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Editorial

Ban plastic bags? It’s not so simple!

hree weeks after issuing a notification banning various single-use plastic items, including bottles and carry bags, the Maharashtra government formed one more committee to study the issue. The panel will specifically look at suggestions given by plastic manufacturers regarding its production, use and recycling. Four associations of plastic manufacturers made a presentation opposing the plastic ban and contending that an extended producers’ responsibility about collection and recycling of plastic waste would suffice to tackle the plastic menace.

A lot of research has been conducted on the impact of flexible packaging on the environment and it goes without saying that packaging waste is a huge problem. Plastic debris poses a huge threat to our eco system, filling up our oceans and poisoning wildlife. It ends up in oceans and rivers; keeps piling on roadsides adding to nuisance; cannot be reprocessed; cannot be put to any alternate use and more. Ashok Chaturvedi, chairman and managing director of Uflex, in his article recently published in Business Today, asked some thought-provoking questions: “Do these packets walk on two legs and get immersed in our water bodies? Do these packs yell and say ‘Hey, please dump me by the roadside so that I could mingle with my siblings coming from other outlets’? Do these packs gang up and find a cosy corner for themselves in our drain holes? The answer is a BIG FAT ‘NO’. It is the irresponsible behavior on part of ‘We the People’ that leads to such menace and concomitant hazard.” “It is a known fact that diesel and petrol vehicles are a major source of pollution. Have the diesel and petrol pumps been shut? A knife that is used for chopping vegetables can also be used to slit a throat. Have vegetable cutting knifes been banned world over? To what use we put an available resource is completely our wisdom. It’s the choice we make! Nothing can be held responsible for the choices we make. The fault is not of the knife but that of the killer. How can banning of flexible packaging be justified in such a scenario? All that banning exemplifies is a knee-jerk reaction and an extremely myopic point of view.” There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the multifaceted challenges posed by flexible packaging. Such one-size solutions are inadequate, and often discriminatory and counter-productive. So when dealing with the sensitive issue of sustainability, every metric covering the product’s complete life cycle, including carbon footprint, water footprint, recyclability, waste management, returnability, and also the energy footprints of preceding matrices, has to be considered and treated individually and also with regard to one another. Interestingly, a lot of criticism for environmental impact that has been directed at packaging is misguided. It is because it contributes miniscule carbon footprint compared to the packaged product itself. As per research, as much as 30% of average carbon footprint in Europe is generated from the production and distribution of food. In contrast, the much maligned packaging contributes only 1.3%. This clearly shows that there is a disparity in how the metrics are treated. – Mahan Hazarika, Editor, editor@thepackman.in THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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PAGE 16 CASE STUDY

Ban plastic bags? It’s not so simple!---------- 3

Raja Udyog improves productivity and reduces wastage with AlygnAXIS-------------26

Amul associates with Almond Branding------ 6

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Tetra Pak launchesTetra Pak Artistry--------- 9

Baumer hhs introduces the MLT-STA for controlling glue application on flexo folder gluers------------------------------------------------27

Fasiculus enlightens about packaging block chain technology----------------------------------10

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Local brand – global success------------------- 8

Prepress and Software Kodak Flexcel NX System transforming flexo with game changing technology --------------12 Esko Webcenter 18 brings packaging management closer to one-day target-------13

Flexibles Uflex launches first Made-in-India 8-color gearless CI flexo press--------------------------16 Constantia acquires Creative acquisition Polypack--------------------------------------------18 Uteco and Kodak ready to install first hybrid Sapphire Evo press------------------------------19 Bobst to inaugurate new production site and competence center in China-------------------20 Unilever to pioneer breakthrough food packaging technology---------------------------22 Incorporating scrap plastic into a highly functional, aesthetically pleasing, flexible laminate packaging material-------------------23 Soft is the New Strong---------------------------24

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PAGE 38 Vinsak earns a repeat order from the Indian government-----------------------------------------41 Luster China partners with Weldon----------41

FFS W&H presents new automation and operating concept EASY CONTROL--------42

Events

Kolbus focuses on luxury packaging---------28

Toyo Ink to present food-grade metal coatings and inks at Cannex & Fillex--------43

Komori sets up India subsidary, buys majority stake in Insight-------------------------30

Sun Chemical to celebrate 200th anniversary-----------------------------------------43

Al Mawrid buys second Heidelberg flexo press for cartons--------------------------31

United Caps brings innovative standard and bespoke closure solutions to Asian market---------------------------------------44

Labels Global printed labels market is set to be worth US$ 41.6 billion by 2019----------------32 A label converter on a mission----------------34 Leap Digiprint installs HP Indigo WS6800-------------------------------35 Label Solutions installs Taiyo STF340 10-color flexo press------------------------------36 Zircon installs DuPont Cyrel FAST 2000 TD processor workflow solution--------------------37 Mumbai-based Barcom Industries installs Asia’s first Mark Andy Digital One------------38 Huhtamaki to acquire Ajanta Packaging----39 Ritrama opens second slitting center in China------------------------------------39 GEW launches next generation UV monitor-----------------------------------------40

Industry News K&B appoints new sales and marketing director----------------------------------------------46 Huhtamaki appoints new senior vice president--------------------------------------------46 United Caps acquires closure manufacturer Embalatap------------------------------------------47 Novio Packaging Group to merge with Scandinavian Packaging------------------------47 Cosmo Films: Winner at SAP Ace Award 2018----------------------------48 Coca-Cola kicks off 2018 World Cup activity with on-pack promotion-------------------------48

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z Flavoured milk in convenient and trendy can

Amul associates with Almond Branding, launches Irish Drink Mocktail

mul, India’s largest diary brand announced the launch of first of its kind Irish Drink Mocktail through collaboration with Almond Branding for branding, packaging design and communication. Almond Branding is a leading branding and design agency in India and also a brand strategy and packaging design partner of Amul.

Amul has been bringing the best of milk-based beverages to its consumers year after year. In its endeavor to serve best in class products, Amul intended to launch a non-alcoholic Irish Cream inspired flavored milk in convenient and trendy cans. Amul entrusted Almond to create a brand around this innovative product and also develop the packaging design and communication.

The Brief Irish Cream is the combination of the two most sinful things one can relish at Ireland – Irish whiskey and delicious Irish cream. The task was clear – the aura of an Irish Café had to be portrayed well on the face of a can. The other challenge was to set the right expectation in the minds of the consumer, lest they confuse it with a coffee or similar flavored drink and end up having a weird experience. Leaving no scope for ambiguity, the drink had to be positioned as a Mocktail – an alcohol free alternative to relish at parties, to say cheers with friends or simply consume for self-gratification – basically for all good times.

Branding Solution One of the unique features of Irish Cream is the characteristic layers of different colors

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– cream, light brown and then dark brown. The brand colors were derived from these special hues that are bound to visually transport one to the Irish café experience. The branding was carved out of a classic bold font type etched on an oblongish dark brown unit – hard to be missed even from a distance. The visual hook was an asymmetrically placed Irish Cream shot glass with three colored layers perfectly topped with drooling whipped cream. The checkered pattern on the light brown background was inspired from the traditional checkered Irish fabric. An overall clean, minimalistic design interspersed with gold shimmer and dark hues to capture the brand promise – a premium international experience. RS Sodhi, managing director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which sells Amul said, “Coming from the house of Amul, this Irish drink is bound to disrupt the beverage category and become the new high of 2018.The Irish drink is inspired from the famous Irish coffee having its origins in Ireland, thus, making this mocktail as exciting as it could get.” Saswata Das, founder director, Almond said, “Our decade long association with Amul, the largest dairy brand in India, has been more of an honor. As a packaging design and communication partner, our aim was to bring to life Amul’s idea of bringing the international taste to the youth of India. ‘Amul Doodh Peeta Hai India’ – literally, Amul is synonymous to milk. A milk-based beverage with an Irish Cream inspired flavor fits so well in the family of Amul, yet its nature being that of a Mocktail gives it an exciting youthful connect. To capture the

authenticity, it was critical for us to decode the entire Irish experience so that we could bring it alive for our audience.” Almond Branding was entrusted with the task of developing the launch communication for the Brand including the Point of Purchase for Retail as well as the Social Media campaign. The team at Almond also developed short interactive video posts that went live on Amul’s social media handles and helped in spreading the word. It’s worth mentioning that Almond has also developed the branding and packaging design for two of Amul’s recently launched beverages, namely, Haldi Doodh and Kadhai Doodh, which are positioned as healthy, tasty drinks for a ‘fast-paced stressful life’. With Almond Branding having crafted the brand design for all these beverage launches, Amul is all set for the upcoming summers. z

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z digital Printing for Packaging

Local brand – global success Marvin Foreman, Tonejet’s worldwide sales manager, explores how digital printing for packaging can add a competitive edge for local brand.

Digitally printing directly onto cans is very costeffective, allowing brands to capitalise on short run packaging for limited editions or special promotions. Products can be canned and printed exactly as required, in the exact quantity needed, without any of the setup costs or time required for traditional printing formats.

n a highly-commoditized market, packaging is often the one thing that makes a product unique, allowing customers to identify with your brand above the many others on the shelf. Global brands know all too well that the more unique the packaging, the more chance of a product standing out.

Global brands have long enjoyed all the benefits of mass production such as cheaper unit costs, bulk distribution and the ability to dominate shelf space through sheer volume, all of which are typically out of reach for smaller local businesses. However, thanks to changing consumer habits and innovations in digital print technology, small to medium businesses now have an increased focus on both branding and customer communications, and greater ability to make it work for them. Despite having the advantage of volume and reach, global brands don’t always get it right. We have all heard or seen packaging faux pas – whether it be mistranslation or unfortunate design which causes offence, such faux pas illustrate the importance of research in local regions for global companies. The little details can make a huge difference to the consumer experience and a brand’s reputation. Craft Beer is a good example where smaller producers have increased focus on branding in recent years; it’s also a subject close to my heart. Craft beer, and in fact many beverage products (cider, wine, ready-to-drink cocktails and even nonalcoholic beverages) are commonly pro-

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duced in smaller batches, celebrated for their uniqueness and sold locally. Many breweries have already made a move from traditional bottling processes to using cans, since these offer a full 360° circumference for marketing and branding, more costeffectively than a label. New printing technologies are allowing brewers to not only explore creative branding opportunities, but to also include additional information to tell their story and sell their products.

The game-changer – digital print for packaging Many of the larger brands have taken to digitally printed shrink wrap that is then applied to bottles and cans, to create marketing hype and increase consumer focus on their traditional products. The same approach has routinely been taken by the craft

beer companies, using digitally printed shrink film and paper labels, however, this was primarily to overcome the minimum order boundaries set by can suppliers. This is where direct digital can printing steps in. Digitally printing directly onto cans is very cost-effective, allowing brands to capitalise on short run packaging for limited editions or special promotions. Products can be canned and printed exactly as required, in the exact quantity needed, without any of the set-up costs or time required for traditional printing formats.The true advantage of digital print is that every single can could be produced with a different image, creating virtually limitless design possibilities. Long lead times and minimum order constraints are eliminated, so essentially a digital can printing solution removes one of the most expensive and restrictive parts

Design and Marketing of beverage production today – traditional bottling and labelling. The new digital printing technologies are capable of printing several batches a day, decreasing product time-to-market. This means that larger breweries can leverage digital print to respond to market or seasonal trends, and produce limited edition versions for events and social media campaigns much more easily. Brands should start to look beyond digital print for customisation and limitededition products, and start to take full advantage of this technology for its economic and time-to-market advantages for mainstream packaging decoration on any scale. ‘Interactive’ packaging design will become more commonplace as more brands adopt

methods to engage with customers through content such as how-to videos, coupons and promotions which can be accessed on a smartphone or tablet via a printed code or augmented reality app. This will also have a significant impact on the kinds of data that brands are able to collect about the consumers that are interacting with their packaging. There is a huge opportunity for brands to engage, entertain, and educate consumers in real time, opening the door for brands to capitalise on specific packaging features for local markets, while also empowering small producers to access global markets.

