The Shine LED Lamp Kit by Miraclon has won the Sustainability Technology Award in the German Flexographic Technical Association (DFTA) Awards during a prestigious event in Cologne, Germany. This is the third industry recognition of Shine LED Lamp Kits, following the unique double FTA Sustainability Excellence and Innovation Award it received in North America in May 2024.
The annual Big Buyer trade show has established itself in the industry as a fixed meeting point for paper manufacturers as well as wholesalers and retailers. As a global packaging and paper company, Mondi will be exhibiting at stand B32 and showcasing a selection of papers from its premium Color Copy, NAUTILUS®, BIO TOP 3® and IQ brands. The international trade event from 27 to 29 November in Milan is dedicated to products in the stationery, office, party, creativity and toy sectors. Visitors can attend a variety of conferences to learn more about current trends and innovative product developments.
Ranpak announced the launch of its new GrasiKraft™paper void fill made with grass fibers. Ranpak is, as they claim, the first company in the world to offer grass paper as part of its standard product portfolio for void fill, which joins its innovative suite of products including automated packaging solutions and paper converters that can serve any application required within a box.
Fiorini Packaging, international supplier of high-tech paper bags, has enhanced its ability to create stand-out packaging after investing in Bobst’s flexo press technology. The Italy-based company recently expanded its printing department with a 10-color Bobst Expert CI Flexo press with triLOCK technology after being impressed with the performance of its existing 8-color Bobst machine.
Medicines and medical equipment in paper pouches? Faller Packaging has launched sustainable secondary packaging in the form of paper pouches – and now is the right time to present the new product in a webinar and discuss it with users.
UPM Raflatac is expanding its direct thermal (DT) linerless label offering with the launch of its new OptiCut™ WashOff solution. The new linerless label is specifically designed for returnable and reusable plastic food containers, including PP, HDPE and PET crates used in food logistics. Available to customers now, the label launch meets the need for innovative plastic packaging solutions, driven by evolving regulations and consumer demand.
Felix Schoeller will be making a price increase for its digital media products as of 1st January 2025. The global specialty paper manufacturer based in Osnabrück has already informed customers and partners so that they can plan ahead. The price adjustment will be customer-centric, cost-sensitive and based on partnership to ensure stability and long-term predictability on all sides.
Many people see printing and digitalization as opposites. But today, the printing industry is more digital than ever. Digitally networked and software-controlled printing presses are just as standard at Heidelberg as over-the-air updates, intelligent assistance systems and fully automated printing on Speedmaster models. Around 13,000 machines and systems worldwide are connected to the company's cloud. Print shops benefit from the evaluation of machine data in the form of benchmarking, performance improvements and active machine monitoring, among other things.
Syntegon highlights its innovative Automated Process Development (APD) solution, designed to streamline and enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. This state-of-the-art system combines automation with statistical trial planning, or Design of Experiments (DoE), to significantly reduce the time and resources needed for both new product formulations and optimization of existing processes.
Inspired by Jules Verne and the celestial bodies they are named after, the paper developers from Tegernsee have created two new collections: Gmund Mother Earth and Gmund Moonlight. These collections embody the contrasts between Earth and Moon in their design, texture, and color – from wild and rugged to elegant and radiant. With their blend of aesthetics and sustainability, they set new standards for high-quality paper products.
“Our member companies are demonstrating remarkable stability in what is currently an extremely difficult market environment,” explains Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the VDMA's Additive Manufacturing Working Group. Despite the tense situation, only 35% of companies reported declining sales in the fall survey.
A new collection encompassing, for the first time, all of Fedrigoni’s luxury-coloured papers in a definitive guide to act as a real support to the creativity of designers: This is Colour Dimensions, the new colour system created by Fedrigoni and presented in preview at Luxe Pack 2024, where it was very successful. Colour Dimensions represents an innovative way of exploring the world of luxury-coloured paper through the CMF (Colour, Material, Finish) approach, widely used by designers. An innovative tool that collects the most precious-coloured papers already existing in the Fedrigoni portfolio and some important new additions. Among the brand-new papers, the absolute protagonists are Sirio Allpack and Sirio Illusion, both perfect for luxury packaging and resistant to light.