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Packaging South asia's Blog – August 2022 Archive (28)

Web3 Foundation to support Wan-Ifra’s collaborative media pilot project

Wan-Ifra has announced that the Web3 Foundation will support the Web3 media pilot project produced in partnership with David Tomchak and provide expertise and funding during the research phase. 

A collaborative project bringing together local and international news publishers and technologists, the pilot announced in July will assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 31, 2022 at 5:47am — No Comments

Compostable plastic packaging is easier said than done

Environmental concerns have prompted a tremendous rise in alternative ‘sustainable’ solutions that look and feel like traditional plastic but can be composted at end of life. However, there is a rider.

These solutions sound great in principle but not so straightforward in practice,…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 31, 2022 at 2:19am — No Comments

Indian Hobbies House gets Arrow Digital's LED hybrid printer

Arrow Digital has announced the installation of its EFI VUTEk LX3 Pro UV LED Hybrid printer at Indian Hobbies House (IHH), a well-known name in the outdoor signage industry, in Chandigarh. 

Suresh Kohli, managing director of IHH, said, “I have been in this industry for years and we are serving the clientele of Punjab and Haryana. We have a stronghold in these markets. As these states…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 30, 2022 at 1:50am — No Comments

Gama International at K 2022 in Hall 4, Stand D12

The next K show, which will take place from 19-26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, will be an opportunity for Gama International to meet converters from all over the world and to present its new updated Gama viscometers line. “Climate change made us reflect on the increased need for cool inks,” says Sante Conselvan, managing director at Gama International. “We have therefore improved the heat…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 29, 2022 at 6:51am — No Comments

Indian literary agents have made inroads

Correspondent Priyanka Tanwar spoke with the literary agent, publishing commentator, and author Kanishka Gupta at the 2022 in-person Jaipur Literature Festival about agenting in India; representing International Booker 2022 winning translator Daisy Rockwell; the lack of publishing bodies in India; and, the challenges faced by literary agents.

IPP – How did you become a literary agent? How long have you been a literary agent?

Kanishka Gupta – I have been a literary agent for…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 29, 2022 at 2:04am — No Comments

The art & science of decorating beer

Somya Bhargava from Kumar Labels gave a presentation on the art and science of decorating beer at the Brewer World Conclave held from 26-28 May 2022 at the KTPO in Bengaluru. Kumar labels are one of the largest liquor label producers in the country. 

Beer labels are really tricky, and any consumer product with immense competition around it needs to stand out to be better than the…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 24, 2022 at 3:30am — No Comments

INMA South Asia Media Summit – 12 August 2022

Just as every publisher must have an editorial strategy to make her platform distinctive, compelling, and profitable, she must have a technology strategy of how to ally with or outwit big tech. Both strategies require a measure of experience, investment, accomplishment or execution of the last major shift of restructuring, and the ability to know or anticipate the future. Thus, the astrologer has been replaced by information or knowledge events such as the INMA summits.

Unfortunately,…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 24, 2022 at 1:48am — No Comments

Konica Minolta organizes customers meet in Chennai

Konica Minolta India, a leading name in providing digital transformation solutions and services, organized a south region production printers’ customers meet in Chennai on 22 August 2022 at ITC Grand Chola. With this event, the company aims to strengthen its relationship with its existing customers while evaluating and expanding its regional footprint. 

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 23, 2022 at 5:47am — No Comments

Neopac bags two European Tube Manufacturers Association awards

Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging for pharma, beauty, and oral care, has won two awards from the European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA).

One award is for producing a sustainable and sleek customer application in present use, and the other is for developing a sustainable solution prototype slated for launch…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 23, 2022 at 1:16am — No Comments

An Indian journalist gets into political fiction

Correspondent Priyanka Tanwar talks to Seema Goswami – journalist, columnist, and author about her political fiction books Race Course Road and Madam Prime Minister, her column in Hindustan Times Brunch, writing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and much more. 