It’s all about balance Customisation and regionalisation can attract more customers, but shorter print

runs are often not feasible with traditional printing processes. Digital print for packaging makes the short runs required for brand differentiation increasingly accessible for smaller brands. True customised packaging, made possible by printer manufacturers such as Tonejet, is key to unlocking significant marketing opportunities, for a variety of packaging business models. When the balance between global and local branding is achieved, consumers are left satisfied and sales are certain to increase. Packaging is integral to your brand, so be sure it gets the attention it deserves. Custom digital printing operations on various types of substrate, should be a consideration for any brand, irrelevant of size. z

Tetra Pak Artistry

Tetra Pak launches new packaging material effects to help brands

etra Pak has launched a suite of new packaging material effects, known as Tetra Pak Artistry, to help food and beverage producers revitalize the look and feel of their products. These effects help brands attract shoppers’ attention without the need for the manufacturer to switch to a new packaging format or invest in new equipment. Charles Brand, executive VP, product management and commercial operations at Tetra Pak said, “In a world where almost everything needs to be ‘personalizable’, we want to provide customers with something unique to help their brands rise above the noise and reach the shopper. The new suite of effects and expressions will help our customers enhance their brand at no additional investment, making it a cost-effective solution to their needs.” Tetra Pak Artistry will include: – Tetra Pak Reflect: to incorporate holographic effects onto the package

– Tetra Pak Metallized: to create a metallic effect – Tetra Pak Craft: to give the package the natural look of bare paperboard with wood fibers More offerings are in the pipeline, including Tetra Pak Sculpt, an embossed surface texture for an innovative consumer experience. The whole range of effects will be available for the majority of Tetra Pak package formats and offered to customers worldwide. z

Tetra Pak Artistry will help food and beverage producers revitalize the look and feel of their products

Store shelves are cluttered. Consumer attention is difficult to catch. Tetra Pak Artistry is a new portfolio of packaging material products that let you convey your brand’s unique identity and expression. The new and expanding packaging effects portfolio will be available for a growing range of packages in many shapes and sizes. THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z ASPA Authentication Forum 2018

Fasiculus enlightens about packaging block chain technology

uthentication Solution Provider Association (ASPA) celebrated their 20th anniversary with the second edition of Authentication Forum at Taj Man Singh hotel, New Delhi. The main agenda of the conference was to educate industry stakeholders about prevailing counterfeiting threats, brand protection measures, new anticounterfeiting technologies and government policies. It was an opportunity for brand owners, printing and packaging companies, and brand protection solution providers for networking and working towards a common goal of eradicating forgery at all levels.

Ranesh Bajaj, director of Vinsak India and co-founder at Fasciculus, shared a presentation on Next Generation Packaging Block Chain Technology and highlighted various advantages for the packaging industry and brand owners. Some of the key takeaways from his presentation Christened Fasicuchain, are as under: • 1st Block chain which is unique and solely designed for the packaging industry. • It links the entire physical packaging and product distribution chain to the digital ledger. • It uses cryptography technology to prepare smart tags which can be inserted in packaging for the purpose of authentication at each level. • Any change in packaging will be updated in the digital ledger automatically and the data can’t be altered. • The digital ledger is transparent but still offers pseudonymity if requested by the owner. • Track, Trace and Authentication capability at all levels.

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Ranesh Bajaj, director of Vinsak India and co-founder at Fasciculus

The current penetration of block chain technology is not even 1% globally. Fasiculus will continue to enlighten the industry about its importance and why they need to be early implementers by joining the Fasicuchain consortium. • The packaging block chain does not have any industry limitation and can be implemented for any industry such as consumer durables, food products, pharma, machines, automobiles and IOT devices. Bajaj said, “The current penetration of block chain technology is not even 1% globally. Fasiculus will continue to enlighten the industry about its importance and why they need to be early implementers by joining

the Fasicuchain consortium. It’s a privilege to be a panelist and speaker at ASPA conference. The industry needs such type of conferences to fight against counterfeiting. This platform gives a unique advantage to brand owners to show their various security concerns and suppliers to educate and remove the security constraints. We at Vinsak and Fasiculus will continue to strive for excellence in securing product packaging and offering the provenance of the product.” z

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z Celebrating 10th anniversary of a breakthrough, growth-driving system

Kodak Flexcel NX System transforming flexo with game changing technology

odak is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its breakthrough, growth-driving Kodak Flexcel NX System. A decade ago Kodak started pushing back the traditional quality and performance limits of flexographic printing with a revolutionary technological approach to digital flexo platemaking: the Kodak Flexcel NX System made its debut at drupa 2008. This solution enabled flexo printers and repro service providers to develop high-res flexo printing capabilities and implement them in a commercial, standard production environment.

Kodak’s Flexcel NX System offered a solution to some of the limitations of the established digital LAMS technology, and pioneered the use of the digital flat top dots in the flexo industry. Kodak Flexcel NX Plates allowed packaging printers to achieve unprecedented levels of quality, and removed some of the key variables in plate production. With this, flexo printers have not only raised the standard for flexo printing but now also compete for work traditionally produced with gravure, offset or digital print processes. Kodak originally launched the Flexcel NX System as a solution for small to medium format plate making but continued to develop the platform, multiplying the initial successes. During the next few years, the Flexcel NX System family was extended with large-format versions, leading to full coverage of all segments – from narrow through medium to wide web – in the flexo packaging printing sector. The Flexcel NX System technology gained a global reputa-

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Kodak Flexcel NX plates allowed packaging printers to achieve unprecedented levels of quality, and removed some of the key variables in plate production

Kodak originally launched the Flexcel NX System as a solution for small to medium format plate making but continued to develop the platform, multiplying the initial successes. tion as a process that cuts costs and enables greater efficiency and standardization in the pressroom – with flexible packaging, folding carton, labels and corrugated packaging (pre- and postprint).

Flexo innovation with unmatched market and growth momentum “The Flexcel NX System technology developed into a tremendous success story that

is still unfolding – for Kodak itself, for our customers in the flexo industry and for their customers too. We’ve sold more than 500 Flexcel NX Systems worldwide in the meantime, and we regularly record double-digit growth rates per annum in Flexcel NX Plate sales. That is way above the average for the industry as a whole,” said Chris Payne, president, flexographic packaging division and vice president of Kodak. “More and more flexo printers, brand owners and industry

Prepress and Software technology suppliers around the world are realizing how our Flexcel NX System technology is helping to turn flexo into an industrial printing process that combines consistently high-quality production with numerous cost and sustainability benefits.” The core Flexcel NX System technology has been refined and advanced by Kodak over the years so that customers have had a real differentiator to set themselves apart from their competitors in the dynamic market environment. Kodak’s NX Advantage technology – advanced plate surface patterning which controls and optimizes the delivery of ink from Flexcel NX Plates to the substrate – is only one example here. Yet progress is not an end in itself: Kodak has been at great pains to ensure that every new innovation is also accessible to existing Flexcel NX System users. Even the original systems in the market can take advantage of the

latest technology to give the first-class results which are nowadays taken for granted.

Exclusive 10-year anniversary announcements Ten years of the Flexcel NX System provide Kodak with an incredible opportunity to shine a spotlight on this pioneering technology with two very special campaigns: To mark the tenth anniversary, Kodak is launching a Limited Edition of the Flexcel NX System into the market. Limited to just 25 units worldwide, this system will feature unique styling with an attractive modern design symbolic of flexography, packaging and Kodak’s unique technology. The limited edition Flexcel NX system was made available from 2 April 2018. Parallel to this, Kodak is launching the new Kodak Global Flexo Innovation Awards. This innovative competition will

be open to entrants throughout the world, and will celebrate the transformation of flexography over the last decade. It aims to honor achievements and advances in packaging design, production workflow and sustainable printing made possible by the latest developments in flexography. Any commercial packaging project printed using Kodak Flexcel NX Plates will be eligible. The winners in various categories will be selected by an independent jury of experts and showcased at a special ceremony early in 2019. “We are more than ever convinced that there’s a fantastic future in store for flexographic printing. Kodak will continue to drive the ‘Transformation of Flexo’ in all packaging segments,” said Payne. “Our strong commitment and the importance we place on collaboration throughout this journey is clear and we very much look forward to the next 10 years in flexo. z

z Speeding up packaging development workflow

Esko Webcenter 18 brings packaging management closer to the one-day target

sko announced a major new release of its packaging management solution, WebCenter. WebCenter 18 streamlines and speeds up the packaging development workflow by delivering extra features that give brand owners and converters more control and visibility over their packaging preproduction specification, approval and project life cycle.

When CMO Council asked packaging professionals how long it takes to make a packaging change, they reported that changes take an average of about 198 days. Marketing leaders think it takes 90 days or

less, but consumers don’t understand why packaging changes and other physical media can’t be made in one day. WebCenter 18 helps its users to get much closer to that one-day ideal.

Helping brand owners create better packaging faster Esko’s WebCenter helps brand owners manage packaging pre-production specifications and project life cycles, enabling them to engage with the consumer by giving them more control and visibility over the entire packaging design project. The review and approval process with WebCenter

has been improved, enabling more visibility into project status and reviewer input. With WebCenter 18, brand owners now understand the root causes of any bottlenecks, as it now captures the reasons for rejection and the number of approval iterations, allowing for ongoing process improvement. It can also automatically involve the right stakeholder after a rejection, speeding up the revision process. What’s more, reviewers can now review the product exactly as it would be on the shelf. This improves the accuracy of the review feedback and so further reduces approval times and number of iterations. The THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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Prepress and Software 3D packaging models can then also be used to clearly communicate internally, but also to populate and market with retailers and consumers online. WebCenter18.0 content management now includes built-in and custom templates, so users efficiently comply with regulations such as Nutrition Fact Tables and Over the Counter Drug Facts. The Graphic Content Management functionality allows brand owners to centralize artwork data, and to merge it into templates, including the logging of symbols, logos and barcodes, as well as packaging copy and graphics. These elements must be perfect for branding and regulatory compliance, and this process completely removes manual processes that lead to mistakes. Translations within and outside of the system can be managed systematically as well.

Driving process improvement at converters The new WebCenter gives converters an edge by including exactly those new features that give them valuable insights into their processes. Capturing data around the number of approval iterations and the reasons for rejections are only two examples of how WebCenter 18 uncovers bottlenecks and root causes of delays in the process. These insights provide a basis for continuous improvement of the processes to further speed up turnaround times. WebCenter 18 also comes with a social media-like instant messaging function, which can be utilized inside the context of

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traceability and transparency. This further streamlines communication between stakeholders and results in a greater reduction of errors and increased efficiency. Even more exciting, reviewers now review the product exactly as it would be on the shelf. This 3D review process significantly reduces approval time and iterations and lets converters catch more errors. This also provides a unique differentiator to brand owner customers, allowing them to really see the proposed packaging.

WebCenter 18 streamlines and speeds up the packaging development workflow by delivering extra features that give brand owners and converters more control and visibility over their packaging preproduction specification, approval and project life cycle. a specific project. All communication is therefore stored inside the project for full

Deploying in only five days delivers immediate business impact after The QuickStart versions of WebCenter are available, allowing organizations to implement the tool in less than five days with proven and expert workflows ready to use. This way the QuickStart versions deliver instant benefits in project management, data management, approval process and data automation. “Packaging is an ever more important part of almost all consumer goods, from food to electronics, and it plays an even greater role as consumer awareness and demand increases. WebCenter is the leading packaging management platform used by Fortune 500 companies that are active in the CPG and pharma industries, as well as converters and packaging printers. The feedback from our early users has been overwhelmingly positive. With this new version, Esko has the most powerful solution that ties the entire supply chain together,” says Udo Panenka, president of Esko. z

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z Strong commitment to continuously enhance capabilities

Uflex launches first Made-in-India 8-color gearless CI flexo press Mahan Hazarika

flex launched the first ever Made-in-India 8-color gearless CI flexo printing press, Uflexo Elisa, at an Open House organized at its Noida premises on 8 March 2018. The brand new Uflexo Elisa with an additional station for special coating applications is the resultant of a technology transfer agreement that took place during drupa 2016 between Uflex and Italybased Comiflex SRL to manufacture CI Flexo printing presses.

it is tested and cleared on all operational parameters, we shall start supplying in the open market,” said Ajay Tandon, president and chief executive officer, engineering business, Uflex. The company already has orders for three presses which include one

The level of automation in Uflexo is higher than any other comparable machines, and the cylinder bouncing level has been significantly reduced. The design and construction of the machine is completely different from other CI flexo machines that reduce cylinder bounce — Gianfranco Nespoli of Comiflex SRL

Ajay Tandon, president and chief executive officer, engineering business, Uflex; and Gianfranco Nespoli of Comiflex SRL with the 8-color gearless CI flexo press. Photo: The Packman

