AVT to merge into Danaher platform

AVT will be offered alongside X-Rite and Esko to simplify value chains Europe Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), a leader in automatic print inspection, process control, quality assurance, and colour control for printing applications has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Pelican Merger Holdings after which it will be acquired by Danaher Corporation’s Product Identification …

KEEPING IT REAL

Brands cannot afford to overlook the reputational and financial risks from fake products, explain regional experts providing countermeasures Package printing stands on the front line of the fight against counterfeiting. By using new technologies printers are striving to raise the bar so high that counterfeiters cannot make money. Digital printing technologies enable converters to incorporate …

Pouch push

Huhtamaki’s 3D pouches are taking off in the Gulf Dubai Huhtamaki Middle East is winning over regional customers with 3D flat-bottomed pouches, said Dharmesh Zavery, vice president for sales and business development.  “Here in the Gulf region, consumers like the way this new technology has presented itself on the store shelf and also like how …

Innovia debuts clear IML film

RayoForm meets trend towards clear containers UK Innovia Films has launched Rayo- Form ICU, which it describes as offering brand managers with a unprecedented clarity for meeting a market trend towards clear containers. The new in-mould label (IML) film is produced using Innovia’s bubble process, making it “the clear leader to showcase brands and their …

Klockner Pentaplast starts Thai lines

Medical device and pharma packaging grades developed for region Germany Klöckner Pentaplast has announced is launching production of several new medical device and pharmaceutical packaging grades in Thailand for the Asian market. Local manufacturing of FDA-grade Pentapharm mono PVC, Pentapharm alfoil PVdC-coated PVC and Pentaform medical thermoforming grade APET and PVC began in the first …

Jindal Films to boost BOPP capacity at Belgian plant

10.5m line at Virton with 50,000 tonnes/year capacity set to be completed in Q3 2018 Europe Jindal Films Europe, a leading manufacturer of specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, has announced it will increase extrusion capabilities at its Virton site in Belgium. This expansion represents the next phase of its broad reinvestment strategy which was …

Taghleef Industries debuts specialised films

New products at Interpack include additions to the Extendo range and to the bio-based Nativia portfolio Dubai Taghleef Industries (Ti) debuted several products at the Interpack expo on 4–10 May in Düsseldorf. Patrick Desies, chief sales and marketing officer at Taghleef Industries, said the products “represent the results of our investment activities over the past …

Cosmo launches BOPP-based low-noise tape film

Proprietary surface treatment enables easy release, making tape unwinding quieter Delhi Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films, has launched a low-noise tape film for making low-noise tapes.  The BOPP-based low noise tape film’s proprietary release surface treatment enables easy release, generating low noise on unwinding. This feature becomes extremely significant in industrial …

Engel Hannover reopens after revamp

Revamped centre offers facilities for exploring Industry 4.0 and lightweighting Together with over 200 guests, Engel opened its much extended and modernised subsidiary in Hannover on 9 and 10 May. The Austrian global market leader in injection-moulding machines and integrated injection-moulding system solutions invested around ¤5m in the location to equip itself for further growth …