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Vol 9, Issue No. 3, January - March 2018

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Official Magazine of Indian Flexible Packaging And Folding Carton Manufacturers Association

SPECIAL EDITION

PACKAGING MACHINERY · CONVERTING MACHINES · PACKING & FILLING MACHINES

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Editorial Vol. 9, Issue No. 3, January - March 2018 IFCA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS Mr. Suresh Gupta- President Mr. Amit Ray Mr. S.L. Solanki Mr. Saket Kanoria Mr. Ramesh Kejriwal Mr. R.R. Maheshwari Mr. R. Senguttuvan Mr. Chandrasekhar-Treasurer Mr. Sunil Kumar Mr. R.Y. Kamat Mr. Gaurav Talwar Mr. Ramakrishnan

Packaging Machinery - Backbone of the Packaging Industry: Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials complement each other to create a great consumer experience.

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onsumer Packs in market place are getting more and more innovative. Starting from the string of sachets to various types of pouches, simple types, stand-up, pouches with spouts, zip-lock pouches and so on. There is one common factor that strongly supports these packaging innovations, that is, PACKAGING MACHINERY.

With 1.3 billion population, 30% of whom are middle-class with growing disposable income , with organized retail expansion, packaging industry is seeing a very high growth, close to 15%. The high consumer demand is translating into high requirements of good quality packaging materials and efficient, high speed PACKAGING MACHINES. Demand is growing for sturdier, innovative packs with guaranteed shelf life which can withstand long transit times with reduced damages. Packaging machinery suppliers have to constantly upgrade and innovate their machines to meet the stringent requirements from the brands. There are more than 700 packaging machinery suppliers in India with 85% in MSME sector. India being a developing nation, there are several small machine makers in the un-organized sector. As far as the organized machine makers in India are concerned, the competition is very healthy. This actually keeps everyone on toes for coming up with the better and better products and eventually works in the best interest of the clients. Innovation defines the contours of the converting & packaging machinery business. Flexible Packaging Industry is very dynamic and calls for frequent up-gradation of technology towards converting and packaging processes. Thus innovation to create value added differentiation is the guiding vector at Packaging Machinery Business.

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Packaging Machines are required to pack different types of granular, powders or liquid products and have to be customized for each case. No two machines are likely to be the same. Such is the level of customization in this industry. It is the engineering and brain work that goes into finding solutions to pack different types of products and dealing with newer challenges to offer the most appropriate solutions to the clients. At the same time, Quality and After Sales Support/Service are the key factors that can never be compromised by any supplier. The food industry is growing very fast and hence there is no end to the growth that we can see over the next few decades. Still, majority of food and other items are sold in loose packing especially in the rural areas. This leaves a lot of ground to cover. Gradually the unorganized sector will transcend into organized sector paving way for branded packaging at a much bigger scale. This will result in improved hygiene and health for consumers and growth opportunities for Packaging Machinery Industry. Vilas Dighe

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Interview with Mr Ajay Tandon, President & Ceo, Uflex Engineering Division ....................................................... 04 Lamination Technology : Solvent Less Lamination Machine .... 06 BOBST : New 20Seven Ci Flexo Printing Press ...................... 08

MAGAZINE We are bringing to our members a special edition on Packaging Machinery. We wish to thank all those who contributed articles and news items for this magazine. Special thanks to Mr Ajay Tandon, President & CEO of Uflex Engineering Business for granting an interview covering various aspects of the packaging Machinery business.

Atlas - Titan: Slitter Rewinders for Film & Packing ................... 10 Printing Technologies Windmoller & Holscher Range of Printing Machines ................ 12 Holostik India Ltd : Anti-Counterfeiting Products and Solutions .............................. 14 Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings (MICC) ................. 17 Extrusion Lamination Technology ............................................. 18 Uflex Gearless C. I. Flexo Printing Machine - Press Release .... 20 Shilp Gravure Ltd., Cylinder Engraving Technology: ................ 22 OHIO Hybrid Engraving Technology ........................................ 24 Packaging Machinery Industry News ...............................26 - 30 Commonly Used Packaging Machines ..................................... 33 Mespack - Leading Machinery Manufacturer ........................... 34 Leading Packaging Machinery Suppliers .................................. 36

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Members are the strength of our association. We are requesting the non-members to join as our members and support the association. We are glad to welcome following new members who have joined over last 3 months: • Asha Penn Colour Pvt Ltd, Mumbai • Holostik India Pvt ltd, New Delhi • Kaveri Metalizing & Coating India Pvt Ltd., Gandhinagar, Gujarat • Kohli Industries, Ambernath • Makers Poly Films Pvt ltd., Valsad, Gujarat • Morchem Pvt Ltd, Mumbai • Parikh Packaging Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad (Constantia Group) • Polyplex Corporation Ltd, Noida • Power2SME Pvt Ltd, Gurugram, Haryana • Sealed Air Packaging Materials (India) Ltd, Mumbai • Shilp Gravure Ldt, Ahmedabad • Techno CNC, Ahmedabad. • Toyo Inks India, Mumbai We look forward to support and active participation from the new members. We also request all members to help us in our efforts to get more members for the association.

Cosmo Films: Press Release ................................................... 38 Flex Films Launches High Barrier Film ..................................... 40 Brilliant Polymers Announces Capacity Expansion Press Release .......................................................................... 42 Brilliant Polymers At Specialty Films Asia 2018, Press Release .......................................................................... 43

IFCA STAR AWARD 2018: We received overwhelming support for the last year event of Star Award 2017 with a grand award function held on 22nd December. This year we will start collecting the entries from our members from April onwards. We will approach members individually for their participation. Warm Regards,

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Mr. Ajay Tandon, President & CEO, Uflex Engineering Business,

Interview with Mr Ajay Tandon, President & Ceo, Uflex Engineering Division

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lease briefly give us the overview of the Uflex Engineering Business and its strategic importance to Uflex as a whole.

Engineering Business has always been the cynosure of all eyes and is like the backbone of Uflex converting operations, producing state-ofthe-art converting and packaging machines. The leadership position of Uflex in the field of flexible is a result of the thought process and vision of the Top Management. Our Founder, Chairman& Managing Directorhas always maintained that offering flexible packaging to 4

a client without the appropriate packing machine is much like offering a car without the tyres. Being an end to end global flexible packaging solution provider, Uflex not only manufactures packaging machines but also state-of-the-art converting machines that make the flexible packaging material in the first place. Thus Engineering Business is a pivotal SBU of Uflex working as a prime-mover to fulfill the desired objectives of maintaining the leadership position of Uflex as India’s largest fully integrated multinational flexible packaging materials and Solution Company.

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lease share some of your experiences and the challenges you faced while building the large packaging machinery business for Uflex.

Machine building is an experience in itself! Any addition to the range of machines manufactured by us does not generalize the challenges in any way as every machine enriches us with altogether new and unique experience posing new set of challenges. The main point is not what the challenges are, but how we deal with them! Over a period of time we have imbibed the habit of overcoming such challenges with finesse.With the successful launch of four new products/

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Interview with Mr Ajay Tandon, President & Ceo, Uflex Engineering Division

machinesduring this financial year i.e. 2017-18 (as an ode to the MAKE IN INDIA scheme) we have set an example for the Indian Machine Manufacturing Industry. Notably, such machines have never been manufactured in our country before.

These machines are: 1. Aseptic liquid filling machine in rigid/brick packs. 2. Extended shelf life (ESL) flexipouch aseptic filling machine for milk, juicesetc. 3. Extrusion coating lamination machines in various models. 4. C.I. Flexo printing machine.

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ow do you face the competition from other indigenous packaging machinery manufacturers and from imports? India being a developing nation, there are several small machine makers in the un-organized sector of our field. They are actually not competitors but they potentially spoil the market by offering low quality products with buyers often falling prey to the low predatory pricing. As far as the organized machine makers in India are concerned, the competition is very healthy. This actually keeps everyone on toes for coming up with the better and better products and eventually works in the best interest of the clients. I am glad to share that over three decades we have evolved to an extent that we now we pose tough competition to overseas players who have been selling these machinesin India till date. Quality and After Sales Support/ Service are the key factors that we never compromise upon and keep enhancing them by the days.

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hat is the role of innovations in packaging machinery portfolio? As we all know, change is the only constant thing. Innovation defines the contours ofthe converting & packaging machinery business. Flexible Packaging Industry is very dynamic and calls for frequent upgradation of technology towards converting and packaging processes. Since we manufacture both Converting and Packaging machines, we have to be forever on the top of the technology and innovation ladder with path-breaking Research & Development (R&D).We are forever confronted with exciting challenges to develop converting machines for making newer types of flexible packaging material and also the associated packaging machinery. Thus innovation to create value added differentiation is the guiding vector at Engineering Business much like it is for other business verticals of Uflex. I am glad to mention that we have many IPRs to the credit of Uflex Limited as a whole.

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oes the after sale service play an important role? Please highlight 3 best examples where you have received appreciation from your customers. As I mentioned earlier, after sales service is a very critical element. In the first place the aim should be that the quality of product/ machines should be so good that post installation and commissioning the service requirement is nil or minimal. But if at all required, it has to be very prompt and adhering to high standards! Customer Delight has always to be kept in mind. Why only three examples! We are known for providing prompt and impeccable service to our customers. For this, day or night does not really matter for our agile service team.

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hat is it about the packaging machines that fascinates you!

Packaging machines are required to pack different types of granular, powders or liquid products and have to be customized for each case. No two machines are likely to be the same. Such is the level of customization in this industry. It is the engineering and brainworkthat goes into finding solutions to pack different types of products and dealing with newer challenges to offer the most appropriate solutions to our global clients,that fascinates me most.

