Gulf Print & Pack 2022, a leading trade show in the Middle East and Africa has been drawing crowds for exhibiting latest innovations in commercial print and package printing since the past two days. Multi-million dirhams worth of machinery are running live for demonstrations to showcase solutions for print and packaging requirements across a …
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A new white paper from Miraclon takes an in-depth look at how the company’s PureFlexo printing technology overcomes unwanted ink spread, a fundamental challenge for solvent-based flexible film printing for as long as flexo has been around. Unwanted ink spread happens when ink spreads outside the (original raised) image areas of the print surface …
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Kodak and GDM have entered into a partnership to integrate Kodak’s high speed inkjet technology into disposable hygiene production lines. Kodak is a leading global manufacturer focused on commercial print and advanced materials and chemicals and GDM, a company of Coesia Group, based in Offanengo, Italy, is a global leader in converting and packaging solutions …
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Kodak has completed the installation of the first Kodak Magnus Q4800 platesetter at the WKS Group in Essen, Germany. Equipped with an XPL Pallet Loading System with four pallet stations for four different plate formats, the overall configuration of the Magnus Q4800 is almost 19 meters (62 feet) long and 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) wide. …
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Bobst’s upcoming digital printing press for corrugated board is now in place at its first beta installation, at Model AG plant in Weinfelden, Switzerland, the manufacturer announced on 27 May.
Kodak is rolling out its “game changer” NX technology for wider prints but has more developments in store for the currently overlooked corrugated sector, says Kris Capiau, packaging director for the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Eastern Europe.
Packaging MEA Forum – a new annual forum for packaging professionals in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) – held its first edition in Dubai on 9-10 December, attracting 140 participants from leading brands, manufacturers, suppliers, packaging firms and certification bodies. The event’s organiser, Benjamin Daniel, editor of Packaging MEA magazine, said the forum’s enthusiastic reception reflected …
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Direct Print has invested in North Africa’s first Kodak Flexcel NX system to serve regional markets in labels and flexible packaging.
Dubai-based Delta Printing Press has given details of a $4m investment in new machines so far this year to meet growing demand.
A recent roadshow in Cairo revealed that Egypt is poised to embrace digital technology “in the next few years”, according to Kodak.
