Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in sustainability-focused food packaging solutions, has reaffirmed its strength and clear mandate to drive product innovation and sustainable growth across its global food packaging business, following the successful completion of its recent financial restructuring.

This restructuring process represented a proactive step to reset the company's financial foundation and position kp for long-term market growth. kp and its food packaging division is now moving forward with a significantly strengthened balance sheet and the support of new owners. This reflects strong confidence in kp's market position, its innovative packaging portfolio, and its future growth potential across the global packaging industry - including the food packaging sector.

Thomas Kure Jakobsen, President, Food Packaging at kp, commented: "I am proud and excited that kp, and our food packaging business, is moving forward as a more agile, better-capitalised company, equipped to invest in what matters most - innovation, sustainability, and the partnerships that drive value for our customers.

“The fundamentals of our food packaging business have never been stronger. Across our range of pre-formed trays and rigid and flexible films, our solutions are engineered to deliver high performance, strong shelf appeal and reduced environmental impact. With a strengthened financial foundation, we are now better positioned than ever to advance our innovation roadmap, support our customers' sustainability ambitions, and play a leading role in the transition to a more circular economy. We invest in scientific discovery, testing and developing materials to create new functionalities, design and sustainable alternatives for our products, working closely with its customers to shape the future of packaging design.”

At a time when the legislative landscape in packaging is constantly evolving, kp’s global teams have a keen eye on streamlining its portfolio to meet and exceed upcoming requirements.

Kure Jakobsen continues: "I am incredibly proud and grateful to our teams in food packaging around the world for their determination and commitment to supporting our customers. Their dedication and capability are the bedrock on which we will build our next chapter of growth."

With enhanced financial flexibility, kp's food packaging division is focused on continuing to progress market-leading innovation in sustainable packaging design, increasing the use of recycled content, and strengthening support for customers in the meat and protein, food-to-go, dairy, bakery, and fresh produce sectors.

To learn more about kp’s portfolio of award-winning food packaging solutions, visit 

3 March 2026 at 13:00 (EET)

Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, announces the commercial availability of AIDA, its pioneering all-in-one CT detector system. Following successful customer evaluations, AIDA is now ready for full-scale deployment across rotating and static CT, and future-proofed for photon-counting CT (PCCT) systems.

AIDA is designed as a scalable hardware–software platform that adapts seamlessly to different CT architectures and performance requirements. By integrating detector modules, data combiner boards, data control boards, optimized slip ring interfaces, and Detection Technology’s proprietary API compatible with the GigE Vision protocol into a unified system, AIDA simplifies system design while enabling exceptional data performance.

The platform manages data at rates of tens of gigabits per second within a single CT rotation and supports scalable throughput extending toward hundreds of gigabits per second. This architecture enables wider imaging coverage, faster view times, improved temporal resolution, and enhanced material discrimination—providing a strong foundation for both conventional CT and next-generation PCCT solutions.

“AIDA is a highly adaptable and future-ready CT detector platform,” says Arve Lukander, President of the EMEIA Business Unit at Detection Technology. “With its modular and scalable architecture, customers can deploy a single, unified solution across multiple CT modalities while preparing for the increasing performance demands of photon-counting technology.”

The modular design reduces system complexity, minimizes interfaces, streamlines supply chains, and shortens time-to-market, while ensuring scalability for evolving imaging requirements in medical, security, and industrial applications.

Detection Technology will showcase the all-in-one CT detector system, AIDA, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, on 4–8 March 2026.

3 March 2026 at 13:00 (EET)

Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, today unveils the standard X-ACE HS detector family for next-generation medical computed tomography (CT) systems. Designed to deliver faster data acquisition, expanded slice coverage up to 64 slices, and improved low-dose performance, the new high-speed (HS) detector family enables CT system manufacturers to develop higher-throughput, higher-performance systems with reduced integration complexity.

“With the introduction of the X-ACE HS family, we reinforce our position as a trusted provider of off-the-shelf CT detector solutions for value-to-premium imaging systems,” said Katja Lefèvre, Product Manager at Detection Technology. “We provide standardized, ready-to-integrate modules across multiple slice configurations, aligned with future CT trends including static CT, photon-counting CT and multi-source architectures. This enables our customers to innovate faster, reduce development risk and build scalable next-generation imaging platforms.”

X-ACE HS is available as a turnkey subsystem or as stand-alone detector modules. The family comprises the X-ACE 32 HS and X-ACE 64 HS detector modules and the X-ACE HS DAS (data acquisition system), designed for 32- and 64-slice rotating CT systems. Built on a modular platform, the product family enables faster time-to-market while maintaining cost efficiency and robust mechanical reliability.

X-ACE HS delivers integration times down to 50 µs, enabling high-speed gantry rotation and static CT imaging, supporting demanding clinical workflows such as emergency and trauma imaging. Extended anatomical Z-coverage of 20 mm in the 32 HS detector and 40 mm in the 64 HS allows larger anatomy capture per rotation, reducing scan time and motion artefacts while improving patient throughput.