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ow do you see the future growth in the packaging machinery segment in India? How do you see Uflex growing in relation to the overall growth? There is no end to the growth that I can see over the next few decades. Still, majority of food and other items are sold in loose packing especiallyin the rural areas. This leaves us with a lot of ground to cover along with the brands. Gradually the unorganized sector will transcend into organized sector paving way for branded packaging at a much bigger scale. This will help in: (a) Getting quality product packaging; (b) Avoiding counterfeit/ bodydoubles; (c) Improved hygiene and health etc. Uflex is part of this growth story and is committed to highest standards of packaging & converting machine manufacturing capabilities. In an endeavour to achieve this, Uflex continually keeps innovating, growing and contributingyet better and better branded packaging solutions to the market. 5

Lamination Technology

Solvent Less Lamination Machine From Uflex

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RUPA being one of the most importantplatforms forprint and cross media solutions, India’s largest flexible packaging companyUflex Limited is all geared to show case latest technology stemming from its ethos of innovation to create value added differentiation for its clients all across the world. LIVE demonstration of ELS (Electronic Line Shaft) based rotogravure printing machine;Solvent-less lamination machine and Slitting machinewill be quite prominently featured by Uflex during the event. Solvent less lamination is an environment friendly technique with negligible solvent retention thereby alleviatingodour from the laminate. This technology is widely used for meeting the packaging requirements of food and medicine industry. Uflex has introduced CE certified high speed solvent-less lamination machine which is not only cost effective but also meetsthe international quality standards. The machine is equipped with AC vector grade motors, Digital AC drives for the Coating unit, Laminating unit and Rewind unitthat impart unmatched output and lesser rejection levels. Booth un-winders are fitted with forced cool pneumatic brakes to impart proper tension to the laminating film at all speeds. Ultrasonic edge guide with AC motor actuator is provided on both 6

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un-winders for correct positioning of the films to be laminated.Not only does this minimize rejection levels, but also ensure better film alignment. Especially designed mixing and dosing pump is used for mixing the two component solvent-less lamination adhesive. This is a key feature of the solvent-less lamination machine as the desired mixing ratio is maintained with the help of servo driven pumps with controlled input. World renowned thermoregulation system is used for providing hot water for the rollers to maintain

the ideal temperature required for perfect lamination. The attainable machine speed is 350 meters/ minute. There is no drying hood. The machine is quite low on power consumption and space requirement. This gives a clear cost advantage to converters in comparison to solventbased lamination machines. The solvent-less lamination machine will be quite a spectacle to watch out for at Uflex’s stand during DRUPA along with its other exhibits.

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Bobst New 20Seven Ci Flexo Printing Press Makes A Perfect Fit For Extended Color Gamut Printing

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aunched in the February 2018, the BOBST 20SEVEN CI flexo printing press exemplifies BOBST’s commitment to continuously upgrading its flexo printing technology. It also highlights the strategic commitment to develop Extended Color Gamut (ECG) solutions for a variety of printing technologies and applications. The value of the Extended Color Gamutprocess in terms of graphic quality, consistency, cost and time efficiency is widely acknowledged and its use is growing. To make the 20SEVEN CI flexo press ready to handle at best the evolving packaging requirements, BOBST has focus the technical development on making the press especially suited for the ECG process. That has been achieved by maximizing process consistency and repeatability which are the fundamental factors that enables to reap all the advantages derived from the use of ECG. The solutions devised that relate to mechanical design and process control make the 20SEVEN press a perfect fit for the requirements of the 7-color Extended Color Gamut printing process, but it goes without saying that the technical features and improvements make the machine deliver increased efficiency also with conventional printing. The press engineering has indeed succeeded in improving the machine functions that are fundamental to ensure process repeatability in wide-web flexo printing.

Controlled inking is of great importance in ECGprinting and the new features of the BOBST smartFLOinking systemand chamber doctor blade deliver predictable, stable and controlled printingresults with both solvent-based and water-based inks. This is achieved by optimizing the temperature and flow of ink, thereby eliminating the variations in the ink viscosity that can derive from environmental factors such as temperature and light, or from inconsistent ink metering owing to pumps. To achieve accuracy and consistency in flexo printing, frame’s vibrations should be eliminated by firmly and accurately locking the print decks’ bearings. The 20SEVEN’s bearing are set between top and bottom linear guides; the bolts are tightened using a pneumatic tool which always applies the same torque, thus avoiding the variables derived from manual operation by different operators. The cylinders are precisely kept into place owing to the triangular geometry of BOBST triLOCK system. The third important aspect is the press drying system which should be suitable to achieve the required drying consistency at high speed with tenure for register not only with solventbased inks but also with water-based applications which are on the rise. The new BOBST FSM (Full Surface Matrix) dryer provides uniform drying at reduced temperatures thereby eliminating the issue of substrate stretching and dramatically enhancing register accuracy at high speeds by evenly pushing the web against the CI drum.

Furthermore, in term of repeatability BOBST’s CI flexo presses can rely on the smartGPS system. The BOBST offline registration and pressure setting system, in addition to the well-known performance of minimum waste at start up and job changeovers, is also instrumental in increasing the lifetime of high resolution plates by printing the real diameter, thus avoiding any distortion of dots that can build up when the rotational speed of the printing system does not perfectly match the format. All of the 20SEVEN’s new features enables user to take full advantage of the opportunities of ECG to reduce manufacturing costs, increase consistency, and reduce errors and variables due to manual setting: no need to change inks and washing the print deck between jobs, no need to keep a large inventory to store spot inks, no time needed to mix ink. Furthermore the system enables to guarantee brand owners of the color consistency and repeatability of the packaging of their products every time there are printed, even if long time apart or in plants located in different parts of the world. The BOBST 20SEVEN is available in 8 and 10 color configurations, available web widths are 1050, 1450 mm, the repeat range 370 to 1200 mm. Standard speed is 400 m/min, with optional speeds of 500 or 600 m/min. About BOBST We are one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to packaging and label manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible materials industries. Founded in 1890 by Joseph Bobst in Lausanne, Switzerland, BOBST has a presence in more than 50 countries, runs 14 production facilities in 8 countries and employs close to5400 people around the world. The firm recorded a consolidated turnover of CHF 1529million for the year ended December 31st, 2017. www.bobst.com/youtube

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SOLUTIONS FOR: sFLEXIBLE PACKAGING sFILM SLITTING sLABELSTOCK/PSA sPAPER sLAMINATES

Slitter Rewinders for Film & Packing Atlas Titan specialises in the design and manufacture of primary and secondary slitter rewinders for a wide range of flexible materials. The company’s success and expansion has made it one of the most successful manufacturers and a world leader in slitting & rewinding technology for the global converting industry, with an installed base of over 3700 slitter rewinders.

www.atlasconverting.com

Atlas - Titan

Slitter Rewinders for Film & Packing About Us

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tlas Converting Equipment Ltd. was established in 1976 and specialises in the design and manufacture of primary and secondary slitter rewinders for a wide range of flexible materials including plain and metallized plastic film, labelstock, paper & board. The company’s success and expansion has made it one of the most successful manufacturers and a world leader in slitting & rewinding technology for the global converting industry, with an installed base of more than 1000 slitter rewinders. The company has twice won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Export Achievement in 1983 and 1989.

more than 250 Atlas film slitters in production worldwide exceeding 6 metres in width and more 2 metre wide Atlas slitter rewinders in the global labelstock industry than from any other manufacturer.

Atlas was the first company to design and successfully commission primary film slitters at 10 metres wide, running at up to 1500 metres per minute (m/min). There are

In 1981, Atlas acquired Titan Converting Equipment Ltd. to add a successful range of secondary slitter rewinders to its portfolio, particularly slitters less than 2m wide for printed

and laminated flexible packaging materials. One of the most successful products in the Titan range of equipment has been the renowned Titan SR series slitter rewinder, and together with other models Titan can now boast more than 2,500 slitter rewinder installations in over 80 countries winning the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement in 1985. In 2014 the company celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Titan slitter rewinders which were first built in London in 1964. Atlas and Titan both provide bespoke solutions for automated roll handling systems, with turnkey systems available including conveying and robotic palletisation to meet customers’ specific requirements.

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Today, Atlas employs approx. 200 personnel at the purposebuilt production site in Kempston, near Bedford (UK) and continues to enjoy worldwide recognition as leading suppliers of advanced slitter rewinder technology for a wide range of flexible materials, mainly destined for use in the global packaging industry. IFCA - Vol. 9, Issue No. 3, January - March 2018

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MACHINERY: Atlas & Titan provide world leading slitter rewinder technology for the global converting industry. ATLAS was the first company to design and successfully commission primary film slitters at 10 metres wide, running at up to 1500 metres per minute (m/min) with precise control of web & winding tension. There are more than 250 Atlas film slitters in production worldwide exceeding 6 metres in width. In recent years, Atlas has increased sales of primary & secondary slitter rewinders for BOPET and other types of film. Atlas is also world leader in technically advanced 2 metre wide slitter rewinders for high volume production of all types of labelstock, including filmic/synthetic materials. There are more 2 metre wide Atlas slitter rewinders in the global labelstock industry than from any other manufacturer. The next generation Atlas CW Series technology platform of more compact slitting & rewinding solutions was launched in 2012 in web widths from 2.5 to 10.4 metres (100 to 410 ins). The CW3600 and CW1040 Series both deliver higher efficiency and productivity, higher quality rewind reels, reduced noise levels and more effective operator control systems. TITAN provides secondary slitter rewinders for a wide range of flexible materials including plastic film, labelstock, laminates & paper. The new generation Titan SR9 Series slitter rewinders bring unsurpassed levels of slitting productivity, modularity and rewind reel quality. New features include reduced power consumption, no hydraulics, all electric unwind and overhead web path for a cleaner environment. The ER610 is a compact, cantilever slitter with a running speed of 450 m/min (1500 ft/

Titan IR135 / IR165 Shaftless Inspection rewinder

min) and an option for slit widths as narrow as 35 mm (1.37 ins). Its increasing success is reflected in over 100 installations globally. Atlas & Titan can also provide fully automated, integrated roll handling systems to meet specific production requirements.

TITAN INSPECTION MACHINE RANGE: Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd is pleased to present its range of Titan Inspection Machines that will improve the efficiency of your entire slitting process by removing the need to stop the slitter to edit out print / lamination defects. The range of inspection machines are designed to complement the range of Titan slitter rewinder machines offering superior reliability, quality and productivity. The Titan series of Inspection machines will unwind, inspect and rewind material to improve the quality of the mother rolls that go into your slitter rewinder, eliminating the need to stop the slitter therefore increasing the slitting efficiency and quality. Identifying defects in the web can be either fully automatic using a 100% inspection system, manually using stroboscopic systems or

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entering multiple stop signals based upon the flag location. The machines are high speed, fully reversible and with the inclusion of splice table the operator can remove all defects greatly reducing waste and time. When producing ‘Multilane’ rolls that only require rewinding to a defined length and edge trimming the RR135 and RR165 are ideal work horses freeing up the slitter rewinder to do the multiple lane jobs. The RR135 & RR165 Inspection machines can also be used to splice together smaller mother roll diameters and deliver a larger mother roll again increasing efficiencies of the slitter. In addition to above features the RR165 with its overhead web path can incorporate additional ‘valued add’ processes such as web laser perforation / scoring and other web treatments. The range of Titan Inspection machines can process the following: - Laminates / Film / Paper / Metallised film / Aluminium foil Other materials can be processed if they are within the specified tension range of the machine. (Extracted from website) Visit: www.atlasconverting.com for further information 11

Printing Technologies Windmoller & Holscher Range of Printing Machines A.) HELIOSTAR II S: STATE OF ART GRAVURE PRINTING MACHINE.

Naturally, all of the VISION package modules for production monitoring

and print inspection are also available for this new development.

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he HELIOSTAR II S represents the sum of W&H’s extensive knowledge and experience with manufacturing state-of-theart gravure printing machines for flexible packaging. The machine is designed to handle all of the requirements and technologies of modern packaging gravure printing. Furthermore, it is distinguished by its high and constant printing quality coupled with outstanding performance, the shortest setup times and high profitability. The development of the HELIOSTAR II S focused on achieving a compact, waste-saving and ergonomic machine design.

