Toyo-Morton, Ltd., Japan’s leading manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has updated its laminating adhesives portfolio with food-safe products that are free of epoxy silanes and organic tin compounds. The renewed lineup includes both the solvent-based TOMOFLEX™ and the solvent-free ECOAD™ series of laminating adhesives that are suitable for a wide range of multilayer flexible packaging applications, such as dry food, liquid pouch and high-performance retort. All products in the lineup conform to global food contact regulations for adhesives, such as the EU No.10/2011, U.S. FDA 175.105, China GB 9685-2016 and Japan’s Notification No. 196.

With the "universal sheet delivery", the globally operating diemaker Marbach features a special tool technology in its portfolio that is used for small orders or where customers do not want to use blanking for a job but still attach importance to efficiency. The universal sheet delivery is used in the upper part of a blanking station to perfectly stack die-cut sheets.

With marbaspeed|r, the globally operating diemaker Marbach features a high-performance tool for rotary die-cutting in its portfolio. Due to its special equipment, this tool ensures high production speeds and waste-free blanks.

The constant development of new products, varieties and special promotions for the fast-moving retail sector, as well as the demand for sophisticated packaging designs, requires enormous flexibility while maintaining the highest quality. An increased risk of error often goes hand in hand with this.

The eXact 2 is the next generation of color measurement, boasting Mantis video targeting and a complete ecosystem of connected software, including InkFormulation Software, ColorCert, PantoneLIVE, and X-Rite Link, to create a total solution in one handheld device.

Intelligent technology for designed packaging and optical hologram products is taking a step forward and is coming to the market in the near future. Woodly and Iscent in collaboration with Wipak have developed an optical hologram made on Woodly® material. The combination of innovative Woodly® material and Iscent’s holographic technology offers a cleantech material solution to consumer products and security applications of optical holography.

The globally operating diemaker Marbach ensures with its solutions, performance in packaging production. This is also the case with a tool technology that helps to adjust the tool in such a way that the print image and the tool can be quickly adjusted to each other if required.

Lessebo Paper announces today its partnership with Legion paper to represent its portfolio of environmentally friendly, high quality paper qualities in the United States. Lessebo Paper has been producing paper since 1693, making it one of the oldest paper manufacturers in Sweden. The company focuses on sustainable and innovative uncoated graphic paper in the premium segment, consisting of Lessebo Colours, Lessebo Design and Lessebo Digital.

The Heilbronn-based material distributor Marbach Die Supplies not only supplies packaging manufacturers with materials that meet their requirements, but also with equipment for the die-cutting process. The company's extensive equipment portfolio includes the two mobile workbenches mbench|smart and mbench|pro. These ensure flexibility and efficiency in production.

The way we work and the documents we produce are constantly evolving. Demand for inkjet printing, both at home and in the office, is growing, placing an ever-greater emphasis on the paper we use.

Stora Enso has started a feasibility study at its paper production site in Langerbrugge, Belgium, for the conversion of one of the two paper lines into a high-volume recycled containerboard line. Aligned with Stora Enso’s strategic focus on renewable materials, the investment would support the growth opportunity created by the increasing demand for recycled packaging board.

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New plate system opens new doors, reduces reliance on VOC based washout solvents.