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Richflex, BOBST & Beswick Machinery demonstrate their commitment to sustainability at two-day open house event

03 Jul 2024
  • Beswick Machinery
  • Bobst
  • Efficiency
  • flexible packaging
  • Richflex

Richflex, a provider of end-to-end flexible packaging solutions, is swiftly becoming a major player in the market. This was demonstrated at a two-day open house event, which included the launch of its newly installed BOBST Vision CI flexographic pres...

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Unveiling the big brand opportunity: Digital print & digitalisation

02 Jul 2024
  • Digitalisation
  • drupa
  • Landa Digital Printing
  • Personalised experiences
  • Print technology

By Sharon Cohen, Chief Business Officer at Landa Digital Printing In the dynamic landscape of modern business, where innovation is the heartbeat of success, the convergence of digital print and digitalisation offers an unprecedented opportunity for ...

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manroland Southern Africa ramps up packaging printing in Kwa-Zulu Natal

27 Jun 2024
  • Manroland Sheetfed
  • manroland Southern Africa
  • offset printing
  • packaging printing
  • Print technology

manroland Southern Africa’s technicians are hard at work in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, where the initial installation phase of a Roland 706 3B LV is currently underway at a prominent folding carton board packaging manufacturer in South Africa. As...

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XSYS unveils Catena ProServX for real-time equipment monitoring, alerting and reporting

26 Jun 2024
  • Equipment monitoring
  • ProservX
  • Software
  • Technology
  • XSYS

XSYS is proud to introduce Catena ProServX, a cloud-based, real-time equipment monitoring tool for proactive maintenance and superior quality control. By precisely measuring equipment performance, energy consumption and consumable usage, ProServX emp...

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New Line Print is hooked on Konica Minolta

25 Jun 2024
  • Business growth
  • Digital printing equipment
  • Diversification
  • Konica Minolta South Africa
  • New Line Press

After being an employee in the printing industry for more than 20 years, Trevor Chetty yearned for a printing operation that he could call his own. Such an endeavour would necessitate a capital investment in reliable printing equipment that wouldn&rs...

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Digitalisation, global dynamics, sustainability: The future of print

25 Jun 2024
  • Digitalisation
  • Global dynamics
  • LEONARD KURZ
  • Reinvention
  • Sustainability

By Markus Hoffmann, Executive Senior Vice President for Business Area Industrial Products & Application at LEONHARD KURZ The printing and packaging industry is undergoing a continuous transformation process that is being driven to a large extent...

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Pureprint Group upgrades large format capabilities with Durst P5 350 HSR D4 production press

25 Jun 2024
  • Durst Group
  • Large Format Printing
  • LED printer
  • Out of Home media
  • Pureprint Imprint

Pureprint Imprint, the large format and retail services division of Pureprint Group, has expanded its large format roll-to-roll manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of the Durst P5 350 HSR D4, a cutting-edge high-speed 3.5m LED printer, at...

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Alliance between ECO3 and eProductivity Software empowers print success

18 Jun 2024
  • ECO3
  • eProductivity Software
  • ePS
  • Technology
  • Workflow

ECO3 and eProductivity Software (ePS) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that will push automation in print production to the next level. With fully integrated and tailored workflow solutions, this collaboration will set a new benchmark ...

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Workflow automation drives the future of print

18 Jun 2024
  • Automation
  • Business growth
  • Business strategy
  • Printing
  • Technology
  • Workflow

By Pat McGrew, Managing Director at McGrewGroup, Inc. For more than 60 years, we have talked about workflow automation – driven by data – to add efficiency, reduce costs, manage labour challenges and increase margins. In this century, we...

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Miraclon guarantees packaging printers a path to modern flexo at drupa 2024

10 Jun 2024
  • drupa 2024
  • Flexo printing
  • Miraclon
  • Print production
  • Sustainability

Miraclon is bringing the benefits of modern flexo to packaging printers at drupa 2024 by enabling them to achieve their efficiency, sustainability and quality goals, maximising returns on flexo press investments. Exhibiting in Hall 15, Booth F50, vi...