B.) MIRAFLEX II C: STATE 0F ART FLEXOGRAPHIC PRESS

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ith the MIRAFLEX II C, Windmöller & Hölscher opens a new chapter in the success story of the MIRAFLEX family. The MIRAFLEX II C builds on W&H’s decades-long experience in flexographic printing and takes past developments a step further. An intelligent flexographic press has been created that, through an optimized machine design and integrated automation modules, further increases the efficiency and sustainability. The new machine is characterized by improved accessibility, optimized ergonomics and sustainability as well as intuitive operability. The rear frame and the tunnel – the area between the printing unit and the rewind unit – were redesigned. The extremely robust printing decks were further optimized on the operator side bear12

Technical specifications: Print stations

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Printing width

800 – 1400 mm (31.5.” – 55”)

Print repeat range

450 – 920 mm (17.7” – 36”)

Line speed

450 / 600 m/min (1476 ft/min, 1969 ft/min)

ing block. The automatic cleaning of the impression cylinder as well as the inking and ink cleaning system TURBOCLEAN ADVANCED E with electric pumps for pulsation-free ink circulation are just two examples for the multiple innovations included in the new machine.

Technical specifications: MIRAFLEX II CM Printing decks

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Printing width

820 – 1450 mm (32.2” – 57.1”)

Repeat length

max. 800 mm (max. 31.4”)

Speed

500/600 m/min. (1640,42/ 1968,5 ft/min)

MIRAFLEX II CL Printing decks

8 / 10

Printing width

1000 – 1450 mm (39.4” – 57.1”)

Repeat length

max. 1130 mm (max. 44.4”)

Speed

500/ 600 m/min. (max. 1640/1969 ft/min) IFCA - Vol. 9, Issue No. 3, January - March 2018

Flexible Packaging Speciality Pouches

Labelling Technologies ( Shrink Sleeves, Heat Transfers,Pressure Sensitive, Metalised Paper, Wrap Arounds) Specialised Cartons Packaging Machines Laminated Webs Consumer Premiums & Promotions Holographic & Security Options Gravure Cylinders Blown Films Coated Materials

L.B.Shastri Marg, Majiwade, Thane West - 400601, Maharashtra , India Tel : +91 -22- 2173 5551 / 5591 Fax : +91 -22-2173 5599 / 5650 E-mail: client_ [email protected] Website : www.ppl.huhtamaki.com Global Standards - ISO 9001 : 2000| HACCP Certified | BRC -lop Certified

Holostik India Ltd

The Innovation leaders of Anti-Counterfeiting Products and Solutions ‘When I began this journey, I never thought I’ll be making such a huge difference to the world. Thanks to the almighty, my Holostik family and all the wonderful clients and customers who have been an integral part of the success of Holostik. Thank you forlaying so much faith in us and joining hands against counterfeiting. I consider myself just the face of the organisation, but there are thousands of hands behind this venture and initiative. We will continue to legacy of delivering the best quality products and serving you with nothing but the best!’ – Mr Umendra Kumar Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director

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olostik is a part of its parent organisation, Holostik group. The group came into inception in 1978 with the sole intention, vision and impulsion of one man, Mr U.K. Gupta to create a world with ‘No Compromises’. Mr U.K. Gupta is the proverbial think-tank leading the Holostik Group for 40 years. With his surprising vigour and commitment, he has taken the company to unmatched heights and standards. He revolutionised the hologram and anti-counterfeiting industry within a span of 27 years through Holostik which came into existence in 1991.

Under his able and visionary leadership, Holostik Group has consistently grown to become an established conglomerate in the global market and has marked its deep footprints in Anti-counterfeiting products and solutions through Holostik, Real Estate through Unity Softech, Aroma Chemicals and Essential Oils through United Multichem, Packaging business through United Services and Logistics Solutions through United Warehousing. Holostik has always been the undisputed and unequivocal leader in providing anti-counterfeiting

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Holostik India Ltd The Innovation leaders of Anti-Counterfeiting Products and Solutions

products and solutions. The company has come a long way and evolved in terms of products, technologies and solutions. The company is driven by its extraordinary professional team who work together to ensure the accomplishments of their services and taking the company to unmatched heights. The company not just builds anti-counterfeiting products and solutions, but cutting-edge technology driven by the best minds in innovation and using their stateof-the-art technologies. Owing to this, Holostik has made, managed and retained its impressive list of clientele in all the sectors including Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Automobiles, Electronics, FMCG, Alcoholic beverages, Tobacco, Education etc.

solutions on its platter. The anticounterfeiting products include Security Holograms, Security Labels, Tax/Revenue Stamps, Hot Stamping Foil, Holographic Wads, Shrink Sleeves, Security Pouches and Wide Web Films. The solutions include Authentication, Track and Trace, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Marketing/ Promotional Campaign, Reward Management, Warranty Management and Payment Collection.

The company not only serves the Indian territories but has been globally acclaimed for its products. It is catering to the needs of 75+ countries on the planet and has built a family of 10,000+ satisfied customers.

Holostik was born out of a dire need to fight counterfeiting. The problem that was giving serious businesses and genuine businessmen a run for their money. According to International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), Counterfeiting is a federal and state crime, involving the manufacturing or distribution of goods under someone else’s name, and without their permission. Counterfeit goods are generally made from lower quality components, to sell a cheap imitation of similar goods produced by brands consumers know and trust.

It serves a wide variety of anti-counterfeiting products and

According to International Chamber of Commerce, 1.7 Trillion

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Rupees is the estimated global economic and social impact of counterfeiting in 2015. There is a 10,000% growth in the problem of counterfeiting in the past two decades says IACC.Counterfeit goods have spread across multiple industries including apparel, accessories, automobile, education, government, banks, music, software, medications, liquor, cigarettes, consumer goods, toys and electronics.It is a parallel industry, and if you thought, what harm can a cheap counterfeit product do, well think again! The cheap price usually comes with an extremely high price which is not seen initially. Made from cheap, substandard and dangerous substitutes, counterfeits can be extremely dangerous to your safety and health. Owing to the global obsession with online shopping, counterfeits are minting money day and night. Transactions through counterfeit merchants and illegal sites can give a hard hit to your pockets. Counterfeiting promotes child labour, trafficking, and even terrorism. Counterfeiting takes away the hard-earned money and reputation of legitimate companies by selling

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Holostik India Ltd The Innovation leaders of Anti-Counterfeiting Products and Solutions

the fake and cheap replicas of their original products.Holostik emerged against the perils against counterfeiting and how! It revolutionised the world with its matchless range of anticounterfeiting tools. The company that initiated from a man who wanted to secure the world gave it the most powerful anti-counterfeiting weapons and always remained a step ahead of the counterfeiters. Holostik is a key member of reputed organisations like CRISIL, FINAT, ASPA, FICCI, ASOCHAM, IHMA, LMAI, CII, PHD chambers and Indian Institute of Packaging. The company is also certified by some of the highest certifications of its fields like IBA, OHSAS, AGMARK, ISMS, DMF, CRISIL, QMS, EMS etc. Holostik has earned a lot of awards and honours from FINAT, ASPA, IHMA, INC, LMAI etc. There is a strong thread that is responsible for making Holostik the company it is today. In a span of 26 years, they have attained the unachievable all because of one thing—research and development. R&D is the heartbeat of Holostik. They believe in the power of research and their extensive research gives them a leading edge over 16

others. Holostik invests heavily in the research processes and creates new technologies with the help of its R&D team. Their R&D activities are focused on the development of first-in-class holographic products and solutions which are efficient in combating duplicity and counterfeiting. The R&D teams have an eye for detail and creative thought processes leading to the creation of nothing but the best! They ensure up-gradation of technologies from time-to-time and keeping pace with market trends and industrial standards. Holostik’s authentication technologies can be categorised into Overt, Covert, Forensic or Digital and can be broadly applied in the three main areas of Antitampering, Anti-counterfeiting and Track and Trace technologies. The company uses special features and techniques like security inks, serial numbers, raster films, covert laser readable features, taggants, talking pen, scratches, E-beam and dot matrix origination and dot matrix technology. These technologies are extremely difficult to copy or imitate and are prepared using expensive and updated machines and soft wares and are operated by experts in this domain.

There are still a lot of companies that have not understood the importance of securing their products using anti-counterfeiting products and solutions. Not their fault, nobody realises the importance till they are badly hit by these spurious acts. And honestly, the recovery of brand image and profit revenues take years to get normal after the hard-hit. Many companies, organisations, governments and educational institutions have switched to securing their products, solutions, documents, Id-cards, currencies with Holostik’s products, solutions and authentication technologies. The company understands and appreciates the efforts that go to make a brand popular and reap benefits out of it and therefore urges every company; irrespective of its size to safeguard their products and make them counterfeit-proof. Holostik believes that they are here to make asignificant contribution in the industry and provide inimitable security solutions and aims to integrate innovation and technology to protect the value of their partners’ brands and in the process, create a more secure world.

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Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings (MICC)

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ichelman has made a major investment in Mumbai, i.e. Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings, dedicated to innovating a sustainable future for packaging. The growth opportunity in India’s packaging market is unprecedented due to changing consumer-buying habits such as smaller pack sizes owing to the rise of nuclear households and increasing disposable income allows consumers to purchase new products and try out new things. MICC is strategically designed to allow for fast & efficient development of sustainable packaging solutions. MICC is State-of-the-Art Sustainable Packaging Incubator, which will provide the opportunity to evaluate new technology, prototype innovative structures and quickly commercialize superior packaging. Michelman’s application and materials experts are ready to help develop solutions when

new opportunities arise. The centerpiece is a Kroenert Dual-station Pilot Coater Laminator that allows packaging manufacturers to test new concepts without stopping their production lines. • Interchangeable coating heads for various coating methods or adhesive application • Water based & Solvent based coating capabilities • Ability to coat a wide range of substrates from 6 microns to 400 gsm • UV Top and Heat Nip Lamination capability • Formulation lab & Application testing lab Michelman’s holistic approach of dedicated space, technical capability and technology allows for collaborative innovation between brand owners, film producers, converters, packaging institutes, and others involved in the research and development of

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sustainable packaging. Collaboration with Michelman’s technical and market experts allows all members of the packaging value chain to accelerate the concept-to-commercialization cycle with innovations that will produce packaging that offers: • Recyclable structures • Brand appeal and enhanced graphics • Increased shelf life, food safety • Increased productivity and efficiency • Compostability • Waste reduction and down gauging Michelman is also committed to training industry’s next generation of packaging engineers, this new Centre will have a training and conference facility, which will be available for use by all members of the packaging value chain for this purpose To schedule a visit, connect with Michelman at [email protected] 17

Extrusion Lamination Technology

Extrusion Lamination Machine and its Variants by Uflex Area boon for Converters ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’, goes the age old adage. At India’s largest multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex Limited,every necessity is viewed as an opportunity and the most optimum solution is engineered to fulfil it. How to design a zero speed splicing system for continuous operation on woven polypropylene (WPP) as the base web had been a bafflingchallenge that confronted the converters servicing the packaging requirements of building materials’ brands. Converters and packaging companies have all too often faced difficulties while laminating a woven web owing to the troughs and valleys (also called warps and wefts) that are inherent part of the texture.

