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When webs need treatment

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Specialised treatment technology partners AFS and Softal collaborated with the TUD (Darmstadt University of Technology) in Germany to modifiy its existing laboratory corona station and corona generator to...

Web cleaning review

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Cleaner – and now greener

Let’s keep it clean

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Adam Battrick, Meech International’s business unit director, cleaning systems, explains how converters can improve uptime and boost profits by keeping webs free from contamination

Relationship building

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Converters are working hand-in-hand with paper and board suppliers to be as flexible as possible, in order to achieve best outcomes in the development of new grades. Sally Cousins reports

Direct from Düsseldorf

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

‘Hot off the press’ – the first report of innovations from our team at Drupa 2012 – much more to follow in the next issue

Talking targets

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Dow, CEO, Closed Loop Recycling, says the industry’s push for the reform of the PRN and PERN system is all about national long-term resource security

Generous helpings on plates

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Advances in platemaking technology are helping to make the prepress process more efficient – and easier

Taming tension

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Colin Keating, a design engineer at Optima Control Solutions, discusses closed-loop tension control in the production process

A new generation of converting technology

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In today’s burgeoning market for printed packaging, where the requirements of brand owners for top quality presentation must meet a growing awareness of the need for environmental protection, the case for carton and corrugated products is...

The full package

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With an estimated 75% of all retail products purchased on impulse and over 40,000 different lines in a supermarket outlet from which to choose, attention-grabbing packaging print is the crucial differentiator on-shelf and ways to achieve...

Buying used

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As Drupa will see one of the greatest concentrations of used machinery dealers from around the world, Mike Steele, chairman of the British Used Printing Machinery Suppliers Association, advises on what to ask when buying used machinery

Ink costs on the up

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Jan Paul van der Velde, senior VP for procurement at Flint Group, provides insight into expected raw material cost developments in 2012

Print on parade: part 2

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Drupa 2012 is only a few weeks away, opening in Düsseldorf on 3 –16 May. Here is the second part of our preview highlighting some of the innovations that will be of particular interest to converters at the world‘s largest print industry show

Flexo printing

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Machinery developments and installations

Responding to changes in market demand

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Often seen only as basic items of packaging, sacks and bags exist in a market that is diverse in product, global in production and consumption, increasingly sophisticated, and largely defined by the choice of natural or man-made substrates....

Label line-up

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We round up the latest advances and innovations in label printing and converting technology

Release liners: the challenges ahead

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ann Hirst Smith provides an overview of the key topics of discussion at the recent global release liner industry conference, organised by AWA Conferences and Events, in Amsterdam

Conveying the external image of a wine: its label

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There is really only one fail-safe method of conveying the quality, heritage, and style of a wine once it has entered its wine bottle packaging – and that is via the label

Print on parade: part 1

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Drupa 2012 on 3-16 May will make Düsseldorf, to quote one major exhibitor, “the hub of the printing world for two weeks”. Here is a first appetiser for what is sure to be a feast of print technology innovation. More to come next month

Growing stronger via its regional focus

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

CPP Expo, the regional converting show of the Americas, is now heading into its eighth year and growing in both exhibitor and visitor numbers with every show

Flexo labels on demand

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A US printer and his customers share their experience of fulfilling the promise of ‘true’ just-in-time labels at less cost

Food safety and reduced environmental impact

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Christian Aigner, marketing manager of Brückner Maschinenbau, Germany, argues the case for plastics films as a ‘sustainable’ packaging material

Raising the green bar

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Waste handling and recycling offers increasing value in converting, finds MJ Deschamps

Digital on a roll

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Filip Weymans, business development manager labels & packaging at Xeikon, reviews the evolution of digital printing in the converting market

Digital development

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Applications grow as digital printing equipment suppliers advance the technology

More opportunities for digital converters

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As digital label converting is capturing an increasing share of the market, converters are becoming more aware of the other opportunities that may be offered by their digital presses, says Marcelo Akierman, HP’s EMEA label & packaging market...

Packed with print technology

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In the Packtech and Print Innovations areas of the EasyFairs Packaging Innovations exhibition, visitors found examples of the latest packaging know-how, machinery, printing solutions and converting technologies on show

Olympian optimism

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Peter Morris, chairman of Picon, the UK association of print industry manufacturers and suppliers, says the industry is looking forward to Royal and sporting events

Paper production for a greener future

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Nick Coombes talks to Kerstin Dietze and Jens Kriete at Sappi about how the paper manufacturer is refining its production to add value, and reduce cost and environmental impact

Flexibility and efficiency are key

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Despite the difficult economic environment, Mayr-Melnhof Packaging’s Andreas Blaschke, the new president of the European Carton Makers Association, sees significant opportunities for cartonboard and cartons

Creasing and cutting goes digital with Dart

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Highcon founders Aviv Ratzman and Michael Zimmer tell Converting Today how their Direct to Pack laser solution will bring all the advantages of digital technologies to folding carton converters

Performance that bucks the trend

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Shrewd investment and cost control keeps one diverse converter in pole position. David Callinan visited our chosen ‘converter of the month’, PSG Group

Essential consideration

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Technological advances mean that building sustainability into manufacturing processes can now give converters a real competitive edge. David Longfield rounds up some of the latest news

Slit for purpose

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Machine developments and new installations keep slitting and rewinding technology up to speed with the needs of today’s market

An industry at the crossroads?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Nick Coombes looks at the trends in coating and laminating

Munich ICE highlights the converting action

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibitors at the ICE Europe show held in Munich last November were reportedly “highly satisfied” with the results, according to the show’s organiser. Felicity Murray and David Longfield toured the stands, providing a round-up of the news...

Spotlight on Germany

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Apart from being the economic powerhouse of Europe, Germany is also home to many of the leading suppliers of converting machinery and systems – including the world’s biggest manufacturers of printing presses. It is also the location for...

More value – more profit

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Adam Robotham, director of sheetfed sales, Manroland GB, puts the case for value-adding inline printing technology

Kodak spot-on for flexo

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Emma Schlotthauer is head of global marketing for flexo plate products at Kodak. David Longfield spoke to her at the Packaging Innovations show in October, as the company launched new software targeting the flexo sector

A fresh look at forest fibres

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Olli Mäki, VP cartonboard sales for M-real Consumer Packaging, says that contrary to some preconceptions, when it comes to sustainability, it’s hard to beat paperboard