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Uflexo comes in two variants –Valle running at 300 meters a minute and Elisa running at 400 meters a minute. The first flexo press will be commissioned at Uflex’s own converting plant. Photo: The Packman export order and two orders from the domestic market. Gianfranco Nespoli of Comiflex SRL said, “The level of automation in Uflexo is higher than any other comparable machines, and the cylinder bouncing level has been significantly reduced. The design and construction of the machine is completely different from other CI flexo machines to keep cylinder bouncing at a lower ebb.” The 120-mm thick side frames of the press also provide stability while running and contribute to reducing the cylinder bounce. Nespoli is a hardcore technocrat and is revered in the industry for his knowledge and expertise in designing CI Flexo printing machines for over 40 years now. Nespoli added, “The press is easy to operate, and offers very fast registration. Users can learn to run the machine under a very short learning curve.” The CI cylinder of the flexo press is double walled, steel drum with 1400 mm diameter mounted on self alignment roller bearings, rectified and provided with water circulating system. Driven by a brushless AC motor with digital servo feedback, the CI cylinder has chrome protection on the surface. For a perfect synchronization between the central impression, plate and anilox mandrels, the CI cylinder is connected in axis with high precision digital ratio encoder connected in axis with the CI cylinder. There is also a thermo-regulator unit with closed loop circuit for the condition-

We are even working a step ahead towards IoT (Internet of Things) which is still in the infancy stage where we will like to have failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) under the IoT-based environment which will help identify what should be monitored in the product to minimize potential product failures — Sanjay Malik Sabharwal, executive vice president, engineering business, Uflex Limited ing of the CI cylinder and the two chill rolls. Emphasizing upon the computer control management of the press Tandon said, “Uflexo Elisa is an extremely operator friendly printing machine with 19 inch onetouch screen monitor for complete setting of press and control of running conditions. The system comes equipped with modem connectivity to the service team of Uflex for remote monitoring, diagnostics and associated trouble shooting to provide real time assistance to the clients.” Sanjay Malik Sabharwal, executive vice president, engineering business, Uflex, added, “The management at Uflex thinks about the future. In line with that, the machine can be operated with remote desk through an iPad also. We are even working a step ahead towards IoT (Internet of Things) which is still in the infancy stage

where we will like to have failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) under the IoT-based environment which will help identify what should be monitored in the product to minimize potential product failures.” Speaking about the future of CI flexo presses, Sabharwal said, “In the times to come, re-cylability is going to be a big thing which will push more and more applications towards single films. Moving towards single films will make printing on stretchable films more and more in demand for which flexo is an ideally suited process. It will be the demand of the process in times to come and people will have to look forward to this technology. In short, more and more packaging in polyethylene is likely to come which is better and easier to print on using this technology, so there is a huge potential that we are all set to tap.” z THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z Stronger footprint in home and personal care market

Constantia to become India’s third largest flexible packaging company after Creative acquisition

onstantia Flexibles Group has agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in the Indian filmbased laminates producer Creative Polypack. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, pending regulatory approvals. Creative Polypack is family-owned and was founded in 1986. It is expected to achieve sales of about 75 million EUR in the business year 2017-2018 and currently has about 850 employees at eight production sites in Baddi, Kanpur, Kolkata, Assam and Puducherry, in northern, eastern and southern India.

Creative Polypack is India’s fourth largest flexible packaging group, manufacturing film-based flexible packaging for the food, and home and personal care (HPC) industries, as well as paper-based soap wrappers. The company serves the leading domestic and international consumer goods companies in India. Creative’s senior management will remain in their current roles. Alexander Baumgartner, Constantia Flexibles CEO said, “Through this acquisition, we will become the third largest flexible packaging company in India – the fastest growing packaging market globally, with double-digit growth rates driven by the mega trend urbanization and the expansion of the retail sector. In addition, we gain a stronger footprint in the HPC market, which complements our existing customer portfolio, while we are now able to cover the whole of the Indian subcontinent with our extensive production footprint.”

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Constantia Flexibles is already a leading supplier of film-based flexible packaging for the Indian market since acquiring Parikh Packaging in 2013

Constantia Flexibles is the world’s fourth largest producer of flexible packaging. Based on the guiding principle of ‘People, Passion, Packaging, some 7,200 employees manufacture tailor-made packaging solutions at 32 sites in 18 countries. Constantia Flexibles is already a leading supplier of film-based flexible packaging for the Indian market since acquiring Parikh Packaging in 2013, which is based in Ahmedabad, western India. Parikh is investing a double-digit million euro amount in a new greenfield site, which will be home to a polyethylene blown film extruder, highdefinition Flexo printing press and laminators that will produce high barrier laminates that can be fully recycled. The extra capacity

will come on stream in 2019. Constantia Flexibles is the world’s fourth largest producer of flexible packaging. Based on the guiding principle of ‘People, Passion, Packaging, some 7,200 employees manufacture tailor-made packaging solutions at 32 sites in 18 countries. Many international companies and local market leaders from the food and pharma industries choose the sustainable and innovative products of Constantia Flexibles. z

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z Hybrid mid-web Uteco press features Kodak’s Stream inkjet

Uteco and Kodak ready to install first hybrid Sapphire Evo press

teco Group, in partnership with Kodak, has announced the commercial availability of the Sapphire EVO digital press. Sold worldwide, the Uteco Group will begin installation of the first unit in June 2018 at an Italian flexible packaging producer for the industrial and fashion industries. Allowing packaging service providers and converters a digital offering without compromising on productivity or economics, the press addresses a full range of low and high-volume applications that produce up to 20 million square meters per year.

Aldo Peretti, CEO of the Uteco Group, said, “Our customers have been asking for a digital production solution that meets their customer demand for more versions, which is driving shorter run lengths, as well as an economic long-run digital solution. Uteco’s rich experience in flexo and gravure printing, film handling, coating and drying, coupled with Kodak’s inkjet expertise, now allows us to deliver a device that combines

the capabilities of flexo with digital.” Stefano Russo, COO of the Uteco Group, adds, “As the demand for mass versioning and customization of packaging grows globally, hybrid flexo, gravure and digital printing is becoming a very important part of packaging providers’ offerings. The combination of Uteco and Kodak’s technologies not only delivers a competitive option for digital short-run printing, but also competes in medium-long print runs. This makes the Sapphire EVO an ideal investment for both label and packaging print service providers.” The Sapphire EVO brings digital printing to the production floor with capabilities of printing over 9,000 linear meters per hour, with compelling economics. Utilizing Kodak’s stream inkjet technology, it delivers excellent print quality on a variety of packaging films and papers. The Sapphire EVO uses media up to 650 mm in width and prints at up to 622 mm and offers CMYK printing as well as options for

in-line priming and varnishing. Using environmentally friendly waterbased inks to print on a variety of flexible substrates, including BOPP, PET and paper, Kodak’s inks and pre-coating fluids used with the Sapphire EVO complies with regulatory requirements for indirect food contact in the EU and the US, as well as brand specific requirements and the EuPIA exclusion list. Randy Vandagriff, president and corporate vice president, enterprise inkjet systems division, Kodak, adds, “Kodak’s 50-year heritage has delivered the quality, capabilities and cost effectiveness that the commercial print and publishing industry have enjoyed with our PROSPER Press systems. We are excited to take it further with economical water based inks on flexible films at production speeds. It is great to be working with a partner like Uteco to combine their exceptional expertise with ours to deliver a high-end digital production device that offers new opportunities for the flexible packaging industry”. z

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z Second production facility in China

Bobst to inaugurate new production site and competence center in China

obst has announced the official opening on 16 May 2018 of Bobst Changzhou, Bobst’s second production facility in China. Titled ‘China 4.0 – Beyond your packaging future’ the formal inauguration will be followed by two days of Open House events on 17 and 18 May.

The new site is a state-of-the-art greenfield facility located in Changzhou, in the Jiangsu province of China, and is dedicated to web-fed printing and converting technologies for flexible materials. The opening of the new plant is a major step in the next phase of the development of Bobst activities for the Asian flexible packaging industry. It also bears witness to the Group’s enduring commitment to the highest Bobst manufacturing standards in its delocalized production plants and to the development of gravure printing and lamination solutions dedicated to the region’s specific requirements and industry practices, while continuing to consolidate its leadership in Asia. “This is an important event for the whole of Asia because the new structure in place will further enhance the advantages of our technology and innovations,” says Nilesh Pinto, zone business director of Bobst business unit webfed for India. “This is why we are inviting customers from India and South East Asia to attend the inaugural Open House on 18 May 2018, when the overview of Bobst printing and converting technologies and the demonstrations of the gravure printing press and the compact multi-technology laminator will be held in English alongside Chinese.”

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Bobst’s new site is a state-of-the-art greenfield facility located in Changzhou, in the Jiangsu province of China

Operated by an experienced team of Bobst engineers and specialists, the new competence center will provide full support and advice to Asian clients throughout gravure printing and lamination trial runs The commitment to provide solutions that integrate the requirements of the packaging industry in Asia is also exemplified by the competence center that is part of the Bobst Changzhou facility. Operated by an experienced team of Bobst engineers and specialists, the Center will provide full support and advice to Asian clients throughout gravure printing and lamination trial runs, in addition to being the location for the joint development of process improvements with other suppliers of equipment, devices and consumables, and of course for R&D and

testing Bobst own equipment. “Leading companies choose leading technology and converting companies that choose Bobst will gain an advantage on competition because our leading technology is developed exploiting not only the advantages of our group’s global synergies but also in cooperation with local competences. This means that we can deliver converters equipment and services that are ready for the future of the industry,” says Lubin Lu, zone business director of Bobst business unit webfed for Greater China. z

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z New technology for 100% recycling of PET

Unilever to pioneer breakthrough food packaging technology together with Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures

nilever has announced a partnership with start-up company Ioniqa and the largest global producer of PET resin Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in food packaging.

Ioniqa has developed a proprietary technology that is able to convert any PET waste – including coloured packs – back into transparent virgin grade material. The technology has successfully passed its pilot stage and is now moving towards testing at an industrial scale. PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) is widely used to produce plastic packaging, yet worldwide only around 20% of this material makes its way to recycling plants with the rest either incinerated, disposed of in landfills or leaking into the natural environment. Through its R&D Foods team, Unilever has partnered with Indorama Ventures & start-up company Ioniqa, a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, to tackle this challenge. Ioniqa’s new technology takes nonrecycled PET waste – like coloured bottles – and breaks it down to base molecule level, while separating the colour and other contaminants. The molecules are converted back into PET which is equal to virgin grade quality at Indorama’s facility. If proven successful at industrial scale,

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in future it will be possible to convert all PET back into high quality, food-grade packaging. The three partnering companies believe that this fully circular solution could lead to an industry transformation, since the new technology can be repeated indefinitely. In 2017, Unilever committed to all of its plastic packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Chief R&D Officer David Blanchard said that Unilever is proud to support another sustainable packaging innovation. David Blanchard said: “We want all of our packaging to be fit for a world that is circular by design, stepping away from the take-make-dispose model that we currently live in. This innovation is particularly exciting because it could unlock one of the major barriers today – making all forms of recycled PET suitable for food packaging. Indeed, making the PET stream fully circular would be a major milestone towards this ambition, not just helping Unilever, but transforming industry at large.” Aloke Lohia, group CEO of Indorama Ventures added, “We aspire to be a worldclass chemical company making great products for society, and this partnership is fully aligned with our vision. Our approach is not limited to our own operations, but we take the entire supply chain into account, including what happens to our products after use. We therefore look forward to

Ioniqa Circular PET Solution Introduction Ioniqa is a cleantech spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) and is specialized in ‘magnetic smart processes’. Photo Ioniqa

working closely with Unilever and Ioniqa to leverage this state-of-the-art technology that contributes to tackling the global issue of waste, and enables us to go beyond the role of a polymer manufacturer. Tonnis Hooghoudt, founder and CEO of Ioniqa summed up by stating, “To scale up our unique solution for PET plastics, we are delighted to work together with partners like Unilever and Indorama Ventures. Through our collaboration, Ioniqa’s innovative technology can turn PET waste into a truly circular material which holds value after disposal by consumers, helping to clean up the planet.” z

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z Regranulated resin in flexible packaging for laundry detergents

Incorporating scrap plastic into a highly functional, aesthetically pleasing, flexible laminate packaging material

onsumer goods company Henkel is committed to creating more value for its consumers while reducing its environmental footprint at the same time. To reach its stated goal of becoming three times more efficient by 2030 – dubbed ‘Factor 3’ – the company will have to improve its efficiency by an average of 5-6 % per year. That’s why Henkel turned to long-time partner Mondi to help find a solution for incorporating more of its scrap plastic into a highly functional, aesthetically pleasing, flexible laminate packaging material.

