Issue Index
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"Flexo's focus is its strength"
January 2003
When Pauline Covell caught up with show director Andrew Furness in December, he was convincing about the value of a dedicated show for flexography
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Aprion into Scitex
February 2003
Digital press specialists Scitex Vision and Aprion Digital have merged. The combined business will operate under the name Scitex Vision, while the Aprion name will be used for its piezo drop-on-demand technology (previously called Magic). Products...
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Change in carton import-export balance predicted
February 2003
A high sterling value has for many years encouraged the export of converted goods from mainland Europe into the UK. But, according to the latest Folding Carton Outlook report published by Jim Clancy's Packaging Focus last month, for cartons,...
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DIARY
February 2003
March 4-6: Flexo 2003, Birmingham. Reed Exhibitions, +44 (0)20 8910 7818.
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Double digital print event planned
February 2003
Pira International has teamed up with IPEX organizer, IIR Exhibitions to run its Digital Print World 2003 show alongside Pira's Digital Print World Conference. The three-day event will run in London from November 25-27, 2003.
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Dow raises prices
February 2003
Dow Plastics Europe has imposed price increases of €100/t above January levels for all PP, Inspire performance polymers, LDPE resins and HDPE resins, Dowlex LLDPE resins, Attane ULDPE copolymers, Elite enhanced PE resins and Aspun fibre...
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FLEXO 2003 – a dedicated show
February 2003
Flexo 2003, the 4th flexographic machinery, equipment, materials and services exhibition, will run in Hall 17, at the NEC, Birmingham, UK, on March 4-6. Organized by Reed Exhibitions, the show will once again be co-presented by EFTA, the European...
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Flexo Express News
February 2003
Akzo advances UV flexo and screen -
Heidelberg takes over Jagenberg carton operations
February 2003
Jagenberg has sold its folding carton production unit to Heidelberg for an undisclosed amount. The deal includes Jagenberg Diana, at Neuss, Woschnik + Partner, in Mönchengladbach, and Jagenberg Slovensko, in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia.
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Help with plastics R&D
February 2003
Faraday Plastics, the UK Government sponsored body for plastics R&D, has launched an affiliate membership scheme designed to bring its work to more companies and academic partners.
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Ideas above its workstation
January 2003
UK based flexo repro specialist Reproflex 3 sees digital as the future with an investment in an HP Indigo press
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Label is claimed a gravure 'first'
February 2003
Printpack's European Division and S&C Labels co-operated to deliver a 'no label look' solution believed to be the very first gravure printed OPP cut and stack label in the UK.
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Low cost solution
February 2003
Budelpack and Boato Pack have co-operated to develop low cost water soluble PVA films for packaging detergent and cleaning products, both liquids and powders. Boato Pack, of Staranzano, Italy, will focus on the engineering and development of...
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Makom picks its on-line proofing Partner
February 2003
German digital large format printing house Makom has selected RealTimeImage's RealTimeProof Partner for on-line proofing and approval management. Integrated into the company's digital workflow solution, it will enable clients to view gigabytes...
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More metallizing for US major
February 2003
US metallizing giant Vacumet is to build an 80,000ft
2 facility that will boost the group's capacity by over 25M lb/year. The new plant in Atlanta is scheduled to be fully commercial by March, 2004. With it, Vacumet will have a total... -
Opaltone is 50 per cent over target
February 2003
Harper says its Opaltone Division has exceeded expectations for licensing accredited prepress and ink suppliers by more than 50 per cent. In its first seven months of operation the division has also surpassed its targets for signing converters,...
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PEOPLE
February 2003
Graeme Nutting is Beardow Adams' new UK sales director… Enercon has promotedMario Leonardelli to vp engineering…Fred E Zinnbauer is to represent Arpeco's Cartonmaster and Injector systems in the UK and Ireland… At Presstek,... -
Premium look for Boots pack
February 2003
New premium packaging for the Boots No 7 range of Daily V vitamins was produced by PPS, in Leeds. Manufactured from PET GAG material, it features a combination of silkscreen and offset print, with foil blocking to complete the premium look....
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Quality counts
January 2003
It is not just to please the customer that converters have invested in web inspection and control systems – efficiency is the name of the game
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Smurfit-Stone in European switch
February 2003
Smurfit-Stone Container is to exchange its European packaging operations for former largest shareholder Jefferson Smurfit Group's 50 per cent stake in Smurfit-MBI, a Canadian packaging business, and a payment of approximately US$190M.
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Strapping speeded up
February 2003
UK corrugated packaging supplier Charapak has installed a complete pallet strapping line from Mosca Direct at its Alfreton site.
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Swiss support converting show
February 2003
Polytype and BMB are among a strong contingent of Swiss equipment suppliers who will be showing at ICE 2003, the International Converting Exhibition, in Munich, November 18-20.
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Turkey offers opportunities
February 2003
A new study on Turkey's flexible packaging industry suggests the country is worth a closer look. It offers strategic insights into the opportunities and threats this burgeoning industry presents.
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UK packaging industry on the map
February 2003
Need for a new strategy on education and training is among the results of what is claimed to be the first comprehensive mapping study of the UK packaging industry.
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Virtual prototyping gives packaging CAD another dimension
February 2003
Esko-Graphics has released a new version of its ArtiosCAD computer aided packaging design software. In addition to a suite of user interface enhancements, the Version 5.0 update includes new drafting, die tooling, and manufacturing tools -...
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Women are Wallenberg winners
February 2003
Three of the four researchers who will share the 2003 Marcus Wallenberg Prize are women.
