New and updated information from Features listed on convertingtoday.co.uk http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/ en-us http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/content/images/logo_big.gif http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurethe-colour-of-money/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurethe-colour-of-money/ Packaging typically uses a lot of spot colours but managing or reducing the number of spot colours at the prepress stage can lead to cost savings Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurecleaning-the-web/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurecleaning-the-web/ Increasing web speeds and a diverse, widening range of technologies means that web cleaning manufacturers must be at the top of their game to ensure that packaging converters operate clean, efficient production environments. Tim Sheahan looks at the… Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurebig-interview---david-helsby/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurebig-interview---david-helsby/ Converting Today recently sat down with David Helsby, president of RadTech Europe, the industry association that supports energy curing technologies. Here he talks about growth areas for sector, environmental agendas and importantly, where he sees… Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurenatural-choice/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurenatural-choice/ The European paper and board sector is an area that can characterised by innovation and development as much as it can be by restructuring and industry consolidation. Tim Sheahan looks at some of the biggest product launches in recent months Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuremarket-focus-paper-board/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuremarket-focus-paper-board/ Lars Scheidweiler business manager of Sappi SBB Cartonboard and Marie-Ange Gérard, marketing communications specialist at the manufacturer, talk to Converting Today about the challenges and opportunities facing the paper sector Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurefit-for-the-task/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurefit-for-the-task/ Converting Today speaks to Arzu Ilhan Babaoglu, general manager of large-format printing, sign and display for EMEA at HP, examining the challenges and opportunities corrugated converters are facing in today’s business environment Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureupping-the-pace/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureupping-the-pace/ Paper and board producers are proactive in coming up with a range of products and services to provide the converter with a more streamlined production process as well as meeting environmental demands. Sally Cousins reports Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureshowtime-italian-style/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureshowtime-italian-style/ The 10th edition of Converflex – Italy’s converting, package printing and labelling show – will be held next month in Milan, in conjunction with the Grafitalia graphic arts, print media and communication event Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuremaking-an-impression/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuremaking-an-impression/ Web inspection technology is often the unsung hero of the packaging production process. But delve deeper and it becomes evident that there is a wealth of innovation taking place in a sector defined by intricacy, precision and detail. Tim Sheahan inve… Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurea-suitable-case-for-treatment/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurea-suitable-case-for-treatment/ A range of surface treatment technologies are available to improve a substrate’s surface characteristics and make it more receptive to inks, adhesives and coatings Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuremaking-a-mark-in-inks/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuremaking-a-mark-in-inks/ Low migration, strong adhesion, heat resistance, excellent lightfastness and quick drying are just a number of the demands being placed increasingly on ink manufacturers. But suppliers in the sector, as Tim Sheahan finds, are more than up to the task Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureflexo-firms-press-ahead-with-change/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureflexo-firms-press-ahead-with-change/ Digital press technology has welcomed a wealth of plaudits from those calling it the future of packaging, but innovation is rife in the flexo sector. Manufacturers are launching new presses, as well as improving and enhancing existing machines with m… Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuresomas-take-on-slitting/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuresomas-take-on-slitting/ Converting Today recently spoke to Pavla Kusa, sales director of Czech-based manufacturer Soma Engineering. Busy gearing up for the launch of the company’s latest compact slitter rewinder, the Pluto III, Kusa talked about expectations for the new mac… Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureice-in-the-sunshine/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureice-in-the-sunshine/ Next month, the sunshine state of Florida will host ICE USA 2013, the largest dedicated converting event in North America Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureprevention-better-than-cure/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureprevention-better-than-cure/ While obvious examples of gratuitous packaging are always guaranteed to elicit the outrage of a tabloid headline, an increasingly informed understanding of what really constitutes waste should transform the general perception of the industry as a for… Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurewhere-to-next-for-narrow-web-printing/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featurewhere-to-next-for-narrow-web-printing/ With converters under pressure to deliver more and better and faster and cheaper, the task of providing the technology to satisfy today’s brand-owners falls on the ingenuity of the machinery manufacturers. In the narrow web press market, converters h… Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureice-shows-the-way/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureice-shows-the-way/ Converters seeking solutions to help them meet the challenges of an ever more demanding market will be gathering in Munich next month, where they may well find what they need among the exhibits at ICE Europe 2013 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureprinting-for-the-future/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featureprinting-for-the-future/ Converting Today recently caught up with Christian Knapp, UK managing director of press manufacturing giant KBA. He outlines the company’s ongoing developments in the packaging sector and when customers can expect the latest technology launches from … Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuredigital-developments-and-converting-the-packaging-landscape/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuredigital-developments-and-converting-the-packaging-landscape/ Commercial printers have long enjoyed the benefits of digital print, but it is still considered a somewhat fledgling technology for many packaging converters. Increasing web widths, substrate handling and ink technologies that enable new product appl… Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuretesting-and-inspecting-the-complete-package/ http://www.convertingtoday.co.uk/features/featuretesting-and-inspecting-the-complete-package/ Ensuring a product reaches the end user in perfect condition is of paramount importance to suppliers. It comes as no surprise then that manufacturers continue to develop new and efficient ways to test and measure the integrity of a product, finds Tim… Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT