nmp systems gmbh is a wholly owned subsidiary of khs gmbh has combined two technologies. these technologies are shortlisted for german packaging award 2014. the combination of the new direct print and nature multipacktm developments &ndash both currently at the prototype stage. together they produce a multipack with information printed directly onto each individual pet bottle. direct print is a revolutionary technology for the direct digital printing of pet bottles, with no need for a classic label. the uv inks used for printing have a good opacity and a high brilliance and set on the containers within a few milliseconds. white, cyan, magenta, yellow and black can be applied as well as various special colors, producing a highresolution color image with an optical resolution of 1,080 x 1,080 dpi. extensive research has confirmed that the entire range of inks is fully food grade. another important factor is that bottles which have been printed using the direct print process are perfectly suitable for bottletobottle recycling. nature multipacktm is a completely new packaging system which produces multipacks where the bottles or cans are bonded to one another using specially developed adhesives. the nature multipacktm principle can be applied to pet bottles and theoretically also to glass bottles and cans. compared to containers conventionally wrapped in film nature multipacks save on both packaging materials and energy during production. the sustainable, more costefficient system is also easy for consumer to handle.
