Edale Ltd, the leading British designer and manufacturer of printing and converting machinery, has launched the latest addition to its FL range of flexographic presses. The FL1 Prime is built on the fundamentals of its bigger brother, the FL3, and is designed to give customers affordable, high-quality label printing with absolutely minimal waste. …
UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film
UPM Raflatac has launched Forest Film PE to complement its range of sustainable film-labelling solutions. The new PE film label takes UPM Raflatac forward in its quest for a smarter future beyond fossils and decreasing the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials in home and personal care labeling applications. “We want to bring …
Jordanian converter Label World invests in ICR3 450 slitter rewinder
To increase productivity and accuracy, Amman-based label and foil manufacturer Label World has purchased a Lemorau ICR3 slitter rewinder machine in bespoke 450mm web width and an optional 100% inspection system. ‘When Label World started using the new Lemorau ICR3, output became more accurate, production speed doubled and the volume of …
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Why Al Ghurair Printing is being labelled as a success
AGPP General Manager Lakshmanan Ganapathy explains Packaging MEA, the company’s recent investments and why he believes reducing imports is key to boosting local business Expanding into adjacent markets is tougher than it looks. When AlGhurair Printing and Publishing (AGPP) moved into packaging print in 2018, it was no surprise that one of …
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How quality and commitment combine to make this Italian manufacturer, a force to be reckoned with
Packaging MEA editor Ben Daniel explores how a combination of experience and expertise has made customers glowing about OMET’s narrow and mid web flexographic and combination printing presses and their team. With customer expectations on the increase, label and flexible packaging print and conversion have opened up more choice and competition. This has …
Raqam buys three Jupiter 670 machines from Prati
Raqam International, a Riyadh-based manufacturer of high-quality labels, has boosted its finishing and converting capacity by installing three Prati Jupiter 670 machines. Raqam’s Managing Director,Khalid Aziz Shah said: “We have invested in three Jupiter 670 mid-web slitter rewinder finishing solutions, implementing top-level quality control. “As for substrate compatibility, the system can convert …
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Heidelberg sells Gallus Group to Benpac Holding Switzerland
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is systematically pursuing the company’s realignment. Having decided to focus on its core business of sheetfed printing, Heidelberg is selling the Gallus Group to the Swiss packaging business benpac holding ag in Stans while facing up to the challenging situation created by Covid-19. In the future, Heidelberg and benpac …
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KHS presents its new modular labeling machine
KHS has systematically restructured its labeling technology towards modular systems and solutions with the addition of the modular Innoket Neo Flex machine to its tried-and-tested Innoket Neo series. With its quick-change modules this flexible system masters all standard labeling techniques. With its new labeling machine the KHS Group is consistently advancing its modular system design …
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Primera Introduces LX600 Colour Label Printer
LX600 Colour Label Printer produces short runs of high-quality labels quickly and at a low cost per label. Primera Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialised digital colour printers, announced LX600, its newest desktop colour label printer. LX600 is a compact, highly capable desktop colour label printer. With its maximum print width of 5″ (127mm), …
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Siegwerk and Varcotec form partnership for Lock 3 antimicrobial coating innovation
Siegwerk, one of the leading suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Varcotec, a specialist for technically sophisticated overprint varnishes made for the printing industry, have entered into a distribution partnership for Varcotec’s Lock 3 antimicrobial coating technology in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa). This innovative dispersion varnish is …