Dr. Stefan König will become President of Bosch Packaging Technology on 1 January 2017. Dr. König holds a PhD in data mining and has been a member of the executive management since 2011. He oversees technology (comprising engineering, manufacturing, and quality), the confectionery and food, and liquid food business units, as well as assembly systems and…
MagnaColours Ltd, a supplier of water-based textile inks, has released a new range of formaldehyde-free discharge bases. In a Magna patented concept, they have developed a formaldehyde-free method of discharge printing, whilst promoting wash-durability, a key requirement for brands. As a company that exclusively provides water-based, environmentally sustainable alternatives for the textile screen-printing industry, this…
ESKO has appointed Arnab Maiti as Sales Director, South Asia. Newly appointed Arnab will head the current Esko South Asia sales team and will be based out of Mumbai (India). Prior to his current position, Arnab spent nearly 15 years in Kodak serving across various regional and national sales and business management roles. With diverse…
Konica Minolta has forayed into the high potential industrial printing segment in India with the launch of bizhub PRESS C71cf printing machine. Bizhub PRESS C71cf is targeted as an optimum printing solution for small and medium size businesses in the label and packaging segment. According to company officials, the machine which uses the Konica Minolta’s…
Malayala Manorama confirms to invest for 13 towers of the Smartline 4×1 double width press from Manugraph for multiple centres across Kerala. “Malayala Manorama currently have five Smartline installations at their centres in South India and signing another 13 towers was a momentous occasion for both companies,” said Sanjay Shah, Vice Chairman and Managing Director…
Tiruvannamalai-based Subam Printers expanded its most-coveted portfolio with a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74, as part of its revenue acceleration strategy. “Quality excellence is an unspoken commitment to the customer. We continue to rely on Heidelberg to help us deliver this promise,” smiles Mr. Palani, Managing Director, the driving force behind the 25-year old…
Major HP Indigo customer deals closed at drupa have been completed, with new presses now in full production, reinforcing HP’s robust manufacturing capabilities to deliver proven technology on schedule to meet the quality specifications of the most demanding production environments. Of note, customers across the globe, including Shutterfly, Cimpress, MonAlbumPhoto, Pureprint, Precision Printing, Rotolito Lombarda, Truyol and Pageworks, are now taking full advantage of…
Weber Packaging Solutions has created the Model 141-P, a semi-automatic label applicator for applying pressure-sensitive labels to cylindrical products; combined with Epson’s C7500 color ink jet printer, it allows a customer to print razor sharp high-resolution labels and apply them to products via a loose-loop configuration. Users only print the number of labels needed, making…
Press supplier Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) has revealed it is in the final stages of development for its record-setting 43 metres long KBA Rapida 145 57-inch press, a machine it says is the longest large format press in the market. The press is slated for installation at Italian packaging giant IPI, delivered directly from…
Ghee or clarified butter is an unmistakably important condiment of South Asian cuisine. Conventionally ghee has been marketed in poly- pouched pillow packs, cartons or tin cans. These types of packaging are functionally not very user-friendly and are thus losing out on both pace and steam in the modern retail arena. Poly pouches are surface…
