BOBST unveils Connect platform to enhance production

  BOBST has introduced BOBST Connect, a cloud-based digital platform designed to optimize printing and packaging productivity by integrating machine data with company expertise. This platform aims to place users at the center of their production process, providing real-time insights and control.   “BOBST Connect is the glue that holds all the digital solutions together, …

Ediz Eren Appointed Rockwell Automation’s Regional VP for META, Bolstering Growth Strategy

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) has reinforced its growth strategy in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region with the appointment of Ediz Eren as the new regional vice president. The announcement positions Eren to lead the company’s accelerated growth initiatives in the META region, with his base of operations situated in the United …

Kongsberg PCS Launches New Kongsberg Ultimate Platform for Corrugated Production

  Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) unveiled its latest digital cutting platform, the Kongsberg Ultimate, marking a notable development in the corrugated production sector. The platform is positioned to potentially impact the industry with claims of enhanced productivity, precision, and safety.   Featuring a new drive technology, an acceleration rate of up to 2.74G, …

Amazon Takes Major Step to Eliminate Plastic Packaging in U.S. Fulfillment Centers

Amazon has unveiled its groundbreaking initiative to replace plastic delivery packaging with curbside-recyclable paper solutions at its first fully automated fulfillment center in the United States, located in Euclid, Ohio. This milestone signifies Amazon’s multiyear effort to transition U.S. fulfillment centers from plastic to paper packaging, enabling greater convenience for customers to recycle at home. …

Almarai Reports 7% Rise in Q2 2023 Net Profit, Implements Risk Management Strategies

    Almarai Company, the leading dairy producer in Saudi Arabia, has announced a 7.06% increase in net profit for the second quarter of 2023. The company’s net profit reached 557.08 million Saudi riyals ($148.45 million), compared to 520.36 million riyals in the same period last year.   The growth in profit can be attributed …

MPS unveils VirtualCoach real-time operating tool

MPS connectivity and performance service has launched VirtualCoach, a new product which offers to enhance the quality and efficiency of printing press performance. It is a real-time innovative operating tool that works within MPSConnect and is available on all new MPS presses.   As a personalised, data-driven AI instructional and guidance application, VirtualCoach is based …

Bobst’s initiative to make sustainability in packaging a reality

At Virtual Drupa 21, Francois Martin, Global Marketing Director of Bobst outlined a few ways in which sustainability in packaging is achievable, and how can one start making it a reality.   Eleven leading brands: Unilever, PepsiCo, Marks and Spencer, Mars, L’Oréal, Walmart, Ecover, Werner and Mertz, Evian, Coca-Cola, and Amcor, have all committed to …

Smart warehouse management with Sistrade WMS

  Why should you optimise your warehouse? A great number of factors influence the efficiency of warehouse management operations, and with all the amount of small details to take into account, many factors can be overlooked and cause quite a few problems in the warehouse. Among the major challenges encountered by printing and packaging companies …

Intertek in Dubai appointed as notified body for the Gulf Conformity Mark for low-voltage equipment

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has been designated as a “Notified Body” by the Gulf Standards Organization (GSO) to issue Gulf Conformity Mark (G Mark) Certificates to locally produced, imported and exported products across the Gulf countries. The scope of notification covers Gulf Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Equipment and …