The Watkins Printing Company continues its implementation of a new strategic direction for the 98-year-old family business by recently installing a fully automated RMGT 9 Series 8-Color Long Perfector with LED-UV curing. Operating from their 65,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Columbus, Ohio,
Encompassing five sites across Europe, AMB is a major player in the rigid and flexible packaging sector. The company has recently invested in a BOBST EXPERT CI press to expand its water-based flexo printing capabilities in a move that reaffirms AMBs strong commitment to environmentally friendly production methods.
Empire Screen Printing leads the industry in environmentally-friendly practices thanks to the UV LED ink curing technology it has pioneered over the last decade. Empires leadership works with suppliers throughout the industry to replace traditional solvent-based inks and mercury UV-cured inks with a more sustainable option.
Around nine years ago, Wellkistenfabrik Fritz Peters GmbH & Co. KG in Moers, Germany, started along the road to full optimization of their production processes, which significantly increased productivity and flexibility.
It is already the second LITHOMAN printing system within two years which was moved to Egypt by manroland Goss. The printing press was successfully relocated and put into operation in close cooperation with the technical team of the Nahdet Misr Publishing Group (Nahdet Misr).
Polibak based in Turkey have purchased two EXPERT K5 2450mm metallizers incorporating the latest BOBST innovations including the recently launched AlOx GEN II and the AluBond process. The machines also include a high rate source, post plasma unit, a 700mm diameter coating drum which is the largest in the industry and the Hawkeye in-line optical density deposition control and defect monitoring system.
Indian specialty packaging company Taurus Packaging recently installed a BOBST MASTER M5 inline flexo printing and converting press for production of short run shrink sleeve production. The Greater Noida-based company offers a complete range of flexible packaging solutions and is also one of the largest heat-shrink sleeve and label manufacturing companies in India.