Henkel has begun selling its Megaperls washing powder in the resulting flexible package – called a ‘quadro seal bag’ – that consists of an OPP/PE laminate. At present, 30% of the package’s PE layer consists of industrial waste reclaimed from Mondi’s factory in Halle, Germany. That means the overall package structure contains approximately 10% regrind material. Given the technical challenges involved, both companies recognize this as an important initial step to helping ensure that such consumer packaging meets the environmental needs of a more circular economy. Considering the package requirements – a shiny white exterior, an easy-peel opening, and no compromise in overall functionality – is already a significant achievement for a thin, flexible OPP/PE laminate. But the two partners have much more ambitious goals.

Henkel is expanding the use of regranulated resin in flexible packaging for its laundry detergents. Photo: Mondi

“Our aim is to achieve 50% level of regranulate in the full structure,” says Timo Müller, Mondi’s key account manager for Henkel. This project has been made possible by the advanced resin reclamation technology in place at Mondi’s Halle plant, which allows the firm to collect and separate not only transparent and white materials, but also those that do not contain a slip agent. This helps to enable the use of regrind in the laminate without negatively impacting its material specifications and product mechanical properties, according to Müller. “We are working closely with our OPP film supplier to allow us to use oriented polypropylene with regranulated content, thereby enabling us to increase the percentage of reclaimed material in the entire structure,” adds Müller. The resulting end product offers clear environmental benefits: Virgin resins are

replaced with regrind material and the product’s end-of-life recycling process is simplified as the OPP/PE laminate structure consists entirely of polyolefin materials, Müller notes. “Our packaging developers work constantly to design smart packaging that uses the least amount of material possible, is recyclable and incorporates more recycled material,” said Dr. Thorsten Leopold, head of international packaging development home care, Henkel. “Mondi provides us with valuable technological expertise to implement a more sustainable solution for some of our laundry and home care product packaging.” The two partners look forward to significantly boosting the percentage of reclaimed content in more Henkel packaging to contribute further to Henkel’s ambitious Factor 3 sustainability goal. z THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z Flex Films develops unique polyester film

Soft is the New Strong

olymeric films with satin soft surface,yet strong and durable are a dichotomy. But not anymore! Flex Films – the global film manufacturing arm of Uflex has developed an innovative bi-axially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film with a unique velvety and luxurious surface at its manufacturing plant in Elizabeth town Kentucky in the United States. The new soft touch film FLEXPET F-STF exhibits exceptional scratch, heat and scuff resistance which has been a serious need-gap in the industry for flexible substrates. The surface is self-healing from most scuffing and is optimally durable.

Talking about the new soft-touch BOPET film, Dr. Steven J. Sargeant, GM, technology at Flex Films (USA) Inc. said, “If we scratch the surface of this film, it won’t be scratched.Soft touch is rendered through a robust surface coating, in combination with a proprietary in-line anchor coating on the base polyester film. It is this combination which imparts unique properties of self-healing, toughness and durability along with the soft texture. This effectively increases converters’ yield as they generate less scrap and have less customer rejections or other associated issues.” Elaborating upon the properties of the film, Vijay Yadav, business head, Flex Films (USA) Inc said, “The film has superior tactile properties. In addition to a soft surface that is heat and water resistant, the film exhibits improved scuff resistance along with ultra-low gloss (5-8 Gloss Units) and robustness superior to commodity matte surface films. All polymeric films tend to stick to themselves. This adhesion is termed as ‘blocking‘. In the case of our soft-touch film this isn’t an issue to worry about at all. Through the combination of base film and off-line coating design, we have been able to avoid blocking,improve durability of the soft touch at high processing speeds.This in

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FLEXPET is FDA compliant for a range of uses making it further unique. It finds extensive use in luxury brand packaging, decorative packaging, labelling, graphic advertising banners, and high-end stationery products among others. turn leads to higher production throughput.The film as you would see is thinner than previous low-quality solutions currently available in the market.This clearly decreases material costs of the end-use packaging at brands’ end.” Speaking about the value proposition of the new product, Anantshree Chaturvedi, vice chairman and CEO, Flex Films International said, “This film is FDA compliant for a range of uses making it further unique. It finds extensive use in luxury brand packaging,decorative packaging, labelling, graphic advertising banners, and high-end stationery products among others. F-STF film exhibits low gloss, excellent matte homogeneity with high haze (>90%) and very high contact (see- through) clarity. This means that the film can be readily reverse printed by converters to impart deep and rich graphics. The surface maintains its

soft and luxurious feel yet being strong and durable enough to withstand the ensuing rigours of handling throughout the value chain. Tactile feel products have an anticipated CGAR of 12-15% and are thought to be the highest growth segment in flexible packaging spaces in the United States. This is an encouraging opportunity that Flex Films is pursuing.” Sharing his thoughts about FLEXPET F-STF film, Ashok Chaturvedi, chairman and managing director Uflex Limited said, “This is a classic example of value-engineering. My engineers at Flex Films by addressing two rather dichotomous issues of maintaining a velvety soft surface texture of the BOPET film while simultaneously ensuring good tensile strength have given the converters best of both the worlds. This is one of the very many ways we keep enhancing business value for our clients globally.” z

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z Compact automatic register control system

Raja Udyog improves productivity and reduces wastage with AlygnAXIS Background Established in 2002, Raja Udyog is a fast growing company operating in the FMCG sector in India. The mainstay of the firm is a range of biscuits and bakery items which are produced in its state-of-the-art automated facilities. Raja Udyog also has a flexible printing and packaging division in Noida for manufacturing high quality packaging material for its products. Increasing raw material costs, demand for better print quality, reliability, and accuracy in printing made it necessary for Raja Udyog to explore technologies that would help it to reduce waste and improve print quality. Raja Udyog uses an 8-colour rotogravure printing (MLS) machine that runs at a web speed of 150 metres per minute. In an 8-hour shift, Raja Udyog uses approximately 1000 kg of printing material. The biggest challenge faced by the company was the wastage of material to the tune of 6% during the start-up due to mis-registration, thus resulting in a loss of around 60 kg of material per shift. SN Pandey, a senior operator at Raja Udyog with over two decades of experience said, “We were not able to run the machine at 150 mpm as we were very concerned about registration errors. We had to deploy an operator at each print station for monitoring errors. Increasing speed led to greater rejection, and we had to print more to make up for the wastage.” After evaluating numerous options, Raja Udyog approached A.T.E. for a precise and consistent automatic register control solution.

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AlygnAXIS register control system process

AK Jaiswal, plant head, Raja Udyog, Noida

Solution After a detailed study, A.T.E. proposed its next generation AlygnAXIS register control system. Designed to improve productivity with maximum operational flexibility, AlygnAXIS was the perfect fit to address Raja Udyog’s problems.

About AlygnAXIS A.T.E.’s AlygnAXIS is a compact automatic register control system. Its reduced hardware results in longer mean time between failures (MTBF). The AlygnAXIS has ATEXcertified fibre optic sensors that make it safe to use in explosive environments. The intelligent fibre optic sensor senses the error and sends the correction signal to the controller. The AlygnAXIS’ user-friendly GUI helps operators identify registration errors even at high web speeds. The quick response output signals control the length, and the side control mechanisms correct the register rapidly. A.T.E.’s AlygnAXIS also has automatic

mark recognition, pre-setting, and several other features that help reduce waste during the start-up, ramp-up, and ramp-down phases of production. The online chart recording and the key color/previous color measurement modes increase versatility and allow them to adapt to the needs of a printing job. AlygnAXIS can also save and recall all settings of previously printed jobs.

Results • Raja Udyog are delighted with the performance of the AlygnAXIS. • Substantial reduction in waste due to registration errors: from 6% to 2% • Significant increase in machine speed: from 150 mpm to 180 mpm • Improved product quality • Improved productivity • Saving in labour – no need to deploy operators to manually check quality at each print station z

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z Entry-level glue inspection system

Baumer hhs introduces the MLT-STA for controlling glue application on flexo folder gluers

LT-STA is the name of a new system from Baumer hhs for cost-efficiently glue detection on flexo folder gluers. Based on proven technology and available as a standalone detection system, the MLT-STA was engineered specifically for manufacturers of corrugated box packaging who until now have gone without monitoring glue application. The MLT-STA works in combination with any existing glue extrusion system available on the market.

This low-cost detection system is easy and convenient to set up and operate via touch screen. With integrated optical MLT-40 multi-bead cold glue sensors from Baumer hhs, the MLT-STA can check up to three glue beads on one or two sides. The MLT-40 sensors are in use for glue detection around the world for all kinds of corrugated board processors and have proven to be highly reliable in day-to-day production. The MLT-40 sensor checks in fractions of a second whether glue was applied in the right spots on the glue flaps and that glue beads are not extended. It also checks compliance with prescribed distances from the edge of the glue flaps (edge detection), so that no glue oozes out when a box is folded. If the MLT-40 detects any deviations from target specifications, it immediately sounds an alarm, alerting the machine operator with both acoustic and visual signals. The MLT-STA then automatically marks faulty corrugated boxes with a UV liquid, making

The low-cost detection system, MLT-STA, is easy and convenient to set up and operate via touch screen. With integrated optical MLT-40 multibead cold glue sensors from Baumer hhs, the system can check up to three glue beads on one or two sides.

it easy for machine operators to identify and remove them at the ejecting unit of the flexo folder gluer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Worldwide, a lot of the older flexo folder gluers in particular are still equipped with capacitive sensors for glue or moisture detection. These devices are very sensitive to the fluctuating moisture content in the corrugated board, which is why they tend to operate unreliably and therefore are not really suited to processing corrugated boxes. They often are switched off in practice as a result, meaning that these folding box manufacturers are going without checking glue application. In view of the rising global demands on the quality of corrugated boxes, this is an untenable situation for manufacturers. With the MLT-STA, we have now developed an economical solution that fills this gap and can be retrofitted in flexo folder gluers without any major expense or effort. Because our MLT-40 is an optical sensor, it is impervious to fluctuating moisture content in the sheets of corrugated board,â&#x20AC;? says Andreas Schneiders, technical sales manager corrugated at Baumer hhs, explaining the benefits of the new system. The MLT-STA generates reports in PDF format for every job, which corrugated board processors can use to document the quality of their production systems to their customers. What is more, measured values can be exported to Excel in CSV files to conduct statistical analyses and optimize the productivity of a flexo folder gluer. z

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Monocarton

z Kolbus focuses on luxury packaging

“We are venturing into new territory from now on”

olbus in Rahden, Germany has grown over its 243-year history to become the leading bookbinding machine manufacturer worldwide. Early 2018, the company surprised the industry by selling its gluer binders and bookline business to Müller Martini. Kai Büntemeyer, Managing Partner of Kolbus and Chairman of VDMA Printing and Paper Technology, explains in an interview the reasons for their new and clearly defined focus on the packaging market, the practical implementation of the transfer and the challenge of convincing their staff of the benefits from their change of course

Mr. Büntemeyer, what is left of Kolbus after its surprising sale of its gluer binders and bookline business to Müller Martini? Kai Büntemeyer: It is not as bad as it sounds. I anticipate that the Kolbus Group turnover will fall by around 15 percent. We are indeed relinquishing a large part to Müller Martini, but at the same time, we are significantly expanding our components business. In 2017, we had a total turnover

The book is a product that has been perfected. In packaging, development is never finished: you always need new ideas to generate interest for your products. Kolbus Kai Büntemeyer, managing partner of Kolbus and chairman of VDMA Printing and Paper Technology

of more than 135 million Euro, to which component manufacturing for other manufacturers contributed 12 million Euro. Our turnover in this sector will grow because we will be supplying components to the new ‘Engineering Works Muller Martini Bookbinding Systems’.