(e) Motorized three axis movement of carriage for air gap setting; (f) Chamber type doctor blade for anchor coating; (g) T-Die with internal duckling & lip opening up to 1mm; (h) Unique design of lamination drum to maintain even temperature across the width; (i) Sleeve type coating nip as optional; (j) Turret type unwind & rewind; (k) AC vector grade motor with digital AC vector drives. This extrusion lamination machine is equally efficient to laminate very thin LDPE substrates to woven polypropylene and also to paper/any packaging film.

Except for some electrical and electronic parts, most of the mechanical parts have been fabricated and assembled in-house at Uflex Engineering plant in Noida. The Extrusion Lamination Machine owing to its very many advantages received great feedback from Indian convertors and turned out to be a huge success particularly when no other company offerssuch an elaborate machine in India. Innovation to create value added differentiation being the guiding vector at Uflex, the quest for re-engineering to come up with something more evolved and endearing for convertors to address their needs towards various types of applications continued.

In response to this, the engineers at Uflex designed the EL-1300 Extrusion Lamination Machine that seamlessly carries out the process of lamination for woven propylene simultaneously offering the following benefits: (a) Attainable lamination speed of 250 m/minute; (b) Corona treaters to seamlessly integrate treater into flexible packaging extrusion coating & lamination lines; (c) Independent drives for all segments of the machine; (d) Heavy Duty (Sturdy) structure;

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This re-engineering and value addition gave birth to extrusion coating / laminators as Mono Extruder, Co-Extruder and Tandem Extruder variants of the Extrusion Lamination Machines. Mr. Ajay Tandon, President & CEO, Engineering Business, Uflex Limited quotes, “To meet the principal application of extrusion coating / lamination, Mono Extruder is good enough. However, considering the running costsand flexibility to play with various polymers, Co-Extruders are getting increasingly popular. In addition to economising the costs, Co-Extruders also play an important role towards enhancing barrier properties owing to multi-layered combination.Tandem Extruder has been designed so as to execute multi-layered jobs in single run for savingupon the process time. The fact that in addition to the delivered machine four more machines are being currently manufactured at our plant in Noida proves the credibility that Uflex as a manufacturer of Converting and Packaging machinery enjoys. We have a powerful feedback loop that helps us tapping the pulse of the market at all times. It is for this important feedback which we received from the Convertors’ fraternity that we were able to give unparalleled features to the extrusion coating / laminators

including auto adjustment of the silicone belt, movement of Extruder / T-Die in three axis...x-y-z, possibility of top and bottom splicing to name just a few. The moment of truth dawned upon us when our Extrusion Lamination Machine EL-1300 was highly appreciated not only by domestic convertors and professionals from the industry but also by one of the leading manufacturers of extrusion coating machine from the West.”

About Uflex Uflex is India’s largest end-to-end flexible packaging company and an emerging global player. Since its inception back in 1985, Uflex has grown from strength to strength to evolve as a truly Indian Multinational with consumers spread across the world. Uflex today has state-of-theart packaging facilities at multiple locations in India with installed capacity of around 100,000 TPA and has packaging film manufacturing facilities in India, UAE, Mexico Egypt, Poland and USA with cumulative installed capacity in excess of 337,000 TPA. All Uflex plants are accredited with ISO 9001, 14001, HACCP & BRC certifications. Uflex caters to markets spanning across the globe in over 140 countries like USA, Canada, South American countries,

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UK and other European Countries, Russia, South Africa, CIS, Asian and African nations. Integrated within its core business profile are allied businesses like Engineering, Cylinders, Holography and Chemicals which further give Uflex a superior edge above competition. Uflex Limited is also a part of the D&B Global Database and winner of various prestigious national and international awards for its products’ excellence. Uflex offers technologically superior packaging solutions for a wide variety of products such as snack foods, candy and confectionery, sugar, rice & other cereals, beverages, tea & coffee, dessert mixes, noodles, wheat flour, soaps and detergents, shampoos & conditioners, vegetable oil, spices, marinates & pastes, cheese & dairy products, frozen food, sea food, meat, anti-fog, pet food, pharmaceuticals, contraceptives, garden fertilizers and plant nutrients, motor oil and lubricants, automotive and engineering components etc. Some of Uflex’s clients on the global turf include P&G, PepsiCo; Tata Global; Mondelez, L’ Oreal, Britannia, Haldiram’s, Amul, Kimberly Clark, Ferro Rocher, Perfetti, GSK, Nestle, Agrotech Foods, Coca Cola, Wrigley, Johnson & Johnson among others.

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Uflex Unveils its First in-house Manufactured Gearless C.I.Flexo Printing Machine

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oida, 13March 2018:The shake hand between India’s largest fully integrated multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex and Italian firm ComiflexSRL that was announced during DRUPA 2016 has borne its first fruit. The first ever Made in India Gearless Central Impression Flexo Printing Machine is now ready at Uflex’s Engineering Plant at Noida, India. The printing press was unveiled on 08th March 2018 with several global clients of the company and trade media editors in attendance. Talking about the features of the machine at the launch, Mr. Ajay Tandon,President & CEO of Engineering Business of Uflex said, “Uflexo Elisa as we have chosen to call it, is an 8 colour central impression gearless flexo printing machine with an additional station for special purpose registered coating applications.We are the only converting machines manufacturer in India to have achieved this feat. This has been possible owing to the Vision and Foresightedness of our Chairman Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi and the Technology Transfer Arrangement that we have with Italian firm Comiflex SRL which may have relatively smaller operations, but is a distinguished manufacturer of state-of-theart C.I.Flexo Printing Machines under the leadership of subject matter expert and technocrat Mr. Gianfranco Nespoli.” ThisC.I.Flexo Press can handle a web width of 1350 mm with an attainable speed up to 400 meters per minute depending upon the type and quality of materials to be printed, inks, plates, ink coverage with colour overlay among others. The Aniloxsleeves for this machine are ceramic coated having a diameter of 172 mm. The press can work with both water and solvent based inks for printing a variety of substrates like HD-LDPE 20

(14 -100 microns); Polypropylene (10 – 50 microns); PET (10 – 50 microns) and Paper (40 – 80 gsm) among others.” Explaining specific details about the machine, Mr. Sanjay Malik Sabharwal, Executive Vice President, Engineering Business said, “The central impression (C.I.) cylinder is a double walled steel drum with a diameter of 1400mm mounted on self-alignment roller bearings, rectified and provided with water circulating system. High precision digital ratio encoder is connected in axis with the C.I. cylinder to give a perfect synchronisation between central impression, plates and anilox mandrels. We have deployed a patented technology to reduce the consumption of solvent required in cleaning the press, bringing it down from 100% to almost 10%. Not only does this save on solvent but also on time and energy.Uflexoalso offers auto colour registration and correction. Uniform temperature is maintained around the CI drum for achieving better printing” Emphasizing upon the computer control management of the press Mr. Ajay Tandon said, “Uflexo Elisa is an

extremely operator friendly printing machine with 19 inch one-touch screen monitor for complete setting of press and control of running conditions. The system comes equipped with modem connectivity to the service team of Uflex for remote monitoring, diagnostics and associated trouble shooting to provide real time assistance to the clients.” Mr. Tandon concluded by saying, “As always, the first machine will be commissioned at our Converting Plant.Only after it is tested and cleared on all operational parameters we shall start supplying in the open market. We arecurrently processing two domestic and one export order.” Expressing delight over the unveiling of first in-house manufactured Gearless C.I.Flexo Printing Press Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi, Chairman & Managing Director, Uflex Limited said, “This is one of the most efficient additions to our Engineering Business’ portfolio in the recent times. This engineering marvel is born out of the unique confluence of Uflex’s manufacturing prowess and the technological acumen of Mr. Gianfranco Nespoli that ourclients will stand to immensely benefit from.”

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Cylinder Engraving Technology A Renowned Name In Industry

Ambar Patel Director

Gajanan bhavsar CMO

in 1990, first and only Indian cylinder house with Electro-Mechanical engraving in the year 1995

A first with laser technology

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Moving ahead of its time hilp Gravures Ltd celebrates 25 years in the Indian Gravure cylinder industry in the current year 2018 and today offers traditional (chemical etching and mechanical engraving) and modern technologies for cylinder making (electro-mechanical engraving and laser engraving). The Ahmedabad-based cylinder house is a leader in India’s gravure

cylinder industry headed by Ambar Patel (Managing Director), Roshan Shah (CEO), Narendra Patil (CTO), Atul Vinchi (COO) and Gajanan Bhavsar (CMO). Shilp Gravures Ltd. began operations in 1989 as an engraving house when gravure in India was at its infancy followed by going for IPO in 1994 to start state of the art engraving technology.

The infrastructure The history is impressive: Set-up of the own Chemical Etching facility

The company is good in firsts: Installation of a laser technology from Schepers - Digilas for digital imaging of gravure and the one of the first company in India to offer the full range: chemically etched, mechanically engraved, electro-mechanically engraved and laser exposed chemically etched rollers – all under one roof! Production includes everything: Prefabrication of rollers from cold extruded carbon steel seamless pipes with all processing and high-precision finishing steps. Plating and polishing of gravure cylinders up to 2500 mm in length; engraving with the various technologies. The graphic department operates with the latest software packages. As Shilp Gravures not only serves the flexible packaging markets, but also the PVC flooring industries, decorative materials, artificial leather, gift-wrap and laminates markets, cigarette packaging – printing and embossing, glass, textile etc. Shilp Gravures was again the early movers to the laser technology for imaging gravure cylinders The high accuracy for imaging and the high resolution of the laser beam – it can be focused down to 10 micron

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– allows the engraving of micro text, security elements etc. The laser permits a variety of combinations of numerous screen widths. The software enables step-and repeat of images in circumferential and axial direction, seamless joints in both directions, automatic seam correction for vertical lines, roller check on control monitor, image overlay and many With laser technology Shilp has been able to produce rollers for import substitute for the following industries: 1. Glass industry: the rollers for figured glass embossing are now made by Shilp which were earlier imported from Europe. 2. Cigarette industry: Male female roller embossing requires precision of highest quality to get the correct impression on the very critical area like brand – company logo.

