Khalid Aziz Shah, MD of Raqam International tells Packaging MEA Editor Ben Daniel how the company competes with bigger competitors, and why difficulties in Saudi business affected them less than others Benjamin Daniel (BD): Can you give us a brief profile about Raqam International? Also, please briefly share your background and what made you start …
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KSA Esko, the global innovator of integrated software and hardware solutions, has agreed on a new deal with Dynagraph to resell its entire portfolio across Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement, the leading player in the Middle Eastern graphics industry will distribute the complete Esko range of finishing, flexo and software solutions, with …
OKI Europe’s Dr. Guy Boxall, Senior Manager – Industry Print Propositions, explores how brands and creative identities heavily rely on the color white on their products for instant impact and recognition. From neo-minimalism to geometric patterns, eye-catching serifs and the creative use of negative space, current design trends are having a far-reaching impact and brands …
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Esko has introduced its latest innovation to packaging and print suppliers across the globe – an interactive maturity assessment tool for customers. The strategic model will guide individual businesses on their entire journey to digital maturity. Developed as a result of analyzing hundreds of customers’ operations worldwide, the Digital Maturity Model for Packaging Suppliers (DMM) program is designed to equip businesses to …
DuPont Advanced Printing (DuPont) is celebrating the installation of its 1500th DuPont™ Cyrel® FAST thermal flexographic plate processing system. “Nearly 20 years ago DuPont revolutionized flexible packaging with the introduction of the first thermal flexographic plate and processing system, named FAST because of how quickly a plate could be processed and ready for press,” said …
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Director of Advanced print applications at Miraclon, Dr. John Anderson how flexo squares up to brands’ key packaging concerns, its advantages over other print processes and why it’s nowhere near finished innovating in the packaging print world. Is there a difference between small and big brands in terms of the support they require? The small …
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Bobst has announced the launch of the Bobst NOVA RS 5003 gravure press engineered to deliver superior performance with water- or solvent-based ink printing on a wide variety of flexible packaging materials including the new eco-friendly substrates. The press launch took place at Bobst’s facility in the Jiangsu province of China, dedicated to the production …
In designing next-generation flexographic plates, Asahi’s polymer chemists have created chemical structures that can hold precise image structures, including the smallest highlight dots, for the entire duration of a print run. While this may sound simple, it took an enormous amount of innovation to achieve and is unique in the marketplace. Marketed as CleanPrint, Asahi …
Uteco’s flexible packaging press will become the first to enter the market using Kodak’s Ultrastream inkjet technology. The flexible press with Kodak’s latest continuous inkjet technology, Sapphire Evo W with a print width of 1.25 meters has been sold into the market in advance of its expected debut at Drupa 2020 in Dusseldorf, Germany with …
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EUROPE Uteco’s flexible packaging press will become the first to enter the market using Kodak’s Ultrastream inkjet technology. The flexible press with Kodak’s latest continuous inkjet technology, Sapphire Evo W with a print width of 1.25 meters has been sold into the market in advance of its expected debut at Drupa 2020 in Dusseldorf, Germany …
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