At the core of the detector architecture is an ultra-fast, high-light-output medical-grade GOS scintillator combined with new backside-illuminated (BSI) photodiode technology. This combination reduces detector noise by approximately 60 percent compared to the previous platform, significantly improving signal-to-noise ratio and enabling high image quality at lower radiation dose. A 24-bit high-speed ADC with automatic full-scale range scaling up to 320 pC ensures stable, high-fidelity signal conversion across a wide dynamic range.

Despite the increased performance, power consumption remains below 1.5 W for the 32 HS and below 3 W for the 64 HS, simplifying gantry thermal management and supporting compact, energy-efficient system design. Compact module dimensions with consistent width across both versions facilitate mechanical platform reuse. An aluminum bracket with anti-scatter grid (ASG) and gantry guide mounting improves alignment precision and structural rigidity, while simplified electrical interfaces reduce cabling complexity and integration effort.

The X-ACE HS family is also available as a complete subsystem through Detection Technology’s AIDA platform. The platform integrates data acquisition electronics, synchronized readout, software libraries, and high-bandwidth communication up to 10 Gbps, reducing non-recurring engineering effort and accelerating CT system development.

In addition to rotating CT, the platform supports emerging static and stationary CT architectures, where high signal-to-noise ratio, precise timing and mechanical stability are critical. The combination of fast integration, low noise, and 2-sides tileable module design enables scalable stationary detector arrays, while the synchronized AIDA subsystem supports stable, high-throughput multi-detector capture.

The X-ACE 32 HS and X-ACE 64 HS are commercially available, and deliveries have commenced. Detection Technology will showcase the X-ACE HS detector family and the all-in-one CT detector system, AIDA, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, on 4–8 March 2026.

Anuga FoodTec and PMMI – The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows – are officially continuing their highly successful collaboration. The strategic partnership extension will continue to strengthen their joint presence across North America and Europe.

Expanding Potential, Connecting Markets

The partnership will strengthen exhibitors’ global reach by leveraging network synergies. It will also foster deeper exchange between Europe and North America while further enhancing the quality of attendees for all events.

European companies gain direct access to the North American market through PMMI’s network, while Anuga FoodTec in Cologne will broaden its international scope with additional solutions from the United States and Canada. Joint marketing initiatives will create new touchpoints with potential customers across the Atlantic and beyond.

Expanding Reach, Increasing Visibility

The collaboration will benefit not only Anuga FoodTec in Cologne (February 23–26, 2027) but also PACK EXPO International in Chicago (October 18–21, 2026), PACK EXPO Las Vegas (September 27–29, 2027), and Andina Pack in Bogotá, expected to take place again in November 2027. All these events will be actively supported through coordinated promotional efforts.

Combining Industry Expertise, Driving Growth

“PMMI looks forward to extending our strategic partnership with Koelnmesse and Anuga FoodTec, reinforcing our shared commitment to advancing the global packaging and processing industry. This collaboration not only strengthens industry engagement but also helps our members expand their reach in the global marketplace,” said Jim Pittas, President & CEO, PMMI.

"The extension of our partnership with PMMI pays off directly with regard to the performance of exhibitors and visitors. We establish engineering competence and market access between Europe and North America, accelerate technology transfer and reinforce the resiliency of supply chains. For Anuga FoodTec 2027, we bundle solutions for efficient processes, digital interfaces and sustainable packaging. That creates measurable added value in OEE, resource deployment and time to market“, adds Roland Thiemann, Director of Anuga FoodTec. 

The agreement includes both organizations with a presence at Andina Pack, Anuga FoodTec 2027, PACK EXPO International, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

Knowledge Transfer and New Partnerships

Both partners are committed to advancing cutting-edge processing and packaging technologies, strengthening key industry focus areas including efficiency, sustainability, and digitalization across the entire value chain. Dedicated showcase areas and conferences are planned to serve as platforms for knowledge exchange and new partnerships.

For the industry, the continued collaboration means innovation from Europe and North America in one place — creating an even stronger environment for sourcing, networking, and strategic growth.

Koelnmesse – industry trade fairs for the food technology sector: Koelnmesse is an international leader in organising trade fairs in the field of food and beverage processing. Anuga FoodTec, ISM Manufacturing (formerly ProSweets Cologne) and ISM Ingredients are established, world-leading trade fairs, hosted in Cologne/Germany. In addition to the events at its Cologne headquarters, Koelnmesse also stages further food technology trade fairs with different sector-specific areas of focus and content in key markets across the world, including Brazil, Colombia, India and Italy. These global activities enable Koelnmesse to offer its customers bespoke events and leading regional trade fairs in a variety of markets, thus creating the foundation for sustainable international business. Koelnmesse is also ideally positioned in the field of food and beverages with its leading international trade fairs Anuga and ISM and its global network of satellite events.

The next events:
THAIFEX – HOREC Asia - Southeast Asia's leading Hospitality & Food Service Trade Show, Bangkok 11.03. - 13.03.2026
Anuga Select Brazil - The Energy of Brazil, the Power of the Global Market, São Paulo 07.04. - 09.04.2026
Anuga Select Japan - WHERE TRADE AND TRENDS ARISE, Tokyo 15.04. - 17.04.2026