USA : P&G is all set to introduce its best-selling Olay Regenerist Whip moisturiser with a refill pod that fits right in the jar. Beginning October 2019, the pilot will run through the end of the year. When adopted and the brand moved a significant portion of Olay Regenerist moisturizer jars to refillable pods (e.g., 5 …
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UK : A new law is set to be brought forward by the end of summer which will require food businesses to include full ingredient labelling on pre-packaged foods. Making the announcement, environment secretary Michael Gove said the new legislation, known as ‘Natasha’s Law’, aims to protect the country’s two million food allergy sufferers. The …
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Austria: Engel has announced that it will be using the organomelt process to produce demo parts that reflect the latest innovations for car door modules at the K 2019 show in Dusseldorf, Germany. The company claimed that in a world-first, its production cell will use infrared radiation to heat up and form three organic …
USA: Konica Minolta Business Solutions, USA (Konica Minolta) has renewed its joint agreement with strategic partner Mark Andy, which started in 2016. The partnership has since delivered a new family of digital label presses that enable customers to produce high quality, cost effective, digital solutions to the market. “Konica Minolta is honoured to partner with …
Germany: Heidelberg hosted its Packaging Days at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site in May, which saw over 350 participants from all over the world visit the Print Media Center Packaging on two days. The theme “Together on Track to Success” resonated the strong interest the participants showed in Heidelberg’s integrated solutions and got comprehensive answers to the …
Spain: Comexi, a flexible packaging equipment specialist, has received a 2019 FTA Sustainability Excellence Award in the Innovations in Sustainability category for its Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of its Comexi F2 MC flexographic press. Organized by FTA (Flexographic Technical Association), the 2019 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards were presented on May 5th at the Hilton …
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USA: Kodak celebrated 20 years of Kodak Prinergy workflow with over 150 printers, industry partners and media from around the world at the 2019 GUA Conference hosted in New Orleans to mark the occasion. The two-day forum celebrated twenty years of collaboration between print service providers and Kodak that has transformed the way prepress departments …
Automation in logistics is estimated to be Euro 313-million in the Middle East. The leaders in retail, commerce and FMCG are driving the growth for Swisslog, Alain Kaddoum, general manager of Swisslog Middle East tells Benjamin Daniel Switzerland-based Swisslog has landed. Literally. After commissioning an automation project at Mai Dubai, the company has recently implemented …
Rapid fluctuation and high risk create challenging conditions for management of the beverage industry, which is subject to extremely dynamic cycles of change. KHS has trained its focus on the industry with new developments It’s a world of VUCA, which defines a world which is being increasingly characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. The …
In a freewheeling chat with Benjamin Daniel, Pragati Group’s director Harsha Paruchuri shares the receipe of success PMEA: Being a renowned commercial printer in Asia, what influenced or prompted Pragati to enter into the world of packaging print? Harsha Paruchuri (HP): In the year 2000, we were looking at how internet would change things and …
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