These are value added applications which the normal screen engraving and other forms of printing are not suitable. This also includes car upholstery manufacturing applications. 4. PVC flooring and Leather embossing: High depth embossing to give a natural feel of the artificial leather 5. Aluminium foil embossing: This requires very low depth embossing for decorative applications like chocolate wrappers 6. Security printing: This is a upcoming application as more and more brands require protection from duplication of their products. This is possible with security images being printed which could be hidden or visible for the consumer to the consumer. This is a joint project undertaken with the brand owner as per their requirements to serve specific objectives of brand protection

3. Textile industry: Requires high deposition of inks and chemicals to get the desired result.

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Raster Security Examples

Path Security Example

Security Background

State of the art Flexography plate processing technology The company has also made its inroads with state of the art flexography plate processing technology having CDI from Esko graphics in the year 2008 by taking over a flexo plate processing unit in Vadodara by the name of a-designs and upgraded by installing in Full HD line from Kodak in the year 2018. Shilp can now process size of 50 inches X 80 inches of photopolymer plate – the largest size in Asia. With this it can cater to not only label industry and the wide web flexography application for flexible packaging but also large format requirement of corrugation industry.

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Hybrid Engraving - Printers Love It created no trouble for us with cylinder printing and customers see the difference in quality.”

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lectromechanical engraving (EME) is known for its consistency & repeatability. However, traditionally it suffers from intrinsic jagged edges limiting linework sharpness. No more … The Hybrid Engraving System smooths edges and improves clarity with no effect on printing. The cell shape is identical between both types. Only the edge cells are shifted to produce sharp lines. This same, known, cell means no press, ink or blade adjustments for the printer. Let the cylinders roll! Orient Press commissioned a new OHIO Prism with the Hybrid Engraving System in fourth quarter of 2016 at their flexible packaging factory in Thane. The results have been favorable. “We have seen improved results using Hybrid engraving. Printed quality of the text is excellent.” reports Mr. R. R. Maheshwari, Executive Director of Orient. He continued, “The change to Hybrid

Figure 1 Traditional Engraving

Figure 2 Hybrid Engraving

Hybrid Talking Points: • Density and Sharpness – Typically there is a compromise with EME. A fine screen is needed for the Key cylinder for LW sharpness, but then the print density is compromised due to the small cells. Hybrid allows for both a coarse screen and sharp edges…problem solved. It also engraves faster with a coarser screen. • No Press Delays–Hybrid retains the known ink transfer characteristics and consistency of standard EME. It is plug-and-play for printers, no adjustments needed. • Process Simplification - CT and LW in a single pass. There is no reason to separate the artwork into CT and LW and then over-engrave the two since Hybrid engraves them both in a single pass. • Accurate Artwork Reproduction – Hybrid analyzes the data before it creates the cells, so line and text weight is maintained. This review is performed on-the-fly during engraving and requires no external processing. • Shifts Tones Too - Hybrid even shifts half-tone cells to more accurately reproduce the original artwork. A real benefit in the world of ever complex packaging. Text occurring as a tone can even have the edges boosted to increase sharpness while still smoothing the edge. See Figure 5 below. • Productivity – Two to four times faster than tranScribe. Even a 70 line/cm screen produces sharp LW.

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Figure 4 Hybrid Printing

• Broad Range– While Hybrid is normally thought of for standard packagingand cell depths of 60 microns, Hybrid can also be used for coarse screens and high-volume ap-

Figure 5 Hybrid effect on tone edges

Figure 6 Prism Engraver

plications. Cell depths greater than 100 microns are within the range of Hybrid. • Second Generation Solution - OHIO released the patented tranScribe (TS) System in 1996 as a first attempt to improve LW quality. It was successful in some respects, but created other complexities. TS, like Hell’s Extreme, creates unique cells through a series of multiple scratches. Unfortunately, these scratches formed a complex 3D cell shape with problematic ink release making life hard for the printer. The engraving time was also excessive, making it impractical for most cylinder makers. OHIO’s second generation Hybrid is designed to overcome these points. The OHIO Hybrid Engraving System is making itself known not just to engraving companies but also printers around the world.

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Digital Printing Technologies HP DIGITAL PRESSES A.) HP launches HD Indigo 12000 HP has announced the launch of its B2 Indigo 12000 with double image resolution, which it claims is the next step in its Series 4 large-format press platform with more than 700 units installed worldwide. According to HP, the new Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press doubles image resolution and delivers sharper, smoother, finer print, enabling printers ‘to surpass offset quality’ and open new digital possibilities in high-end commercial and photo applications. “HP print service providers are experiencing unprecedented growth and momentum as print buyers, agencies, and brands are looking for ways to connect the online world with the physical world,” said Alon Bar-Shany, general manager, HP Indigo, HP. “HP’s digital print technologies are blending these realities, providing amazing new application opportunities, alongside higher productivity.”

including wedding photography, allow printers to reach more vibrant pink, green and blue shades was also launched, along with HP Indigo ElectroInk Fluorescent Green, Yellow and Orange, in addition to the previously available Fluorescent Pink. B.) HP introduces new label press; provides several packaging press updates HP has launched Indigo 6900 digital label press, which it believes will offer higher revenue per metre. The new press features Pack Ready for Labels for the production of high-resistance labels for food, household, chemical, and pharma labels.

The press is said to use an all-new High Definition Imaging System, using 48 parallel laser beams and high screen sets up to 290lpi, which has been beta tested at ORWO and CEWE in Germany and Italy’s New Print before being commercially available.

The Indigo ElectroInk Silver delivers metallic effects across a wide colour gamut similar to Pantone 877, and ElectroInk Invisible Blue and Yellow, which are visible under UV light for brand protection and promotional labels will be available with the 6900.

HP also announced a new ColorUP!, an extended colour gamut using colour profiles to expand the on-press colour gamut using additional hits of CMY inks.

It is also said to include the Gem single-pass digital embellishment unit for labels, which was announced at the previous LabelExpo Europe.

Additionally, HP Indigo ElectroInk Vivid Pink and HP Indigo ElectroInk Vivid Green, a new set of brighter inks for high-end photo applications

HP also added that the Production Pro digital front-end (DFE) will be part of the Indigo 6900 and available for rest of the Indigo labels and packaging presses soon. Featuring five times faster RIP power and the Esko Color Engine, the DFE is expected to provide extensive productivity and scalability for con-

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tinuous digital production. HP also said its Drupa-announced PageWide C500 press for corrugated production will begin shipping next month to customers worldwide. The C500 will be available with Kiwiplan, an MIS provider for corrugated and rigid packaging. This HP believes will help the presses to run at optimum capacity, while also helping them save time and costs through production and supply chain efficiency. The press uses single-pass thermal Inkjet technology from HP and said to provide a cost-effective digital alternative for offset lamination and flexo production. It utilises CV150 water-based Inks, which contain no UV-reactive chemistries, which allows corrugated converters to print primary and secondary food-related packaging without an additional barrier and said to be in compliance with the most stringent global food safety regulations and industry guidelines. HP also announced updates to it Indigo 3000 press with increased productivity to enable dozens of folding carton jobs per day and up to one million B2 sheets per month. Additional security features like micro-text and micro QR-codes, and new automatic mass customisation and personalisation capabilities on the wide range of media was also announced. Finally, HP also announced the availability of Indigo Pack Ready Laminator for its 20000 flexible packaging press. The Pack Ready lamination is said to eliminate the use of adhesives and is manufactured and supplied by Karlville.

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DYNASTAR by W&H wins ERA Packaging Gravure Award 2017

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he new gravure printing press DYNASTAR by W&H was awarded with the “Packaging Gravure Award 2017” by the European Rotogravure Association (ERA) in the category “Innovation”. The ERA Award is given out every two years to recommend high quality and achievements in the rotogravure print market. The jury especially praised the DYNASTAR for new ideas and concepts to produce short-job runs with increased profitability on rotogravure presses.

The new gravure machine DYNASTAR was introduced by W&H at drupa 2016. The idea for it was born out of today’s general packaging situation that is characterized by more diversification, shorter time-to-market needs as well as shorter printing jobs and accelerated production processes. In addition printers are faced with highest quality requirements, price pressure and

environmental restrictions. On the other hand, the advantage of gravure printing is well known as a reliable and stable process, well established in the value chain of brands and distributors products with the best printing quality.

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REIFENHAUSER Blown films tailored for lamination

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eifenhäuser Blown Film GmbH is, one of the leading providers of blown film extrusion lines, is offering blow films which are perfectly suited for lamination – the EVOLUTION Ultra Flat haul-off. This film is produced in response to the problem of the wave phenomena where surfaces are not perfectly plane, and therefore, not very suitable for lamination. The secret of the film is that it’s installed exactly at the point where optimum procession conditions are available for flattening the web. The benefits of using the film include low investment costs and high functionality and flexibility.

Comexi launchs new top range laminator

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he laminator was designed under two key concepts: versatility and the highest productivity.

This laminator can work with solvent-based, water-based or solvent-free adhesives. It provides a wide range of lamination and coating options and works with materials up to 1530 millimeters (60.2 inch) wide and at a speed of 450 meters per minute (1467.4 ft/min). Also, enables all kinds of coatings and applications such as coldseal, heatseal, ink or varnishes. It has five easily interchangeable technological trolleys – gravure with open chamber, gravure closed chamber, solventless, flexo GL and semi-flexo – that satisfy all current market demands. At the same time, customers can configure the drying tunnel – 6 or 9 meters with 2 or 3 independent zones – to respond to all their needs.

Comexi launches its latest lamination technology: the Comexi ML2.

This laminator has a high precision register control system to meet the highest quality demands of the market. At the same time, thanks to the motorization of the linear web guide and the Quick Front-Reverse Reading system, job adjustments are made with maximum agility and

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speed. It has 3-roller NIP technology that allows applying a higher pressure at a lower point of contact, thus obtaining a uniform pressure across the lamination NIP, offering the highest optical quality and reducing breakage or wrinkle generation.

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BST eltromat and Nyquist Systems

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fter four years of intensive sales cooperation, BST eltromat International participates in Nyquist Systems GmbH from Landsberg. With the inspection systems of the TubeScan family from Nyquist Systems, BST eltromat rounds off its comprehensive solution portfolio for quality assurance in packaging and label printing. These products - BST eltromat sells them exclusively - are an ideal addition to BST eltromat’s offer for narrow web printing processes. This also applies to the new QLink workflow, which offers unprecedented opportunities in terms of synchronization, data handling and error editing. Our long-term strategic partnership is aimed at furthering the success of the TubeScan family developed and produced by Nyquist, thus strengthening our joint market leadership, explains Kristian Jünke, Managing Director of BST eltromat International. So far, both companies have jointly installed

more than 800 TubeScan systems in narrow-web label and packaging printing worldwide. Siegfried Koepp, CEO of elexis AG, adds As a parent company, I am glad that we were able to support BST eltromat in taking this important step in the cooperation with Nyquist Systems. The systems of the TubeScan family complete the portfolio of BST eltromat in a perfect way. The close partnership with BST eltromat through the new partnership and exclusive distribution agreement gives Nyquist Systems

a strong global footprint and rapid implementation of projects with customers worldwide. Stephan Krebs, Managing Director of Nyquist Systems GmbH, highlights the central benefit of the strategic partnership with BST eltromat for his company. The joint appearance at last year’s LABELEXPO trade fair, for example, once again opened up many opportunities for both companies to further expand their already strong position in the market for narrow web applications.

