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The 5th International Modern Packaging Conference brought together experts from Poland, Finland, the Czech Republic and Latvia. The programme included 15 presentations and a panel on PPWR, investment financing, packaging design and recycling.
Arburg, Kebo and Matriq will demonstrate the production of auto-injector housings with individual Data Matrix codes at Fakuma 2026. The codes are formed directly in the mould using 144 individually controlled microheaters.
Deckerform will present its in-house plastics workshop, cooperation with Possehl Consulting and a live hot-stamping application with Leonhard Kurz at Fakuma. The company will also outline two projects completed within six and eight weeks.
Matriq will present an integrated solution for permanent marking of plastic components directly in the injection molding process. The live demonstration combines a KEBO mold, an ARBURG injection molding machine and partner technologies.
Finke Colors has expanded its range of laser-active masterbatches with an additive for marking transparent plastics. The solution creates hologram-like effects inside the polymer without damaging the surface.
Material selection and digital process optimisation are increasingly affecting waste levels in signage production. Both substrates designed for laser processing and software supporting job preparation and execution are important.
Laser marking has emerged as a crucial tool in contemporary industry, employing precise laser beams to apply durable and accurate information on a variety of materials.
Although the group’s subsidiary Dekron GmbH has machines successfully up and running at various customers, this decision is the result of a careful review of our business strategy and the current market situation.
Along the entire value creation chain, globally more than 930 billion tons of food are thrown away every year. This figure comes from the last report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Erema Group subsidiary Keycycle fully integrates innovative deinking process for printed plastics into its product portfolio
In Germany around 60 percent of fresh fruit and vegetables is sold pre-packed in retail outlets. Two thirds of the packs are based on plastic, and the remaining one third on cardboard or other paper fibre materials.
Vacuum laminating is key to success utilizing high automation to insure the best product quality at the lowest price level. Kiefel’s answer to high customer demand is the newly designed and developed "Tailored Blank Laminating" Technology and Machine.
Labelexpo Asia 2017 will present the Digital Trail and Smart Zone features for the first time. Taking place in Halls E1 and E2 of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 5 - 8 December, they will highlight the latest advances in these technologies and their respective applications for label and package printing.
Arthur Smith, Global Marketing Manager at Videojet Technologies, looks at the importance of factoring coding and marking into flexible packaging design.
As flexible packaging becomes thinner and thinner, the challenge becomes greater and more difficult to consistently apply legible "date codes", Drew Weightman writes.
At K 2013 Tampoprint presented e.g. automation printing line and its newest cliché laser.
Society is changing. While the average age of the population is falling in many countries of Africa and Asia, people in the Western industrialised nations are growing older. In addition, the pace of life is increasing all over the world. This is why consumers are increasingly demanding product packages permitting efficient handling – a challenge for industry.