Tag: technology

Mumbai-based Alpap group is an exclusive supplier of printing blankets for several applications. At its PrintPack stand besides blankets, the company will showcase a...

Dr. Dreher, can you tell us about some of the latest trends in package printing? If we look at the package printing market – particularly...

The Hudson-Sharp Machine company is a world-wide leader in the design and manufacture of plastic bag making machinery, pouch making machinery, and reclosable packaging...

Noida-based Afflatus Gravures, one of the country’s largest cylinder-making companies, recently commissioned a new electronic gravure cylinder manufacturing plant in Kolkata. Inaugurated on 16 September 2016, the plant is spread across a 2-acre plot, and has space for ten electronic cylinder engraving lines.

Advanced hot and cold foil fresnel lens packaging technology from China will be available for the first time to Western manufacturers and converters as part of a new move from leading supplier, Fresnel Inc.

At the recent one-day print optimization and color management conference at PackPlus in Delhi, it became clear that it is a hot topic. Sorry to say it, but the topic is really a no-brainer. Why wouldn’t a printer adopt a method, technology or way of working that can save on substrates and inks, lead to faster make-readies and approvals from the customer and lead to better quality? Why will a brand owner continue to prefer Light, Standard, Dark (LSD) for quality assurance when he can specify quality in numbers or Delta E tolerances as brand owners such as Proctor & Gamble already do? Yes it will take some effort and time to upgrade the print ecosystem in the country.

Ardagh Group was again successful at this year’s prestigious Cans of the Year Awards held at the Can maker Summit in Scotland, winning a...

Indian machine builders are facing a dual challenge of being more innovative and flexible in creating customized machines. Each new machine is expected to...

In Europe and North America, some 100 kilograms of food is thrown away per person each year although it is still fit for consumption....

Packaging design evolves with time. With time the technology gets more sophisticated. The market thrives on offering choice — by design. In this regular feature, we take a close look at everything that happens between developing a new product and designing its packaging; everything that deals with the current retail scenario, manufacturing constraints, filling line issues, transportation logistics, cost constraints and more.