Berlin 30 April 2015 Ndash On Tuesday 28 April 2015 The European Parliament Gave Its Final Approval For The Previously Agreed Legislation Amending The Packaging And Packaging Waste Directive Ppwd To Reduce The Use Of Conventional Single Use Plastic Carrier Bags European Bioplastics Welcomes The Decision As It Recognises The Benefits Of Compostable Bags And Paves The Way For Further Development Of Euwide Standardisation And Labelling Of Compostability For A Resource Efficient Europethe New Legislation Obliges Eu Member States To Introduce Measures That Reduce The Use Of Lightweight Plastic Bags By Almost 50 Percent By The End Of 2019 And By 80 Percent By The End Of 2025 Compared To 2010 Ldquowe Highly Appreciate The Strong Environmental Commitment Of The European Institutions Demonstrated By These Ambitious Targets The New Legislation Reaffirms The Potential Of Biodegradable And Compostable Shopping Bags To Tackle The Challenges Of Plastic Bag Consumption And Lead To A More Resource Efficient Europerdquo Says Franccedilois De Bie Chairman Of European Bioplastics Compostable Plastic Bags Have Important Ecological Advantages Enhance The Separate Collection Of Biowaste And Thereby Divert It From Landfillcompostable Bags Should Be Clearly Marked And Labelled So Consumers Can Easily Identify Them As Suitable For Organic Waste Collection Which Keeps These Bags Out Of Traditional Plastic Waste Streams Against This Background European Bioplastics Welcomes The Endorsement Of En13432 In The Ppwd As The Standard To Certify Biodegradation And The Commitment To Further Develop Euwide Standardisation Of Compostability And Coherent Labelling The Lsquoseedlingrsquo Copy European Bioplastics Is An Internationally Recognized Compostability Label That Is Connected To The En 13432en 14995 Standards And The Certification Process Managed By The Independent Institutions Din Certco And Vinccedilotte Ldquofor The Advantages Of Compostable Bags To Take Full Effect Clear Standards Coherent Labelling As Well As Separate Collection Of Biowaste Should Be Promoted Across Europerdquo De Bie Concludes

Uaebased Manufacturer Becomes Latest Licensee Partner Of A Worldrsquos Leading Closures Provider As It Seeks To Target Developing Markets In Gulf Regionglobal Closure Systems Gcs Has Announced The Signing Of A New Licensing Agreement With Duplas Al Sharq Llc A Leading Fmcg Plastic Packaging Manufacturing Company Located In Jebel Ali Dubai United Arab Emiratesduplas Which Specializes In High Quality Hdpe Pet Pp And Pc Bottles And Closures Has A Long Track Record Of Supplying Multinational Companies Such As Elf Enoc Henkel Reckitt Benckiser Shell And Total In The Middle East Regionunder The Agreement Duplas Will Be Able To Sell A Wide Range Of Gcs Standard Closures As Well As Locally Manufacture Closures Based On Gcs Technology To The Beverage Food Personal Care And Household Markets Within The Fastgrowing Gulf Cooperation Council Economic Areamohammad Nofal General Manager Duplas Al Sharq Stated Ldquowe Are Delighted That A New Licensee Agreement With A Prestigious And Globally Reputed Company As Gcs Will Enhance Our Local Expertise With Latest International Technologyrdquothis Is The 11th Such Agreement That Gcs Has Secured With Production Partners Across The World As It Seeks To Increase Penetration Of Global Markets In Line With Its Sustainable Growth Strategyjeanfranccedilois Autret Licensing Manager Of Gcs Said Ldquowe Are Confident In The Ability Of Duplas Al Sharq To Respond To The Increasing Demand For Plastic Closure Solutions In The Uae And The Wider Gulf Regionldquothis Partnership Will Also Be Of Significant Value To Gcs In Serving Major Multinational Customers Who Are Increasingly Searching For Suppliers Able To Manufacture Closures To Consistently High Quality Levels Across The Globerdquoabout Global Closure Systems With A Consolidated Revenue Of Euro591 Million In 2014 And Approximately 3 500 Employees Global Closure Systems Is One Of The Worldrsquos Largest Providers Of Closure Solutions For The Fmcg Market Thanks To Its 21 Production Sites Strategically Located In 13 Countries All Around The World Gcs Manufactures Close To 40 Billion Plastic And Metal Closures Per Annum Gcs Offers Over 2 000 Designs Of Standard And Custom Closures And Dispensing Systems For The Global Beverage Food Health Care Household Amp Industry Personal Care And Wine Amp Spirits Markets

Just A Quick Note To Say That There Are A Few Booths Remain For Producers Thinking Of Exhibiting At The Rosupack2015 Get Them Before They Are No More Exhibition Starts Working On June 16 2015 The Final Deadline To Secure Exhibition Space Is May 8 2015to Reserve Booth Space For Your Company Please Complete Attached Form And Email As A Wordpdf Attachment To Elena Shatrova Exhibit Sales Amp Inquiries Rosupack At Eshatrovamvkexpocomexhibitors List Is Available Herebusiness Program Is Available Herefor Visitors Eticket

Cartoluxthiers The Thermoforming Subsidiary Of The Group Top Clean Packaging Has Just Invested In A New Thermoforming Machinenbspthe Fc Speedmaster Plus 1000 Equotthe Biggest Rollfed Thermoforming Machine In A Cleanroom Environment Ever Installed In Francequot Said Pierre Morel The Exclusive Distributor Of Wm Products Quotthe Size Of The Mould Can Reachnbsp1060 X 750 Mm Ie The Largest Model In The New Fc Range Of Wmquotnbspwith This New Investment Cartoluxthiers Manufacturer Ofnbsphealthcare Packaging Gets Its 14th Thermoforming Machine This New One Will Be Partly Dedicated To Developnbsplog Packagingnbspthe Latest Innovation In Protective Packaging System Andnbsphandling Traysnbspfor The Healthcare Markets

Integrated Technology And Plant Engineering For The Beverage Industry At Expo Pack Mexico 2015 A Key Event For The Entire Central And South American Marketrenowned For Providing Close Support To Customers On All The Main International Markets Sacmi Enjoys A Longstanding Presence In Mexico Through Its Local Branch Sacmi De Mexico Which Will In 2015 Be Celebrating 25 Years Of Doing Business Needless To Say Sacmi Will Have Its Own Stand At The Coming Edition Of Expo Pack Mexico The Countryrsquos Most Important Beverage Amp Packaging Technology Fair To Be Held From 16th To 19th June 2015 The Event Is Expected To Attract At Least 26000 Professional Operators From Some 30 Countriesthe Fair Is Also Expected To Attract Some 1000 Exhibitors And The Sacmi Group Will Be Playing A Prominent Role Visitors Will Have A Great Opportunity To Get A Close Look At The Full Range Of Technology And Integrated Turnkey Plant Engineering Solutions For The Beverage World A Range That Underwent Further Development And Expansion In 2014 One Of Just A Handful Of Companies In The World Capable Of Providing Excellent Plant Engineering Solutions For Every Stage Of The Production Process Sacmi Stands Out Thanks To A Range That Focuses On Product Quality And Process Automationthis Includes Labelling Solutions Developed By Sacmi Over Recent Years According To The Key Concept Of Ldquomodularityrdquo Allowing Manufacturers To Operate Efficiently Using Just One Machine With Different Gluing Systems Hot Cold Selfadhesive Etc Thanks To The Lsquoplugampplayrsquo Systemfrom Pellet To Pallet Then Sacmi Provides Machines For The Manufacture Of Caps And Preforms Sectors In Which It Leads The Market With Ccm Compression Presses For The Former And An Innovative Range Of Injection Presses Such As The Ips400 With Moulds Having Up To A 128 Cavities For The Latterin Parallel The Rampd Facility Dedicated To The Beverage Sector And Certified By Top International Players In The Industry Has Come Up With Important New Developments For The Inspection Of The Entire Capbottle System Thus Providing Even Further Guarantees For The Customerin Addition To Specialised Operators From All Over Mexico Expo Pack Always Generates Plenty Of Participation From Neighbouring Countries From Argentina To Colombia From Costa Rica To El Salvador Guatemala Peru And Venezuela Thus Making It The De Facto Reference Point For The Entire Central And Southern American Market A Strategic Event Then For Sacmi Which Provides In Addition To Farreaching Sales Networks And Numerous Offices An Ultraefficient Spare Parts And Aftersales Assistance Service Sacmi De Mexico Has Now Been A Dependable Technology Hub For Over 25 Years Providing Customers With Valuable Support Tight From The Initial Design Stage And Throughout The Entire Working Life Of The Machine Or Plant