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What happens to your staff in your custom machines plant? Kai Büntemeyer: The changeover means 253 staff members will transfer to Müller Martini and develop, manufacture and market bookbinding systems there. In the run-up to the transfer, we spun off a company with these members of staff, the appropriate patents, designs, etc. Müller Martini then took over this company in its entirety. We plan a two-brand strategy in which our product range continues to be available and the sales and service contacts for customers

Monocarton The classic Kolbus casemaker already has the technology that will form the backbone of our new packaging range. So, our packaging technology is actually based on established technology, and in the end a book cover is also the book’s packaging.

remain the same. We have deliberately sold to a traditional company that plans for the long-term, and not to finance investors. Will you keep your 150 R&D staff and your 8.5% R&D quota? Kai Büntemeyer: In relation to turnover, the R&D quota will drop because component manufacturing is growing so strongly and over half of our R&D employees will be transferring with our bookbinding systems to the new company. However, we will be clearly increasing R&D in custom machine manufacturing for the packaging sector. Why the new strategic focus on packaging? Kai Büntemeyer: The market for bookbinding systems is saturated and is stagnating. It has become a so-called sunset industry. In contrast, we foresee doubledigit growth rates in manufacturing custom machines for packaging, which is why in future we want to concentrate vigorously on packaging made of cardboard and paper – specifically on luxury packaging. Can Kolbus utilize its existing know-how for this? Kai Büntemeyer: Yes, the classic Kolbus casemaker already has the technology that will form the backbone of our new packaging range. So, our packaging technology is actually based on established technology, and in the end a book cover is also the book’s packaging. The marketing approach taken by brand manufacturers using our packaging technology is not so very different from the way a book is marketed as a hardcover book. In both scenarios, it is all about attractive, high-quality appearance and brand image.

Even if some things stay the same: does 2018 mark a new era for Kolbus? Kai Büntemeyer: Yes. Definitely. We will still continue the tradition of casemakers but from now on we will be venturing into new territory. There will be much that our staff will find different. In future, component manufacture will operate as an independent entity. Here we will be investing in modernizing our machines, but we also expect in return that this sector will seek out new, lucrative markets and assertively address them. And the packaging sector will feel like a start-up for the next three to four years. We will need to set up a product range quickly, act creatively and grow dynamically. Will you succeed in committing your staff to this change? Kai Büntemeyer: This is, of course, one of our greatest challenges. At first we met with a lot of scepticism, which I can understand. We are taking a lot of trouble to explain our new strategy because we need to boldly tackle this change and master it together. How do you explain leaving the printing and paper technology sector? Kai Büntemeyer: It isn’t that we see no future for printing and paper technology but the growth forecasts are, to put it mildly, modest. Market volume will remain huge and ensure good business in the future but I see a problem for us machine manufacturers in that the printing industry will continue to rationalize and will need to massively boost its productivity. This makes it difficult for equipment suppliers. Admittedly the packaging market is also not a goldmine but the cost pressures are not quite so hairraising.

Is the cost issue the greatest difference between the two markets? Kai Büntemeyer: Customers expect more and more that our machines will reduce costs and this is something customers in the packaging sector also want. Yet around half our projects are about developing new solutions and options. The book is a product that has been perfected. In packaging, development is never finished: you always need new ideas to generate interest for your products. Are there any points of contact for digital and analogue printing technology in packaging? Kai Büntemeyer: We usually process high-quality printed and surface-finished substrates. Our experience in laminating cardboard with high-quality printed substrates is in great demand. A typical customer for us will be someone who also works as a printer in the packaging sector. The process chains here are still not as closely linked as in book printing although this is now changing. Procurement cycles are becoming shorter, which leads to a need for new, networked workflow solutions. A smart, Print 4.0 approach can also be just as interesting for short-term, event-related campaigns as for optimizing logistic chains. A final question: Where do you see Kolbus in 2030? Kai Büntemeyer: I think the custom machine manufacturer of the future will offer his customer very much more application consulting and support. You can see it beginning now in packaging design and in future it will deeply impact production processes. I am convinced that for Kolbus the future lies in such in-depth consulting service business models. We will have to see whether customers will own machines or order production capacity from us. Whatever happens, we will be ready for it. z THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z Bigger, faster and state-of-the-art machines for packaging industry

Komori sets up India subsidary, buys majority stake in Insight

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n a move to further strengthen its footprints in India, Komori Corporation has established its India subsidiary, Komori India Pvt. Ltd. Earlier, the company was operating in India through its sole distributor Insight Group. At a press conference in Delhi on 20 April 2018, the company announced the launch of its India office to strengthen its presence in the market in addition to having better turnaround time. Komori is already a market leader in India through Insight Group with a market share of over 40%. “With the launch of India office, Komori aims to strengthen and enhance Komori’s presence in India and nearby countries. We are very excited to start our India operations. With the India footprint, we’ll be able to provide the world-class quality and strong support to aid the Indian market. We will use the best of global and local processes to provide the highest value to our customers and maximize the customers benefit,” said Hirofumi Hoshino, managing director, Komori India The board of directors of the newly formed subsidiary has Satoshi Mochida, chairman; Hirofumi Hoshino, managing director; Sangam Khanna, deputy managing director sales and marketing; Ajay Agarwal, director finance and administration; and Bhupendra K Srivastava, sales director. Speaking to the media, Ajay Agarwal said that Komori India is a joint venture between Komori Corporation and Insight Group with Komori holding the majority stake although he refused to share the stake size. The new venture also absorbs Insight’s channel business of selling machines man-

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ufactured by Czech Republic-based Soma. However, Insight will continue to run its all other businesses with its other channels partners including HP, Kodak, Mimaki, Konica Minolta independently as before. With the acquisition of Insight’s Komori division, Komori India will continue to retain all the employees of Insight in its new team ensuring absolute continuity with the existing sales and service activities. Furthermore, through this move, Komori plans to strengthen and scale its operations even further in India and subcontinent. In a bid to have a strategic hold in the Indian market, the company will be introducing customized printing presses suitable for Indian market. Speaking exclusively to The Packman, Satoshi Mochida, chairman of Komori India, said, “The Indian market is equally important to us as the China market. The Indian market is one of the few ever growing markets in the world with strong demand for high-level achievements and huge potential for the future. That is why we are interested in the Indian market.” Mochida

Our customers, especially packaging companies, are requesting us to provide them with bigger, faster and stateof-the-art machines. The bottom-line is we are going to take the packaging market in India very seriously along with the commercial printing market which is equally important to us – Satoshi Mochida, chairman of Komori India

Monocarton added that as of now there is no plan for setting up any manufacturing units in India. “During last three years, we concentrated on selling our small machines in India. But today our customers, especially packaging companies, are requesting us to provide them with bigger, faster and state-of-the-art machines. The bottomline is we are going to take the packaging market in India very seriously along with the commercial printing

z Cold-foiling, gravure printing and inline diecutting

Al Mawrid buys second Heidelberg flexo press for cartons

ubai-based Al Mawrid produces an incredible variety of packaging, including food packaging, bakery boxes, medicine boxes, perfume boxes, kraft boxes, e-flute boxes, duplex and food board printed boxes, PEcoated board printed boxes, special packaging board printing which can be used directly in oven and deep freezers.

L to R: Satoshi Mochida, Yoshiharu Komori, Sangam Khanna, Eiji Kajita and Hirofumi Hoshino. Photo: The Packman market which is equally important to us,” said Mochida. Komori is amongst the top two companies worldwide which is involved in currency printing for many countries including Indian Rupee and is undisputedly amongst the world’s largest companies manufacturing offset presses for various applications of commercial printing like brochures, calendars, books, high-quality magazine publications and packaging printing like cosmetic boxes, liquor boxes, pharma boxes etc. Started in October 1923, Komori Corp is presently in its 95th year and holds 70% market share in Japan. Komori’s relationship with the Indian market began quite a while ago. The first Komori press for the Indian market was delivered in 1954. The machine was a full-size (37 inch/640 mm) single-color press equipped with a stream feeder. z

In 2012, Al Mawrid ordered its first Heidelberg inline flexo press. The combination of a Heidelberg ICS with an inline diecutter Heidelberg FCL with a printing width of 670 mm was mainly meant for the production of cigarette packaging. With all indicators in the Middle East and Africa pointing to growth in packaging, Al Mawrid has ordered another Heidelberg ICS multi-process webfed press. The press, consisting of flexo and gravure printing units as well as a variety of converting modules, is expected to be installed soon. The modular wide web flexo unit to unit flexo press includes modules for cold-foiling, gravure printing, inline die-cutting and embossing. “The excellent flexo printing and value-adding quality of products that were printed on our first ICS excite our customers. What we internally especially appreciate about the flexo printing press is the easy operation, low maintenance, combination of various printing and converting methods within one machine and the enormous output combined with reliability and high uptime,” explains Justin Ninan, production manager at Al Mawrid. “We do exclusively have Heidelberg printing equipment for many years. There-

The Heidelberg ICS multi-process webfed press has flexo and gravure printing units as well as a variety of converting modules fore it has been no question to invest in a Heidelberg press again. We do have great synergies, especially in the usage of tools, spare parts and operator know-how. Plus we can increase production reliability as we are able to switch printing jobs very easy.” One of the initial ventures of Thomsun group, Al Mawrid Printing & Advertising Industries is located at its own facility in Sharjah. Al Mawrid & Print House provides an array of printing and advertising services that are highly valued by the market place for their thrust on quality and timely work execution. Backed by state of the art technology, the division is driven by an experienced management and skilled workforce numbering over 350. In the process of delivering printing and packaging solutions, it has developed a stringent set of quality control measures that assures clients results as per the brief, as demonstrated by the awards in recent times. z THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z LMAI, brand owners meet in Delhi

Global printed labels market is set to Mahan Hazarika

ver 100 delegates congregated at a knowledge-sharing event – Brand Owner’s Perception of Labels in Changing Scenario – at Radisson Blu Marina, Connaught Place, New Delhi on 30 March. Organized by Label Manufacturers Association of India (LMAI), the event saw guest speakers from Nestle, Sun Pharma, PepsiCo and Dabur talking about their expectations from label printers, in addition to 47 label printer and 7 sponsors. The program had lead sponsors as AveryDennison, SMI Coated Products and DuPont. Support sponsors were Vinsak, FIG, Creative

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Graphics and JN Arora Group.

During his presentation, Barun Banerjee of Nestle India said, “For user industry, environment sustainability is going to be the biggest thing which we all should work towards. We should make our labels environment friendly and see how our packaging can be made of single component or mono material which are recyclable. This is one reason why IML has gained so much popularity worldwide and growing at CAGR 3.5%.” Sighting data from Smithers Pira, Banerjee said that global printed labels market is set to be worth US$ 41.6 billion by 2019, while the most widely used labels will continue to be the pressure sensitive grades. He said, “It is therefore necessary for label printers to find ways how self adhesive la-

bels can work seamlessly with the packaging which can easily go to the recycling strength.” A study report by Smithers Pira shows that Asia is the largest regional producer of labels and its share will grow between 2009 and 2016 to more than 41% of the world’s value by 2019. Flexography is the most common print process in label production, although digital methods are growing rapidly and taking an increasing share. In terms of the end use market, food is by far the biggest category of labels, accounting for 47% of the total in 2014; if beverages are included this rises to 63.9%. Banerjee said that the label industry will witness a YoY growth of 4.5% to 5%. “Change is the only constant, and the three

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be worth US$ 41.6 billion by 2019 key major trends in terms of changes are visual and tactile changes, green initiatives and new technology, and digital print and personalization. Going forward, maximum development will take places under these three trends,” said Banerjee. Rahul Bhargava of Sun Pharma gave a bird’s eye view of how packaging development at pharma companies start from the feedback level through retail shelves, while at the same time explaining how a label plays a versatile role in the healthcare industry. Bhargava said, “We visit, at least twice a year, places like hospitals, medical shops and stockists to gather feedback and The speakers during a panel discussion at the LMAI event on 30 March 2018. Photo: The Packman

requirements of our customer and end-users so that we develop our packaging as per their exact requirements.” Bhargava also explained the importance of adhering to statutory requirement and compliance through information on labels and packaging. He said, “Label is the most important component in pharma packaging because globally 70% of recalls take place due to defective labels.” Kousik Saha of PepsiCo discussed how brand owners can leverage label as a component on a pack as well as how labels can play a critical role in brand positioning in addition to the packaging design. “Label along with the packaging should drive the First Moment of Truth (FMOT) – primarily the label,” said Saha. “Label printers should help brand owners in driving the FMOT through innovations and value additions in labels.”

Flexography is the most common print process in label production, although digital methods are growing rapidly and taking an increasing share. In terms of the end use market, food is by far the biggest category of labels, accounting for 47% of the total in 2014; if beverages are included this rises to 63.9%.

