An inkjet printer customized for egg production and capable of coding over 250,000 eggs per hour on an eight-track grading machine is launched by Markem-Imaje. Thanks to a specific communications protocol, the solution eliminates operator mistakes while automatic cleaning and smart consumables systems help maximize quality and uptime.
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Artist paints image of Charlie Chaplin with an industrial printer
Are CIJ printers only useful for commercial applications? Certainly not, as artist Francis Nathan Abiamba recently proved. The artist from Cameroon spontaneously used a print head from Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG as a brush – and amazed visitors at the wire and Tube 2018 trade fair in Düsseldorf with a portrait of Charlie Chaplin.
Helping producing companies to turn digital manufacturing from a vision to reality
At the Hannover Messe 2018, Konica Minolta is setting a clear focus on supporting producing companies in driving the actual implementation of digital manufacturing on their production lines. Konica Minolta is showcasing its portfolio of solutions developed on the basis of a deep understanding of the needs and operational challenges of these companies on the path to entering Industry 4.0.
Ipack-Ima 2018 – Sacmi connecting technologies
From complete PET processing lines to new solutions for the chocolate industry (with an eye to bakery products), the complete Sacmi range for the beverage and food sector will be taking centre-stage at FieraMilano
Heidelberg together with its partner companies presents the latest technologies for secure documents – always one step head!
Huge interest in the second Security Printing Day
120 customers and representatives from government agencies attended an information event at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site
Security printing with growth potential
Imprinting cables and wiring as fast as a hunting lion
When hunting, a lion can run at speeds of more than 60 km/h. Modern cable extruding machines operate at a similar pace. The problem: marking systems run the risk of creating bottlenecks in production. The solution from Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG: JET Rapid – one of the world's fastest continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers, that can keep up with speeds of up to 1,000 m/min. Its users include cable manufacturers such as HUBER+SUHNER from Pfäffikon in Switzerland
British-based packaging company cracks the coffee cup recycling challenge
Following months of in-depth research, UK-based packaging and paper company, DS Smith, has found a solution to the coffee cup recycling challenge. Using its state-of-the-art paper mill in Kent, the company believes it could recycle up to the 2.5bn cups discarded by British coffee lovers each year.
Fighting back against counterfeits with IQDEMY’s Quantum Dots
Brand protection is a growing concern across the globe. Tamper-evident unique Quantum Dots provide a sustainable and individual solution that can be implemented into any printing process.
Edelmann employs Sappi Alegro White
Sappi’s bright white Algro Design reflects Nordic packaging values for new Lumene ‘Wheel of Light’ line of cosmetics
CROWN’S THERMOCHROMIC ‘REVEAL’ INK TECHNOLOGY MAKES COMMERCIAL DEBUT WITH COCA-COLA
As competition for consumer attention and loyalty intensifies, brands are increasingly turning to packaging to achieve differentiation on retail shelves and enhance engagement. To deliver an interactive experience to consumers before, during and after consumption, Coca-Cola has rolled out cans of Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta and Sprite in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia featuring Reveal temperature sensitive inks.
Printing and Packaging Facility for McDonalds and Others Opens in KIZAD
All export-import activities will be done via Abu Dhabi Ports’ flagship Khalifa Port.
Gulf Printing and Packaging, a subsidiary of Al Khat Packaging Co., one of the largest producers of printing and packaging materials in the GCC, has inaugurated its new UAE base in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD).