Workz declared the world’s largest scratch card producer

Dubai based Workz Group, the mobile product and solutions manufacturer and serialized software developers announced today that they have been ranked as the number one scratch card manufacturer in the world by the Nilson Report, having shipped 1 billion prepaid phone cards.  The report also recognised Workz as the 13th largest manufacturer of mobile SIM …

Konica Minolta debuts its digital label press for the region

Konica Minolta launched its bizhub digital label press C71cf in the region during the recently held Gulf Print & Pack show in Dubai earlier in March this year. The bizhub Press C71cf is a new machine aimed at the labeling and packaging industry.  This digital press particularly targets label printers that need to move print …

Nyloflex® Xpress Thermal Processing System introduced in EMEA

Flint Group Flexographic Products debuted the new nyloflex® Xpress Thermal Processing System for flexographic printing plates in Europe, Middle East and Africa at the Xeikon Café in Lier, Belgium. Friedrich von Rechteren, Vice President Sales EMEA & Global Marketing of Flint Group Flexographic Products, says “We believe our new, integrated solution, is in a class …

Nestlé Middle East inaugurates Al-Maha factory in Dubai

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed AL Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman Dubai Airports, and Chairman & Chief Executive Emirates Airlines & Group inaugurated Nestlé Middle East’s 18th factory producing Nescafé coffee and Maggi cooking aids for the local and regional market, in Dubai South on the 16th of this month, …

Flint Group launches its new generation of Sheetfed UV Low Migration inks.

Flint Group today launched its new generation of Sheetfed UV Low Migration inks; UltraCURA® Sens, UltraCURA® Sens Plas and UltraCURA® Sens Bases worldwide on the 9th of this month. Created out of a new resin technology system, these inks are the first in a series of advanced energy curing products from Flint Group to be …

Messe Düsseldorf extends International Portfolio of Printing and Packaging Trade Fairs into the Middle East

Messe Düsseldorf, the organiser of international trade fairs for the printing and packaging industries, extends its portfolio to include a promising event in the Middle East: IPAP Tehran powered by drupa will be held for the first time from 12 to 15 October 2017 at Iran’s exhibition centre: Shahr-e-Aftab (Exhibiran International). Staged in cooperation with …

Heidelberg achieves targets for year – significant net profit after taxes following best quarter since 2008

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has announced that it has recorded its best sales and result in the final quarter of their financial year (January1, 2017 to March 31, 2017) since 2008. The Group has stated an improvement in the net profit after taxes to €36 million from a previous year’s €28 million – based on …

UAE sees the install of the second Lombardi Flexoline Press at Century Labels

VINSAK has installed its second Lombardi Flexo press at the premises of Century Labels LLC. The fully loaded six colours Lombardi Flexoline press comes equipped with options of De-lam /Re-lam, moveable cold foil, Full servo indeed and out feed as well as corona and web cleaning. Multi substrate capabilities from 30 microns to 450 microns …

System reboot

An enhanced enterprise resource planning (ERP) system has transformed Siddco Plastics’ operations, reports Benjamin Daniel in its third implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the UAE-based plastics manufacturer Siddco Plants is confident it has at last found the perfect tool to optimise its operations. While two earlier installations were each unable to deliver …