Price trends for flexible packaging materials vary in Q3 of 2024
Prices for flexible packaging materials in Europe showed a mixed development in the third quarter of 2024, influenced by fluctuations in the availability of raw materials, logistics and international markets. The latest price index data (based on Q4/2020 = 100%) illustrates the dynamic changes in the individual substrates. In the third quarter of 2024, the […]
Merger of Hummingbird Converting Solutions and Coprima – New global player in coating technology
The cooperation with the coating specialist Coprima completes the portfolio of Hummingbird Converting Solutions GmbH in the field of industrial coating and positions the company as a global full-solution provider in this market segment. The merger of Hummingbird Converting Solutions and Coprima adds a new supplier to the coating market segment, one that is immediately […]
More than 280 expert guests at SML Innovation Days 2024
Around 230 customers and 50 representatives from all over the world came to the SML headquarters in Upper Austria on 9 and 10 October 2024 for specialist presentations, expert discussions and live demonstration runs about future trends in extrusion technology. The topics covered on SML Innovation Days were varied and diverse; they ranged from new […]
BOBST opens Labels & Flexible Packaging Competence Center
With over 350 employees dedicated to narrow-mid web printing and converting, BOBST is continuing to advance its vision for the future of labels and flexible packaging production, centred on connectivity, digitalisation, automation and sustainability. With a growing installed base of over 1300 narrow-mid web presses, the company has expanded its demonstration capabilities and global footprint […]
RISE PFI purchases pilot coater from RK Print Coat
RISE PFI, part of RISE: Research Institute of Sweden have purchased a VCML pilot coater from RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd. The VCML supplied to RISE PFI at Trondheim, Norway is provided with reverse gravure and knife-over roll coating. This coating system is also provided with three hot air impingement dryers and supports Infrared (IR) […]