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Printing and paper industry shows the way to greater sustainability

06 Jun 2024
  • drupa 2024
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Printing industry
  • Touchpoint Sustainability
  • VDMA

Paper and other printed materials will continue to play an indispensable role in of our everyday lives, which is why the printing and paper industry is working hard to further reduce its ecological footprint. This is also evident at drupa, the world&...

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Rethink print room efficiency with AccurioPro Dashboard

05 Jun 2024
  • AccurioPro Dashboard
  • Data management
  • Digital experience
  • Konica Minolta
  • Software

Konica Minolta’s new software tool, AccurioPro Dashboard, powers the digital experience (DX) of on-demand printing by capturing the shop floor with great detail, enabling its users to reduce downtime as well as costs related to production. Accu...

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Fujifilm Group boost business growth with new production presses and specialty colour capabilities

04 Jun 2024
  • drupa 2024
  • Fujifilm
  • Mid-range production press
  • Print technology
  • Revoria Press

Fujifilm Group announces the launch of four new mid-range production presses in the Revoria Press™ series globally. The Revoria Press™ EC2100S and Revoria Press™ SC285S are equipped with a specialty toner station1 in addition t...

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Sustainability – the “megatrend” requiring commitment, collaboration and continuous innovation

03 Jun 2024
  • Bobst
  • Ellen Arthur Foundation
  • oneBARRIER
  • Packaging
  • Sustainability

Sustainability has been a focal point for the packaging industry for many years, but we may be reaching a crucial period for the topic. We are one year away from 2025 – which has been the target year for the many sustainability goals that hundr...

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Coding and labelling for nutraceutical products: Embrace efficiency with Pyrotec PackMark

31 May 2024
  • Coding and labelling
  • Labelling equipment
  • Nutraceutical
  • Pyrotec Packmark

When it comes to the nutraceutical industry, the process of coding and labelling is a crucial step that requires precision, consistency and dependability. With health-conscious consumers demanding accurate product information and regulatory authoriti...

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New report shows move from plastic to packaging solutions with better end of life outcomes in the FMCG sector is too slow

28 May 2024
  • Aquapak Polymers
  • Circular Economy
  • FMCG
  • Hydropol
  • Plastic packaging

A comprehensive new study1 by Aquapak, “FMCG flexible packaging: accelerating the move from plastic to paper”, based on research with 100 UK packaging experts responsible for packaging R&D, technology, design and sustainabil...

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The print and paper industry has already made huge gains in sustainability

27 May 2024
  • drupa 2024
  • Paper industry
  • Printing industry
  • Touchpoint Sustainability
  • VDMA

As a central forum at drupa 2024, the new Touchpoint Sustainability (tps) will for the first time focus on the holistic role of the print and paper industry within the global sustainable transformation. The industry has made major achievements, which...

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Your A-to-Z supplier for business and printing finishing equipment

24 May 2024
  • AZ Trading
  • Binders
  • business equipment
  • finishing equipment
  • Folding and creasing
  • Guillotines
  • Laminators
  • Shredders
  • Staplers
  • Timmers

For the past 30 years, AZ Trading’s primary focus has been to provide quality business and print finishing equipment to its customers. This has enabled continuous growth, which included acquiring new brands and increasing its portfolio of equip...

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The green blueprint: Innovation and circular economy principles are pillars of sustainability for SA’s print industry

23 May 2024
  • Circular Economy
  • innovation
  • Konica Minolta South Africa
  • Sustainability

By Mohammed Vachiat, Head of Sales and Innovation at Konica Minolta South Africa Sustainability in the print industry is not merely about green initiatives; it’s about integrating eco-consciousness into the very fabric of business operations a...

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Packaging – a wave of changes on the horizon

20 May 2024
  • Change
  • Evolution
  • François Martin Consulting
  • Packaging
  • Sustainability

By François Martin, Graphics Industry & Communication Consultant at François Martin ConsultingThe packaging industry has operated behind the scenes for decades, driven by the things we encounter every day, some of which rely on mach...

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