Fibre-based packaging: A frontrunner among sustainable products

Fibre Packaging Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s Sustainable Products Initiative (SPI). The company has acknowledged the importance of ensuring that sustainable products support Europe’s transition to a climate neutral, resource efficient and circular economy.   Packaging sourced from renewable wood referred to as fibre-based packaging, actively contributes to the green transition by phasing out …

Soma announces the launch of Soma Intelligent Service and Soma Care

Soma has announced that it is rolling out its Soma Intelligent Service and Soma Care maintenance program. The S-cloud-based Intelligent Service provides a communications channel to receive quick expert press diagnostics and remote troubleshooting is part of a new, complete Soma Care maintenance program.   The web-based Soma Intelligent Service platform is a comprehensive cloud …

APR launches global design guidance platform

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), an international trade association launched the APR Global Design Catalog, a comprehensive resource to access the most current plastic packaging recyclability guidelines for countries and regions around the world on 17 February 2022.   Different countries and regions operate a variety of recycling collection and processing systems. Many of …

Uteco unveils new logo and brand identity

Uteco, an Italian company in the production of printing and converting machines has launched its new logo and corporate image as a sign of further leap towards the future and the will to lead the change.   Design, passion and collaboration to guarantee high engineering quality, with creativity and flexibility are the characteristics with which …

Grafotronic launches Haptic

  Grafotronic has announced the launch of Haptic, a series of high-end embellishing options. The Swedish company has developed three new high-end embellishing modules. One high speed flatbed screen-printing module and two different high-accuracy and high-speed hot stamping and embossing modules.   All modules are designed with accuracy, quality, efficiency, and automation in focus. Thanks …

European label associations call parties to resolve dispute at UPM paper mills

Finat, the pan-European association for the self-adhesive and narrow-web industry, and the nine national label associations active in 15 countries across Europe, are jointly expressing the concern about the impact of the announced continuation of the dispute between the UPM paper mills and Paperiliitto, the Finnish paper workers union, by another three weeks till 12 …

Gallus Classics to provide pre-owned label printing presses and original spare parts

Investment-proof and productive production with used Gallus presses has enabled Gallus Classics, the division of Gallus to serve the preowned machinery market. With refurbished machines as well as a spare parts service for older machine systems and other services, Gallus Classics now offers a comprehensive portfolio for second-hand Gallus machines.   Extensive service program for …

Mark Andy continues to support students

Mark Andy continues to extend its support to school and university students by organising open houses, workshops, and competitions as well as internal traineeships with the company’s Polish division.   This year, the company supported Julia Wojciechowska in the tests relating to her engineering qualification. The project helped Wojciechowska compare flexo and digital printing technology …