Author: PackagingMEA

B&R Moll International has chosen Abu Dhabi-based Giffin Graphics as its new distributor for the lower Gulf as it targets the Middle East as “an area of specialised growth”, said Moll’s UK director, Darren Vernon.

IST-METZ is looking to win more business in the Middle East and Africa through offering low-energy UV curing for commercial printing and some entry level packaging, says Jean-Philippe Fournier, sales manager for sheetfed applications.

UK-based press and converting equipment manufacturer Edale has opened a second unit at its recently constructed head office and factory, adding 20,000 sq ft (1,860 sqm) of production space.

NDigitec is now the sole distributor in the UAE of D-Board, an inverted corrugated carton board which is 100% recyclable and can be used as the integral material for advertisement and promotional activities.

FutureFlex has installed and started production of an upgraded production line featuring a Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) Heliostar 9-colour rotogravure press.

Express Printing Services has invested in an automated laser die-making solution as well as a Masterwork (MK) die cutter and folder-gluer.

Sabic has opened the Sabic Plastics Application Development Center (SPADC), a 42,000sqm research facility at the Riyadh Techno Valley in King Saud University (KSU).

Landa’s digital front end (DFE) in its Nanographic Printing solution will be based on EFI Fiery digital front end technology under a partnership agreement between the two firms.

Grafiche Esposti, a printer and photolithographer based in Mantua, has invested in Kodak Sonora process-free plates in a format of up to 2 square metres for display stands.

ThermoFlexX is now offering Hybrid Software flexo pre-press solutions including Cloudflow, a ‘workspace’ concept for web-enabled production environments, and PACKZ, an editing application for packaging and labels.