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    1. Thermoforming

    Illig, Boucherie announce collaboration

    June 18, 2020

    Illig Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Heilbronn, Germany, announced it will combine its thermoforming expertise with the brush manufacturing capabilities of Belgium’s Boucherie Borghi to provide manufacturing and packaging systems. The companies will work together to offer customers complete systems to produce and package products in the oral care, medical care and personal care lines.

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