Heidelberg hosts seminar in Pune to introduce Speedmaster CX 75

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he Speedmaster CX75 is a 50x70-inch format press, available in four, five and six-colour configurations. Udo Fiebiger, regional business manager - sheetfed solutions, Heidelberg Asia Pacific, explained how the double-diameter impression cylinders open up CX75 for a wide range of applications and substrates, a flexible configuration with coating and drying units, easy operations, seamless integration with the Prinect press centre 2 digital workflows. The seminar focused on CX75 highlights, Heidelberg’s patented Multi-color concept, and Prinect press manager. Peter Rego, 28

manager – press solutions, spoke about Heidelberg’s Multi-color concept and demonstrated how printers can achieve Pantone shades with CMYK and OrangeViolet-Green combination. Ashokan Krishnamoorthy, general manager – pre-press product solutions, demonstrated Prinect pre-press manager. Udo Fiebiger, regional business manager sheetfed solutions, Heidelberg Asia Pacific

business head – equipment sales, Heidelberg India, presented the concept of Smart print-shop and Overall Equipment Effectiveness. Saseendran Baskaran, general

Besides this, Lalitkumar Lamba, product manager – post-press solutions, spoke about Steinemann finishing solutions while Narendra Kulkarni, regional product manager, Asia – Gallus, highlighted Gallus’s star performer ECS 340.

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Bobst CL 750 and SL 750D laminators COMPACT AND COMPETITIVELY PRICED SOLVENTLESS LAMINATION SOLUTIONS FROM BOBST

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or converting companies, it is a pre-requisite that their laminator is equipped with the kind of technological features and functions that contribute substantially to improving profitability through highest machine productivity and highest output quality which provide specific customer benefits in each of the various market segments of the flexible materials converting industry. This means that the equipment, under any operating circumstances, must provide for the given applications the kind of functional, operator-oriented, waste saving and eco-friendly, technical solutions to produce flawless, superior quality composite structures at the lowest cost for the converter, and the best price for its customers. In line with its strategy of extending the range of compact, competitively priced products on offer, Bobst has poured its know-how and expertise in advanced laminating technology into the development of two new machines which were premièred in 2016: the CL 750 for multi-technology applications and the SL 750 dedicated to solventless lamination. Bobst laminators are a firmly established reference for the high-end duplex and triplex machines, leading the highly demanding markets of Italy, Germany and the US. The new CL 750 and SL 750 platform of duplex laminators complete the portfolio of solutions with compact, robust and competitively priced laminators which deliver the same total quality and reliability that Bobst lamination customers are accustomed to. For converters looking for best-inclass compact laminating solutions, the CL 750D and the SL 750D are ideal for satisfying requirements for run lengths from ultra-short upwards, across a wide range of substrates.

Bobst SL 750D compact solventless duplex laminator

Like all Bobst web-fed machines, the web tension control is extremely sensitive and can be maintained at very low tolerance, thus producing flawless two-layer structures of the most critical substrate combinations.

CL 750D and CL 750DA bestin-class application trolleys and tunnel The 750 duplex multi-technology laminators are available as CL 750D with simplex winders and CL 750DA with turret-type automatic winders. Ease of use is evident in many aspects and functions of these machines, starting from the layout with front extraction of the trolleys - which enable to carry out different process technologies, including solvent-based and water-based dry lamination, solventless lamination and in register cold seal coating on pre-printed substrates - to job changeovers without tools. The CL 750’s flat drying tunnel is one of the most notable differentiating element from other compact machines currently available in the market. The tunnel comprises two sections with independent control of airflow by fans driven by inverters, air recirculation by motorized damper, and temperature control. The motorized rollers and the tunnel’s flat configuration and straight web

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path - the first and so far unique of its type for compact equipment – are crucial in preventing the formation of defects on the very wide spectrum of materials and web combination that the machine can handle at high speed. These include critical substrates such as metallized films or the new generation of thin films. The possibility to have the tunnel’s rolls turning even during cleaning together with the removable nozzles, reduce dramatically the maintenance /cleaning time of the tunnel.

SL 750D and SL 750DA the ideal solventless configuration The outstanding performance of the SL 750 platform of duplex laminators dedicated to solventless applications is due to both the design of the coating unit, which enables a very low fault rate, and to the overall machine configuration. The Bobst 5-roll solventless system on the SL 750D is extremely accurate and ensures optimum uniformity of adhesive metering, reduced energy consumption and less wear and tear of mechanical parts. The SL 750 solventless laminators are available as the SL 750D with simplex winders and SL 750DA with turret-type automatic winders.

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Sp ultraflex will show the latest version of Roboslit at Plastindia 2018

ROBOSLIT at Plastindia 2012, New Delhi

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or Mumbai-based SP Ultraflex, Plastindia 2018 will be the third edition in a row where they will showcase their flagship model, ROBOSLIT dual turret slitter rewinder, in its various stages of evolution. The show, being held at Gandhinagar from 7 to 12 February 2018, will see the latest avatar of the ROBOSLIT, with higher speeds, faster set-ups, enhanced finished reels quality and increased reel handling capacities. The first cut of the ROBOSLIT was displayed at the Plastindia 2012 exhibition in New Delhi, even as the debugging process was underway. The objective, which was to introduce the concept of dual turret slitter rewinders in the sub-continent, was largely met, with many visitors expressing their interest to see the machine in action, delivering twice as much 30

output as the duplex slitter rewinder, as claimed by SP Ultraflex. In the years that followed, the prototype of the ROBOSLIT underwent a series of iterations and by the time the updated version was displayed in Plastindia 2015, the design was by and large standardized and the machine had been taken into commercial production. What’s more, a couple of early installations brought further feedback for improvements. Plastindia 2015 saw the machine running flawlessly at 600 meters per minute, twice a day, on all six days of the show. Incidentally, the company also celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015. Since Plastindia 2015, the speed of the ROBOSLIT series has been increased to 800 meters per minute. Furthermore, to address diverse preferences with respect to layouts,

the series has been categorized into three, well-differentiated models, namely the ROBOSLIT RL (Rear loading), the ROBOSLIT OHP (Overhead path) and the ROBOSLIT FSU (Free standing unwind). In the last three years, as many as eighteen machines have been installed in different parts of India and overseas, as more and more customers realize the advantages of dual turret technology. After seeing the initial skepticism during Plastindia 2012 giving way to appreciation in the 2015 edition, Plastindia 2018 is being viewed by SP Ultraflex as an ideal platform to respond to the industry’s demand for more with the launch of the latest version of the ROBOSLIT, a name that has become synonymous with dual turret technology in the subcontinent.

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1.3 mtr Tandem Extrusion Laminates 1.8 mtr Extrusion Laminated Paper/Film/Foil/Fabric

Tandem Extrusion Packaging Solutions

Pharma Laminates

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Insulation Laminates

High Barrier Industrial Laminates

Precision Speciality Laminates of Paper/ Film/ Foil/ Fabric

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Commonly Used Packaging Machines HFFS- Horizontal Form Fill Seal Machines

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he Horizontal form fill sealing machine (HFFS) machine forms the plastic bags out of a flat roll of plastic film, at the same time filling the bags with product and sealing the filled bags. The flow of the product and film is horizontal in case of HFFS machine and the film is formed around the product. HFFS machines are usually continuous motion and are commonly known as flow wrappers. HFFS machines are required for the products where product orientation, stacking OR breakage is critical. These machines can be distinguished basis operational performance, technology used OR basis the type of the final product. Decision for buying the horizontal form fill seal (HFFS) / Flow wrapper equipment should be based upon your unique circumstances. You are

the only one who can decide the quantum of weightage you want to give to the following few points. • Always remember Simpler is better! • Reliability & Performance metrics Speed, Wastages, Uptime, Quality of final packs, Change over time, available options, capability to handle different materials, labor savings, skill availability and capability requirement to run and maintain the machine, ease of cleaning, flexibility to handle different sizes, types of packs etc.

VFFS- Vertical Form Fill Seal Machines “The Vertical form fill sealing machine (VFFS) machine forms the plastic bags out of a flat roll of plastic film, at the same time filling the bags with product and sealing the filled bags. Both solids and liquids can be bagged using this packaging system.

• Quality & Sanitary Requirements Clean Room, Aseptic Filling • Total Cost of Ownership Initial cost, after sales service & support costs, Repair and downtime costs, Utility & consumable costs, Spare parts & Response time from manufacturer / supplier • Integration with upstream & downstream equipment • Type of final bag • Multiple function Machines, Technology Trends like Ultrasonic Sealing, better sealing technologies, advance servo technology, PackML compatibility, better diagnostic features etc. • Design Requirements basis Country OR Company / Industry Standards requirement • References, Brand name, Interpersonal rapport. • Space Constrain, Lead time, Costs constrains and other limitations.

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sealing is used for many applications Hand Sealer, Sealing Machine for Rectangular containers, Sealing Machines for cups and trays are few of the heat sealing examples. Hand operated Impulse bag sealers are great for quick, easy, nice-looking seals at a reasonable price. This sort of sealer is good for low-production requirements where large packaging equipment is not appropriate. It seals many types of thermoplastic films / bags like PE, PP, LDPE, LLDPE, HM, HDPE etc. There are various types of semiautomatic and automatic trays sealing machines. These machines usually have preset sealing heads and location plates that allow the machine to seal many different shapes of containers. These machines can be of standard sealers types only OR can be of vacuum OR MAP type as well. Vacuum and MAP packaging applications are very helpful to ensure better shelf life of the product.

Induction sealing Induction Sealing is also known as cap sealing. It is a non-contact method of heating an inner seal to thoroughly seal top of various

containers. This sealing process takes place after the container has been filled and capped. Induction Sealing helps in ensuring tamper evidence, leak prevention, freshness retention, pilferage protection, sustainability and production speed.

VFFS is one of the simplest and very common product packaging systems used in the packaging industry for food and a wide variety of other products. These machines can be distinguished basis operational performance, technology used OR basis the type of the final product.

