Companies and Markets
A man and a woman holding a tablet in front of a BOBST machine
14. October 2026

Companies and Markets

BOBST Connect: Progress, performance and potential

Several years on from its launch in 2022, BOBST Connect has evolved into a central pillar of BOBST’s vision for a connected, data-driven packaging industry. What began as a digital platform providing remote access to machine and performance data has become a comprehensive digitalisation ecosystem – integrating machines, workflows, quality systems and factory software across […]

Read more »

Feature

Neuenhauser Vorwald – Comprehensive solutions for winding technology

Neuenhauser Vorwald Wickeltechnik, a division of Neuenhauser Maschinenbau GmbH, has been renowned for decades for its tensioning shafts, tensioning heads and other components used in winding processes. Oliver Funk joined the team at the end of 2025 as a technical adviser and in sales. In an interview with PRO Flexconvert, he explains the company’s strategic […]

Read more »
From left: Oliver Funk (Neuenhauser Vorwald), Alessandro Arosio (Renova), Gerd Bouwer (Neuenhauser Vorwald), Andrea Fantasia (Renova) and Artur Breitkreuz (Neuenhauser Vorwald).
All News
13. October 2026 |

Companies and Markets

INCTEC and Bäumer GmbH – Technology meets implementation

Digitalisation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly gaining momentum in modern mechanical and plant engineering. Combined with Industry 4.0 concepts, advanced automation, industrial data analysis and digital twins, this opens up considerable potential: Processes can be made more efficient, plant can be maintained proactively, and product quality and energy efficiency can be […]

Read more »
8. October 2026 |

Companies and Markets

Dalpo acquires Premier Limpet

The acquisition of Premier Limpet gives Afera Member Dalpo Poland sp. z o.o. an established U.K. manufacturing and distribution base in printed and plain adhesive tapes. Afera Member Dalpo Poland sp. z o.o. has expanded its European adhesive tape footprint through the acquisition of U.K.-based Premier Limpet Limited, the country’s largest independent manufacturer of printed […]

Read more »
7. October 2026 |

Companies and Markets

Afera advances next-level test methods work

The TM-WG is refining Afera 5001, preparing a new method for film surface treatment, and strengthening the Association’s contribution to European and international standardisation. Afera’s Next-Level Test Methods Working Group (TM-WG), chaired by Afera Standardisation Consultant Karsten Seitz, is progressing work on established Afera methods, new testing procedures and external standardisation. Its current programme is […]

Read more »
6. October 2026 |

Companies and Markets

AixPano – From digital customer portal to learning process platform

Process platforms connect customers, sales, engineering and production within a seamless digital process. This is achieved on the basis of a context-based database that centrally consolidates all product-related information – from material and design data, through to graphic elements and tools, right through to contracts, stock levels and call-off agreements. The result is a seamless […]

Read more »
2. October 2026 |

Companies and Markets

RK Print Coat – “Paperboard luxury defined”

Paperboard is for many brand owners, marketing departments and their print and converting partners: the dream material. It has great environmental credentials, and unlike many packaging materials, it is derived from inherently renewable and recyclable resources. A well- managed plantation of trees has the potential to produce an endless supply of paperboard. Once used, reprocessed […]

Read more »
To top