Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) has reinforced its growth strategy in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region with the appointment of Ediz Eren as the new regional vice president. The announcement positions Eren to lead the company’s accelerated growth initiatives in the META region, with his base of operations situated in the United …
Amazon Takes Major Step to Eliminate Plastic Packaging in U.S. Fulfillment Centers
Amazon has unveiled its groundbreaking initiative to replace plastic delivery packaging with curbside-recyclable paper solutions at its first fully automated fulfillment center in the United States, located in Euclid, Ohio. This milestone signifies Amazon’s multiyear effort to transition U.S. fulfillment centers from plastic to paper packaging, enabling greater convenience for customers to recycle at home. …
EU Enacts 16th Amendment to Food Contact Plastic Regulation for Enhanced Food Safety
The European Commission has taken a significant step toward bolstering food safety by introducing the 16th Amendment to the Food Contact Plastic Regulation (EU 2023/1442). This regulatory update, recently published by the European Commission, brings about vital changes to substance authorizations and introduces new substances within the framework of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. The …
Making Big Strides in a Small Market – and Beyond
Oman Printers & Stationers (OPS), is a highly respected commercial printing company with a rich history of delivering exceptional services in Oman and the GCC for more than 40 years. In response to market demands, OPS has recently expanded to include carton packaging printing. This enables it to cater …
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Hexxa Flexible Packaging boosts capabilities with investments in new machinery
Hexxa Flexible Packaging, Ras Al Khaimah based provider of flexible packaging solutions, has announced the purchase and installation of two new machines to address growing regional demand for impactful flexible packaging. The company has purchased a high-speed slitting machine and an inspection rewind machine from Kesheng Machinery. These machines will add to Hexxa’s existing …
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GMG partners with Sun Chemical for new colour development technology
GMG, the developer behind a suite of market-leading proofing and color management tools, and Sun Chemical, one of the leader in inks for packaging, have partnered together to create a next-generation digital color workflow system. The new solution, powered by GMG ColorCard technology, enables customers to digitise their color workflows, delivering unprecedented value in …
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XSYS unveils new Woodpecker
XSYS has announced a new version of its ThermoFlexX Woodpecker surface microstructure technology that enables higher imaging speeds of flat top dot flexographic plates for standard white inks. Woodpecker Nevis has the potential to save on costly white ink while providing more contrast and improved colours in flexible packaging printing. It is the latest …
CMS meets its customers’ colour standard through its Color Conformance Platform, Chromachecker
Jaya Krishna CEO, AGE GRAPHICS ChromaChecker is a colour conformance platform which enables packaging printers to establish their own production standard. I’m sure a lot of brand owners here would like to do their jobs at different locations throughout the world and still get the same colours every time. For example, with the brand Coke, …
Beeah launches digital platform for integrated waste management
Beeah Environment Services, the environmental consulting, research, and innovation business of Middle East sustainability pioneer Beeah Group, announced the launch of Marasi, a new online platform that will streamline, track and profile different types of waste from ports. Marasi is a complete solution that integrates all waste management requirements, from the point of arrival …
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Techkon USA launches new generation spectrodens
Techkon USA, one of the innovation leaders in densitometers, spectrophotometers, and software solutions for the global print and packaging communities, has announced the release of the New Generation SpectroDENS 4, its new handheld and scanning spectro-densitometer. The instrument offers a new fully compliant ISO-13655 measurement head and the ability to seamlessly switch between spot …
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