On April 17 Norbert Kreitmeir Team Leader Purchasing Raw Materials At Schreiner Group Presented The Award To Ritrama Spa Which Was Represented By Tomas And Ricardo Rink President Ritrama At A Meeting At The Company39s Headquarters In Oberschleiszligheim Both Parties Agreed To Intensify Their Cooperation On An Equal Footing Norbert Kreitmeir Is Convinced That By Taking This Step Schreiner Group Will Be Able To Supply Customers In The Pharma Industry As Well As The Automotive And Electronics Industries With Even Better Products In The Future Because The Materials From Ritrama Are Primarily Used In These Sectors Quotwe Need Partners That Supply Materials At The Best Price And The Right Quality So That We Can Offer Our Customers Optimum Solutions For Their Applicationsquot Said Kreitmeierin 2014 50 Suppliers Of Production Materialsmdashranging From Films Paper And Ink To Productionrelated Tools Such As Diesmdashwere Again Compared In Order To Assess The Balance Between Costs And Quality The Selection Of The Companies Was Based On Delivery Volume And Strategic Importance The Supplier Evaluation Itself Rests On Four Pillars Quality Logistics Technology And Costs In Addition To The Absolute Rating Relative Improvement Compared To The Company39s Rating The Previous Year Is A Decisive Factorthe Quotsupplier Of The Yearquot Award Is Part Of The Quotschreiner Preferred Supplierquot Program In Which Schreiner Group Compares Its Suppliers In Strategically Important Material Groups By Presenting The Awards Schreiner Group39s Overall Objective Is To Continue To Improve The Cost Structure In The Supply Chain Through Close Cooperation Early Involvement Integration Of Knowhow And A Lean Procurement Strategynbspsince The Program Was Launched In 2012 The Overall Performance Of Schreiner Grouprsquos Suppliers Has Notably Improved Which Can Be Attributed To The Supplier Development Associated With The Programfor The First Time Ever Schreiner Group Also Presented A Special Award To A Quotsmallerquot But Extremely Effective Supplier Ie The Quotperformer Of The Yearquot Which Went To Biolink In Waakirchen Germany Biolink Supplies Schreiner Group With Transfer Adhesives For Applications In The Automotive Sector Quotwe Feel That Biolink Is A Very Reliable Partner For Highquality Productsquot Says Andrea Friedrich The Responsible Strategic Buyer Managing Director Peter Gaumlmmerler Was Extremely Pleased That Schreiner Group Appreciates Collaborating With Biolink So Much

Tivareg 2 Is A Nonrefillable Closure That Has A Clever Tamper Evidence Ring Built Into The Top Part Of The Body The Ring Breaks Off If Forced Removal From The Bottle Is Attempted Leaving Permanent Evidence Immediately Visible By End Use Consumersnbspit Is An Ingenious Design That Reduces Cost By Using A Lightweight Method To Transport The Fitment Inside The Cap During Transit Until It Reaches The Capping Headnbspthis Product Also Has Impressive Sealing Capability Due To Patented Ucp Flange Design The Flange Carries The Tivareg 2 Valve In The Shell And Creates The Seal On The Glass After Application Hence A Seamless Changeover Between Tivareg 2 And A Standard Aluminium Closurenbspmoreover Tivareg 2 Uses The Same Controlled Bore Specification As Used For The Current Tivareg Products Gf908 Glass Finishes Which Is One Of The Most Common Industry Standards Tivareg 2 Can Be Applied To A Very Wide Range Of Bottle Types At Speeds Of Up To 600 Bpm Indeed The Tivareg 2 Production Line Thanks To Gcsrsquo Recent Investment Has Been Designed To Use A Complex High Speed Camera Validation And Alignment System To Ensure Maximum Precision And Repeatability At Each Critical Step Of The Production Processnbsptivareg 2 Provides A Smooth Pour To Meet The Demands Of The Bartenders Who Prefer A Sub 75 Second Time To Empty A 70cl Bottle Of Spirits In Addition Its Nondrip Feature Means That The Alcohol Is In The Consumerrsquos Glass And Not On The Counter Topnbspsince 1938 Ucp Located In Bridge Of Allan Scotland Has Specialized In Manufacturing High Quality Security Closures For The Spirits Market And Is Today One Of Gcsrsquo Centers Of Excellencenbspthanks To Its Best In Class Security Closures Solutions As Well As Its Expertise In High Speed Capping To Boost Production Efficiency And Output Gcs Serves The Global Leaders In The Premium Spirits Market All Around The World

In Recent Months Sheetlabelscom Has Moved To A New Facility Added Multiple New Employees And Recently Launched 2 New Materials As Well As Starting To Offer Custom Printed Magnetsnow Sheetlabelscom Is Excited To Announce The Addition Of Printed Roll Labels To Their Growing List Of Products Since The Company Has Been So Successful With Sheet Labels Over The Years It Was Necessary To Begin Offering Roll Labels To Keep Up With Customer Demands And Industry Trendsroll Labels Offer Some Unique Advantages Over Sheet Labels For One They Are Needed For Automatic Labeling Machines These Auto Labeling Machines Are Important In Many Fast Paced Manufacturing Environments And They Are Essential For Keeping Production Lines Movingroll Labels Can Also Come In Many More Shapes Than Sheet Labels Can So It Is Possible To Have Unique Shapes Manufactured On Roll Labels Having A Completely Unique Shape Can Be Affordable For Both Large And Small Labeling Jobssheetlabelscom Always Ensures The Highest Quality On All Of The Packaging Products That They Manufacture In Their Upstate Ny Facility With A Good Quality Control Team Watching Over Production This Helps Ensure That You Will Get The Best Each And Every Timecontinued Growth Is Inevitable For The Company Especially With The Recent Addition Of New Products The Company Has Recently Made Some New Hires To Help Keep Up With The Growth And Have More Expansion Plans For The Futurethe New Facility That Sheetlabelscom Moved Into In October Of 2014 Has Made A Big Impact On The Companyrsquos Business And Growth It Has Allowed Them To Open Up And Embrace Additional Technologies So They Can Create More Products Which Include The 2 Most Recent Additions Roll Labels And Magnetsthe Addition Of New Products Is Going To Play A Big Part In The Future Of The Company And The Kind Of Growth That Is Expected Sheetlabelscom Has Averaged About 35 Growth Each Year Over The Past 6 Years And This Year They Think That It Will Be Even Higherabout Sheetlabelscomsheetlabelscom Was Founded In 2003 And Was Incorporated In 2006 In The Heart Of The Adirondack Mountains In Queensbury Ny The Company Specializes In Manufacturing Labels And Other Products That Helps Brands Advertise And Get Their Message Out To Customers And Potential Customers Now The Company Is Located In Glens Falls Ny And Is Planning For Continued Expansion In The Coming Years

