INX International Ink Co. is reminding all beverage brand owners and marketers, breweries, can makers, design agencies and others that the final call to submit entries for this year’s Colored by INX Can Design Contest is nearing. Now in its third year, all contest entries must be postmarked by April 29.
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O F Packaging’s curbside recyclable stand-up pouch wins Diamond honors in the 2021 Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow
Winners represented best-in-class sustainability-focused innovations for diverse applications
Arburg at DKT 2022: working with fast-curing LSR
• Allrounder 470 A: working with fast-curing LSR materials at low temperature
• A growth market: application with high wall thicknesses is interesting for e-mobility in particular
• German Rubber Conference: Presence fair again after online event in 2021
Premium wellness blends enhanced with biobased packaging
Australian brand Swisse Wellness opts for refillable Sulapac jars for its new range of premium wellness blends
Woodly Material Used in St1’s New Heat-Sealed Bags for Sandwiches
St1’s HelmiSimpukka, in collaboration with Woodly and Amerplast, launches the Woodly® heat-sealed take away bag.
Robopac machinery takes part in Sigep
Robopac starts the New Year with its participation at SIGEP, the International Exhibition of Ice Cream, Pastry, Bakery and Coffee, which returns in presence in Rimini from 12 to 16 March 2022. After last year's digital edition, this year the Italian Exhibition Group event will offer 28 pavilions and 1000 brands, to represent the best of the entire Sweet Foodservice supply chain.
Arburg in Anaheim, USA: Focus on LSR Injection Moulding and Digitalisation and Additive Manufacturing
• Plastec West: important US trade fair for medical technology
• Design & Manufacturing West: trade fair for the AM sector
• The focal point: turnkey system, 'arburgXworld' customer portal, Arburg host computer system ALS and Freeformer
Flexible Labels - Pouches
A pouch is essentially a laminated bag which is made from several layers (plastic film, aluminum foil, and other materials). Marketers see a lot of value in this kind of packaging for a variety of reasons such as product presentation and functionality to the consumer but also sustainability: a pouch has a so-called “product-to-package” ratio of 35:1 which essentially means it can carry up to 35 times its own weight, resulting in less energy consumption to produce and transport.
Henkel presents innovative printed electronics solutions for 'Smart Surfaces' at LOPEC 2022
Henkel Adhesive Technologies will present a range of functional material innovations for printed electronics at the LOPEC trade fair on 23 and 24 March in Munich. Under the core theme 'SMART Surfaces', the business sector will highlight its portfolio of solutions for a wide range of applications in diverse markets such as surfaces for industry and automotive, antennas, health and hygiene. In addition to material innovations and numerous demo parts developed together with partners, Henkel Adhesive Technologies will also offer application demonstrations at its stand 508 in Hall B0.
Schreiner Group receives important US printing award
Airbags save lives. But for this to succeed, they must be correctly labelled and deploy at the right moment. This is ensured by an identification label and an airbag fixation system from Schreiner Group. Both products have now received the prestigious TLMI Award.
The Golden Cylinder Awards are back for the 2022 edition
The Awards, created by GAA - Gravure Aimcal Alliance and conducted annually, are a well consolidated recognition in the rotogravure field, an opportunity to recognize the best of the best in packaging, labelling, pubblication, technical innovation and other gravure-created products.