Ameya Pradhan of Dabur India said that the probability of interactive labels getting noticed by consumers is far more compared to vertical and horizontal labels. “In order to be noticed, the product has to be interactive,” he said. Kuldip Goel, LMAI president and managing director of Any Graphics announced that LMAI will be hosting the LMAI awards on the sidelines of Labelexpo in November 2018 and will also be hosting the L9 Meet at that time. L9 is the global confederation of nine leading label associations in the world. Goel also announced LMAI’s new online platform which will be officially launched on 15 May 2018. The online platform will help LMAI members to list, buy and sell consumables, label-stock lying idle with the members. Members wishing to sell their old machines can also list the details on this portal. z

Global printed label market by type, 2009-19 ($billion, constant 2013 prices and exchange rates; trillion A4 prints)

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z Any Graphics’ new high-tech plant coming up in Noida

A label converter on a mission Mahan Hazarika

ny Graphics is looking to rapidly ramp up its capacity by investing more in coming days. As a part of its capacity building measure, it only recently purchased a 4-acre land close to its existing plant to build a new state-of-the-art plant; the new plant is expected to be up and running in about a year and a half. The high-tech comprehensive plant will follow the concept of ‘total quality’ throughout the manufacturing process, and not just the final product, according to Kuldip Goel, managing director of Any Graphics. In line with the total quality concept, the entire factory will run on a single floor with prepress, press and postpress connected in a serial mode.

“The purpose of a single-floor plant is to maintain a lean system, ensure less defect in productivity, and save time and manpower. We will employ teams of multi-skilled workers and use highly flexible, increasingly automated machines to produce volumes of high quality products,” said Goel. He informed that the new plant will make optimum use of solar energy to light the plant. “We are concerned about the environment and sustainability, and even looking at acquiring the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for this plant,” he added. LEED is a popular green building certification program used worldwide.

Kuldip Goel, managing director of Any Graphics and president LMAI. Photo: The Packman

Innovation and R&D Innovation is a recurring theme at Any Graphics. In its latest stint with innovation, the company has developed a solution that can enhance the gloss of UV varnish multi-fold. “The process may replace lamination if customer needs it

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solely for attaining high gloss,” said Goel. A few projects have already been delivered using the solution, he said. The R&D team at Any Graphics is spearheaded by Kuldip Goel and his son Naveen Goel, who head the R&D team.

Another notable mention from the company’s stable of innovations is a solution which allows online removal or stripping of non-continuous waste matrix in production of self adhesive labels for products like CD which has a hole.

Labels “Normally in label printing, the waste that you want to remove online must be continuous which looks like a ladder. If the waste is not intact, you cannot remove it online. Converters may have to resort to removing the waste manually offline, for example in case of CD sticker where you need to full cut or remove it, rendering the process unproductive and costly. But our in-house process can remove non-continuous wastage online without deep or full cut,” Goel said. He said that although the process of waste matrix stripping in self adhesive labels sounds simple, it is in fact one of the most complex and painful area that every label converter has to face in his daily life.

Customer delight takes center stage “We don’t just manufacture labels, we beautify them,” said Goel. “We treat all products as our own baby. Price is not the criteria where we compete. We strive to delight our customers with our best services and imaginative beautification of labels. As far as quality is concerned, once we accept an order, we don’t discriminate between a small and a big order.”

The new boss of LMAI After taking over the reins as president of Label Manufacturers’ Association of India (LMAI), Goel appears to be a man on a mission. He recently launched a new web portal for LMAI members. “The portal will allow LMAI members to list their unused raw material for fellow members to buy at an economical rate. Many label printers generate left out/unused material which eventually becomes obsolete over time. As per our research, material worth more than 10 crore expires unused every month at label converters end in India. So the portal will be useful for the whole label industry.” Label converters can also sell their unused machinery through this portal. As the new LMAI president, Goel also played his part in ensuring LMAI Label Awards ceremony this year for the first time is being organized by LMAI independently. Earlier it was organized by Tarsus. z

z Label start-up by ex-Huhtamaki

Leap Digiprint installs HP Indigo WS6800

Anwesh Koley

oida-based Leap Digiprint installed an HP Indigo WS6800 webfed digital press in November 2017. The new press can handle substrates from 0.1 to 6.3 mm thickness for printing labels, flexible packaging, sleeves, IML, wrap-around labels or folding cartons. The press also comes with an inline priming unit. “Our set up includes an HP Indigo 6800, with label and sleeve converting equipment. We have tied up with partners for pouches, tubes and cartons,” said Honey Vazirani, director of Leap Digiprint.

Vazirani and the other director of the company, Vikram Prasad, are veterans in the packaging industry, both having worked for Huhtamaki PPL for close to 25 years. “Between the two of us, our experience covers sales, marketing, new product development, operations and HR,” said Vazirani. “The experience at Huhtamaki has given us a sound base in packaging technology, helped us understand customer needs, and taught us how to run a successful business. We are confident this experience will come in handy. One big difference though is in our previous organization, we had sound financial standing and a dedicated customer base. Here, we are starting on a blank slate and without the same financial muscle – al-

most as newbees again. But that makes us even more determined, focussed and creative,” added Vazirani. “Our basic plan was simple; get back into a market that we already know, but with something futuristic and environment friendly. HP Indigo fits this plan quite well,” said Vikram Prasad. HP Indigo WS6800 makes business more environmentally responsible offering reduced production waste, energy efficiency, and carbon-neutral manufacturing. The press has the Green Leaf Mark from Intertek, one of the world’s leading independent certification and testing companies. Prasad said that they are currently in the experimental stage and are not looking to restrict themselves to any specific industry, though it may happen in the future. “Our plans going forward will be to stay agile and opt for complimentary, quick turn around, short run technologies and equipment. We don’t see ourselves going back to conventional formats.” Vazirani said, “The Indian label industry is highly price sensitive and there’s too much capacity in the market. Fighting for a piece of this regular market was what we wanted to get away from. Break-even is the first logical target for us and then, as per what we see as a market opportunity.”

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z Second Taiyo STF340 customer in India

Label Solutions installs Taiyo STF340 10-color flexo press Anwesh Koley

umbai-based Label Solutions installed a brand-new Taiyo STF340 10-color narrow web flexo press in late March 2018. The UV flexo press was on display at an open house organized at the company on 28 April 2018.

Provided by Mumbai-based Standard Printers Providers, the press offers a maximum web width of 340 mm and is equipped with BST Eltromat inspection system, UV Ray’s UV curing system and servo drive built by Rexrotch in Germany. The shaftless press with multiple servo motors has a short web path with movable cold-stamp unit and print cylinder with support ring. The press can handle a range of substrates from 20 microns to 350 gsm paperboard. Before installing the Taiyo STF340 10-color press, the company was using a pre-owned Mark Andy press. This is the second Taiyo STF340 10-color press installed in India by Standard Printers, the first one being installed at Delhi’s Regal Creative. Japan-based Taiyo has factories in both Japan and China. Gaurav Sachdev, vice president of Standard Printers Providers, said, “India is a very potential market and customers are now showing intertest in Taiyo technology as two presses are now already operating in India while two more machines will arrive in India soon.” Sunil Sawant, managing partner of Label Solutions said, “The USP of the machine is that it runs cold foiling at the speed of 150 mpm whereas other machines could only offer speed of 70-80 mpm.” The Taiyo STF340 press can also be equipped with op-

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L to R: Sunil Sawant and BS Rana of Label Solutions with Gaurav Sachdev of Standard Printers Providers. Photo: The Packman

The shaftless Taiyo STF340 press with multiple servo motors has a short web path with movable cold-stamp unit and print cylinder with support ring. The press can handle a range of substrates from 20 microns to 350 gsm paperboard. tional features like rotary silk screen printing, hot wind dryer, intermittent die-cut, in-mould label device, and sheet cut unit

among others. “We have opted for a rotary screen printing unit which will be fitted on the machine in May-June.” z

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z Highly productive plate processing technology

Zircon installs DuPont Cyrel FAST 2000 TD processor workflow solution

ircon Technologies India, one of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest printers for high quality labels, has installed the DuPont Cyrel FAST 2000 TD processor workflow solution for use with DuPont Cyrel EASY flexo plates. With manufacturing units located in North, South and West India, Zircon owns an in-house plate-making facility.

Solvent handling was one of the pain areas for Zircon and DuPont Advanced Printing worked with the customer to address their need to achieve high quality printing in quick turn-around time without the solvent. DuPont Cyrel FAST thermal workflow is an innovative, highly productive plate processing technology that uses solvent-free thermal processing to produce a press-ready finished plate in one hour or less. With nearly two decades of know-how, Cyrel FAST 2000TD is a state-of- the-art plate-making system that uses dry, thermal technology to process high quality photopolymer plates, thus eliminating all solvents and aqueous solutions from the plate room. This process does not require the time consuming drying steps of the solvent workflow, enabling rapid processing, cost savings, sustainability and improved press performance. With its new ergonomic and compact design, the Cyrel FAST 2000 TD features several cutting-edge tools and technologies that contribute to higher plate quality, easier workflow and improved machine serviceability. Plates processed in the 2000

L to R: Prasenjit Das, DuPont Advanced Printing; Shaju John, DuPont Advanced Printing; Sanjiv Sondhi, Zircon Technologies; Prakash Mudakavi and Karan Talwar of Esko

DuPont Cyrel FAST thermal workflow is an innovative, highly productive plate processing technology that uses solvent-free thermal processing to produce a press-ready finished plate in one hour or less. TD processor have better clean-out and relief depth uniformity while providing excellent fine line and dot holding. z THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z Hybrid digital label press

Mumbai-based Barcom Industries installs Asia’s first Mark Andy Digital One Pranay Mathur

asai-based Barcom Industries has become Asia’s first to install the Mark Andy Digital One label press. According to Prasanna Sahu of Barcom Industries, the company’s commitment for digital label printing was growing and hence was looking for a production-level hybrid solution that combines digital printing with in-line converting. According to Sahu, Digital One’s ease of operation, high quality output and fast production speed were some of the reasons for installing the press. He addded, “Compact design of the press takes up less space and makes working around the press easier, resulting in faster makeready and less fatigue of the press crew.”

Digital One is an entry-level digital label press designed for short- and microrun prime labels. The 4-color press with dry toner printing process has a multi-function flexo deck for spot colors, laminates, adhesives or varnishes. The Digital One provides inline converting and finishing, delivering ready-to-ship label production – unlike many other small footprint digital presses. With Digital One the possibilities are many, including micro runs, versioning, variable data printing and shorter delivery times. Prasanna said, “Shorter delivery time is one of main reasons for this investment. Now we will be able to deliver various shortrun jobs faster than before. This is primarily because digital printing eliminates several

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Gourav Roy, managing director of FIG and Prasanna Sahu of Barcom Industries

Digital One is an entry-level digital label press designed for short- and microrun prime labels. The 4-color press with dry toner printing process has a multi-function flexo deck for spot colors, laminates, adhesives or varnishes. processes such as the need of making plates, registration, color matching, reduces wastage and time.” Barcom Industries started business in 2002 with a used Mark Andy 830 press, followed by Scout, a fleet of Mark Andy 2200 presses. Today, the company houses several Mark Andy Performance Series P5 presses alongside the Digital One. It also houses eight Rotoflex inspection slitter rewinders

with 100% fault detection systems and will soon receive four new Rotoflex HSI label inspection, slitting and rewinding machines with 100% Nikka L1 inspection cameras. Barcom has also opted for Rotoflex bi-directional pharma inspection. The press was installed at Barcom by Flexo Image Graphics, the sole distributor of Mark Andy presses in the Indian subcontinent. z

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z Strengthening labeling business in India

Huhtamaki to acquire Ajanta Packaging

uhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire the Indian business and related assets of Ajanta Packaging, a privately owned manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels. The acquisition will further strengthen Huhtamaki’s labeling business in India by adding new printing technologies into its offering as well as improving its innovation capability. The acquisition is complementary to Huhtamaki’s existing labeling product portfolio.

The annual net sales of the business to be acquired are approximately EUR 10 million. Ajanta employs altogether 170 people

and has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in Daman (West India) and Baddi (North India). Promoted by Sudhir and Chandan Khanna, Ajanta manufactures pressure sensitive labels, baggage tags and security labels. Its revenues stood at Rs 81.1 crore in the year through 31 March 2017. The debt-free purchase price is approximately EUR 13 million. The enterprise valuation of the transaction is Rs 100.3-crore in Indian currency. The transaction is expected to be closed at the end of April 2018. The business will become part of the flexible packaging business segment.

