate identity and online presence.

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Brushware News December 7, 2021

Gb Boucherie NV Upcoming Shows

Gb Boucherie NV will double up next week to visit shows in the US and Germany to demonstrate their HSU 35b machine. The HSU 35b is suitable for sustainable packaging made of double card blister or solid cardboard for toothbrushes. From medium and high volume machines to modular machines for a variety of packaging materials, GB Boucherie NV says, “we have it all in our range.”

Gb Boucherie NV at Pack Expo: September 27-29, 2021

Pack Expo will unite top solutions suppliers in the packaging and processing world during a worldwide event. Professionals from all packaged goods industries are invited to attend and get acquainted with the newest state-of-the-art packaging equipment, materials and technologies. Boucherie will be exhibiting along with packaging systems specialist Illig at booth 5963 in the South Lower Hall!

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Brushware News September 23, 2021

Boucherie’s Aeola Saves Time and Energy for Brush Manufacturing

Do you still believe two is better than one?

Traditional double head brush machines are complex, big, and often can’t operate to their full potential. Based on our experience with toothbrush manufacturing technology, we stopped to wonder: why not develop a single filling tool solution for household brushes with the same output as a doubleheader?

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Brushware News June 16, 2021

Spotlight: Boucherie Machine Range for Wooden Toothbrushes

The Hepta-DR drills the handles and fills the brushes without re-clamping.

Wooden and bamboo toothbrushes are becoming popular because they are eco-friendly and most of the brush is biodegradable. Shaping these handles from a piece of wood or bamboo is certainly a high-precision job, and the drilling of the holes for the tufts has to be precise and consistent. Furthermore, it is challenging to obtain sufficient tuft retention in this natural material. To help the industry face these new challenges, Boucherie has developed a complete range of specialized machinery:

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Brushware News December 9, 2020

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