Tag: Packaging

Packages have to perform numerous feats simultaneously: meet the needs of marketing and sales, comply with safety and hygiene regulations, and satisfy such consumer requirements as sustainability and easier handling while keeping the cost of production, transport and storage low. Thanks to the very latest machines with highly automated sensor- and microprocessor-controlled drive technology, coupled with innovative materials that can be produced and disposed of sustainably, the packaging industry has succeeded in converting a 6,000-year-old idea into a modern high-tech product.

Siegwerk, a leading global provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, will exhibit at this year’s ‘components 2017’, a supplier trade fair organized as part of interpack, the leading trade show for processes and packaging in Düsseldorf. By providing a combination of quality ink performance, optimum product safety and continuous support and guidance, Siegwerk intends to help its customers deal with upcoming trends and to meet their individual needs with cutting-edge ink solutions. Visitors to the fair can get in touch with Siegwerk’s experts at Hall 18, Stand E13 to learn more about its packaging inks and services or to discuss packaging print innovations and trends.

At this year’s PrintPack event, Ahmedabad-based Excel Machinery launched its latest automatic diecutter machine, Maxima HS 1020. We at Indian Printer and Publisher met Jitendra Patel, managing director of Excel Machinery, to talk about the new machine and get a comprehensive overview of the company and its business.

At PrintPack India 2017, Fujifilm India showcased its high-quality printing and prepress solutions including plates, equipment and chemistries. In addition, the company showcased its wide format solutions—Fujifilm Acuity EY and Acuity LED 1600—as well as B2 size digital inkjet press solutions and DX 1160 UV platesetter.

During the PrintPack 2017 exhibition, we caught up with V Vaidyalingam, director at Suba Solutions at their stand, where the company had on display their high-speed quality inspection and sorting machine, Focusight. An offline inspection system for the packaging industry, applicable for cartons and labels, Focusight features high precision cameras boasts of highly advanced software. The system is ideal for both paper board and METPET cartons and supports inspection of quality standards of several operations, including printing varnishing, lamination, foil stamping, cutting, creasing, braille embossing and much more.