Dow Packaging to bring awareness on value of plastic and not littering with Project Butterfly

Dow Packaging has introduced a new Project Butterfly by which it will engage in a river clean-exercise as well as educate the local communities on the value of plastics and the importance of not littering. Dow has initiated Project Butterfly with Mashemong Primary School, in the township of Tembisa, South Africa’s second largest township after …

Contemporary technology in spotlight at Bobst Innovation Seminar on Corrugated Packaging

Leading folding carton and corrugation box packaging equipment suppliers in the region, Bobst AME held its second ‘Bobst and Partners Leading Innovation Seminar’ in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates from 6-8 November 2017. The packaging industry across the MENA region is growing, with the UAE within, being one of the fastest growing. The growth is …

Mettler Toledo highlights product-inspection capabilities alongside regional partners

Leading global supplier of precision instruments and services Mettler Toledo will attend Gulfood Manufacturing with Althika Packaging (partner for UAE, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait) at Sheikh Saeed Hall 1, stand C1-4 and Anasia Trading (partner for Saudi Arabia and Egypt) at Zabeel Hall 5, booth number Z5-F12. Each location will showcase checkweighing, metal detection and …

Napco National to Exhibit Innovative Packaging Brands at Gulfood Manufacturing 2017

Saudi Arabia-based Napco National returns to Gulfood Manufacturing 2017 to display its wide range of food and beverage packaging, including specialty brands and sustainable packaging products. According to Sarkis Dagher, Vice President – Market Development, “We’re designing smaller pack sizes to directly meet health concerns for portion control.  Many people buy on-the-go products, like confectionery, …

tna to present its ultra-high speed case packer for flexible bags at Gulfood Manufacturing 2017

tna will present its ultra-high speed case packer for flexible bags – the tna ropac® 5 as its main highlight amongst the wide range of innovative packaging and processing solutions, at this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai. “Food consumption in the GCC countries is expected to grow between 3 to 4 per cent annually over …

Vinsak Confirms Triple Investment @ Label Expo Europe 2017

Print equipment supplier, VINSAK has confirmed sales of three Lombardi Synchroline presses during the Labelexpo Europe 2017 earlier last week. Hyderabad based Mold-Tek Packaging Limited, leading manufacturers of injection molded containers for lubes, paints, food and other products has bought the first of the 3 Synchroline 430 8-colors Fully servo UV Flexo press. The multi-substrate …

Flexo Concepts refines its MicroTip doctor blade technology

Flexo Concepts and fellow flexo suppliers have banded together once again to showcase their latest product advancements at Labelexpo Europe 2017. The project has been put together in collaboration with Esko, Flexo Concepts, Harper, MacDermid, Siegwerk, Raflatac, Dirty Water Distillery and Clemson’s Sonoco Institute of Packaging. Here at the show, Flexo Concepts is launching for …

RUCO unveils specialised inks and varnish at Label Expo Europe 2017

Brussels: German ink manufacturer RUCO showed its prowess with its fully-fledged ink systems showcase for the label printing market. Speaking to Packaging MEA, Helmut Junginger, director global business said, we offer a wide gamut of ink solutions across print processes for the screen, flexo, gravure and offset printing processes. That said, RUCO specialises in offering …

Nilpeter premiers’ new FA and Panorama presses at LabelExpo Europe 2017

Danish narrow web press manufacturer Nilpeter premiered its new FA flexo press, the latest addition to its flexo programme whilst it has also unveiled its newly upgraded digital PANORAMA Hybrid presses. Jakob Landberg, sales and marketing director, Nilpeter, said, “The FA provides a maximum level of stability, the tightest register tolerance, and excellent printing results …