Indian Printer & Publisher (IPP) – Tell us about your two books 

Seema Goswami – The first book in the series was called Race Course Road. It's about the assassination of the prime minister of India and the power…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 22, 2022 at 6:36am — No Comments

Constantia Flexibles at FachPack 2022 – 27-29 September in Nuremberg

Consumers and companies are putting more emphasis on environmentally friendly packaging. At Constantia Flexibles, sustainability is said to have been a key guiding principle for a long time – with continuous investments in research and development, the packaging company is constantly launching new, sustainable product lines. At FachPack 2022 from 27-29 September in…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 19, 2022 at 3:02am — No Comments

Room to Read India rolls out Its 4th annual flagship reading campaign

As part of its commitment to ensure children’s learning across the country, Room to Read India rolled out its annual flagship campaign IndiaGetsReading across twelve states of India. The fourth year of the campaign, themed on reading equals – padhna jahan samaanta wahan, started from 15 August and will conclude on 8 September, the International Literacy Day, with a national seminar at New…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 19, 2022 at 1:53am — No Comments

Color-Logic’s partners to feature metallics at North American Print Shows

Print embellishment is difficult to explain. Even printers often grapple with the many print embellishment techniques and processes available. But now, brands, agencies, and graphic designers need to understand the value of print embellishments in the markets they serve. As a result, print trade shows, industry conferences, and user groups are reaching out to brands, agencies, and graphic designers, as well as the printers that serve them, offering the opportunity to see, touch, and even…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 17, 2022 at 4:33am — No Comments

Vasai’s Packeteer acquires new Bobst Ambition 76 A1 folder gluer

Vasai-based carton specialist Packeteer recently commissioned it's first ever brand new Bobstmachine, an Ambition 76 A1 folder gluer. The decade-old company is managed by the duo of Parag Ghelani and Chirag Bhalavat and operates from the Niddhi Complex in the Vasai suburb of north Mumbai. It prints and converts cartons and inserts primarily for the pharmaceutical industry.

“We…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 17, 2022 at 1:29am — No Comments

Manroland Sheetfed sales reflect the maturity of the Indian packaging converters

The steady return of Manroland Sheetfed into the Indian packaging market in the last several years is bearing fruit as the company has considerably lifted its game in the past year. As the pandemic and the lockdowns ended, the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in India, Manroland Sheetfed India became bolder and went beyond talking to its considerable installed footprint in the Indian…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 16, 2022 at 1:57am — No Comments

Rotocontrol to feature hybrid printing and finishing at Labelexpo Americas

Rotocontrolis returning to Labelexpo Americas with an inline hybrid solution featuring the Rotocontrol DT-340 digital label finishing machine with an integrated Domino N610i label press on Stand 331. Labelexpo Americas 2022 takes place in Chicago from 13-15 September.

“With the integration of flexo, diecutting, and digital inkjet printing, the Rotocontrol along with Domino hybrid solution is…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 10, 2022 at 6:07am — No Comments

Nikhil Offset buys Kodak Achieve 800 Thermal Platesetter

Delhi’s leading commercial printer Nikhil Offset has invested in a KodakAchieve 800 Thermal Platesetter that produces 18 plates in an hour of 1030 x 838 mm. The machine has been supplied and installed by Monotech Systems. 

“The majority of jobs we provide are for publishing and consuming approximately 1,500 – 2,000 plates a month. To fulfil the high demand, we opted for Kodak…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 10, 2022 at 2:24am — No Comments

DataLeads introduces flagship initiative HealthLeads

DataLeads, an India-based digital media company, revised and re-branded its existing health initiative Health Analytics Asia as HealthLeads. This is a multimedia health site with a niche focus on hard data, fact-checking, and health community engagement. The platform has been re-developed to cater to the fast-changing trends in the health sector and bring together the voices of doctors,…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 9, 2022 at 3:02am — No Comments

Syntegon at PackEx India – Mumbai 14 to 16 September

From 14 to 16 September 2022, Syntegonwill display its varied food packaging portfolio at the PackEx India at Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai. It will be the first time since the beginning of the global pandemic that the company presents its versatile solutions for food processing and packaging at a trade show in India.

The SVI 4000 is capable of processing multiple standard bag styles, such as pillow bags, side gusseted bags…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 9, 2022 at 2:11am — No Comments

Xsys achieves EcoVadis 2022 silver medal rating

XsysGermany has been rated in the top 10% of manufacturing facilities in the paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics industry category, receiving a silver medal rating for its sustainability performance from EcoVadis. 

“This rating reflects the commendable achievements of the Xsys team and all the hard work that goes into our mission to bring brilliance to the…

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Added by Packaging South asia on August 8, 2022 at 5:14am — No Comments

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