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Exhibitors will be on hand to answer questions and provide insights on how to optimise your business offerings, as well as offer advice about new industry developments and opportunities at the Africa Print Cape Town Expo, taking place from 3-4 May at the CTICC.

Considerations When Investing in Digital Printing Machines

According to Focus Label Machinery, nobody likes to be disappointed, particularly when they’ve sunk money into replacing outdated or inefficient equipment, so asking the right questions of your chosen digital printing solution provider can help you to make an informed decision that squares with your business’s needs and priorities.

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Find suppliers for products or services in your industry with the SignPrintNews app. SignPrintNews provides exclusive deals for the print, signage, marketing and branding industries on the African continent, in addition to the latest news, product updates and trends.

Fujifilm Partners With KAMA To Showcase Digital Print And Converting Production

Live demonstrations will showcase how Fujifilm Graphic Communications Europe’s digital print output can be seamlessly converted using KAMA’s offline post-press technology to create a range of high value packaging products.

ROTOCON Announces European Team Expansion

ROTOCON’s European team expansion was made to provide sales and support of ECOLINE and CHROME finishing machines in Europe and North America directly through ROTOCON Europe, as the brands are no longer represented by Rotocontrol and EMT International. ROTOCON will continue to locally support customers in South Africa through its headquarters in Cape Town and branches in Johannesburg and Durban.

Innovia Announces Film For Pressure Sensitive Labelling Applications

With an extremely high opacity of 91%, Rayoface™ AQBSA provides a brilliant white surface, and even after top-coatings, has EU food contact compliance. It is a uniquely engineered printable coated cavitated BOPP facestock film.

Packaging Made From Seaweed Is Worth A Closer Look

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project writes that Notpla has developed an innovative biodegradeable and edible packaging material, based on brown seaweed. The material is being sold as an alternative to plastics, either as a coating for food packaging or as Ooho.

Scodix Polymer Certified As Suitable For Food Packaging

The Scodix Polymer PolySense 850 (PS850) is the latest Scodix polymer to be released, for exclusive use with the Scodix Ultra 6000 system. After extensive testing, PS850 has been certified to be in compliance with Nestlé’s Guidance Note on Packaging Inks and is suitable for indirect food contact.

UPM Raflatac Expands Portfolio With New Paper Label Materials

The recycling of plastic waste is a worldwide issue that calls for attention from every part of the recycling value chain. The EU’s Plastic Strategy foresees that by the year 2030, all plastic packaging should be reusable or recyclable in a cost-effective manner.

Xeikon Showcasing Digital Print Technology In Munich

Xeikon will exhibit integrated end-to-end solutions designed to give printers the freedom to diversify and exploit opportunities in different segments.

Tecnau Installs Two Sheet Feeder Systems

Five Lakes Press’ biggest jobs are books, religious and children’s ones in particular. The company needed a solution that would enable quick turn-around times while still being cost effective, and so it invested in two SheetFeeder VP 6000 systems from Tecnau.

BOBST To Install 600th Rotary Die Cutter

The MASTERLINE DRO is the flagship rotary die cutter from BOBST. It can be configured for inside and outside printing in a single pass. It is also characterised by a uniquely high degree of automation.

Gallus To Display Folding Carton Packaging Applications

The Gallus UVF01 ink set has been designed for use on the company’s hybrid press, the Gallus Labelfire 340. It enables converters to offer all the benefits of digital print, including short-runs, versioning and personalisation, reduced waste and storage, for packaging and cosmetic applications.

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