Huhtamaki PPL, formerly known as The Paper Products Ltd, provides packaging solutions for labels, tube laminate webs, thermoformable laminates and promotional materials. The company has 15 manufacturing facilities in the country. Its clients include Britannia, Coca Cola, Ferrero, Glaxo Smithkline, Marico, Mondelez, Nestle, Pepsico, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. In 2012, Huhtamaki acquired 51% shares in Mumbai-based Webtech Labels. In 2017, HPPL’s subsidiary Webtech Labels set up a label manufacturing unit in Sikkim, to service its customers based in North East India. z

z Strengthening footprint in the Asian region

Ritrama opens second slitting center in China

itrama has recently opened a new slitting center in China. The opening ceremony took place the last 9 March in the Zengcheng district, Guangzhou City – Guangdong Province. This is the second slitting center opened in China by Ritrama, following the production and distribution center opened in 2009 in Hefei – Anhui Provice. The investment will allow the company to offer shorter delivery time and a wider range of prod-

ucts, strengthening Ritrama’s footprint in the Asian region.

The new factory covers an area of 2,000 square meters and is only 30 kilometers away from the hub of the label printing plants in the region. It is estimated that the annual slitting capacity can reach more than 50 million square meters after completion. Choy Wai Weng, general manager of Ritrama Asia-Pacific division, said, “Being one of the largest self-adhesive materials manufacturers in the world, we have been

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Labels in the past extremely careful in our venture in China, as though we are walking on thin ice. We spent many years to understand the Chinese market and finally in the second half of 2016, through restructuring of the management team, building of reliable product quality and improvement of service experience, our products and services have been widely accepted by the market. Since then, our monthly sales have been quadrupled. This substantial growth not only reflects the striving spirit of the Ritrama team, but more importantly, we put the customer buying experience as our top priority. We hope to provide not only reliable products, competitive services, but more importantly, to let our customers enjoy better buying experience.” Ritrama Hefei was incorporated in 2009 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the

Ritrama Group. The company provides a wide range of self-adhesive materials, such as coated paper, PP, PE and PET films, which can be combined with a variety of adhesives to meet the requirements of different industries. The products are much more used in many everyday life segments, such as health care and personal products, food and beverages, electronic products. Bill Shen, general manager of Ritrama Guangzhou Slitting Center, said, “The first meeting with Ritrama many years ago and the recent contacts with the owner Tomas Rink, have given me full confidence in the brand and operational team. Today, the new company will uphold the Group’s vision and belief in serving customers in all aspects, providing better and more comprehensive products and services to customers in South China.” z

z Continuous monitoring of UV output on a press

GEW launches next generation UV monitor

EW is launching a major innovation for UV curing installations, the multi-point UV monitor, or mUVm. Effective ink curing depends upon a guaranteed output from the lamp and reflector system and GEW’s new UV monitor, mUVm is a set of one or up to five UV sensors which give continuous monitoring of UV output on a press.

UV monitoring consists of calibrated sensors positioned along the length of the lamp to continuously measure the UV intensity in a UV curing system. This is vital to avoid the risks and consequences of under-cured product reaching the customer. GEW’s UV monitor is a highly reliable and cost-effective solution for production monitoring of UV intensity at multiple positions

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across the web, to eliminate the possibility of inadequate UV dose. A simple user interface displays the UV output of the lamps on the RHINO system touchscreen and alarms can be set to warn when the output gets too low or too high. With up to five sensors per lamp monitoring once a second, unprecedented control over the UV curing process can be achieved. As a result, potential waste is eliminated and thus efficiency is greatly improved. The GEW mUVm enables the user to easily see when UV lamps reach end of life. Accurate UV outputs determine when to change lamps to extend their life, whilst saving energy by reducing lamp running power, without risking undercured product. With mUVm it is now possible to attain

The GEW mUVm enables the user to easily see when UV lamps reach end of life 100% UV inspection for every batch when using the API user interface, and generate a UV curing certificate for every batch by recording live UV outputs for every lamp. mUVm is designed to comply with European legislation on food contact packaging, including Framework Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 article 3; Good Manufacturing Practice Regulation (EC) 2023/2006; Plastics Regulation (EU) 10/2011 and Swiss Ordinance SR 817.023.21 z

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z Two orders for Vinsak USAR in last two years

Vinsak earns a repeat order from the Indian government

insak recently installed its Vinsak USAR at a press owned by the Indian government for security printing of varied government applications. Based on the feedback and application of the same, a second order for a similar unit has been raised from the government for another location.

The Vinsak USAR (Universal Slitter & Rewinder) is equipped with a registered diecutting module, a Vinsak UV Inkjet System and 100% camera inspection system. The Vinsak UV Inkjet System can personalize variable data on various offset paper, coated papers, films, gloss papers etc. at a maximum resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. The press can use it for various applications such as tax and excise, stamps, transactional security printing, scratch cards, wads, flexible packaging etc. Vinsak has also provided 100% inspection system which can inspect

The Vinsak UV Inkjet System can personalize variable data on various media at a maximum resolution of 600 x 600 dpi each unique number, barcode or 2D code and offer 100% inspection. Ranesh Bajaj, director of Vinsak India said, “It feels great to acquire repeat orders and that too from government where the qualification criterion is strict and perfor-

mance standards in the security presses are at par with the highest in the world. Credit goes to our manufacturing team for their sheer passion to develop world-class machinery and getting orders against European suppliers. It adds to the current government’s ‘Make in India’ policy and also saves the country’s foreign exchange.” Bajaj added, “This is one of our repeat orders of Vinsak USAR within the last two years. The machine is garnering good response from the industry for its modularity. We are supplying three versions of Vinsak USAR with different features and trying to add more. Hope, this machine will soon create its due niche in the packaging and label finishing industry. Our presence at the forthcoming shows in Thailand and Africa will see the product being accepted at newer global markets as well in the years to come.” z

z Boosting sales of inspection products in India

Luster China partners with Weldon

uster LightTech Group China founded in June 1996 developer and innovator of independent technology for quality inspection via vision imaging, has partnered with Delhibased Weldon Celloplast to promote sales of their products in India. Lustre has been devoting themselves to three industries which are printing (label, flexible package, tobacco package, banknote printing), PCB and LCD industry. Luster provides flexible solutions for

online and offline inspection and world class vision inspection products for packaging market such as flexible packaging, folding cartons, tobacco industry and tipping paper. From printing, stamping, slitting to rewinding, it can be applied on the whole workflow to control quality during and after production. With real 100% printing defects inspection and quality management, their solutions has proven to be effective in reducing labour cost and print waste, increasing productivity and efficiency.

Weldon Celloplast is a total solutions provider to the label industry offering materials, tooling, dies, and label printing, converting and finishing equipment. They represent leading international companies to bring value to their customers. Weldon’s managing director Pawandeep Sahni says, “In these days of consumerism, there is a pressing need for supplying labels and packing that are printed to perfection, thus it is a necessity for all leading printers to have inline or offline inspection capabilities.” z THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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z ACHEMA – Hall 3 Stand F74

W&H presents new automation and operating concept EASY CONTROL

indmöller & Hölscher (W&H) offers a new integrated automation and operating concept for its FFS packaging line with EASY CONTROL, which enhances the efficiency of the line. Higher transparency, ease of use and the integration of the entire FFS line lead to increased efficiency and quality in production. In addition to detailed information on the integrated FFS packaging line with EASY CONTROL and the proven bagging system TOPAS, visitors of the ACHEMA exhibition can expect further interesting news from W&H in Hall 3, which will be published at the beginning of the fair. According to the company, TOPAS is one of the most widely used systems worldwide with around 1,000 systems sold and is already the fastest FFS machine in the market today.

So far, operators of FFS lines have been faced with the challenge of individually controlling and monitoring the plant components and third-party modules. The result: Loss of efficiency due to different operating systems, additional interfaces and error sources as well as lack of comprehensive production data. W&H as a full-line supplier of integrated FFS packaging lines consisting of FFS machine TOPAS, sheet palletizer PLATINUM and stretch hood machine ARGON, has now developed a modular automation and operating concept that enables consistent control and monitoring of the machine. “EASY CONTROL consists of numerous modules that can be individually

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tailored to the needs of the customer,” explains Rafael Imberg, sales manager FFS packaging systems at W&H. A new module includes the integration of third-party equipment such as metal detector, ink-jet printer and checkweigher in the operation of the line. The advantages are obvious: the operator only has to know one more system. Another module makes status reports available everywhere via smartphone or tablet PC. Also, it gives hints about upcoming events. “For example, the machine reports an imminent roll change so that the operator can plan routes and resources in a forward-looking manner,” says Imberg. Using an office function, all production data can be accessed and analyzed from the office. “We provide a database of

TOPAS is one of the most widely used bagging system worldwide with around 1,000 systems sold the entire line that was previously unavailable. The extensive analysis options make it possible to optimally control production,” explains Imberg. z

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Toyo Ink to present food-grade metal coatings and inks at Cannex & Fillex

oyo Ink and Jiangmen Toyo Ink, all member companies of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, will be jointly exhibiting at Cannex & Fillex Asia Pacific 2018, from 15 to 18 May, in Guangzhou, China. At Stand 1326, the Group will present a complete range of metal packaging manufacturing technologies with a focus on food safety and compliance, at its first ever Cannex & Fillex, a major international exhibition for metal packaging manufacturing and filling technologies. At this year’s show, brand owners and canmakers looking to enhance the performance of metal packaging coatings can learn out more about Toyochem’s Finishes series of can coatings for metal substrates – the number one brand in Asia. The Group will also feature its next-generation lineup of sustainable metal packaging solutions, including BPA-NI interior coatings for food and beverage cans, water-based coil

coatings, UV-curable surface coatings, and interior and exterior coatings for generaluse cans. Visitors to the stand can also see how the Group’s comprehensive portfolio of metal decorating inks can help them meet increasing food packaging compliance requirements with energy-efficient UV technologies. At the show, Toyo Ink, a frontrunner in the development of LED UV metal deco technology, will debut an industry-leading line of LED-curable inks for general package printing applications – the MD KING LED series. In addition, an expanded portfolio of low-migration inks for food packaging applications will be on display, featuring the EXC 21000 M STERACAN FOOD series of Swiss Ordinancecompliant, UV-curable inks and the MD KING LED LM series of LED-curable inks that comply with the Nestlé and Swiss Ordinance guidelines. Rounding out the Group’s complete

Toyo Ink Group will present a complete range of metal packaging manufacturing technologies with a focus on food safety and compliance, at its first ever Cannex & Fillex

lineup of metal decorating solutions are the MD KING UV series of UV-curable inks for general package printing, the NEW MD KING TH / AH series of highly processed solvent-based inks for metal sheet printing, and the MD KING DIM inks for DI cans. z

Sun Chemical’s 200th anniversary

hroug hout t he remainder of 2018, Sun Chemical will celebrate its 200th anniversary.“Beginning with the inspiring legacy of Lorilleux and Samuel Morris in the early 1800’s, Sun Chemical has delivered 200 years of color expertise, innovative technology and an ongoing commitment to quality and service for our customers,” said Rudi Lenz, president and CEO, Sun Chemical. “Having held close to 10,000 worldwide trademarks

and over 3,000 granted patents in various global jurisdictions in its history, Sun Chemical takes pride in producing solutions tailor-made to meet the individual needs of our customers.”

Sun Chemical has helped transform the printing industry by leading the way as the first to develop UV inks, water-based inks, pigmented flexo inks, and flexo inks for polyethylene films. Sun Chemical was also the first to create the four-color wet process inks system in 1906, now commonly known

as CMYK printing. Sun Chemical is a pioneer in the development of migration-compliance inks and in producing solutions for the newest presses of the time, including rotary tinplate lithography, web offset lithography, letterpress, flexo and rotogravure. Sun Chemical has been manufacturing pigments since 1907. Today, the Performance Pigments Division is a global leader in the pigments industry offering a wide array of pigments, effects and preparations for THE PACKMAN | may-jun 2018

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Events the coatings, cosmetics, plastics, inks and specialties markets. Continuous innovation in new color space and providing unique colors and effects into a variety of existing and new markets, has enabled tremendous growth globally. With DIC Corporation’s acquisition of the company in 1987, Sun Chemical became the truly global company it is today with growth within the Latin American and Middle Eastern markets and the formation of the Advanced Materials division, which delivers compounds, polymers and application materials to broad markets. Sun Chemical Advanced Materials offers a vast array of solutions to fulfill customers’ advanced printing requests for custom materials, including high-performance silver inks for 3D printing systems, nanosilver inks for inkjet systems, solder-

masks, pressure sensitive adhesives for electronics and displays, and SunMotion, a compelling display solution for point of purchase displays. “Sun Chemical’s vision has been and will always be to help customers take on the global challenges of the future by providing quality, service and innovation in

every solution we deliver,” Lenz said. “For the future, we are committed to pursuing research and development that will bring our customers new innovative and sustainable solutions. We look forward to celebrating this ongoing commitment to excellence as a company and with our customers this year.” z

United Caps brings innovative standard and bespoke closure solutions to Asian market at Propak Asia

nited Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, will be exhibiting for the second time at Propak Asia, scheduled for 13-16 June 2018 at the Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Centre. United Caps will be located in the French Industrial Pavilion, Stand BN21 in Hall 102, at the show, where visitors will be treated to a wide range of innovative caps and closure solutions.

