Solida and parenteral blister packs are often produced on monobloc machines designed for specific applications. Format changes are complex and expensive procedures. In packaging medication, the pharmaceutical industry must not only meet the highest quality standards, but also increasingly cope with minimal production times, and so be able to use packaging systems very flexibly. This demands new machine designs, so […]

Investment in new die-cutting and folder-gluer machinery helps to expand both capacity and capabilities at two of its key sites amid increased specialty packaging demands. Rondo-Pak, LLC, a leading provider of folding cartons and printed components for the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer industries, has continued to expand capacity at its primary facilities in Camden, New Jersey and San Juan, […]

The Graphics and Print Media Alliance (GPMA) has received an official reply to a letter it sent to the Government last month proposing that a means-tested ‘disaster relief’ fund be set up to support thousands of print businesses facing closure by the end of the year. The joint statement was backed by all 15 of the GPMA’s members and addressed […]

Equipment launched today has been designed to make integrating SmartDate X45 and SmartDate X65 thermal transfer (TTO) printers into packaging lines easier than ever before for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Suitable for form fill and seal packaging lines, the SmartDate OEM Connect has an array of features that make it easy to install, even in very tight spaces. The controller […]

Valmet introduces a renewed Valmet IQ Quality Management System for pulp, tissue, paper, board, and converting industries. The renewed system lets papermakers optimize quality through the entire value chain from fiber to finished product, enabling improved process performance and increased savings through the process. The quality management system takes a step towards an autonomous mill The renewed Valmet IQ Quality Management System […]

Hoffmann will launch a new line of tinplate cans comprised of 100 per cent recycled steel at Interpack in May 2020. Made possible by collecting separated consumer packaging steel from standardhousehold recycling, the company’s RecyCan portfolio essentially closes the loop on sustainability through packaging that is not only completely recycled but also perpetually recyclable. All tinplate cans contain some recycled […]

DG press, the company founded by Remko Koolbergen and Peter Kloppers has celebrated its 10th year in business and is set to go from strength to strength in the market for flexible packaging and label printing with their variable sleeve web offset technology. Resurrected from the ashes of internationally renowned Drent Goebel, from which it acquired the IP, DG press, […]

Schreiner ProTech, a Germany-based global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative functional labels with value-added benefits for automotive engineering-based industries, has developed an RFID label specifically designed to suit commonly used electrostatic discharge (ESD) containers. Called ((rfid))-DistaFerr ESD, the solution solves for the widespread challenge of RFID systems performing poorly on ESD containers. As vehicle electrification sees exponential growth, the […]

Comexi, the global supplier of solutions for the printing and flexible packaging industry transformation, has begun the manufacturing of another completely automatic flexographic press, the Comexi F1, for Termoplasti-Plama. The collaboration between the two companies reinforces Comexi European installed base and consolidates it position as supplier of innovative solutions for the most demanding customers. The agreement with the Slovenian company […]

With the release of GMG ProofMedia studio OBA semiMatte 200, GMG once more expands its offering with a high-quality substrate for accurate proofing and reliable colour communication. Designed primarily for publication printing, GMG’s latest media is characterised by its light weight, flat-matte surface, and enhanced gloss. Tuebingen, Germany (November 19, 2019) – GMG ProofMedia studio line has recently been enriched […]