At its brand-new and highly efficient Smart Factory in Rinteln, Lower Sayony, GDP Foodpackaging GmbH & Co has been producing food packaging on a grand scale since January 1, 2022. This includes the production of 750 million boxes for frozen pizza, which are processed on two MASTERFOLD 75 folder-gluers from BOBST.
The new Prinova saddle stitcher from Muller Martini brings Goltze Druck GmbH & Co. KG in Göttingen, Germany, several benefits – first and foremost the newly developed Asir PRO camera system, which guarantees correct sheet sequencing.
At Drytac, we have seen clear gloss varnish being used much more effectively in wide-format print, with customers coming up with a range of innovative ways to add that extra bit of sparkle to applications with this tried and highly trusted technique.
Print and pre-press processes have long benefited from all the advantages that digital affords, but the digitalisation of post-press or finishing is still in its infancy. Here, Juergen Freier looks at the continued evolution of digital finishing in an ever-evolving packaging landscape.
The Titanium 0912 has a maximum cutting area of 900 x 1200 mm and features automatic loading and unloading of material. The four station tooling includes an electronic oscillating tool, drag knife, kiss cut knife and creasing wheel.
ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, is set to showcase its ground-breaking ECOLEAF sustainable metallization technology at Print4All (Hall 9, stand D22, Milan, Italy, 3-6 May 2022).
Implemented at McGowans Dublin facility, the Highcon technology is enabling the company to meet increasingly tight deadlines for short run jobs, with less set-up time and waste. The new Highcon investment will also support new business from McGowans.
