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True to its reputation of being a formidable innovator focused on creating value to satisfy the different requirements of converters in today’s global marketplace, BOBST put on a great show combining innovative process applications and machine performance. The Open Door event took place in the Competence Center of Bobst Italia, in San Giorgio Monferrato, Italy, on 30 and 31 May 2018, welcoming an array of customers from 23 different countries. The machines in demonstration were the RS 6003S gravure press in shafted configuration and two multi-technology laminating machines; the compact CL 750D and the CL 850D.

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Leading folding carton producer, Graphic Packaging International (“GPI”), enhances its manufacturing capacity with the introduction of BOBST MASTERFOLD 110 machinery, including an EASYFEEDER/BATCH INVERTER 4 and a CARTONPACK 4 at its Leeds, UK facility.

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Already on the first day of the "Gallus Innovation Days", almost 300 visitors came to the headquarters of Gallus to St. Gallen to see the innovations of the Swiss manufacturer of label printing machines. This year, Gallus, a member of the Heidelberg Group, continues this success story for the third time in an even larger exhibition area. During the “Gallus Innovation Days 2018”, which take place from 26 – 28 June 2018, Gallus print experts present how digitization will change the label industry and how Gallus is going to support their customers to manage this drastic industrial paradigm shift.

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Today’s health conscious consumers are no longer just looking for products that quench their thirst. An ever increasing health trend, especially in younger generations, has driven demand for more functional beverages – e.g., kombucha enhanced products. Closure Systems International (CSI) has launched a new closure engineered ideally for cold-filled products, such as probiotic drinks, energy drinks and carbonated soft drinks.

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The new state-of-the-art greenfield facility of Bobst (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. located in the Wujin District of Changzhou city, in the Jiangsu province of China, played host to three days of celebrations and machine demonstrations on 16, 17 and 18 May 2018. The event marked the official opening of BOBST’s new production facility and Competence Center dedicated to web-fed printing and converting technologies for flexible materials.

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Significant company-wide benefits delivered at UK folding carton manufacturer
Esko’s collaborative project with The Alexir Partnership has enabled the UK operation to achieve cost and time savings while significantly growing turnover.

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COMPETENCE 18, this year’s Open House event at BOBST, attracted over 600 visitors, including many of the leading packaging and label manufacturers and converters in the industry. The event, which took place June 5-8, 2018 at the Competence Center of Bobst Mex, Switzerland, promised to show the “Solutions for the challenge of tomorrow,” addressing key trends facing packaging converters, such as the need for shorter runs, greater versatility, e-commerce and constant innovation.

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Print quality and color stability of the digital printing system a decisive argument for the investment

B1 format fits perfectly into the existing production setup, with digital and offset printing complementing each other
Automated workflows, close integration of customers into the process and digital printing further shorten packaging delivery times

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The combination of speed, quality and reliability of the Xaar 2001+ U printhead made it the ideal choice for Canon’s entry into the digital label printing market, with the launch of its Océ LabelStream 4000 press.

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Gebo Cermex has commissioned two end-of-lines for production of shampoo and conditioner in shaped bottles at Unilever’s new personal care facility in Dubai. The new two packaging machines meet the Unilever’s requirement for a new technology that combines a modular design, ensures faster, shorter, and highly responsive production lines to reduce lead-time to market.

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