RMGT will be hosting an Open House event with their southeast distributor, Paper Handling Solutions, immediately following Graphics of the Americas (GOA) which is being held February 22-24, 2018. The Open House will take place in Fort Lauderdale, FL at Gosselin Graphics on Monday, February 26, from 10am – 2pm.
manroland web systems, the global market leader in web offset is setting the standards in digital finishing yet again. The Augsburg based manufacturer has proven this in the last few years, with successful installations of the FoldLine and FormerLine digital finishing lines.
Measurable factors such as population growth, economic prosperity and consumer behaviour form the generally accepted basis for predictions regarding the future demand for packaging. And the indicators are positive all over the world. In the Middle East, and especially in Saudi Arabia, an above-average increase in demand is expected. Saudi Arabia is today already importing packaging from the neighbouring countries.
In 2014, Interplast, based in Sharjah, UAE, was the first member of Harwal Group that purchased a BOBST 20SIX CI flexo press. It was the first BOBST 20SIX press in the UAE and also the first 20SIX press in the GCC which used smartGPS technology in the flexible packaging industry. Recently, Riyadh Plastic Factory Company (RPF), also an associated company of Harwal Group, signed a contract for a BOBST 20SIX CI flexo press to extend their capacities for the production of flexible packaging.
Malnove Packaging, a leading producer of folding cartons, recently joined the Heidelberg family by investing in its first Speedmaster XL 145-7+L very large format press. The new press is fully equipped with a long list of options and innovations including the latest Push-to-Stop technology, which can provide autonomous job changeover without operator intervention dramatically reducing make-ready time and increasing uptime and productivity.
RMGT is proud to recognize the 10-year anniversary of introducing LED-UV curing technology for offset presses during the11th Annual Print UV Conference, February 26-28, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference features technology tracks and roundtable discussions featuring the best UV printers and UV suppliers as they uncover new ideas and growth opportunities that UV printing enables.
2017 was a fantastic year for RMGT in the North American market. More presses were sold and installed in more locations across the country.
