Already experiencing solid production results after installing two high-speed SOMIC case packing systems three months ago, OH SNAP!® Pickling Co. has ordered a third retail ready 424 W3 wraparound machine. The compact, end-of-line unit is expected to be online in the second quarter of 2021.
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FFP Packaging wins ‘Best in Show’ entry at the EFIA Awards 2020 using Asahi AWP Flexo Plate technology
Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is delighted to congratulate its customer FFP Packaging Solutions as winner of ‘Best in Show’ at the recent EFIA Awards 2020. FFP’s entry won Gold in the category ‘Flexo on Film – Reverse Print Wide’ using Asahi’s AWPTM-1.14 plates to achieve the high quality results. FFP’s entry ‘Juicy Meat Company, Large Beef, Easy Cook Pouch’ was acclaimed for superior design and excellent quality printing in CMYK, achieving exceptional density in the black areas alongside perfect soft highlights.
IMEC Media installs first Mark Andy Evolution in Ireland
Since Simon J Burke set up IMEC Media in 1999 the company has enjoyed an extended period of solid growth – but it was the installation of a Mark Andy Evolution press in 2020 that really kick-started the business in terms of increased productivity and new market opportunities.
Çiftsan Etiket sees first BOBST investment as key to meeting customer demands
Turkish label printer, Çiftsan Etiket & Ambalaj, has chosen a BOBST MASTER M5X inline flexo press after an extremely thorough evaluation of the label and packaging market and the offering from other manufacturers. The company is embarking on a new venture with its very first BOBST press installed in Istanbul earlier this year.
Titan-Polymer Purchases Two BOBST EXPERT K5’s
The Titan-Polymer plant based in the Pskov region of Russia has purchased two EXPERT K5 2900 mm vacuum metallizers which will be installed at their BOPET production facility. Both machines incorporate the latest BOBST technologies namely high speed metallization and a large 700 mm diameter coating drum. One of the machines is equipped with the BOBST AlOx process for production of transparent high barrier films.
Gonçalves opens complex folding carton line in Latin America with BOBST equipment
A new BOBST folding carton line has been unveiled at Gráfica Gonçalves, in São Paulo, during an officially inauguration ceremony held on 11 September 2020. The highly automated converting line has been installed to guarantee greater agility and productivity, which will enable the Brazilian packaging specialist to meet an increasingly demanding consumer market.
Durham Box Provides Customers a Competitive Edge with EFI Nozomi White UV LED Inks
Durham Box is the first packaging manufacturer in the U.K. to upgrade its EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass inkjet digital corrugated printer with white UV LED ink from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The upgrade to print with white ink gives the County Durham, England-based corrugated packaging business the power to expand its customer reach as well as provide its customers a competitive edge – thanks to the ability to print a broader range of high-end packaging, point-of-sale (POS) display graphics and free-standing display unit (FSDU) designs.
Etigraph Italia S.r.l. fully relies on systems from BST eltromat for its quality assurance
As a manufacturer of premium self-adhesive labels for wines and spirits, Etigraph Italia S.r.l. has to set the highest standards for its quality assurance. At the end of the 1990s, the company, founded in 1983 and currently employing about 70 people and based in Chions in north-east Italy, put a first web inspection system from BST eltromat into operation. Today its 15 printing presses and eight slitters are all equipped with quality assurance systems from BST eltromat. Web guiding systems as well as systems for web monitoring and 100% inspection are used in all presses. In some printing presses, register and ink key controls are also integrated.
East Lancashire Box Company strengthens business with new BOBST folder-gluing investment
Greater flexibility and enhanced capabilities are central to the latest folder-gluing investment by shelf-ready packaging specialists, East Lancashire Box Company.
SCREEN’S L350UV+ helps Lemur Labels flex its muscle in UK market
British label printer gains ground in challenging UK food supplements and health markets with Screen’s digital technology
Fotolito Veneta: Success through vision and innovative flexo technology
Since it was founded in 1969 in Verona by Giulio Storace, through a combination of vision and innovation, Fotolito Veneta has grown to become one of the leading packaging businesses in Italy – though it counts Europe as its domestic market and is able to guarantee next day delivery of its flexo plates to countries such as Britain, Poland, Greece and Spain.