Packaging

Packaging Experts brings sampling in-house with Roland and Dyss

The Packaging Experts has invested in a Roland DG VersaUV LEF-200 flatbed printer to complement a recently installed Dyss X5-1310T digital cutter on in-house prototyping jobs.

New year predictions: Shahid Sheikh, Clifton Packaging Group

The ongoing plastics debate has dominated 2018 for Clifton Packaging Group chairman Shahid Sheikh, who believes that innovation coupled with export presents the biggest opportunity for printers going...

New industrial inkjet team established by Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) UK has assembled a quartet of industrial inkjet veterans to push its portfolio into as-yet-untapped markets.

Koenig & Bauer teams with Durst for corrugated press R&D project

Koenig & Bauer and Durst have joined forces to kick off the development of a new water-based, single-pass digital printing press for folding carton and corrugated board.

Thomson appointed Cepac head of innovations

Cepac has hired a cartonboard and plastics industry veteran as its new head of innovation to promote collaboration with clients that will advance corrugated technology.

Swanline launches eco-friendly display board

Swanline Paper and Board has launched a new environmentally friendly display board range that is 100% fibre-based yet is resistant to moisture.

Day of strike action at CPI William Clowes

Unite members at CPI William Clowes will stage a 24-hour strike tomorrow (20 December) amid a pay dispute with management.

Siegwerk to raise prices on packaging inks

Siegwerk is set to raise prices on its packaging inks and varnishes across the EMEA in the new year due to the squeeze on raw materials.

Overmatter: calculating pie

It’s Christmas time, which can only mean one thing. Yes, goodwill to all men and overindulgence in festive foodstuffs.

Me & my: Bobst 20SIX CS CI flexo press

Flexible’ was the key word for flexible packaging company Ultimate Packaging. Because the last thing operations director Jon McCarthy needed when he sought a new press was a specialist model, when his...