“With the upcoming opening of our new manufacturing plant in Malaysia,” said Benoît Henckes, CEO of United Caps, “we are looking forward to having an increased presence in the Asian market, and Propak is an excellent venue to introduce ourselves to new customers and catch up with existing ones. We will be demonstrating a range of

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closures for infant nutrition and agrochemicals that will be locally produced in the Malaysia plant, scheduled to open at the end of 2018. Our Asian customers will, of course, have access to the entire United Caps portfolio, as well as our renowned bespoke development services. We look forward to greeting visitors during the show and learning more about their business requirements for caps and closures, as well as sharing our story and our ‘Close to You’ strategy.”

At the Show While United Caps will have its full portfolio on display at the show, visitors will want to spend extra time with three especially innovative standard closures that will be highlighted at the show. These include:

GREENCAP • Produces nearly double the capping speeds of traditional closures. • Is the lightest snap closure on the market. • Has a superior surface finish that makes it successful, especially in the Asian markets.

50 and 63 PROSLIT • Superb stress cracking resistance in this UN-compliant closure with standard PE foam and induction heat seal (HIS) liner. • Full PA/PET chemical barrier, making it a safe and reliable closure for all chemical products. • Innovative 360° wheel design offering outstanding grip for easier opening.

Events • “Flexband” tamper evidence ensures end user confidence and authenticity of all chemical products. • Wide variety of branding options for maximum shelf standout.

PROTECSCOOP • Flip-top hinged closure whose innovative design allows one-handed preparation of feeding bottles. • Contamination-free foil-sealed chamber protects the included scoop until use; an integrated hook keeps the scoop handy for further use. The scoop’s thumb-shaped handle makes it easy to use. • Standard scoop with dosing range from 8 to 13 ml; no restriction on scoop shape. • The incorporated levelling device

ensures precise dosing of milk powder. • Recently named by market research firm Euromonitor International as one of the two best baby food closure solutions available in the market. “I’m pleased to be sharing the United Caps story with Propak attendees,” states Sebastien Hottlet, business director APAC at United Caps. “We are in the process of expanding our sales and distribution channels in the Asian market to better serve the region, and we will look forward to inviting new and potential customers to our Malaysian operation for a plant tour following its opening late this year. It is a very exciting time for us, and we truly believe our ‘Close to You’ strategy will receive a warm welcome at the show and into the future. Attendees will also learn how our lighter weight closures are greener, designed to

United Caps will be exhibiting for the second time at Propak Asia. (Hall 102 Stand BN21) meet customer needs while ensuring optimum productivity at the filling line. These lighter weight but fully functional closures use less material, which is ultimately good for the environment. At United Caps, we will continue to pursue additional sustainability initiatives into the future.” z

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K&B appoints new sales and marketing director

tefano Squarcina, has been appointed sales and marketing director at KBA-Flexotecnica. With the latest expansion of its sales capacities, the Koenig & Bauer Group has added momentum to its course of sustainable growth in the market for flexible packaging. “KBA-Flexotecnica holds enormous potential. We have seen a very successful start to 2018 and have already sold significantly more CI flexo presses than in the same period last year. We are able to offer customers a modern and comprehensive product portfolio,” says Stefano Squarcina.

The cooperation between the group business units Flexotecnica and Digital & Web Solutions was intensified further last year. Koenig & Bauer executive board member Christoph Müller said, “We have integrated our sales channels wherever possible

and can now reap the benefits. At the same time, our service teams are working together ever more closely to offer our customers the best possible performance and results.” Many services which are already being successfully realized on the web offset market can also be offered by KBA-Flexotecnica in future. The use of augmented reality, enables faults to be identified and rectified faster. With the AR-DataGlass, Koenig & Bauer specialists are able to see and follow the actions of the technicians on site in real time while they work on the press and can thus offer targeted support. The real and virtual worlds blend into one, and intervention times are reduced significantly. “Flexotecnica is also introducing the concept of modular service contracts to enable customers to tailor services as per their individual needs,” says Christoph Müller. z

Stefano Squarcina has been appointed new sales and marketing director at KBA-Flexotecnica

Huhtamaki appoints new senior vice president

eena Lie has been appointed senior vice president, marketing and communications and a member of the global executive team at Huhtamaki, as of 1 October 2018. She joins Huhtamaki from Cargotec Corporation, where she is currently senior vice president, communications and investor relations and a member of the extended executive board. Prior to Cargotec, Leena Lie worked in various senior leadership positions in communications, marketing and corporate responsibility at Kemira, KONE and Nokia.

“We want to create a uniform, highquality experience to our customers across the globe. Meaningful and efficient marketing and communications play a vital role in achieving this objective. Leena Lie will be a key driver in developing our marketing and communications operations into a critical business enabler at Huhtamaki. She brings a wealth of experience from different industries and has a solid track record

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of developing marketing and communications operations in global companies,” said Jukka Moisio, chief executive, Huhtamaki. Katariina Hietaranta, currently head of group communications and investor relations, will in the future focus on investor relations and financial communications reporting to Leena Lie. z

Leena Lie

Leena Lie worked in various senior leadership positions in communications, marketing and corporate responsibility at Kemira, KONE and Nokia. Prior to Cargotec, Lie worked in various senior leadership positions in Kemira, KONE and Nokia.

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United Caps acquires closure manufacturer Embalatap

nited Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today announced it has acquired the Spanish closure manufacturer Embalatap. The acquisition acts to extend the United Caps product portfolio, especially as it relates to closures for edible oils typically used in the Southern European market. United Caps welcomes all Embalatap employees to the United Caps family and will maintain the existing manufacturing location.

“We are pleased to be joining the United Caps family,” said Oscar Rojo, managing director of Embalatap. “As a market leader in caps and closures, United Caps brings us additional market reach, an expanded sales capability and a great support infrastructure, while our line of closures, especially for edible oils, extends United Caps’ portfolio in this lucrative market. We look forward to continued growth as part of United Caps.” Embalatap, based in Sopelana, Spain, was founded in 1973. With a turnover of 5.6

million Euro and 30 employees, Embalatap primarily specialises in caps and closures for edible oils and vinegar for the Spanish market. The company produces in excess of a half billion caps and closures annually. Embalatap offers a complementary product line that will now be marketed under the United Caps brand, such as its mono piece and hinge models for PET 29/21 neck finish as well as regional specialities like the 32 mm and 42 mm closures for edible oils. “By incorporating Embalatap solutions into our portfolio, we give customers a onestop shopping experience for a broader range of closure solutions,” stated Benoît Henckes, CEO of United Caps. “Since there is virtually no overlap in customers or product lines we don’t anticipate discontinuing products from either company in the near term.” Innovative caps and closures for the food and drink industry are the core business of the Luxembourg-based family company

United Caps. Its custom-designed caps and closure solutions have been one of the most sought-after solutions in the packaging industry for years. The company has experience growth in the high single digits since its 2015 rebranding, with a significant percentage of production being bespoke products that are uniquely designed to meet customer needs for exceptional appearance and ease of use both in the filling line and for the consumer. z

Novio Packaging Group to merge with Scandinavian Packaging

he international Novio Packaging Group will be joining forces with Scandinavian Packaging. As a result, the Danish packaging company will become a ‘member of Novio Packaging’ operating under its present name, and from 1 January 2019 under the name Novio Scandinavia.

The recently established Novio Packaging Group, consisting of the international packaging distribution companies Oosterbeek Packaging, Alpha Packaging International, Maer Flexibles, Maer Hong Kong and FehnPolycap, will use this merger to expand its distribution channels into Scandinavia. The move will also broaden the range of services and products on offer, in particular in the field of food and pharmaceutical packaging. “Now that our territorial range also includes Scandinavia, we will be able to achieve even better European coverage,”

explained directors of the Novio Packaging Group Marck Jansen and Erik Trum. “This move will also increase the international efficiency and buying power of both par-

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Cosmo Films: Winner at SAP Ace Award 2018

osmo Films – a leading global brand, offering value added BOPP and CPP films for packaging, labelling, lamination and industrial applications has been awarded the prestigious SAP ACE Award 2018 in special recognition category. The honor bestowed by INDUS (SAP India User Group) is in recognition for being the front-runner in cloud adoption.

Cosmo Films is at the forefront in adopting new technologies by leveraging innovation for digital transformation. The company has adopted cloud technologies like – SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud for mission critical applications and advance data processing, SAP Success Factors (HCM) for empowering and improving employee experience, Salesforce (CRM) for enhancing customer experience. Delighted over the latest achievement of the company, Jagdip Kumar, chief information officer at Cosmo Films expressed, “Digital is a vital component of every organization’s game plan; as Cosmo Films gears to the process of business transformation in the evolving and expanding markets, futuristic cloud technologies is helping us

Cosmo Films has been awarded the prestigious SAP ACE Award 2018 in special recognition categor achieve operational excellence and standout as market leader.” The SAP ACE Awards are an industry benchmark to recognize the best–run businesses in the Indian subcontinent. It recognizes and lauds IT innovation across businesses who have achieved business excellence and showcased consistent innovation by using cloud computing as the key competitive differentiator. This year, SAP

ACE awards 2018 received over 300 project nominations competing across 16 major award categories, with a distinct focus on large and mid-sized companies. SAP ACE Awards have become an industry benchmark to recognize not only the best-run businesses but also outstanding individuals who are a creating a true digital impact in the Indian business community. z

Coca-Cola kicks off 2018 World Cup activity with on-pack promotion

oca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is kicking off activity ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a new on-pack promotion across its Coca-Cola portfolio. Partnering with EA SPORTS FIFA 18, the packs will have unique codes printed on CocaCola Classic and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. Consumers can enter the code online to unlock exclusive in-game content within FIFA 18 for the Xbox One and PlaySta-

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tion4 consoles and be in with the chance of winning a player and Coca-Cola jersey for their team.

Simon Harrison, customer marketing director at Coca-Cola European Partners, said, “89% of consumers watched the 2016 UEFA Euros at home and 33% consumed soft drinks during matches, Our latest promotion is designed to capture the excitement of the nation ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.” z

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Events Calendar

Dates Event Name

Place

10 to 12 April 2018

SinoCorrugated South 2018

Dongguan, China

4 to 6 May 2018

5th Print & Packtech World Expo 2018

Bangalore, India

10 to 12 May 2018

Labelexpo Southeast Asia

Bangkok

15 to 18 May 2018

Cannex & Fillex

Guangzhou, China

Asia Pacific 2018

29 May to 1 June 2018

Ipack-Ima 2018

Milan, Italy

13 to 16 June 2018

Propak Asia

Bangkok

5 to 6 July 2018

6th Injection, Blow, Roto & PET Moulding, International Summit 2018

Mumbai, India

25 to 28 July 2018

PackPlus Delhi 2018

Delhi, India

2 to 4 August 2018

Plasti & Pack Pakistan

Lahore, Pakistan

22 to 24 August 2018

Pack & Printech Expo

Ahmedabad, India

4 to 5 September 2018

7th Speciality Films and Flexible Packaging Global Summit

Mumbai, India

4 to 6 September 2018

21st PPP Africa 2018

Nairobi, Kenya

19 to 22 September 2018

IndoPack Jakarta 2018

Jakarta, Indonesia

25 to 27 September 2018

Labelexpo Americas 2018

Illinois, USA

2 to 5 October 2018

Tokyo Pack 2018

Tokyo, Japan

4 to 6 October 2018

IndiaCorr Expo 2018

Mumbai, India

23 to 26 October 2018

China Brew China Beverage

China

24 to 26 October 2018

drink technology India

Mumbai, India

24 to 26 October 2018

pacprocess/indiapack 2018

Mumbai, India

24 to 28 October 2018

All in Print China

Shanghai, China

25 to 27 October 2018 21st PPP Africa 2018

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

22 to 25 November 2018

Labelexpo India 2018

Greater Noida, India

26 to 29 November 2018

ALL4PACK Paris

Paris, France

1 to 6 February 2019

Printpack India 2019

Greater Noida, India

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