Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS

Release Liner In The Spotlight: AWA’s annual global conference maps the market

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:02 +0000

The 2012 Global Release Conference, organized annually by AWA Conferences & Events and complemented by a concurrent exhibition, will be held this year in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22-23 February. The event will as usual provide ...

Rollprint to convert pouches in certified cleanroom

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:34:31 +0000

* Rollprint expected to be first U.S. sterile packaging manufacturer to convert pouches in certified cleanroom; capability anticipated in Q2 Rollprint Packaging Products, Inc. expected to be the first sterile packaging manufacturer to convert pouches in ...

Atlantic Zeiser puts spotlight on industrial digital printing for optimum late-stage customisation at FESPA Digital

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:28:32 +0000

Array of samples demonstrate wealth of possibilities delivered by end-to-end solutions for efficient print job changes from the DIGILINE™ Single Product series. FESPA Digital is being staged in Barcelona from 21 to 24 February 2012. The ...

European Bioplastics Announces 7th European Bioplastics Conference

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:24:15 +0000

European Bioplastics, the association of the bioplastics industry in Europe, announces the 7th European Bioplastics Conference to take place on 6/7 November 2012 at he Maritim proArte Hotel in Berlin. „More investments, more (commodity) products, and ...

Perfect Colours launches deferred payment option for HP Designjet printers

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:45 +0000

Perfect Colours, a London-based value added reseller of large format digital printing solutions, has announced a new finance option for print service providers (PSPs) wishing to upgrade to new HP Designjet printers. The new ‘deferred payment ...

Labeltrack@IPACK-IMA 2012. First-class labeling and traceability on display

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:14:22 +0000

* 220 companies to exhibit their latest labeling, coding and marking technology solutions serving distribution as well as industrial and sales logistics. Once upon a time there were labels, one might say. Today the traceability systems ...

RBP Introduces New Mild Acid Fountain Concentrate for Coldset and UV Printing

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:56 +0000

RBP Chemical Technology has introduced a new mild acid fountain solution concentrate formulated for coldset and UV printing on web presses. The product, Liquid Gold™ 960 MA, is designed specifically for coldset UV printing, but ...

Storopack: Electrostatic dissipating film versions of Airplus and Foamplus

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:03:09 +0000

* Filling and padding according to the ESD norm Sheffield. The air-cushioning materials Airplus and Foamplus foam padding from Storopack are now available in an ESD film version for the protective packaging of electronic components. The ...

Anuga FoodTec 2012 – Bosch to Present New Filling Solutions – Hygiene, Flexibility and a New Pack Style

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:53:12 +0000

• SurePOUCH: clean-fill flexible packs provide product differentiation • Thermoforming clean-fill machine meets high standards • Preventive Maintenance service concept for increased profitability Bosch Packaging Technology will implement global launches for two new filling solutions for ...

Real Time Locating Systems in 2012 – By Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx

Admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:42:11 +0000

2011 was a momentous year for Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) – systems that remotely locate tags on things, animals or people, usually in 3D and in near-to-real-time. RTLS does not rely on readers being ...

FINAT Biennial Technical Seminar 2012 – 20th edition brings a versatile and international programme

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:46:12 +0000

FINAT, the international association for the self-adhesive label industry announces the detailed programme of its biennial technical seminar with central theme: “Self-adhesive labels and their future vs. alternative technologies – Evolution or Extinction”. This year’s ...

Na.Mi helps Italian newspapers streamline production and increase margins with Enfocus solutions

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:39:51 +0000

* Streamlined editorial workflow improves efficiency, cuts costs and leaves more time for creativity Enfocus partner Na.Mi, based in Fossato di Vico in Italy, operates in the IT consulting and communication sector. Its services include infrastructure ...

Presstek’s Expanded Plate Portfolio Reinforces Commitment to Offset Printing Market

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:36:17 +0000

* Presstek offering now includes preheat, no preheat, and chemistry-free plates Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, continues to develop and expand its digital ...

PRATI announces sale of a Jupiter label finishing machine to El Yaman Group in Lebanon

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:31:09 +0000

Ambitious Lebanese printer El Yaman Group has its sights set on raising its international profile and expects investment in a PRATI Jupiter 450 servo-slitter-rewinding-inspection machine to help it do just that. For PRATI this is the ...

ArtAffirm, iPad and web app for PDF Preflighting and Editing from Lucid Dream Software

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:27:57 +0000

* Having clients submit print ready PDF files to automated online ordering systems is one of the biggest problems in web to print. ArtAffirm is a unique solution to empower clients with a powerful yet ...

Epson and Manchester United to Showcase Ground-breaking Technology at Champ19ns Experience in Thailand and Singapore

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:22:02 +0000

Building on the success of the events in Shanghai and Beijing in 2011, Manchester United and Epson are bringing the Champions 19 Experience to Thailand and Singapore. The experiences will again feature the latest in ...

Prioskolie Goes For Fast, High-Accuracy Packing Of Poultry Pieces

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:15:12 +0000

The Meyn-Ishida alliance has completed the installation of a chicken processing and packing plant in Russia’s Belgorod province for poultry giant ZAO Prioskolie. The state-of-the-art plant includes Ishida’s recently-developed weigh-batching technology, which has revolutionised the ...

Triocorp Selects ROTOCONTROL RSC Slitter/Rewinder Finishing Machine

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:11 +0000

* Another order placed in South Africa by ROTOTEC, the local Agent for ROTOCONTROL ROTOCONTROL announced the receipt of another purchase order in South Africa from Triocorp Pty Ltd for an RSC Slitter/Rewinder 340mm web width ...

HP ‘Digital Supermarket’ at PackTech 2012 to be stocked with innovative on-demand packaging solutions

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:57:45 +0000

HP today announced that it will be transforming its stand at PackTech 2012 (NEC, Birmingham, 29 February – 1 March, stand G19) into a ‘Digital Supermarket’ showcasing hundreds of consumer items with digitally printed labels ...

Microscan to Demonstrate Machine Vision and Barcode Solutions for Packaging at IPACK-IMA 2012

Admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:50:29 +0000

* Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions will demonstrate its suite of products for track, trace and control at its booth # A84 in Hall 11 at the IPACK-IMA ...