Contiweb joins Eurosac
Contiweb, a specialist manufacturer of web-handling equipment and provider of integrated technical solutions for web offset printing, web inkjet printing and packaging production, has officially become a member of Eurosac, the European Federation of Paper Sack Manufacturers. The membership marks an important step in building closer relationships with manufacturers and actively contributing to the industry. […]
LEONHARD KURZ selects BOBST NOVAFOIL 106 H for its lab
LEONHARD KURZ, global leader in thin-film technology and surface finishing, has installed a BOBST NOVAFOIL 106 H hot-stamping machine at its Application Technology Department (AWETA) in Fürth, Germany. The installation, coinciding with the 55th anniversary of BOBST’s first hot transfer stamping machine, strengthens a twenty-year partnership between the two companies and empowers KURZ to test […]
RK Print Coat – “Check, check & check again”
Consumer shopping habits are not fixed: they change over time according to product availability, convenience and whether or not the product is relevant or affordable. Consumer purchasing patterns are also influenced by peer pressure, social and other forms of media, environmental concerns or by fresher-looking competitive rival products. All of these reasons may drive customers […]
Römer Etikett installs Martin Automatic technology
Located in the picturesque university town of Marburg, about one hour north of Frankfurt, Römer Etikett has been the German production facility of the Dublin-based Watershed Group since 2011. The Group now numbers seven sites across Europe, and while each retains its own identity and operates as a separate profit and loss centre, there is […]
Vetaphone highlights plasma surface treatment
The use of water-based inks and adhesives on BOPP is currently limited, without the added use of an expensive primer. The reason is the limitation of the substrate’s ability to react with oxygen, resulting in a maximum obtainable surface tension of 46 dyn/cm after corona treatment. The only solution today is to use BOPP that […]