Among New Items On Show The Innovative Monobib Filler Which Stands Out With Its Special Totally Ultraclean Filling Technology Great Expectations On The Spanish Market Where The Group Through Sacmiiberica Has Been Working On The Front Line For Over Thirty Yearsfrom Production Of Preforms To Blowing Filling Labelling Technologiesall The Way To Endofline Solutions An Integrated Turnkey Range For The Beverage Planet Which Sacmi Is Presenting From April 21 To 24 At The International Hispackfair In Barcellona Now In Its Sixteenth Edition Where Over 700 Exhibitors From 25 Countries Are Expected Along With 3500 Professional Operatorsat The Sacmi Stand Ndash An Exhibition Area Of Over 60 Square Metres Hall 1 Stand E510 Ndash Novelties Include Solutions For Filling And Packaging Ldquobag In Boxrdquo Containers Featuring A High Degree Of Automation Flexibility And A Guarantee That The Product Will Be Perfectly Unaffected Especially Visitors To Hispack Will Be Able To See First Handsacmipakim39s Automatic Monobib Filler Proposed Since 2014 In An Innovative Ldquothreepiecerdquo Unit Which Provides A Case Forming Machine An Automatic Filler And A Glue Case Sealer In A Single Solutionsuitable For Wine Food Grade Oil Water And Chemical Products Monobib Affords Several Advantages Including Better Product Conservation Measures Taken When Designing Guarantee Totally Aseptic Product Management Cutting Down To Zero Any Risk Of Product Contamination By Oxidising Agentsefficient And Flexible The Machine Can Manage 15235101520 Litre Formats With An Output Ranging From 320 Bag In Box Per Hour Ndash In A 20 Litre Format Ndash Up To 850 Units Per Hour In The 3 Litre Format Provided With A Quick Format Change System Monobib Can Work On Every Kind Of Pressure Valve Caps Normally Available On The Marketplacealongside Filling Technologies Specialised Operators Visiting This Biennial Event Thanks To The Presence On Site Of The Marketing Staff Of The Packagingbeverage Division Will Be Able To Appreciate The Wide Range Of Proposals Sacmi Has Provided For The Whole Supply Chain Including Labelling Solutions And Especially The Innovativekube Range Which Among Other Noteworthy Features Has A Throughput Of Up To 9 Thousand Applications Per Hour And Is Also Totally Modular Thanks To The Presence Of Labelling Units Outside The Carousel Which Facilitate Use And Maintenance And Allow One To Work Effectively On Several Labelling Systems Cold Selfadhesive Etcan Integrated Turnkey Supply Which Has A Special Added Value For The Iberian Peninsula Thanks To The Presence Of Sacmiiberica Founded In 1981 And To The General Headquarters Ofcastelloacuten De La Plana With A 4500 M2 Warehouse For Spare Parts And After Sales Service Sacmiiberica Will Be Present At Hispack At The Sacmi Stand In Order To Show Besides The High Level Of Technology And Installation Proposed Ndash The Capacity The Group Has Of Always Working Together With The Client Form The Planning Stage And Throughout The Working Life Of The Machine And The Installation

The Environment May Have Been Difficult But The European Tube Industry Maintained Its Course Of Growth Again In 2014 The Member Companies Of Etma The European Tube Manufacturers Association Report Growth In Annual Production To 105 Billion Tubes And This Was Despite Flagging Economies In The South Of The Continent And The Politically And Economically Explosive Situation In The Ukraine And Russia The Fact That We Again Achieved Growth Of Almost Two Per Cent Under Such Difficult Conditions Is More Than A Respectable Result And Makes Me Feel Very Optimistic About The Future Development Of The European Tube Industry Is The Positive Balance Drawn By Etma Secretary General Gregor Spenglerthe Annual Production Of Etmas Member Companies Accounts For About 80 Per Cent Of All Tube Production In Europe Aluminium Tubes Are Responsible For About 40 Per Cent Of Total Production Followed By Laminate And Plastic Tubes Each With A Market Share Of About 30 Per Cent To A Large Extent These Figures Have Been Stable For Years Even Though The Growth In Laminate Tubes Was Somewhat More Pronounced In 2014the Apportionment Of Tube Production To The Individual Market Segments Also Remained Almost Unchanged In 2014 Just Under 45 Per Cent Of All Tubes Produced Find Use In The Cosmetics Market Followed By A 20 Per Cent Market Share Each For The Pharmaceutical And Dental Care Sectors Industrial Products And Household Uses Together Total About Five Per Cent The Food Sector Recorded Slightly Above Average Gains And Now Has A Market Share Of Some Ten Per Cent In Particular The Market For The Tube As Packaging For Foodstuffs Is Far From Exhausted Thanks To Outstanding Properties Such As Excellent Barrier Effects The Highest Hygiene Standards Ease Of Handling Good Resealability Optimal Product Safety And Numerous Convenience Aspects Says Spengler With Convictionalthough The European Tube Industry Has Mastered All Of The Challenges In Recent Years With Flying Colours And Shown An Overall Stable Upward Trend Dr Monika Kopraschfer Etma President Is Cautious About Future Developments Our Member Companies Innovative Capability And Flexibility Which They Have Demonstrated Impressively During Difficult Times In Recent Years Make Me Optimistic For The Future As A Whole But Despite All This Confidence The Weakness Of The Euro And The Fact That National Economies In Europe Are Continuing To Flag Represent Considerable Risksthe Etma Member Companies Can Only Benefit To A Limited Extent From The Weakness Of The Euro In Their Export Business Because The Lions Share Of Their Production Stays In Europe However The Strong Dollar Makes All Feedstock And Materials Priced In Us Dollars More Expensive This Could Lead To Further Intensification Of Cost Pressures In The Tube Industryas Dr Monika Kopraschfer Explains The Industry Is Already Under Enormous Pressure Because Of Ever Shorter Delivery Times And Ever Smaller Batch Sizes This Development Has Been Going On For Years The Tendency Of Clients To Keep Virtually No Stocks At All With The Resultant Justintime Production Coupled With Smaller Quantities Being Ordered And Extremely Short Ordering Cycles Require Constant Optimisation Of Production And Logistics Along The Whole Process Chaindespite This Etma Also Sees Good Opportunities For The Tube Industry In Future Gregor Spengler Is Optimistic The Trend In Packaging Is To Ever Higher Grade Designs And Ever More Demanding Closures And Dispenser Systems Tubes Are The Optimal Form Of Packaging And With Their Expertise Our Member Companies Are The Ideal Partners For Their Clients Fertile Dialogue And Creative Interplay Is Resulting In New Innovative Products That Delight The Consumer And Open Up New Market Potential

