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Mondi and Zwiesel Glas collaborate on premium packaging solutions
Mondi has collaborated with Zwiesel Glas, a Bavarian-based producer of high-quality crystal glassware, to develop bespoke packaging for its ‘Handmade’ collection. The range, known for its craftsmanship and fine design, required packaging that reflects the same standard of quality and precision.
Fighting product piracy!
Counterfeit medicines create a serious global problem that affects both patients and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Faller Packaging has taken up this challenge – and the company is developing innovative packaging solutions with the aim of ensuring that counterfeits can be detected quickly and reliably.
How Mimaki’s RasterLink7 is transforming print software
Today’s printing industry is full of innovative and advanced technologies. From high-speed printing capabilities to robotics to sustainable inks, it is an exciting time for the sector. However, for all its advancements, hardware cannot operate on its own. This is why having equally advanced software, such as Mimaki’s RasterLink7, is essential to the modern printing workflow.
(By Marc Verbeem, Supervisor Product Management, Mimaki Europe.)
Sharpness, brilliance, and reliable performance
Hubergroup is thrilled to introduce its latest innovations: Cold Foil Silver and Cold Foil Gold adhesives, specially designed for Food Contact Material (FCM) applications. Tailored for packaging manufacturers in the confectionery, chocolate, tobacco, and hygiene sectors, these cutting-edge products meet the highest standards for visual quality, safety, and efficiency in print production.
SCA to increase kraftliner prices by € 90 per tonne
SCA increases the prices on brown and white kraftliner in Europe by € 90 per tonne. The new price is valid from March 1, 2025.
Bobst boosts efficiency and productivity of the Expertcut 106 PER
Bobst customers can cut patching time by up to 15 minutes per job and reduce cardboard consumption after the global player in printing and converting equipment and services added two unique new features to its Expertcut 106 PER.
Ranpak announces three new automated packaging solutions to drive improved productivity
Ranpak, global player of sustainable paper-based packaging solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains, announced the introduction of three new products which bring automation and protective paper technology together into integrated solutions. Their comprehensive line of packaging solutions empowers packers to achieve greater productivity, quality, consistency, and sustainability, while also improving labor efficiency and ergonomics within packing operations.
Design for Recycling: INGEDE Symposium Munich / Online
There is no doubt that there is enough paper for the upcoming election! But what will we make paper from in the long term? The INGEDE Symposium in February will address this question. Paper for recycling is still in short supply, the circulation of daily newspapers is falling, and with it the amount of raw material in the paper bins. There is now toilet paper made from cardboard or straw, but these raw materials are not suitable for high-quality recycled paper.
World’s first Jetfire digital printing systems from Heidelberg go to customers in Switzerland and Germany
“Hopp Schwiiz, hopp!” (“Go Switzerland, go!”) is a chant well known to soccer fans around the world. It is also fitting for Swiss company Gremper AG as the world’s first user of a Jetfire 50 from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The new industrial inkjet system is set to start operating at Gremper from the end of March. It will be used particularly for high-quality print runs, often involving personalized products. The company is also commissioning a latest-generation Speedmaster XL 106-8-P+L, leading to an overall capacity expansion in a hybrid production environment.
Precision meets efficiency: manroland Goss completes press relocation for NPG Druckhaus in record time
In just six months, manroland Goss, leading supplier of web offset printing solutions, has successfully completed the complex relocation of a Colorman newspaper printing press from Crailsheim to Ulm. The challenge: to dismantle and transport a complete printing system in record time, putting it back into operation at the new location. Thanks to precise planning, an experienced team and close cooperation with NPG Druckhaus, production of the daily newspapers was able to start on time.
Comexi Offset CI Evolution: New sale in Germany
Comexi, global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, and Ellerhold, a company specializing in the production of advertising, labels, and packaging materials for a wide range of applications, have signed an acquisition agreement for an Offset CI printing press. The use of Comexi's offset central impression printing technology and EB (Electron Beam) curing system will allow Ellerhold to improve its efficiency while providing the highest level of printing quality.
Nautilus® ProCycle: Mondi expands its premium recycled portfolio
Mondi's Nautilus® ProCycle, a high-quality paper made from 100% post-consumer waste for demanding print applications, demonstrates that sustainability and excellence can go hand in hand. Mondi has expanded the Nautilus® ProCycle portfolio by including grammages between 100 and 300 g/m2 for folio and 100 and 120 g/m2 in reel format. The paper meets the highest ecological standards, which are reflected in relevant certifications such as Cradle to Cradle® Bronze, Blue Angel, FSC™ and EU Ecolabel. This enables companies to contribute to the circular economy, conserving natural resources and promoting sustainability.
