Edale Ltd, the leading British designer and manufacturer of printing and converting machinery, has launched the latest addition to its FL range of flexographic presses. The FL1 Prime is built on the fundamentals of its bigger brother, the FL3, and is designed to give customers affordable, high-quality label printing with absolutely minimal waste. …
Siegwerk and APK AG succeed at de-inking of plastic film-recyclate
Trial run: Siegwerk and APK AG’s test series Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, have completed de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE-films. ‘The goal of a quality-driven recycling process …
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Optimism for BOPP Film market despite range of challenges exacerbated by coronavirus complications
Companies are acting more cautiously than ever, but even so, confidence remains high that demand for film can only increase, with sustainability concerns playing to the sector’s strengths The BOPP film industry is facing a number of challenges creating significant trading turbulence – resin price fluctuations, trade tariffs, trade barriers and currency shocks …
UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film
UPM Raflatac has launched Forest Film PE to complement its range of sustainable film-labelling solutions. The new PE film label takes UPM Raflatac forward in its quest for a smarter future beyond fossils and decreasing the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials in home and personal care labeling applications. “We want to bring …
Comexi CTec remote service invaluable amid travel woes
The Manel Xifra Boada Technology Center, Comexi CTec, has adapted its methodology of production support to implement and remotely monitor improvement and efficiency programmes. Through Comexi Cloud, production data is analysed to understand work systems and detect improvements. Furthermore, the use of Comexi Smart Glasses, a remote communication system that allows information …
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Innovia launches encore sustainable BOPP films
Innovia Films is launching a new family of highly functional recyclable BOPP films named Encore, manufactured from renewable non-food based raw materials, helping to reduce the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials. The Encore range will have the same properties as equivalent fossil-based BOPP film – high clarity and gloss, high stiffness, …
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Marbach offers digital customer support during pandemic
During the coronavirus crisis, diemaker Marbach has reduced application support through on-site customer visits. To continue supporting customers during a time of continuing heavy restrictions in most countries, Marbach has expanded its digital customer support. Application support is available via visual media. Digital customer support is flexible and can be carried out …
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The sweet smell of success
With more than 100 years’ experience, Switzerland based Wipf AG has earned its place as one of Europe’s leading packaging manufacturers. The company, founded in 1914, develops and produces high-barrier packaging films and pouches for the food, pharma and non-food industries. It employs some 200 people, which Wipf Business Development Manager Stefano Di …
Kodak releases Sapphire EVO W, promising to bring the productivity of flexo together with the quality of gravure
In line with its original plans for a new global launch at Drupa 2020, Kodak instead hosted a press conference to unveil its latest digital flexible packaging press. The Sapphire EVO W is the first digital packaging press to match the productivity of flexo and the quality of gravure. It uses Kodak’s high-resolution …
Smurfit Kappa replaces EPS frozen food packaging with sustainable paper-based alternative
Smurfit Kappa has launched an innovative and sustainable new pack that keeps frozen and chilled foods fresh throughout the supply chain. Made from a 100% paper-based combination of Hexacomb and corrugated, the Thermo Box keeps frozen food, including fish, at temperatures similar to expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes. Smurfit Kappa was approached …