Brussels 23 April 2015 Ndash In The Context Of The European Parliamentrsquos Forthcoming Report On The Circular Economy Europen Called Today For A Clearer Eu Legal Framework For Extended Producer Responsibility Epr For Packaging At A European Parliament Ep Eventthe European Packaging Supply Chain Made A Strong Plea For A Clearer Eu Legal Framework For Epr During An Event Organised By The Ep Intergroup On Climate Change Biodiversity And Sustainable Development On Ldquocircular Economy And Packaging The Role Of Eprrdquo Chaired By Sirpa Pietikaumlinen Mep Rapporteur On Ldquoresource Efficiency Moving Towards A Circular Economymeps Acknowledged That Epr Is Instrumental For A Circular Economy Because It Facilitates The Provision Of Secondary Raw Materials For An Environmentally And Economically Viable Circular Economy There Was A High Degree Of Consensus Among Stakeholders Industry Municipalities And Green Ngo Representatives Who All Stressed The Need For A Clear Definition Of Epr And Binding Epr Minimum Performance Requirements In The Waste Framework Directive Wfd And Packaging Amp Packaging Waste Directive Ppwd Europen Also Called On Eu Policymakers To Develop Eu Guidance On The Roles And Responsibilities Of All Stakeholders Involved In Epr Implementation So To Increase Its Costeffectiveness Resulting In Higher And More Quality Materials For Reuse In The Economyspeaking At The Event Martin Reynolds From Crown Europe And Europen Chairman Stated Ldquowe Are Delighted That So Many Eu Policymakers Actively Participated In The Debate Today We Hope They Will Give Serious Consideration To Europenrsquos Policy Recommendations For Epr For Packaging Which Receives Broad Stakeholder Support Beyond Industry The Packaging Supply Chain Remains Fully Committed To A Circular Economy For Used Packaging That Facilitates Sustainable And Efficient Resource Use From A Lifecycle Perspective To Accelerate Our Journey We Will Need To Work Together To Make Sure That The Eu Legal Framework Effectively Addresses Current Market Failures And Regulatory Gaps Related To Eprrdquosimon Webb From Procter Amp Gamble Added That Ldquothe Packaging Supply Chain Has Made Significant Progress In Packaging Waste Management By 2012 Euwide Rates For Packaging Recycling Reached 65 Up From 55 In 2005 Over The Past Decade We Have Also Effectively Decoupled The Volume Of Packaging Placed On The Market From Economic Growth But To Do Better Still We Need A Clear And Predictable Eu Legal Framework Including Harmonized Eu Rules On Aspects Such As Net Cost To Ensure Better Epr Implementation In The Member States That Use Epr Just As Importantly We Also Need To Ensure The Continued Free Circulation Of Packaged Goods Within The Internal Market And Avoid Divergent Or Even Conflicting Rules In The 28 Member Statesrdquodana Mosora From Dow Declared That Ldquoinnovations On The Raw Materials Side Can Contribute To The Collection And Sorting Of Used Packaging And How Recyclers Turn These New Raw Materials Into Secondary Raw Materials We Want To Be Able To Roll Out These Innovations Across Europe Facilitating The Transition To A Circular Economy To Do That Binding Euwide Minimum Performance Requirements Are Needed That Level The Playing Field For Different Epr Scheme Models Increase Transparency About The Types Of Packaging Material Collected Material Flows Cost Tendering Procedures And Geographic Scope Increase Accountability And Ensure Better Enforcementrdquoabout Europeneuropen The European Organization For Packaging And The Environment Is An Eu Industry Association In Brussels Presenting The Opinion Of The Packaging Supply Chain In Europe Without Favouring Any Specific Material Or System Europen Members Are Comprised Of Multinational Corporate Companies Spanning The Packaging Value Chain Raw Material Producers Converters And Brand Owners Plus National Packaging Organizations All Committed To Continuously Improving The Environmental Performances Of Packaged Products In Collaboration With Their Suppliers And Customers Wwweuropenpackagingeueuropenrsquos Policy Recommendations For A Competitive Resourceefficient And Growthoriented Circular Economy Can Be Downloaded At Httpwwweuropenpackagingeunewsnews82europenpolicyrecommendationsfortheeuscirculareconomypackagehtmleuropenrsquos Factsheet On Extended Producer Responsibility For Used Packaging Can Be Downloaded At Httpwwweuropenpackagingeunewsnews80factsheetonextendedproducerresponsibilityeprforusedpackaginghtml

Despite The Numerous Trouble Spots Around The World And Restrained Economic Growth In Many Areas The Production Figures Released By The International Producers Of Aluminium Aerosol Cans Have Only Been Heading In One Direction For Years Upwards The Industry Also Reported Positive Results For 2014 After A Series Of Records In Recent Years Production Grew Again Last Year By Four Per Cent To 76 Billion Cans The Companies That Are Members Of Aerobal The International Organisation Of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers Account For About 70 Per Cent Of Total Production Worldwidegregor Spengler Secretary General Of Duumlsseldorfbased Aerobal Is Pleased With The Results Ldquodisproportionately High Growth Compared With Almost All Important Global Economic Indicators Demonstrates The Excellent Performance Of Aluminium Aerosol Cans In The Packaging Market Worldwide At The Same Time This Success Is Impressive Proof Of The Unique Benefits Of Aluminium As A Material It Is Not Without Good Reason That About Half Of All Aerosol Containers Produced Worldwide Today Are Made From Aluminium And The Opportunities For The Aluminium Can Are Far From Being Exhaustedrdquoa Glance At The Statistics For 2014 Shows Where The Future Potential Lies 47 Per Cent Of All Cans Were Supplied To The European Market And About 33 Per Cent To The Markets Of North And South America There Was Marked Growth In The Asiapacific Region With Over 14 Per Cent Market Share Growing Economies Increasing Prosperity And A Rise In The Number Of Consumers Will Provide Important Impulses For Growth In This Region Other Geographic Regions Account For The Remaining Five Per Centevery Second Aluminium Aerosol Can Produced And Used Worldwide Contains A Deodorant Or An Antiperspirant Hairsprays Hair Mousses Shaving Foams And Other Cosmetic And Care Products Are A Good Way Behind With Each Accounting For Less Than Ten Per Cent Of The Total Market Altogether Almost 80 Per Cent Of All Aluminium Cans Produced Go The Cosmetics Marketfive Per Cent Of The Aluminium Cans Are Supplied To The Pharmaceutical Sector The Broadranging Household Products Sector Uses About Ten Per Cent And Only About Two Per Cent Of All Cans Are Used Today In The Food Sectorldquothis Must Not Necessarily Stay That Way For Everrdquo Says Gregor Spengler Ldquothere Will Be New Potential For Growth Particularly In The Fields Of Pharmacy And Medicine Due To Higher Hygiene Standards And Improved Primary Health Care Across The Board And I Definitely See Opportunities For Growth In The Food And Household Products Sectors As Well As A Result Of Innovative Products And Ideasrdquogood Reasons Therefore For Aerobal And Its Member Companies To Look To The Future With Optimism Aerobal President Giorgio Aliprandi Has A Similar View Ldquoit Is Difficult To Make A Reliable Forecast Of Course Because Of The Numerous Political Trouble Spots Around The World The Global Markets Remain Fragile And Exchange Rate Fluctuations On The Currency Markets Harbour Additional Risksldquoour Member Companies Are Facing Considerable Challenges As A Result Of Eversmaller Batch Sizes Evershorter Delivery Times And The Trend To Zero Stockkeeping On The Part Of The Clients So Far We Have Been Able To Master This Though By Means Of Innovations And Flexibility Optimised Logistics And Increased Productivity Irsquom Sure That We Will Be Able To Achieve This In Future Too And New Demands Also Bring Ever More Novel Solutions And Opportunities For Innovative And Flexible Manufacturing Technologies In Future A Sustained Trend Towards Smaller Order Quantities And More Pronounced Individualisation Of Products And End Users Will Favour The Use Of Digital Printing And Other Flexible Printing And Refining Processesrdquolast But Not Least The Global Trend Towards Lightweight Solutions For An Increasingly Mobile Society Will Play Even More Into The Hand Of The Aluminium Can The Light Metal Simply Has An Advantage There And Aluminium Cans Also Score Convincingly Well When It Comes To Sustainability It Offers Infinite Recyclability And Is Thus A Resourceconserving Permanent Material For Future Generations Making It So Important And Valuable For The Future Of Our Planet

Troisdorf April 16 2015 Effective April 16 2015 The Reifenhaumluser Group Will Acquire The German Spinneret Manufacturer And Longstanding Supplier Enka Tecnica Uwe Gaedike Will Continue As Ceo Of The Company Which Will Operate As An Independent Business Unit Within The Reifenhaumluser Group With This Acquisition Reifenhaumluser Is Expanding The Knowhow Across The Value Chain And Taking The Next Strategic Step For Further Growthfor Long Term Success In The Market Reifenhaumluser Consistently Pursues Technology Leadership Through Inhouse Development And The Acquisition Of Companies With Knowhow In Marketrelevant Technologies Bernd Reifenhaumluser Ceo Of The Reifenhaumluser Group Says Quotour Customers Are Won Over Above All By Our Leading Technology With Enka Tecnica The Specialist In Spinnerets We Can Accelerate Future Development In The Area Of Extrusion Tools And Further Establish Our Leading Market Position In The Field Of Nonwovens However Our Goal Is To Achieve Growth In All Of Enka Tecnica39s Business Areas As A Result All Of The Existing Business Relations Will Be Left Unchanged And All Of The Existing Product Segments Will Continue To Be Further Developed We Guarantee Enka Tecnica The Independence That The Company Needs In Order To Continue To Work With Customers On Custom Development Projects In Strict Confidentialityquotin Addition To The Market Segment Spinnerets For Nonwovens Which Is Of Particular Relevance For Reifenhaumluser Enka Tecnica Also Serves The Segments 24 Wet And Dry Spinning Melt Spinning And Micro Components Uwe Gaedike Enka Tecnica39s Ceo Is Especially Excited About The Opportunities That The New Corporate Structure Offers For Accelerated Innovation And Sustainable Growth Quoteffective Immediately We Are Operating As Part Of A Stable Financially Secure Group That Thinks And Acts Based On The Long Term For Us This Is Very Positive There Will Be No Changes In Respect To Existing Business Relations And Partnerships Ndash Our Customers Will Now Be Able To Benefit From Our Expanded Development Capacities When Collaborating With Us On Development Projects Our Customers Now Have The Option Of Also Bringing In Experts From The Reifenhaumluser Network The Decision To Do So Is Of Course Always In The Hands Of Our Business Partnersquotenka Tecnica Produces At Both Locations Heinsberg North Rhinewestphalia And Groumlbzig Saxonyanhalt The Latter Will Be Relocated To Halle Saxonyanhalt In Summer 2015 In Favor Of More Advanced Operating Technology And Higher Productivity In Addition To Troisdorf Worms Und Lampertheim Reifenhaumluser Will Have These Two Additional Production Sites In Germany Bernd Reifenhaumluser Says Quotwe Are Confident That The Plastic Extrusion Market Will Continue To Grow And We Are Committed To The Location Germany We Will Continue To Invest Here In The Future This Is Where We Develop And Produce Our Core Components Ndash One Of The Main Reasons For This Is Because We Value The Extensive Network Of Expertise In Germany Enka Tecnica39s Technology Perfectly Complements This Network We Look Forward To Working Together With The Entire Teamquotabout Reifenhaumluserthe Reifenhaumluser Group Based In Troisdorf In North Rhinewestphalia Is The World39s Leading Supplier Of Plastic Extrusion Lines Machines And Components The Group Brings Together One Of The World39s Largest Intracorporate Networks Of Experts In Extrusion Technology Seven Business Units Together With Ten Subsidiaries Bring Together Highly Specialized Expertise In The Areas Of Design Process Engineering Automation Planning Manufacturing Project 34 Management And Logistics Together The Group Covers The Most Extensive Range Of Products For Extrusion Technology The Company Offers Lines For Manufacturing Film Sheets Nonwovens Monofilaments And Wood Polymer Composites As Well As The Corresponding Components The Ceo Of The Group With Its 1400 Employees Is Bernd Reifenhaumluserabout Enka Tecnicathe German Company Enka Tecnica Based In Heinsberg And Groumlbzig Is The World39s Leading Manufacturer Of Spinnerets For Nonwovens Wet And Dry Spinning Melt Spinning And Micro Components The Company Has More Than 100 Years Of Experience And Relies On Stateoftheart Measuring Equipment Cuttingedge 3d Technologies And Inhouse Developed Computercontrolled Manufacturing Equipment Uwe Gaedike Is The Ceo Of The Company Which Has 130 Employees

Integrated Technology And Plant Engineering Solutions For The Beverage Industry At Plastic Expo 2015 1316 May The Distinctive Features Of The Sacmi Range Are Product Quality And Process Automation Further Refined In 2014 As Part Of A Green Packaging Policy In Parallel The Imolabased Rampd Facility Provides Customers With Support They Can Count Onfrom 13 To 16 May Sacmi Technologies For The Closures Amp Beverage Industry Will Be Playing A Pivotal Role At Plastic Expo 2015 In Tunis Our 20m2 Stand Staffed By Technical And Sales Personnel Will Provide Visitors With A Closeup Look At The Integrated Turnkey Technology And Plant Engineering Range For The Beverage Industry A Range That Was Further Improved And Expanded Over The Course Of 2014one Of Only A Handful Of Companies Capable Of Providing Excellent Plant Engineering Solutions For Every Stage Of The Production Process Sacmi Stands Out Thanks To A Range That Focuses On Product Quality Ndash Thanks To Technologies Specifically Developed To Combine High Productivity Flexibility And Optimisation Of Energy Consumption Ndash And Cuttingndashedge Process Automation Solutions That Minimise The Need For Human Intervention And Are Characterised By Modularity Low Maintenance Requirements And Userfriendlinessfrom Plant Engineering Solutions For The Manufacture Of Everhigher Performance And Everlighter Caps And Containers To Automated Modular Highefficiency Systems For Filling Containerpreform Production And Labelling Over The Last Year Sacmi Has Channelled Considerable Resources Into Responding To The Growing International Focus On Ldquogreen Packagingrdquo Integrating Its Range With New Solutions Specifically Designed For Sectors With High Growth Potential And Thus Providing A Highly Effective Response To The Need To Reduce Both Energy Consumption And Disposal Costssacmi Which Sees The North African Market As One With High Potential For Growth And Development Heads To The Tunisbased Fair Confident In The Knowledge That It Has A Particularly Farreaching Sales Setup There From A Customer Viewpoint In Fact Another Factor That Really Makes The Difference Is The Efficient Spare Parts And Aftersales Assistance Service Which Spans Five Continents Equally Important Is The Rampd Work Done By The Imola Research Facility Which Provides Crucial Customer Support During Design And Testing Certified By The Worldrsquos Top Players This Facility Carries Out Comprehensive Capbottle Sealing Tests To Identify The Solutions Best Suited To Specific Customer Needs And So Ensure Achievement Of Sacmirsquos Goal Of Total Quality

Pianoro Italy Ndash At Achema 2015 Marchesini Group Will Illustrate To Customers The New Levels Of Excellence Achieved With Its Pharmaceutical Packaging Solutions The Machines Showcased At The Stand Measuring 660 Square Meters Hall 31 Booth G3 Will Comprise A Congenial Mix Backed By The Typical Units Of The Group There Will Be The Monobloc Synchro 24 For Filling And Counting Solids And A Preview Of Brand New Units Such As The Robotized Blister Line Integra 520v And The Vial Filler Ml 643 Altogether There Will Be Three Complete Lines And Five Standalone Machines Representing The State Of The Art In Each Specific Sector Of The Pharmaceutical Packaging Industry From Serialization To Aseptic Packaging They Prove The Grouprsquos Ability In Acclaiming Its Leading Position Thanks To The High Level Of Customisation Of Its Products All Ldquomade In Italyrdquoliquid And Aseptic Processingthe Representative Sterile Production Line Of Marchesini Will Consist Of The Stery Capsy Aseptic Filler And Stoppering Machine For Injectable Pharmaceuticals The Key Assets Of This Solution Are Perfect Accessibility To All Critical Zones Prearrangement To Fit Crabs Or Isolator Containment Systems Plus Simplified Management Of Spare Parts And Maintenance Its Balcony Design Means The Area In Which The Product Is Exposed Can Be Kept Separate From That Where The Mechanical Components Are Installed This Guarantees A Perfectly Sterile Process In Addition To Cutting Washing Drying And Decontamination Times By 50 Compared With Conventional Machinesanother Solution To Be Previewed At Achema Is The New Ml 643 Linear Vial Fillercapperplugger With Intermittent Motion Its Top Mechanical Production Rate Is 100 Pieces Per Minute And It Can Batch From 100 To 200 Ml It Can Seal The Containers With Screwon Caps Or Plugs And Even With Crimped Caps The Linear Structure Makes The Ml 643 Ergonomic Also Meaning It Is Much Easier To Work On The Machine With A Clear View Of Each Phase Of The Packaging Cycle From Filling Through To The Cappingcrimping Of The Container Thanks To The Versatility Of Ml 643 Which Can Be Setup Under A Laminar Flow In Its Pharmaceutical Applications This Machine Is Also Perfect For The Cosmetic And Nutritional Industriesthe Re 302 Labeller Will Also Be On Show At The Trade Fair Set Up For Small Eye Drop Containers The Top Feature Of This Machine Is The Possibility To Check The Code 100 Because The Containers Are Transported Along Motorised Rotary Plates A Photocell Detects The Position Of The Code Around The Container And Can Send An Input To The Machine To Turn The Plate So That It Is Positioned Exactly In Front Of The Camera If The Code Is Correct The Input Is Sent To Apply The Label With The Code Positioned As Required Whereas If The Code Is Wrong The Label Is Not Applied And The Container Is Rejectedthe Sterile Sector Is Completed By A New Variant Of The Syringe Filler Fsp 05 This Machine Exploits Tub Opening And Syringe Fillingstoppering Processes Integrated In Just One Monobloc Unit Thanks To Its Compact Footprint And To The Individual Management Systems It Offers Economic And Technical Advantages Compared With Conventional Solutions The Monobloc Can Produce 12000 Pcsh And Consists Of A Robotized Area Where The Tubs Are Opened And An Area Where The Syringes Are Filled And Stoppered Both Areas Are Protected By An Isolator That Works With Laminar Flows And Guarantees A Totally Sterile Processsolids In Blistersamong The Novelties Previewed At Achema One Very Eyecatching Unit Is Integra 520v The Big Sister Of The Integrated Robotized Blister Line Integra 320 Which Was Exhibited At The Last Edition Of Interpack In Addition To The Innovative Items Already Presented In The Previous Version Ndash Including The New Machine Pitch Control System With Cameras An Innovative Carton Opening And Blister Insertion System Ndash There Is An Ingenious Pusher Unit A Drumtype Carton Opener To Manage Very High Speeds And A New System For Picking Up And Inserting The Instruction Leaflet The Result Is A Line That Can Package An Amazing 500 Blisters Per Minutesolids Countingsynchro 24 Is One Of The Latest Creations Of Marchesini In The Counting Sector This Monobloc Works At Very High Production Rates Exploiting A System Called Quottwin Flapquot Which Doubles The 12 Channels Of Each Counting Unit Without Increasing The Number Of Parts In Contact Mr Ugo Tanfani Product Manager Of The Group Pointed Out That Laquothis System Guarantees The High Quality Of The Counting Process Itself Thanks To An Advanced Synchrodynamic Conveyance System That Transfers The Counted Product Into The Vial As The Vial Is Infedraquo At The Beginning Of The Machine There Is A Sirio 3 Ldquocoderdquo Feeder Capable Of Positioning Round Square Oval Or Rectangular Vials Up To 180 Per Minute As It Is Fed To The Next Station The Vial Can Be Coded With A Barcode Or Datamatrix Code After Which It Is Cleaned Internally And The Code Is Checked By A Cameratubes The Mill1202 Machine Has Been Created Starting From The Welltested Linear And Standard Version With Single Channel To Which Innovative Solutions Have Been Added To Close Tubes Containing Atex Products The Machine Is Loaded With Plastic Tubes With Coneshaped Top To Be Filled With A Very Small Amount Of Liquid Between 06 And 7 Ml At A Speed Of 100 Ppm The Efficiency Of The Mill1202 Is Also Guaranteed By A Robovision Robot Patented By Marchesini Group The Robot Is Equipped With Four Movement Axes And A Vision System That Guides The Gripper Head To Pickup And Position Each Single Tube Correctlyserialization The Bla421 Is A Carton Labelling And Tracking Machine The Ergonomic Structure Accurate And Quick Size Changeover And Capacity To Install All The Main Types Of Printing And Vision Systems With Camera Of The Serialization Codes Make It An Amazingly Technological Yet Incredibly Straightforward Solution The Ldquokey Wordrdquo Is Yet Again Ldquoversatilityrdquo Which For This Range Of Labelling Machines Is A Ldquomustrdquo For Customers Who Can Thus Request A Ldquotailoredrdquo Machine According To The Various National Standards In Terms Of Traceability The Bla421 Presented At Achema Is A Novelty With Added Variables To Extend The Range Of Sizes Processed And Will Be Showcased In Line With The Horizontal Casepacker And Palletizer Mc820 Together These Two Machines Are Able To Label Trace And Package 400 Cartons A Minutemarchesini Groupborn From An Idea Of Massimo Marchesini In 1974 In Pianoro Bo Where The Headquarters Are Still Based Marchesini Group Is A Leader In The Supply Of Complete Lines And Machines For Pharmaceutical And Cosmetic Packaging The Numbers Prove Its Success A Consolidated Turnover Of The Entire Group Amounted To 247 Million Euro In 2014 With 1200 Employees 500 Direct And 700 Between Group Companies And Foreign Branches 14 Manufacturing Divisions 7 Acquired Companies One Company Partner A Network Of 30 Agencies And 15 Branch Offices Thanks To The Constant Commitment For Innovation Marchesini Is Nowadays Protagonist In The Italian And International Markets 87 Of Its Turnover Is Generated By Exports Despite The Strong International Vocation Strong Point And Distinctive Feature Of The Marchesini Group Is That It Bases The Production Entirely In Italy To Guarantee The High Quality Of The Product And To Enhance Its Relationship With The Localised Economy For Info Wwwmarchesinicom

