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2020 will be remembered as unexpected and transformational. As we reach the end of it, we take time to look back at some of the important milestones that were achieved and key decisions that were made, and we reveal our expectations and predictions for the year ahead.

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Sun Chemical has further enhanced its online troubleshooting guide by adding potential solutions to common pressroom challenges in coldset and metal package printing processes.

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In this first article in a new series, we ask if digital label printing can combine high speed and productivity with the highest quality printing.
Digital printing has transformed label production over the last decade, but at BOBST, we believe that we are at the tipping point of another new chapter.

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Lubricant specialist Zeller + Gmelin with energy management and compensation for a climate-neutral CO2 balance

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For many of us it was our first childhood lesson in culinary circularity: Seeing how, when the cookie baking season was finally here again, scraps of leftover dough from cutting were re-rolled and added to fresh dough to make a new batch. Doing the same with homemade pasta is a bit more tricky, which is why smart Italian grandmothers invented maltagliati, but with a little water, olive oil and effort it is certainly possible.

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It’s not unusual in the Western world to throw away leftovers and discard slightly damaged food without a second thought. Yet when we consider that 135 million people face acute food shortages, it is clear that food waste is an issue we can no longer afford to ignore.

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Frozen pizza in a round paper tear-open pack, beer in a bottle made of fibre? Is this the future of packaging, fibre-based protection for food instead of plastic? At the INGEDE Autumn Symposium in Schwedt, experts from industry, authorities and associations discussed possibilities to replace plastic which has fallen into disfavour due to lack of material recycling, the conditions for good recyclability and the limits. The speakers were largely in agreement: There is a need for action for new paper-based packaging with regard to the general conditions, consumer information and labelling, as well as for the further development of sorting systems and disposal routes. One had to move away from national to European solutions in the evaluation of packaging and its suitability for different recycling systems.

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On 28/29 October, stand-up pouch experts from Europe will meet in Berlin and simultaneously via livestream. Innoform Coaching is offering this hybrid format for the first time. "We have good booking figures considering the uncertain situation. At the moment we even have more participants than online connections," says Wilma Igelbrink, Event Manager of the 7th European Standing Pouch Conference. The new technology even makes simultaneous translation cheaper and is offered in Berlin.

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How well do you really know your workflow? And more importantly, are there untapped opportunities to make it faster and more efficient? Here, Jonathan Malone-McGrew, Senior Director of Engagement at Solimar Systems, explains why it might be time to review your current operations.

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The food industry is subject to a lot of safety regulations regarding food-contact packaging and labelling. This extends beyond food safe substrates to the inks used in the process. As a packaging or label printing business, you have to choose the best kind of ink that won't impact the quality of the food content, while simultaneously keeping costs under control. Here’s a brief look at food contact inks and one of the major issues involved. By David Lee, Focus Label

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