Valco Melton showcased multiple solutions, including its all electric EcoStitch system and piston pump hot melt system with auto feeder, at the Pack Mach Asia Expo held in Mumbai from 7-9 December.

EcoStitch series melters are adhesive melters and include ethernet IP integration, digital pressure control, adhesive usage data available on screen, and full OEM integration with all digital-based…

Ashok Chaturvedi, chairman and managing director of UFlexa global packaging company quoted on the Indian stock exchanges recently shared his insights for building circularity in multi-layered plastics packaging at the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) board meeting. The meeting was held on 30 November 2022 at the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. UFlex is India’s largest…

Greater Noida-based shrink sleeve and label specialist Tauruspromoted its solutions at the Drink Technology India 2022 show held in Mumbai from 7-9 December – explaining how it can help brand owners reduce their inventory costs by providing optimal printing technologies.

“We told visitors how we can use the optimal printing technology at our disposal to provide them with the…

DuPont Artistri digital Inks is exhibiting a full portfolio of digital printing solutions at the India ITME 2022 show, which will be held from 8-13 December at the India Expo Center Greater Noida. The company will be present at stand no. H7P1, Hall 7.

DuPont is a manufacturer and an innovator in inkjet pigment inks for over 30 years, from home and office to digital textile and…

With SuperCoco and SuperGreen Happy Brush has expanded its range of vegan toothpaste by two more. The tube (diameter 35) and the tube shoulder is one of the first commercial laminate tubes at EPL, manufactured from post-consumer recycled plastics (PCR). 

The use of PCR has kept the use of virgin materials to a minimum, enabling Happy Brush to continue to pursue its…

First the grim part – at least on the face of it. Government data released on 30 November 2022 shows that the Indian economy grew by 6.3% in the July-September quarter of 2022. This is way down from a 13.5% growth in the previous quarter of April-June. Last year, in the same July-September quarter, the GDP growth rate was 8.4%.

The government, however, paints a brighter picture. Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran told reporters that the Indian economy’s performance in the…

The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has announced its line-up of speakers for its 2023 edition comprising some of the world’s best thinkers and writers.

The festival is all set to run from 19 - 23 January 2023. The literary extravaganza will feature an esteemed host of speakers, writers, and humanitarians to celebrate the best of fiction, non-fiction, food, history, current affairs and…

Reifenhäuser Extrusion Systems, a part of the Reifenhauser Group, and Maku AG announced a strategic partnership at the K Show that was held from 19-26 October in Dusseldorf, Germany. The aim of the cooperation is the joint marketing and further development of the automation system designed by maku for coextrusion adapters and slot dies.

The so-called PAM system (precise, autonomous, mechatronic) is available immediately and…

Arrow Digital – a provider of digital printing solutions to the Indian market – showcased its printing technology on uncoated paper, primer coating, water-based pigmentation, wearable data print and digital dye cutters at Labelexpo India 2022. 

“Arrow has been spearheading a handful of industries, including display graphics and signage, textile, ceramic, label and packaging,” said…

With an increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo partner Northern Bottling Company is relying on Sidelto install a high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line.

Sidel is applying its leading packaging solutions expertise to create the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in Peshawar. Northern…

New Delhi Television's (NDTV) promoter company RRPR Holding has transferred 99.5% of its equity shares to the Adani group-owned Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL), taking billionaire Gautam Adani a step closer to taking over one of India's biggest broadcasting houses. The transaction was in consonance with a conversion notice issued by VCPL on 23 August 2022, media reports said. 

NDTV…

DIC India talked about its next-generation sustainable inks and coatings at the recently concluded Asia Coat and Ink Show 2022 held in Mumbai. The company promoted its toluene-free ink systems, ketone-free inks, water-based inks and low viscosity, high strength non-toluene inks for flexible packaging applications.

“In addition to the various sustainable ink systems, we talked about…

Inkjet is still a relatively new technology and there’s a regular flow of new processes and techniques so it’s useful to have events where people can catch up and learn about the latest ideas.

In Europe, besides the larger exhibitions, there are also a number of technical and academic conferences, usually, complete with product demonstrations and sales opportunities. But Japan is not so well served in this regard despite having a large number of printer and component manufacturers. So…

HBD Packaging, a family-run business founded in 1985, is a provider of innovative and quality printed packaging materials. At its purpose-built factory in Greater Noida, HBD Packaging is using the latest technology in prepress, printing, post-press, and packaging conversion.

Machinery such as the DGM SmartFold 1100, Eterna Elite Die cutter, Shanhe high-speed Flute has been…

EasyCut Studio, a developer of sign-making and specialty graphics solutions, has announced that its vinyl cutting software has been fully tested and can be used with Mimaki vinyl cutters, including the newly released CG-AR and CG-SRIII series. 

Mimaki offers a range of vinyl-cutting plotters that meet a wide range of application needs. The CG-SRIII series of roll-based cutters are…

Avery Dennison’s stand at the seventh edition of LabelExpo India held from 10 – 13 November at Greater Noida's India Expo Center had sustainability as its core theme. Saurabh Agarwal, vice-president, and general manager, of Avery Dennison South Asia, shared his views with Packaging South Asia on the visitors’ response at the event. “The show was very good. It happened after a gap, so there…

Flint Group Packaging, a supplier of consumables to the global print and packaging industry, seeks to focus on the ease of doing business and order efficiency for its customers with its Webshop platform. 

Underlining the company’s vision of a connected future, the online store shows the company’s range of inks and coatings available to order 24/7 in just a few clicks. The purpose is…

Rajasthan’s leading commercial printer, Bhandari Offset has opted for Ricoh Pro C7200x 5th color station digital production press from Monotech Systems. Adoption of the new and versatile Ricoh digital press has opened an exciting range of creative possibilities, enhancing the value of prints using ‘White Ink’ for them. 

Bhandari Offset has been a reputed…

The South Korean Hankyung Media Group, which prints The Korea Economic Daily, is investing in a comprehensive newspaper printing project with manroland Goss. The long-established media company opted for high-quality, fastest speed and state-of-the-art automation. The two highly automated Colorman e:line presses to be installed in its newly built 3,700 square meter printing plant in…

Mespack, an international manufacturer of flexible packaging machinery, offering horizontal and vertical form-fill-seal equipment to produce sachets, stick packs, stand-up pouches, or other film-based packaging, will showcase its latest packaging developments that have been co-created with key industry partners such as Amcor, BBC Cellpack, Dow, Hoffer, Menshen, Mondi, and Uflex at…