Henkel Adhesive Technologies has awarded the performance of its strategic partners with its annual Supplier Awards. With these recognitions the business unit honors the close and successful collaboration across its value chains for the 10th consecutive year. In 2023 Adhesive Technologies has awarded the companies Kraton, Wanhua and Kolon in the three standard categories of Sustainability, Innovation and Operational Excellence, and, in addition, presented a special 10-Years partnership award to Dow.

Dubai-based Medusa Paper Trading provides printing papers, boards, and self-adhesives, to customers in commercial print, specialty packaging, and labeling. The company will be present at Gulf Print & Pack 2024 to launch ZETA Diamond White canvas. It has a lustrous and smooth surface.

Visitors to Xaar’s Open Day & FuturePrint Tech conference in Cambridge last week were the first to see the results of a research study into jetting high viscosity water-based inks, performed by Dr Chris Phillips and Professor Davide Deganello at the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University.
During the Open Day, Dr Chris Phillips provided independent evidence of the results of jetting higher viscosity inks when compared to ‘conventional’ viscosities on both coated and uncoated substrates.

Innovations in Optics, Inc. [IOI], a leading provider of cutting-edge optical solutions, is delighted to announce HTL India as a new distributor. Established in 1994, HTL India has been a steadfast presence in the technology landscape, with a focus on innovation and customer value.

In addition to its portfolio of cutting-dies, the globally operating diemaker Marbach also offers suitable storage systems. The Marbach Die Storage System (MDSS) has been designed for optimally functioning in-house logistics at packaging manufacturers.
The Marbach MDSS storage system consists of special rack frames into which individual die cassettes are inserted. It has a modular design and can be configured according to customer requirements.

Following its successful European launch during Labelexpo in Brussels, Flint Group’s award-winning Evolution products are now available for narrow web printers worldwide. The latest innovation includes Food Contact Material (FCM) compliant technologies that enhance shrink sleeves and label recyclability.

Drytac worked with a customer to develop a sustainable, non-PVC removable label for use on a wide range of fashion products.

Drytac recently worked with a customer to develop a new, sustainable, removable label option to replace an existing PVC-based label.
The client, a global brand known around the world, was seeking a more planet friendly label to apply to a wide range of fabrics including denim, khaki, leather, cotton and synthetics.

Coveris has made a breakthrough in thermoforming film packaging with the development of its recyclable solution, MonoFlex Thermoform. Coveris’ MonoFlex Thermoform innovation provides a sustainable alternative to non-recyclable materials currently used for thermoforming packaging in food sectors.

Delivering an innovative and recyclable solution, Coveris’ MonoFlex Thermoform films are developed from high performance monomaterials, enabling the switch from non-recyclable, mixed material thermoforming substrates, which achieves a carbon footprint reduction.

Sun Chemical will exhibit at Productronica 2023, Stand B3.545 (14th – 17th November, 2023, Messe München, Munich, Germany), the world’s leading trade fair for the development and production of electronics. Sun Chemical will showcase enhancements and additions to its range of soldermasks for direct imaging processes and LED lighting applications.

Sun Chemical will exhibit its cutting-edge range of digital textile inks on Stand D04A, Hall H6, ITMA Asia 2023 (19th – 23rd November, Shanghai, China). Sun Chemical will place particular emphasis on its market leading reactive ink ranges, highly relevant to the Asian market.
Sun Chemical is dedicated to offering innovative solutions tailored to the specific needs of the textile industry in Asia and beyond. Following the acquisition of Sensient Imaging Technologies in 2020, Sun Chemical has diligently developed a variety of inks, including significant reactive ink innovations, aimed at enhancing performance, sustainability, and productivity.

One of three companies granted the CI Flexo Tech Technical Innovation Award by a panel of 55 highly qualified judges.
Asahi Kasei Corporation, and its subsidiary Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced it has been recognized on 3 November with the prestigious CI Flexo Tech Technical Innovation Award for its AFPTM-R reduced solvent flexographic plates, one of three companies to achieve this significant honor, granted by a well-respected panel of 55 judges.

Markem-Imaje, the global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has now been awarded the BRC Global Standard (BRCGS) Grade AA Packaging Materials Certification. Markem-Imaje not only achieved among the highest certifications awarded by this leading global supply chain assessment body for its manufacturing site for Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) inks in Bourg-Lès-Valence, France, but is also the first coding company in Europe to achieve a BRC Global Standard.