At the pre-drupa press meet held in Dusseldorf from 25-27 March, Landa Digital Printing announced that it would launch the next generation of its B1 digital print technology, the Landa S11 and S11P nanographic printing presses. The new Landa models offer a print speed of 11,200 sheets per hour (SPH). 

“We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Landa S11 and S11P. Following the…

BST India, a manufacturer of quality assurance systems for printing, flexible packaging, and the web-based processing industry, has launched two new products – Novotorque pneumatic brakes and Novosense load cell — to strengthen its tension control product segment.

The products are part of a new series named 'Novo', consisting of pneumatic brakes and load cells. The Novo series, to be launched…

At the constituent meeting of the Advisory Board of interpack, the world's leading trade fair for processing & packaging, the chairman and his two deputies were confirmed in their positions – sending a clear signal of continuity and emphasizing the importance of interpack's close ties with the packaging industry.

Effectively representing the interests of the industry and acting as…

Tracesci Global showcased its track and trust solution at the Pharmatech & Labtech Expo held from 12-14 April 2024, in Chandigarh. With a focus on 'Traceability and Brand Protection', its solution addresses counterfeitingissues, streamlines aggregation processes, and ensures transparency across the pharmaceutical supply chain, the company…

Swedish bioplasticsmanufacturer Gaia Biomaterials has successfully concluded a $5 million rights issue. The rights issue is backed by the Swedish state-owned greentech venture capital fund Almi Invest Greentech, and private international and domestic investors. Funds will be used to expand market penetration in the United States, India, and other…

Toyo Ink India, a member of the Japan-based chemicals manufacturer artience group (formerly Toyo Ink Group), has announced plans to expand its production capacity for solvent-based adhesives at its manufacturing site in Gujarat, India. A new production facility will be built on-site at the Gujarat plant as part of expansion to meet rising local demand. The plant…

DuPonthas announced that it will feature its latest innovations in Cyrel, Artistri, and Tyvek at drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany. DuPont says it will bring together these three iconic brands that are among the best-in-class solutions in printing and packaging.

“DuPont is proud to showcase its three brand offerings, Cyrel, Artistri, and Tyvek at the drupa,” Tucker Norton,…

Smart technologies, reducing carbon footprints, and innovations were the key focus areas of The Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Packaging Summit held on 19 January 2023 in New Delhi.

The 4th edition of the summit held at Holiday Inn also deliberated on the driving changes that multiply the growth of the Indian packaging segments.

Divided into three sessions that…

Chiripal Poly Films, one of India’s leading packaging film manufacturers headquartered in Gujarat, has formally commissioned its new state-of-the-art factory, which is part of its Rs 1,000-crore mega investment drive, in Hyderabad. 

The Hyderabad plant, spread across 35 acres, was inaugurated by Telangana’s minister of education Sabitha Indra Reddy on 12 January 2023 in the presence of…

One of the leading book printers and exporters, ReplikaPress has added another digital press to its battery of digital presses that it has built up in the past 15 years in addition to its massive offset printing and binding capacity that extends across its three plants in Kundli in the New Delhi NCR. The newest Canon digital machines to be added at Replika are the ImagePress C10010 VP color…

Bengaluru-headquartered VeePee Graphic – which provides an array of solutions for the flexo and corrugated packaging industry – showcased three new products at LabelExpo 2022, held from 10 – 13 November at the India Expo Center in Greater Noida.

VeePee Graphic promoted its hybrid screening solution that can reproduce 350 lpi using conventional…

The year 2022 had ended with a new acquisition by Marchesini Group, which has taken over Rejves Machinery Srl, a company from Marmirolo (Mantua) that specializes in the construction of filling and capping machines for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical and food products. 

Rejves Machinery Srl now joins the team of the Pianoro (Bologna) multinational,…

Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a global provider in controlled atmosphere packaging, continues to enhance its offering to customers with additions to its portfolio.

Launched in July 2022, HAT-B is the company’s latest innovative vial, an active and ergonomic flip-top container designed to protect test strips, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals from moisture. To meet a variety of needs,…

ColorJet, arguably India's largest manufacturer of textile printing machines with exports to 38 countries across the world, launched its Earth series machine at the ITME exhibition held at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida from 8 – 13 December 2022. 

The Earth series from ColorJet – which was also awarded the best printing engineering company at the event – is a pigment-based…

Mespack, a global manufacturer of flexible packaging machinery, showcased pharma packaging solutions at CPHI & PMEC held at the Indian Expo Mart & Centre at Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR.

The Thane-based company offers horizontal as well as vertical form fill and seal equipment to produce sachets, stick packs, stand-up pouches, or other film-based packaging. The company also provides…

Asahi Photoproducts, a known name in flexographic photopolymer plate development, will take its sustainability message to Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023, scheduled for 9 to 11 February 2023 at the BITEC, Bangkok, in Thailand.

Asahi Kasei will feature its AWP-DEW plates, which have achieved carbon neutral certification in Japan, the US, China, and Europe, at its Stand C60.

“We are…

Seven UPMpackaging papers are now proven to be industrially compostable, marking another step on UPM Specialty Papers’ sustainability journey.

UPM Specialty Papers’ packaging materials are designed to be recycled into new paper products. In a perfect world, all paper would be recycled; however, when recycling is not an option, compostability of the packaging…

Mumbai-based Hi-Tech Systems demonstrated digital short-run label and stand-up pouch printing solutions at the recently concluded Pack Mach Asia expo that was held in Mumbai from 7-9 December at the Bombay Exhibition Centre.  

The company demonstrated OKI Pro1050 roll to roll table top label printers for brands in industries such as coffee, juices, soft drinks, among others.…

Ravi Shroff, managing director of Nutech, says that especially since the adoption of the ‘Zero Covid Policy’ in China, there has been some sort of a disconnect in global supply chains. Often, China goes into sudden lockdowns, which are inconvenient and disruptive to customers who rely on its exports. These include global book publishers who rely on China’s competitive book printing. And due to the…

Ghaziabad-based Ravindra Electrostat recently installed a Konika Minolta AccurioPressC12000 printer. The press in addition to two AccurioPress C6085 that the commercial printer installed in 2018 and 2019 to boost their production.

Established in 1989, Ravindra Electrostat was initially a single photostat shop run by their father. The enterprise expanded to three shops in Nayug market,…