Komori Corporation (Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Satoshi Mochida) is pleased to announce the development of the Lithrone GX/G advance EX. This press will be unveiled at drupa 2024.
Komori Corporation (Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Satoshi Mochida) is pleased to announce the development of the Lithrone GX/G advance EX. This press will be unveiled at drupa 2024.
Antalis will be bringing KernowPrint Eco Pro Lite HEPP, a durable synthetic paper, to the digital market with immediate effect. It is suitable for dry toner and HP Indigo digital presses.
High-tech textiles in twelve application areas, the global innovative power of technical textiles and nonwovens as well as the digitalisation of the textile-processing industry: with 38,000 visitors from 102 countries and 1,700 exhibitors from 53 countries, Techtextil and Texprocess have grown in terms of exhibitor numbers and recorded a 29 percent increase in visitor numbers. At the leading trade fairs, the density of forward-looking textile solutions that are transforming entire industries was particularly noticeable.
With 1,700 exhibitors from 53 countries, Techtextil and Texprocess 2024 are underscoring their pioneering significance for the global industry. At the opening event, the leading international trade fairs focused on the highly relevant subject of AI and thus generated future-oriented impulses. AI offers new opportunities along the entire value chain – from production and processing to recycling. In the panel talk, experts explained how AI is energising the textile industry.
On the Way to the Net Zero Era - New Sustainability Report published
BionicBee – ultralight flying object with precise control
Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee (“Mother Parkers”), one of North America’s leading coffee and tea companies and the largest supplier of private-label coffee and tea, has invested in new production capability to provide a new, more sustainable packaging option for coffee formats.
Combined with intelligent on-demand production, Müller Martini's Smart Factory is the answer to sustainability in the printing industry – not only significantly reducing the carbon footprint, but also driving the digital transformation. Müller Martini will be demonstrating the economic and ecological benefits at drupa booth 1B50 and at the drupa "touchpoint sustainability" in Hall 14.
Recently introduced fully-recyclable and lockable Future Disc Top closure takes beauty packaging to the next level
As a global leader in the development of value-added dispensing closures solutions, Aptar Closures continues to deliver on its commitment to design for recyclability while providing convenience and safety to end-consumers. One of the most recent introductions to the market is Future Disc Top, a fully recyclable* closure that was also made to withstand the rough e-commerce journey to provide peace of mind to brands and consumers.
Paper Machine 1 (PM1), which specialises in the production of security papers, has been operating with a new film press since February. The €1.9 million investment replaced the existing size press. The planning and realisation of this project took 12 months in total.
Mimaki to showcase engineering excellence with innovations and initiatives that are set to future-proof the sign graphic, industrial, and textile industries, whilst driving environmental and social sustainability
Sun Chemical announces its ongoing collaboration with packaging solutions company, Cardbox Packaging. Sun Chemical is supplying Cardbox with SunPak® FSP EcoPace sheetfed, low migration inks for high productivity, high speed folding carton printing and for its SunHub compact ink dispenser at their Austria site.
Plastic pollution has become one of the greatest challenges facing our planet. Min Zhu, PhD, Senior Director, Technical Services and Operations, US & Canada Softlines at SGS, explores the issues and asks what are the drivers for change and what solutions are available to businesses who are committed to plastics reduction and sustainability?
Heimtextil and Patricia Urquiola, together, provided a glimpse into the highly anticipated design installation to be realized at Heimtextil 2025, reinforcing the special collaboration with the celebrated Spanish architect and designer.
After promising results from the ongoing demonstration phase, Metsä Group has decided to conduct, in parallel with the demo phase, a pre-engineering project related to a possible first commercial-scale factory. Muoto™ packages are renewable and recyclable bioproducts that can be utilised in, e.g., takeaway, berry, tray, and combo packaging.
Earlier this year the committees of K 2025 chose the motto for the coming K in Düsseldorf, The World’s No.1 Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, from 8 to 15 October 2025. It consists of one slogan and three core messages, all focusing on the key topics of K in 2025:
ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, has announced its participation in drupa (28 May – 7 June 2024, Dusseldorf, Germany). ACTEGA experts will be based at various touchpoints across the show to present the company’s extensive range of product and technology solutions developed for printers and converters seeking more sustainable solutions and high-value embellishment options. ACTEGA representatives will be located on numerous partner company stands and, in the Touchpoint Packaging Forum, showcasing the benefits of its latest barrier coatings, high-quality finishing solutions, coatings for digital printing and its pioneering mindful metallization technology, ECOLEAF.
Sustainability of Scodix solution an important driver to the sale
Fujifilm branded “Apeos” office printer series to be distributed in Europe, with Italy and the UK as the first countries
Invertek Drives Ltd, a global innovator and manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology, has celebrated producing its three millionth VFD.
Adestor by Lecta, Lecta’s self-adhesive material branch, is proud to announce its platinum partnership with RecyClass, a key European initiative promoting plastic recyclability. This partnership reflects Adestor's ongoing commitment to minimizing environmental impact and accelerating the transition towards a
circular economy within the labelling industry.