Global Closure Systems Is Glad To Announce That The Group Will Present Its Latest Product Developments At Hispack 2015 In Barcelona From April 21st To April 24th Ndash Stand C336gcs Will Present Its Large Portfolio Of Standard As Well As Bespoke Closure Solutions And Dispensing Systems For The Beverage Food Household Health Care Personal Care And Wine Amp Spirits Marketsas One Of The Largest Providers Of Plastic Closure Solutions The Group Has A Worldwide Presence And Manufactures A Wide Range Of Products Such As Snap Hinge Closures Child Resistant Closures Valve Dispensing Closures Dispensing Systems With Integrated Flow Restrictors Beverage Sports Caps Triggershellipwell Known For Its Expertise On Valve Closures That Offer Best In Class Performance For An Enhanced Consumerrsquos Experience Gcs Also Provides A Large Choice Of 1piece And 2piece Closures With Tamper Evidence Features And Flow Restrictor Systems Ideal For Edible Oil Vinegar And Dressingsthis 2015 Exhibition Is Another Opportunity For Gcs To Showcase Its Latest Added Value Closure Solutions Including Diamond A New Biinjected Flip Top Closure For The Personal Care Sector And Hector A 2piece Lightweight Angle Neck Bleach Anb Child Resistant Closure Which Offers A Good Balance Of Safety For Young Children Whilst Allowing Adults To Easily And Safely Handle The Productvisit Us At Our Stand C336we Look Forward To Seeing Youabout Global Closure Systemswith A Consolidated Revenue Of Euro591 Million In 2014 And Approximately 3 500 Employees Global Closure Systems Is One Of The Worldrsquos Largest Providers Of Closure Solutions For The Fmcg Market Thanks To Its 21 Production Sites Strategically Located In 13 Countries All Around The World Gcs Manufactures Close To 40 Billion Plastic And Metal Closures Per Annum Gcs Offers Over 2 000 Designs Of Standard And Custom Closures And Dispensing Systems For The Global Beverage Food Health Care Household Amp Industry Personal Care And Wine Amp Spirits Markets Wwwgcscom

Together With Rotomac The Companies Impressed Visitors At The Leading International Trade Fairdarmstadt March 2015 Goebel Ims39s First Appearance Was A Complete Success After The Amalgamation At The Beginning Of March 2015 Together With Rotomac They Presented The Best And Most Innovative Slitter Rewinders Produced In German And Italy To A Total Of 7040 Specialist Trade Visitors From 71 Countries At A Joint Stand At The 9th Ice Europegoebel Ims Made Quite An Impression At The Ice Europe 2015 With Its Innovative Highquality Slitter Rewinder Xtraslit 2 Which Sets New Standards In The Highly Efficient Conversion Of Metallised Foils Cigarette Films Flexible Packaging Materials And Sensitive Papers Goebel Also Showcased Its Best Seller The Rapid D1 Which Has Won Over Customers From Around The World Since The 1930s The T2 Is A Very Reliable And Highquality Slitter Rewinder For The Paper Industry And The K100 Is The Perfect Machine For Converting Aluminium Foilrotomacrsquos Versatile 145sg Model Converts Aluminium Foil From The Unprocessed Master Roll To Embossed Finished Product In One Continuous Operation And Attracted A Great Deal Of Interest Amongst The Visitors At Ice Europeandreas Hollman Ceo Of Goebel Schneid Und Wickelsysteme Gmbh Commented On The Success Achieved At The Trade Fair Ldquowe Are Very Satisfied With The Results From Ice Europe We And Our Colleagues At Rotomac Held A Large Number Of Excellent Meetings With Our Customers And Partners Exchanging Information About The Latest Product And Company Developments We Are Thrilled With The Interest In And Demand For Our Machinesrdquoice Europe Is The Word39s Leading Trade Fair For The Finishing And Conversion Processes For Paper Film And Foil From 10th Ndash 12th March 2015 439 Exhibitors From 26 Countries Came Together With Specialist Trade Visitors At The Trade Fair Centre In Munich On An Area Covering 11000m2 To Find Out More About The Latest Technologies Engage In Exchanges With Experts And Seek Out Innovative Solutions To Enhance Their Production Processes

Darmstadt April 2015 Goebel Ims Is Celebrating It39s Anniversary The Traditional Company Based In Darmstadt Is Delivering The 100th Machine In Its Innovative Monoslit Series The Machine Will Leave The Company39s Premises In Early April And Be Exported By Ship To Its Final Destination Indonesia Once There Experienced Goebel Ims Staff Will Supervise The Commissioningpt Argha Karya Prima Industry Tbk In The Indonesian Town Of Bogor Is One Of The Leading Manufacturers Of Flexible Packaging Films The Monoslit Will Be Used To Produce Bopp Films With A Working Width Of 9000 Mm The Fullyautomated Cutter Adjustment And Winding Station Positioning Will Play Their Part In Considerably Reducing Setup Times And Achieving High Productivity With Firstclass Results All Round Goebel Ims Combines Performance With Durability And Firstrate Technology And Provides Customerspecific Solutions Following In The Footsteps Of Xtraslit And Xtraslit 2 Monoslit Is The Third Goebel Ims Machine The Customer Has Put His Faith In Since 2006numerous Converters In The Film Industry Rely On The Machines In The Monoslit Series And As A Result Goebel Ims Can Proudly Look Back At The Large Number Of Machines It Has Sold Ldquowe Are Delighted That We Are Already Able To Deliver The 100th Monoslit Machine The High Demand For The Machine Reinforces Our View That We Have Succeeded In Recognising And Meeting Our Customers39 Needs We Have Given This Landmark Machine A Special Design That Picks Up On The Link To Indonesia And Thus Symbolises The Strong Relationship Between Pt Argha Karya Prima Industry And Goebel Ims As A Provider Of Customerspecific Machines It Stands To Reason That The 100th Monoslit Would Receive A Special Designrdquo Says Harald Knechtel Sales Director At Goebel Imsthe Goebel Monoslit Series Ndash Leading Through Innovation The Monoslit Was Developed By Goebel In 1986 And Since Then Has Covered The Constantly Growing Need For Machines And Converting Technology In Film Converting The Successful Production Line The Monoslit Series Comprises Both The Monoslit With A Working Width Of Up To 9000 Mm And The Monoslit Giant A World First At K 2013 With A 12000 Mm Working Width The Darmstadtbased Company Sets New Standards In Film Converting With This Slitter Rewinder The Machines In This Series Are Designed For A Broad Application Spectrum Films That The German Company Has Never Converted On Its Machines Are Few And Far Between The List Of Films Ranges From Bopp And Bopet Opp Cpp Bopa Bops And Other Special Films Up To Applications For Packaging And Capacitor Films Battery Separator And Optical Films All Types Of Films With Material Thicknesses Between 05 And 500mum Can Be Ideally Converted On Goebel Machines The Machines Feature An Extremely Smooth Run Even At Maximum Speedwhen Developing The Monoslit Series The Darmstadtbased Company Places Particular Emphasis Not Only On Efficiency And Quality But Also On Occupational Safety For Example Goebel Ims Offers Equipping The Machines With An Innovative Blade Changer This Combines Decisive Advantages Along With The Significant Reduction Of Setup Times The Quality Of The End Product Is Increased As Blades Are Replaced In A Timely Manner

