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The Road Towards Solvent ZERO

By Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager, Asahi Photoproducts
I remember a colleague, visiting a photopolymer platemaking company and he saw the owners baby sleeping quietly in a room next to the plate production room. T

The Cost of Medical Packaging

Lower! Lower! Lower! A phrase viewers and participants alike scream on the popular television game show, The Price is Right, and now the healthcare industry is screaming it too. And as frustrating as it might be that costs are constantly on the rise, there is a reason.

Web-to-Pack and Digital Technologies - Smoke and Mirrors or Deep Current?

By Fred Corbo, CEO & Owner, SmilePack.fr – FP Mercure Pack
"The waste that is recycled best is the one that we haven't produced." This adage, whose perspicacity cannot be questioned nowadays, applies to all areas, particularly the packaging world.

oneBARRIER FibreCycle and PrimeCycle declared officially recyclable

BOBST oneBARRIER sustainable solutions for MDO PE and paper namely oneBARRIER PrimeCycle and FibreCycle are both officially recyclable. The PrimeCycle clear high barrier mono-material solution obtained a certification of recyclability of 98% by Institute cyclos-HTO GmbH. Whilst FibreCycle, the solution for barrier paper with BOBST AluBond has been assessed as 94.4% recyclable by PTS, the German paper research institute.

The advanced design of a BOBST CI press reduces bounce while maintaining high print quality

Notwithstanding the huge progress of CI flexo printing over the past 20 years or so, bouncing remains a factor that can affect the quality of a printed job and result in loss of production time and unnecessary waste. Furthermore, to avoid the occurrence of it, a printer may fail to maximize the CI flexo press capabilities by limiting production speed with some applications, hence productivity.

Cosmetic and pharma packaging: why EXPERTFOLD 50/80/110 is key to box quality and compliance

First presented at the drupa 2008 exhibition, the EXPERTFOLD 50/80/110 is the flagship of BOBST’s folding-gluing product line. Backed by more than 80 years of experience, this versatile and productive folder-gluer is designed to be so modular that almost every machine sold is tailored to the specific production needs of its customer.

New technical service team appointed at Bobst UK & Ireland to enhance customer experience

In April, Bobst UK & Ireland appointed a dedicated team to further strengthen service excellence and enrich the customer experience during machine installations, services and upgrades.

How your B2B or B2C go-to-market defines your web-to-print setup for labels

By Jeroen Van Bauwel, Director Solution Design, Xeikon

Settling on the right web-to-print label solution defines the very foundations of your digital print output, but which setup is right for you and your business needs? Jeroen Van Bauwel, Director Solution Design at Xeikon, is on hand to shed clarity and share some of the essential B2B/B2C insights you need to know before even considering integrating a web-to-print setup.

All data at a glance: the new Ceresana study on the European label market

Are mini shampoo bottles or stickers on bananas redundant? The EU Commission wants to ban "unnecessary packaging" with a new regulation. This would also affect label manufacturers.

New research: European packaging producers are embracing the circular economy but few are acting ahead of legislation

New research commissioned by material technologies business, Aquapak, with sustainable packaging producers and users in the UK, Italy and Germany1, shows that European packaging businesses are committed to the circular economy, but few are acting ahead of legislation.

robos labels: Focus on research & development

Since January 2023, robos-labels has been supplemented by a further department which is responsible for the development and research of new products, materials and processes. This division is headed by Dr. Tasmin Reuter.