Sealing Machines Heat Sealing: Heat sealing is the process of sealing one thermoplastic to another similar plastic material using heat and pressure. The direct contact method of heat sealing utilizes a constantly heated die or sealing bar to apply heat to a specific contact area or path to seal or weld the thermoplastics together. Heat IFCA - Vol. 8, Issue No. 3, January - March 2018

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Mespack - Leading Packaging Machines Manufacturers A) INNOVATIVE PACKS Let’s give your package the chance of a positive experience by making it better, more attractive and cheaper. When we go to the supermarkets to make our daily or weekly shopping it is quite difficult to differentiate one product from the other. Our customers and their marketing teams are continuously looking for new solutions to differentiate their products on the shelves to be easily seen in the sales spot and offer a more appealing product than the competitors’. Mespack is a leading manufacturer of food packing machine units for clients in all parts of the world. We take particular pride in designing and manufacturing our products since they have been continuously reviewed by experts as some of the best in the industry. Whether one intends to pack rice, wheat, tea, biscuits, pulses, spices, snacks or any other kind of food products, our top notch food packing systems can deliver reliable packing solutions

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each and every time. We can also design and develop powder packing machine units that can be used for packing various powdered food items such as wheat and spices. Each and every food packaging machine that we have to offer goes through stringent quality checks before they are approved for being sold to clients. This naturally increases their chances of presenting reliable packaging services to the food manufacturing companies. Apart from offering packaging machines for dry food substanc-

es, we also excel at designing and developing liquid packing machine units for our clients that can be used for oil, vinegar, juice and other liquid food items. At Mespack, we also design and manufacture packaging machines that are extensively used in the pharmaceutical industry. Since these are used to pack medicines, we make sure that our packing machines offer flawless results before we approve them for being sold to pharmaceutical companies. This makes our pharmaceutical packaging machines some of the best in the industry.

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B) Stick Pack Machines For Low, Medium and Large fill volumes We are proud to introduce the New Mespack MS-600, our latest compact Stick-pack machine. We are proud to introduce the New Mespack MS-1200, the only stick pack maker which allows 6 x 90 mm width per stroke, 300 sticks /Stick packs are much needed packaging options for today’s consumers. They are convenient, single-serve and offer with reliable on-the-go packaging facilities. Stick packs can be used to carry a wide range of items such as pharmaceutical powders, icing and drink mixes. Mespack is the leading stick pack machine manufacturers in India with many years of experience in offering robust packaging solutions to companies. We are known for offering quick and resolute packaging options to our clients that can enhance their business potential. Our products

MS-1200 Stick pack

MS-600 Stick pack

come with multiple stick sizes and changeover kits that allow users to customize their user experience with our stick pack machine units.

es as well as liquids. The compact design of our stick packaging units also makes it a whole lot easier for our clients to work with them.

Here at Mespack, we offer stick pack machine for sale for all kinds of products and varying levels of production needs. Whether one is looking for basic packaging solutions or advanced packing mediums that can be used for large scale production, we can offer products that can surely satisfy the needs of our customers. Our stick pack packaging systems are perfect for food and diet products, drinks and liquids, confectionary items and even pharmaceutical products. We can customize our machines for a wide range of free and/or non free flowing substanc-

The best part of choosing our stick pack solutions is that they come with a wide range of customizing options such as tear notches, different types of seal shapes and patterns, embossing, static elimination and other features. We also offer our clients with the opportunity to discuss their needs with ours so that we can design products that perfectly suit their needs. It is such a customer friendly approach to our work that has made us the leading stick pack manufacturer company in India.

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Leading Packaging Machinery Suppliers

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ew of the leading packaging machinery suppliers’ information is given below. The information is captured from their respective websites. For more details and information, please visit their website.

cuits, cookies, chocolate bars, cereal bars etc. Omori solutions are customized, efficient, flexible, reliable, low maintenance, safe, hygienic and end to end. www.omori.co.in

MESPACK INDIA LTD. - THANE

MAMATA MACHINERY PVT LTD. – AHMEDABAD

HQ Barcelona – Spain. Suppliers of High efficiency, High speed packaging machinery for leading consumer goods companies throughout the world. www.mespack.com

BOSCH LTD. - ANDHERI, MUMBAI Bosch packaging technology is one of the leading suppliers of process and packaging technologies. They provide complete solution for Pharmacuetical, Food, Confectionery and many other industries. www.boschpackaging.com

NICHROME INDIA LTD – PUNE Nichrome is a renowned packaging machinery manufacturer of India. Company has 40 years of experience in providing packaging solutions to wide array of industries. Nichrome’s versatile high quality and flexible range of machines have won trust of many established brands in India. They cater to variety of industries in Food Packaging and Non-food Packaging sectors. www.nichrome.com

OMORI INDIA LTD. VADODARA As aleading manufacturer of high speed flow wrap machines and automatic feeding and product handling systems for Food and Non-ffod applications, Omori has over 3100 installations across Asia. Omori machines are used for all kinds ofbis36

Mamata offers complete range of servo driven Bag and Pouch making machines starting from basic side seal Bag machines to high end pouch machines. Their ability to offer complete solutions for various value added applications in Bag making and Pouch making has always made them supplier of choice in Global markets. www.mamata.com

MINIPACK INDIA – MIRA ROAD, NEAR MUMBAI They are manufacturer and exporter of superior quality wrapping and packaging machines like shrink wrapping, stretch wrapping, spiral wrapping etc. They cater to a wide clientele and their products are specially designed and developed to provide efficient wrapping of products without any damage. www.minipackindia.com

PAKONA ENGINEERS INDIA PVT LTD. – FORT, MUMBAI Pakona Engineers, an ISO 9001 certified company is a leading manufacturer of packaging machinery from India with world-wide installations in over 80 countries. Pakona provides high speed packaging machines for a wide range of products like Powders, Granules, Solids, Liquids & pastes serving a variety of industries like Foods, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, FMCG, Agro, Chemicals etc. www.pakona.com

VERIPACK SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT LTD. – MIRA BHAYANDER, NEAR MUMBAI Veripack Solutions India is a 100% subsidiary of F N C Veripack Packaging, Italy. It caters toIndian sub-continent and few countries in the region. It brings some of the most exciting packaging and processing technologies in the region and works as a partner with its esteemed clients. They specialize in Thermoforming machines – Rollstock, Thermoform-fill-seal. www.veripackindia.com

COESIA INDIA PVTLTD.- PUNE Headquartered in Bologna,Italy, the group has operating units all over the world. They manufacture packaging machinery for Confectionery, Soaps, Tea, Coffee and Liquid products. Brand name ACMA. www.coasia.com

NORDSON INDIA PVT LTD. – BANGALURU Nordson Corporation is one of the world’s leading producers of precision dispensing equipments that apply adhesives, sealents, coatings to the broad range of consumer and industrial products. The company also makes technology based curing and surface treating processes. Headquartered in Ohio, USA, Nordson has direct operations in 30 countries. www.nordson.com

WELBOUND WORLDWIDEANDHERI, MUMBAI Welbound is synonymous with adhesive binding in India. The group manufactures various machines that complete the post-press cycle from paper folding machines to three knife trimmers. Together with its partners the group delivers technolo-

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gy that converts the printed information into a well bound book.Majority of books made in India has been touched by Welbound - be it in terms of the folding, gathering, hot melt glue binding or trimming www.welbound.com

BECKOFF AUTOMATION PVT LTD.- PUNE /MUMBAI With PC-based control technology, Beckhoff offers an open and universal automation solution for almost all industries. Besides Industrial PCs, I/ Os and fieldbus components, as well as drive technology and the TwinCAT automation software, the range of products encompasses a uniform, scalable and modular control system. This control system provides suitable solutions for any task with regard to computing performance, complexity and costs. The Applications & Solutions pages provide an overview of New Automation Technology in industry-specific applications, including Packaging Machinery. www.beckoff.co.in

ACCUPACK ENGINNERING PVT LTD,- NAVI MUMBAI Accupack is a fast emerging business group offering Engineering solutions for pharmaceutical industries around the world. We are Asia’s largest Format parts manufacturers. With experience spanning over 15 Plus Years, we have emerged as trusted partners for several big pharmaceutical companies around in the world in

manufacturing and supplying of Format parts for Blister and cartoning Machines. Our offerings also include Blister Packing Machines, Cartoning Machines, Wrapping Machines, Software for Operational Intelligence – PLEXUS. www.accupack.in

UFLEX LTD, ENGINEERING DIVISION – NOIDA Established in 1985, Engineering Business of Uflex has grown to be the manufacturing major of top of the line packaging, printing and allied machines. Our success is centered on our commitment to providing high performance machines and customized solutions meeting and exceeding global standards while reducing total cost of ownership. We provide our customers with the widest range of machines, from simple and basic specifications to highly sophisticated ones involving seamless integration of advanced engineering, enhancing their production efficiency and thereby increasing our reputation. Our machines, running successfully in many countries, are customised to respond efficiently to customers’ requirements. Incorporating frontline technology with unique features and prompt after sales services make these machines the most dependable solution on the packaging horizon. www.uflexltd.com/engineering.php

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HASSIA PACKAGING PVT LTD. – PUNE Hassia offers complete packaging solutions for wide variety of consumer and industrial products. Hassia India has a respected name in the complex and and highly competitive realm of packaging machinery. As IMA’s Indian subsidiary,Hassia India has a strong presence in Asia and African countries. www.hassiaindia.in

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Press Release

Cosmo Films Commissions a New CPP Line and a Metalizer

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ew Delhi, Feb 2nd, 2018– Cosmo Films, a global leader in films for packaging, lamination and labeling applications has announced commissioning of its second Cast Polypropylene (CPP) Line and fourth metalizer, both having annual capacity of 7500 MT. With installation of these new lines, the company’s annual CPP films capacity will go from 1800 MT to 9300 MT and the metalized films will increase from 15000 MT to 22,500 MT. These new lines have been commissioned at company’s existing facility at Karjan, near Vadodara, India which already houses BOPP lines, extrusion coating & chemical coating lines and a metalizer. The 2.85 meter CPP line is five-layered and is designed to produce speciality 38

films (especially barrier films) for various packaging applications. The line has the possibility to have multilayer combinations. The new 2.85 meter metalizer is equipped with advanced control monitoring system and closed loop auto deposition control system. The facility at Karjan has been developed keeping future expansions in mind. Speaking on the development, Mr. Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films Ltd said, “Apart from being a focussed BOPP player over the years, we have made significant efforts in recent times to become a complete film solution provider with more and more films to offer along with various value added services. Moreover there has been a dearth of organised CPP players in the market and with the expansion of our capacity; we shall be better suited to

serve our customers. The new lines are also expected to help increase the overall margins and volumes to some extent.”

About Cosmo Films Limited Established in 1981, Cosmo Films Limited today is a global leader in speciality films for packaging, lamination and labeling applications. Its films offerings include biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, cast polypropylene (CPP) films and soon to be offered biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) films. Today, the company is the largest exporter of BOPP films from India and is also the largest producer of thermal laminating films in the world with plant cum distribution centres in the U.S, Korea & Japan and global channel partners in more than seventy countries.

