GMG OpenColor is now packed with easy and thrifty colour profiling solutions

The new multi-colour separation software can create a profile with a minimum of 20 patches, Simone Viscomi and Andreas Stephanali of GMG Color tell Benjamin Daniel GMG Color is recognised as a proofing company, right? Yes, not just that. “We want to let everyone know that we are mainly a colour management company,” says Simone …

A report on the state of labels in Middle East & Africa region

AWA Alexander Watson Associates examines one of the label industry’s most intriguing regions, one with a diverse geographical region, offering real growth opportunities for technical know-how and business expertise of every kind The Middle East and Africa is a combination of both technologically-advanced and underdeveloped countries. There are an estimated 60 languages spoken here – …

Tunisian Comptoir National du Plastique boosts production with W&H automation retrofit

Tunisia: Comptoir National du Plastique (CNP) claims an increase in production of its blown film line by 20% with a retrofit from W&H. The Tunisian film manufacturer CNP has modernized its 2007 blown film line (2,400 mm)
with a new MAXICONE
C three-layer die head (size: 315/500) by W&H. CNP also retrofitted the existing machine with the …

Milliken is making the process of producing packaging material clear, vibrant and safe for the environment

Benjamin Daniel gathers more information about the clarifiers, nucleators and colourants that Milliken has introduced to this region’s markets from Sami TK Palanisami, the company’s commercial manager for EMEA Why is packaging important? Because it helps deliver a product to the customer, in precisely the way the brand desires, safely protecting the contents while making …

Edale host a successful agent training event to launch new technologies

Edale held their agent training event from 24-25th March 2019 at their Head office based in Hampshire. This event saw 15 agents from all over the globe travel to the UK to partake in two full days of product training; including presentations from Edale customers and suppliers. The training focused on new Edale technologies that …

OKI TO showcase its unique Pro1050 Label Printer at FESPA 2019

Dubai: OKI Europe Ltd will be exhibiting at FESPA 2019 where it will showcase revenue boosting solutions with a focus on OKI’s Pro1050 Label Printer. This unique device delivers lucrative new revenue streams as the only five colour (CMYK+W) digital LED label printer on the market. The Pro1050 requires minimal set up time, prints up …

The Noodle House soul food takeaway will be delivered in “green” package

Dubai: JRG Dubai operated, The Noodle House, is all set to home deliver its ‘soulful’ takeaways in ‘99% plastic-free packaging’. The Noodle House is UAE’s home-grown Asian soul food concept, which will partner with Vegware – an international compostable packaging brand – to roll-out green packaging solutions across The Noodle House’s home delivery operations. The …

Bobst PECVD SiOx solution for producing high barrier film

UK: Bobst Manchester has introduced PECVD SiOx, a solution which it claims is able to produces high barrier film with a high degree of transparency which is both retortable and microwavable. Their commercialised SiOx coated substrate Bobst said, is a transparent barrier films, as well as being recyclable and FDA approved. The Bobst Manchester statement …

Two Comexi customers receive FlexoTech innovation awards

Spain: Comexi, the specialist in solutions for conversion of flexible packaging, was recognised at FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards ceremony organised by Whitmar Publica- tions, with two awards in the flexible packaging narrow web and flexible packaging medium web categories going to two of its European converters. The French company BRJ (Palamy Group) obtained …