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Universal Robots (UR) is a fairly new company founded in 2005 and has brought in a brand new technology called Collaborative robots or co-bots meaning a man and a robot working together and they are totally different from standard traditional robots. UR has been around for only about seven to eight years now and this is a growing industry worldwide.

Soma launched the new Optima 2 flexographic printing press at drupa 2016. More than 1,500 visitors saw demonstrations of the Optima press for mid web applications as well as those on the new Optima 2 for wide web production running the Arun plate mounting system developed in cooperation with the press maker, Allstein.

X-Rite, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone, will demonstrate its latest color management solutions at K 2016, the largest global gathering of the plastic and rubber industry to be held from 19 to 26 October in Düsseldorf, Germany. X-Rite Pantone located in Hall 8b Stand H65 will feature the theme ‘Color as You Imagined It’ and showcase four Inspiration Zones that address the specific color needs and requirements for design, development, formulation, production and quality control professionals.

Speaking about the demand for CI flexo presses in India, Ajay Tandon, president and CEO of Uflex engineering and new product development, says that CI flexo demand is picking up. Uflex recently shook hands with an Italian company to manufacture gear and gear-less CI flexo presses under a technology transfer agreement at Uflex’s engineering plant in Noida. Ajay Tandon says, “In Asia gravure printing is predominant, so the concentration of machines is gravure. In Europe it is 50% gravure and 50% CI flexo. In the US, it is 80% CI flexo and just about 20% gravure. In India, flexo is picking up quite fast since the last three to four years. Since flexo is picking up, we thought it to be the right time to get into flexo press manufacturing. Today, since the quality of CI flexo is very close to gravure, we see a very good potential for CI flexo machines.”

Moulded pulp protective packaging is already used for making egg boxes and trays, fruit trays, fast food packs, protective internal packaging for electronic equipment as well as different electrical and electro-mechanical products among others. Moulded pulp packaging products are manufactured from paper and cardboard waste and are pulped in a standard paper-making process before they are moulded as per requirement. The process of moulding involves a mixture of certified additives and pulp which is poured into a die to form the required mould.

The drupa 2016 exhibition was a success for Bobst, launching six new products. Bobst Group recorded a good first half-year 2016. Sales amounted to CHF 600.4 million for the first six months of 2016, compared to CHF 524.7 million in the previous year. The operating result (EBIT) increased by CHF 3.3 million to CHF 18.0 million. The net result reached CHF 9.7 million from CHF 14.8 million in the previous year, when the Group had a one-time CHF 8.1 million positive tax effect which did not occur in 2016. Bookings are stable and the backlog is slightly higher than in the previous year.

It is not as if for so many years of our working lives we did not believe in ‘Skilling’ or ‘Making in India.’ Many of the best printers have always focussed on training and teamwork as the key to success. They have achieved international recognition for the quality of their products and even for their knowledge and training skills. In fact Xerxes Desai who went on to build Titan Watches was known for the investment he made in technology and training young people when he was the managing director of Tata Press. One could see his love for design when he asked Charles Correa to design the new Tata Press building in Navi Mumbai. Although Tata Press began its decline when Xerxes left to start Titan Watches, one can say that on many levels one of the best things to come of Tata Press was Titan.

For information regarding the Idealliance G7 Training Program please contact Harmandeep Kaur at harmandeep@ippgroup.in or www.ippstar.org. Telephone: 120-4326053 extension 23.

The Union urban development minister, Venkaiah Naidu, gave away the prestigious Clean City Awards to three southern cities, Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru at an event organized by CSE (Centre for Science and Environment). At the event, the minister also launched a book titled, Not in my Backyard, authored by the CSE director general, Sunita Narain. In his address to the gathering, the minister said that the book could not have come at a better time as India is at a critical point of her development where her piling mountains of waste require serious management.

Tetra Pak, the world’s leading packaging and processing solutions provider, has been awarded the reputed Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award 2016 for its work in establishing a sustainable collection and recycling ecosystem for used Tetra Pak cartons. The Golden Peacock Award, a global benchmark of corporate excellence, underlines Tetra Pak’s responsible waste management and recycling practices.

Finding the sweet spot between the volume and throughput of automated processes and the fl exibility of slower processes is the benchmark of the best suppliers of processed foods. Wastage in India’s food supply chain is a concern especially when nearly half the population is malnourished. There is a need to address the issue beyond the glass doors of those in high places and take it to people who matter – the food processing and packaging industry. Packaging and labelling is a major factor in the overall appeal of processed food products. The most innovative packaging development cycle and workfl ow across the supply chain is what the Indian food processing and packaging industries need right now.