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Flex Films Launches All New High Barrier Metallized Polyester Film

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SA:02February 2018: Metallized Polyester Films are increasing in popularity for imparting high barrier properties to laminated flexible packaging structures. However, it has been often experienced that poor adhesion of metal with the base polyester film can resultin laminate failure, thereby decreasing product performance. There has been an increasing demand for cost-effective films with high metal adhesion for superior barrier applications in harsh environments. However, the solutions that are currently available in the market are limited and costly. With this problem statement at hand, Flex Films (USA) Inc. has engineered FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB film which is a High Barrier Metallized Polyester Film. The film is either untreated or corona treated on the other surface, while metallization is carried out on the specially treated composite surface imparting metal adhesion or bond strength of > 1200 gram-force/inch. Flex Films is the global film manufacturing arm of India’s largest multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex Limited. All the film manufacturing plants of Uflex, i.e. in India, UAE, Poland, Egypt, Mexico and USAcan supplyFLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB Film. Talking more about the new development, Dr. Steven J. Sargeant, GM, Technology at Flex Films (USA) Inc. said, “The adhesion of metal on BOPET base film is the sum of chemical and mechanical adhesion. Our proprietary surface treatment on the base film allows increased levels of chelation or reaction with the met40

al being deposited, thereby resulting in a much better adhesion profile. The specialized surface treatment comprisesmaterialswith unique and enhanced properties thereby leading to much enhanced mechanical bonding. It took us almost 18 months to engineer this film.” Explaining the benefits that the newly developed film brings to the convertors, and elaborating upon its use, Mr. Vijay Yadav, Business Head, Flex Films (USA) Inc. said, “The film offers class leading high adhesion to metal under most aggressive environmental conditions; demonstrates improved scuff, scratch and craze resistance thereby improving yields up to four percentandoffering unparalleled robustness in processing and performance for converters; has OTR of 0.6cc/m2/day at 23 degrees C& 0% RH and MVTR of 0.6 g/m2/day at 38 degrees C & 90% RH offering high barrier properties thereby bringing new concepts to the market; complies with EU and FDA regulations for food grade applications and happens to be cost effective.

FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB Film finds extensive use in Liquid Packaging, Stand Up Pouch Applications, Barrier layer in challenging applications like ‘Bag in Box’, Chemical Packaging, Pharma Packaging, Hot fill applications up to 80 degree C. among others. This film is available in 8 – 50 micron thickness range.” Sharing his views about the potential of the new product, Mr. Anantshree Chaturvedi, Vice Chairman& CEO, Flex Films International – the global film manufacturing arm of Uflex Limited said, “Flex Films is focusing on speciality substratesthat add real value to the business of convertors and that of their customers byenhancing the quality and profileof the resultant packaging. Our expansion strategy hereafter will be niche product driven and not commodity driven. FLEXMETPROTECTTM F-HMB is a technologically superior film with encouraging demand.If we talk about the US itself,the market for this specialized film is expected to be about 25% of the current metalized film market.”

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Brilliant Polymers Announces Capacity Expansion

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umbai, India: 26th February 2018: Brilliant Polymers has commissioned a new 32 tonne reactor at its manufacturing site in Ambernath, Maharashtra. The company is one of the India’s leading suppliers and exporters of laminating adhesives for flexible packaging and currently produces over 14,000 tonnes of adhesive per annum at its state of the art manufacturing facility. The new reactor coupled with other infrastructure and optimization projects will increase capacity to 20,000 tonnes per year. “We intend to increase our market share in India and in exports markets; our investments in capacity underline our commitment to the flexible packaging industry. Despite strong headwinds on raw materials, with unprecedented price levels on 42

key materials like TDI and MDI, we continue to grow and strengthen our presence in the market. With the new capacity coming online in February 2018 and with our strong promise of Technology, Quality and Service with every supply, we are confident of moving into a leading position in India” says Gaurav Talwar, Managing Director, Brilliant Polymers Pvt. Ltd. With its innovative range of products, Brilliant has seen healthy growth rates over the last five years. The company offers a complete range of solutions for the flexible packaging industry from standard performance to high performance applications. Its products are designed to provide unique properties and afford excellent levels of performance in terms of heat and chemical resistance, optical properties

coupled with high initial tack and fast cure rates.

About Brilliant Polymers Pvt. Ltd. Established in 2011, Brilliant Polymers Pvt. Ltd. today is a leader in laminating adhesives for flexible packaging. Its solutions include a comprehensive range of solvent based and solvent free adhesives. End use applications include food, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications. It operates a state of the art manufacturing facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra and reaches customers all over India and over two dozen countries through local warehouses and channel partners. Please contact us at [email protected] or visit www.briliantpolymers.com for more details.

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Brilliant Polymers at Specialty Films Asia 2018, Bangkok

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umbai, India: 28th February 2018: Brilliant Polymers will participiate in “Specialty Packaging Films Asia 2018” on March 13 and 14, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. This seminar is sponsored by AMI Plastics, UK and focuses on flexible packaging applications in retail and industrial applications. Representatives from Brilliant Polymers along with its new channel partner for the Thai market will participate in this seminar and showcase Brilliant’s innovative adhesives for flexible packaging. Asia is a diverse and vibrant region that has embraced flexible packaging as a lightweight and cost effective alternative to rigid packaging. Technological advancements in raw materials, films and converting

are enabling the development of innovative constructions and features that balance high performance, functionality, environmental and legislative requirements, allowing flexible packaging to extend into an ever-increasing number of applications. In order to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly global marketplace, brand owners are recognizing the role packaging can play in product differentiation and consumer engagement. At the same time, innovation demands play out against a backdrop of requirements for cost efficiency, high productivity and processability. Furthermore, innovations in areas such as barrier coatings, additives and adhesives are allowing flexible packages to play a significant role in reducing food waste through the protection and preservation of goods throughout the supply chain.

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Brilliant Polymers will have a booth at Specialty Packaging Films Asia 2018 and our team along with our local channel partner will be available to network with customers at the event.

About Brilliant Polymers Pvt. Ltd. Established in 2011, Brilliant Polymers Pvt. Ltd. today is a leader in laminating adhesives for flexible packaging. Its solutions include a comprehensive range of solvent based and solvent free adhesives. End use applications include food, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications. It operates a state of the art manufacturing facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra and reaches customers all over India and over two dozen countries through local warehouses and channel partners. 43

Morchem S.A, European Adhesive Specialist Opens their Subsidiary in Mumbai

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About Morchem: orchem S.A. is one of the leading adhesive manufactures from Europe, with expertise in Polyurethane chemistry for more than 50 years. Our state of the Art factory is located at Barcelona, Spain and regional offices at US, Germany, China and UAE with number of logistic centers across the globe to serve flexible packaging industries closely. As one of the leading specialists in HIGH PERFORMANCE ADHESIVES in Europe, Morchem India was incorporated in August 2016 at Mumbai, to provide cost saving and innovative solutions to growing demands from converters like replacing costly high performance Solvent based adhesives with most ecofriendly and Food safe High Performance Solvent free adhesives ,Bio-degradable adhesive, Cold forming laminate adhesive etc. . According to Santosh Acharekar, Executive Director Morchem India, building long term relationships with our clients is something Morchem strongly believes in and we go to great lengths to ensure our valuable clients receive first rate service. Morchem wants to be a leading solution provider with focus on specialty and challenging applications however with local production of Solvent free and Solvent based adhesives in Maharashtra, now we can serve even general performance competitive market. Our product range consist of • U niversal Solvent free adhesive for metallised and PE based laminates 44

• H igh speed solvent based and solvent Free adhesives for metallised structures • Solvent based and solvent free adhesives for retort laminates , FDA 177.1390 • Bio-degradable solvent based adhesive in compliance with EN 13432 :2000 • Solvent based adhesives for Cold form blister laminates

• S olvent based and solvent free adhesives for Technical lamination • Primers for extrusion and printing • Overcoat ( 1 and 2 C ) / lacquers for high gloss / surface protection • TPU for printing inks

Morchem - Always First in Food Safety and Consumer Care

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8th Edition 14 - 16 JUNE 2018 Chennai Trade Centre I Chennai I INDIA Compack 2018 (8th Edition) will be held at Chennai, India from 14th to 16th June 2018. And we welcome you to witness the World of New Technologies. Compack, India’s Premier Packaging Expo, is dedicated to helping hundreds of thousands of potential buyers with New Technologies and a Complete Packaging Solutions. We help exhibitors to showcase their products from across South East Asia and assure to provide the visitors with some finest and innovative packaging solutions. From Machines to Materials, COMPACK caters to all your packaging needs. We constantly work with a vision to deliver the BEST, from tapping the potential buyers for the Exhibitors to obtaining the best packaging machines/materials for the Visitors.

HIGHLIGHTS OF PACKAGING INDUSTRY:  Southern

states now lead the country in a number of indices, Including Packaging.

 South

India is the largest consumer of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) material for packaging mineral water.

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The region is a dominating region as a pharma hub with strong infrastructure of research facilities and scientists.

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Dairy product packaging constitutes a large portion of the south India packaging Industry.

 Abundant  Retail

tea production in the region brings opportunities in the paper bag packaging Industry.

sales of packaged food are growing at 12% in the region.

The Unique aspects about COMPACK were, 

The precise Expo in South India for PACKAGING MACHINES, MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY.

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Co-located with our other Events in separate Hall’s in CHENNAI TRADE CENTRE namely 

1. FOOD SOUTH 3rd Edition – Complete solutions for FOOD PROCESING – TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT & INGREDIENTS Expo (www.foodsouth.in)

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2. ELECXPO 6th Edition – Electrical, Electronics & Power Expo

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3. SOLAR SOUTH 4th Edition – Solar Expo

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4. WOPS (World of Products) – Plastics & Rubber Products Expo

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Altogether 320 – 350 Exhibitors will be participating in the same Venue(Under single Roof)

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Expecting visitors: 9000 – 10,000 no’s

We look forward to your favorable response to have you onboard for this premier edition. COMPACK SRI LANKA – 2nd edition is scheduled from AUGUST 10 – 12, 2018 @ BMICH, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA. For further assistance call or write to [email protected]

Vivekanandhan.D +91 - 96000 95109 | Gururaj.R +91 – 9952955205 Organized by

www.compackexpo.com

Supporting Association

The Breakaway Event for Business & Networking

8th EDITION

14 - 16 JUNE 2018 Chennai Trade Centre I Chennai I INDIA

CO-LOCATED EVENT

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THE PERFECT PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE FOOD PROCESSING

TECHNOLOGY

EQUIPMENT

INGREDIENTS

FOR SPACE BOOKING CONTACT Vivekanandhan D: +91 96000 95109

[email protected] www.compackexpo.com

Organized by:

Supporting Association

Smart Expos & Fairs (India) Pvt. Ltd. No. 116, Manickam Lane, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai 600 032, INDIA Phone: +91 (44) 2250 1985 / 86 / 87 Email: [email protected]

Spreading colours since ‘121 Years’.

Hubergroup India Private Limited (formerly Micro Inks) 907 Windfall, Sahar Plaza, M V Road, J B Nagar, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400 059. T +91 22 28364313

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