Frankfurt April 10 2015 For The First Time Ever The Friedrich Koenig Medal Honors A Nongerman Engineer Ted Cyman Vice President Of Advanced Development At Rr Donnelley Is Honored For His Merits In The Field Of Digital Printing In The Interview Mr Cyman Explains What The Award Means To Him That The Potential Of Digital Printing Has Not Yet Been Fully Exploited And Why Patience Is Required In The Field Of Printed Electronicsmr Cyman You Are The First Nongerman To Receive The Friedrich Koenig Medal What Does That Mean To Youted Cyman I Feel Incredibly Honored Because Of The Tremendous Respect I Have For German Engineering It Is Precision Reliability And Quality The Fact That I Got A Medal From A German Engineering Organization Is A Great Honordid You Ever Hear About Friedrich Koenig Beforecyman Yes I Have Heard About Him He Invented The Highspeed Steam Powered Rotary Press Which In His Time Was An Amazing Feat I Did A Little Bit More Research Now And Interestingly Enough Koenig Had A Customer In Mind For His Invention Which Was The London Times His Idea Was Customerdriven And Another Interesting Fact Is That It Was A Disruptive Technology Like Digital Technologies Are Today And Friedrich Koenig Was Concerned About The Pressmen That Worked With Him Finally He Took The Press To The London Times For The Optimization The Result Was More Prints At Lower Costsdo You Reflect On Digital Printing As A Disruptive Technologycyman Yes That Is Exactly The Crossover Digital Printing Obviously Is Disruptive And There Are Many Different Flavors Of It As Digital Print Continues To Improve It Is Creating New Opportunities To Reach Targeted Audiences In A Cost Effective Manner In Our Evolving World Of Multichannel Communications Dynamics In The Industry Are Changing And In The End Customers Are Getting Better Cost And Improved Quality Due To The Ongoing Technological Advancements In Digital Print Digital Printing Is The Up And Coming Technology In The Print Areathe Medal Honors Your Outstanding Contribution To Digital Printing Technology In Retrospect Which Of Your Inventions Ranked Most Important Cyman Iacuteve Been Working In The Area Of Variable Printing For 38 Years Now Obviously We Went Through A Number Of Different Technologies Incredibly We Started With Inkjet Went On To Some Toner Technology And Then Back To Inkjet Because Quality Has Improved The Patents That Were Most Effective Across This Whole Time Span Were Variable Printing Patents Meaning For Variable Dataripping And The Variable Components Needed For Digital Printing And We Also Have Quite A Few Patents Around Inkjetsystems Which Are Now At The Forefront Of The Industryin Spite Of Its 150 Year History Ndash Not Everyone In Germany Knows Rr Donnelley Could You Please Give An Overview Of Your Companycyman We Are A Leading Provider Of Integrated Communications Services And The Largest Printprovider In North America We Offer Creative And Design Content Management Digital And Print Production Supply Chain Management Fulfillment And Distribution Services In Support Of Our Customersrsquo Communications Objectives Our Digital And Analog Printing Solutions Are A Part Of Our Unparalleled Platform Of Products And Services That Utilize To Support The Communications Needs Of Our 63000 Customers In 39 Countries Around The Worlddo You Build And Sell Digital And Analog Printing Machines Cyman We Do Both Based On Our Customerrsquos And Our Internal Needsdepending Upon The Specific Opportunity We Buy Commercially Available Equipment And We Build Our Own Proprietary Equipmentrr Donnelley Seems To Actively Shape The Transformation From Analog To Digital Printing To What Extend Will Analog Printing Be Displaced By Digital Processescyman Analog Has Been The Standard And If You Need To Print Higher Volumes Of High Quality Static Print It Is Going To Remain As The Primary Printing Process For Short Run Variable Printing Digital Is Growing As The Preferred Printing Process But There Are Quality Limitations For The Types Of Products That Can Be Produced Digitally As The Quality And Efficiency Of Digital Technology Continues To Improve More Products Will Be Able To Utilize The Digital Printing Process There Is A Lot Of Research And Development Being Done Around The World That Is Going To Push The Limits For Digital Technology And As Demand For Variable Messaging Increases The Demand For Digital Print Will Increase As Welldo Analog And Digital Processes Coexist In The Supply Chain Solutions That Your Company Offers What Are The Challenges In Fusing The Best Of Both Worldscyman Both Analog And Digital Processes Are Critical To Rr Donnelleyrsquos Ability To Support The Diverse Communications Needs Of Our Customers We Strongly Believe That The Future Of Innovative Communications Will Be A Combination Of Digital And Analog Printing Depending Upon The Needs Of Our Customers We Will Also See A Combination Of Analog And Digital Printing Occur As Offset Is Being Augmented With Digital Capabilities Then You Have The Best Of Both Worlds High Quality Offset Printing That Is Matched Up With Digital Technologywhere Do You See The Most Important Trends In Printing Technology Ndash Besides The Digital Trendcyman Printing Is Continuing To Evolve Today We Print Graphic Arts And Communications But Going Forward Printing Will Be Utilized More And More For Functional Components A Good Example And One That Rr Donnelley Is Also Involved In Is Printed Electronics Print Is No Longer Just For Communicating With Words And Images But For New Functions Like Passing Electrons Think Of Rfid Labels We Print Those Antennasalready In A Commercial Stage Despite All Problems With Fluids And The Very Small Volumes In That Marketcyman Today We Print Rfid And Other Smart Labels For Customers Including Printing Metallic Fluids To Your Point The Greatest Challenges In The Printed Electronics Market Are The Development Of Materials And The Development Of The Market Itself As It Is Still In Its Infancy New Materials Are Continuing To Be Developed And We Have Developed Some New Techniques Which We Believe Have Significant Potentialthe Friedrichkoenigmedal Has Been Awarded For Special Merits In The Field Of Printing Technology Manufacturing Since 1953 In Memory Of The Inventor Of The Printing Machine Friedrich Koenig 1774 Ndash 1833 The Medal Is Awarded To Distinguish Persons Active In The Printing Machinery Industry For Their Merits For The Technical Design And Construction Of Printing Machines Research And Teaching Of Printing Technology Manufacturingthe Committee For The Awarding Of The Friedrich Koenig Medal Decided To Confer The Friedrichkoenigmedal On The Occasion Of The General Assembly Of The Members Of The Vdma Printing And Paper Technology Association In Wuumlrzburg At Koenig Amp Bauer Ag On April 29 2015 The Award Will Be Presented By The Ceo Of Koenig Amp Bauer Ag Mr Claus Bolzaschuumlnemann

Quotwelcome To The Futurequot That Is Quotwelcome To Omet The Home Of Innovationrdquo The Registrations To The Official Presentation Of Varyflex V2 Offset Printing Press For Flexible Packaging And Carton And Iflexlabel Press Are Now Openon May 19 2015 In A Special Evening Event Omet Will Unveil The New Varyflex V2 Midweb Offset Printing Press For Flexible Packaging And Carton Available In Widths 670mm 26rsquorsquo And 850mm 33rsquorsquo The Machine Offset Group With Sleeves Designed By The R Amp D Team Of Omet And Protected By Patent Offers Unprecedented Print Quality Maximum Flexibility Improved Accessibility To The Press Units And Ease Of Usethe Event Will Also Reveal The New Iflex Label Printing Machine A Revolutionary Product That Ushers In A New Era For Narrow Web Printing With The First Application Of Lasers In Flexography The Iflex Press Is Characterized By Further Breakthrough Solutions That Simplify The Printerrsquos Work And Optimize The Machine Performancethisdebut Is One Of Many Events Organized By Omet During The Converflex Week 1923 May Omet Will Attend The Showon A Large Stand C200 Presenting A Technology Gallery With A Selection Of The Printing Solutions Offered By The Italian Company Market Leader For Technological Innovation The Fair Will Be Held In The Exhibition Grounds Of Rho Milan In Conjunction With 5 Other Exhibitions Ipackima Meattech Innovation Fruit Dairytech Intralogistica Italia All Shows Can Be Visited With The Same Ticket Of Converflexfrom May 20 To 22 Omet Will Open The Doors Of Its Lecco Plant Reachable Fromfiera Milano In Less Than An Hour With A Free Shuttle Service To Customers Who Want To Watch Demonstrations On Varyflex V2 Offset Iflex But Also On Other Machines In Ometrsquos Range Like Xflex X6 And Xflex X4