Sweden: Flint Group Narrow Web EMEA has introduced the Vivo colour solution for the narrow-web label and packaging printers. The web-based system, Flint, said, is a first-of-its-kind ink colour formulation search engine and support service, designed to increase the converter’s colour accuracy, press uptime and reduce substrate and ink waste. “Today customers across seven countries …
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Switzerland: Bobst has announced that its open house in the first week of April will world premiere solutions, one which, the company said, is an end-to- end solutions and the other which will revolutionise the standards and the dynamics of the labels and packaging industry. Though the company did not specify what the machinery is, …
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Colour management standards and process controls have helped meeting client expectations in colour reproduction. How can we accurately predict, prepare and communicate expected results? David Zwang, print Land packaging consultant, New York finds out. Labels and Packaging: Predicting and achieving consistent color across disparate press platforms and media By: David Zwang Abstract: Color management standards and …
Europe: Asahi Photoproducts has announced the launch of the AFP-BFTH plate in the first half of 2019. The company claims that the new plate is the only out-of-the-box built-in FlatTop plate in the market that features premium Clean Transfer Technology (CTT) which is designed to facilitate kiss touch printing pressure. This new plate, available in hard, fits seamlessly …
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Europe: DuPont Advanced Printing (DuPont) announced the commercial availability of the newest addition to the award-winning DuPont Cyrel plate platform, the DuPont Cyrel DLC. Cyrel DLC is an innovative soft digital plate that uses a new polymer formulation developed especially for the corrugated market. Its low durometer is designed for better printing on lower quality recycled …
From being an icon packaging for top brands to premium personalised packaging, the Tetra Top has evolved even as it continued to grow, Niels Hougaard, managing director of Tetra Pak Arabia area tells Benjamin Daniel UAE: Tetra Pak developed Tetra Top twenty years ago. Since then it’s become an iconic packaging for top brands like …
Switzerland: Bobst has launched Helpline Plus AR, which it claimed is the first ever remote assistance service in the packaging industry to incorporate a smart headset with augmented reality (AR) glasses. Customers requiring technical assistance can wear the smart headset and connect with experts who can simultaneously see what the user sees and offer real-time …
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Sweden: Canadian brand Rumble has found a perfect partner in meeting its mission to – Feed the Good. Relaunching with packaging from SIG, Rumble’s line of enhanced protein drinks, or Supershakes, available in three flavours: Dutch Cocoa, Coffee Bean, and Vanilla Maple are available in the unique Combismile- Big 330ml carton, fueling a broad demographic …
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Germany: Heidelberg is seeking to improve further improve its market position in the packaging printing segment, and hence has signed an agreement with Chinese post-press specialist Masterwork Group Co (Masterwork) under which Masterwork will obtain an 8.5% stake in the company. The proposed capital increase provides the opportunity for Heidelberg to acquire a further strategic …
It’s a blue ocean affordable, sustainable technology that uses a unique packaging container to deliver fresh milk to the world consumers, Jack Castelein, Partner at Dutch-based MilkWays tells Ben Daniel, editor of Packaging MEA How do you feed a growing population of 10 billion? Dairy – is the obvious answer. It’s nutritious, it deliv ers …
