Ceepackaging

Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) introduced the EASY-COL system at drupa - a new system reducing make-ready times and improving ink correction quality on printing presses. The EASY-COL system allows the press operator to make fast and reliable color matches.

The baling presses from the Salem-based manufacturer HSM are the specialist solution for compressing waste materials by up to 95% into sorted, easily transportable bales. The fully automatic channel baling press, HSM VK 12018 R, can be used to press ready-to-sell bales in a wide variety of materials – even bulky or very expansive material is no problem.

Drent Goebel looks back at the most successful drupa ever, with eight machines sold to customers around the globe. Special attention was given to the introduction of the Food Safety Certificates for the VSOP press.

With some really wonderful stands at Interpack, I have been rather curious to know more. It all seems like a dreadful amount of work, not to mention the cost. Today, print company KBA sent this information about what they are doing.

From 25th to 27th of September 2007 the FachPack 2007, the trade fair for packing solutions, took place in Nuremberg. Altogether 1,326 exhibitors faced 33,975 specialized visitors, from those approximately 84% came from Germany. HSM convinced on an 50 square meter exhibition booth as well known manufacturer of baling presses and solutions for the production of packing material.

From 24th up to 31st of october 2007 Messe Düsseldorf opened their gates for the K, the world-wide leading fair for the plastic and rubber industry. Over eight days 3,130 exhibitors had the chance to convince approximately 242,000 specialized visitors from all over the world of their products. On 96 sqm HSM presented itself as specialist for the lasting compaction of PET bottles and for the pressing of foil, cardboard and special materials, like hard plastic (e.g. Television and computer frames).

Esko, the world's leading supplier of solutions for the digital imaging of flexo plates and for pre-production workflows in the packaging industry, announces the successful implementation of a JDF-based communication solution at Leeb Folien GmbH & Co KG. Working in collaboration with Dr. Lauterbach & Partner, Esko established an online connection between Esko BackStage and the SAP ERP system. Leeb Folien has also installed Esko WebCenter, a JDF-based online approval tool. A specialist in custom film packaging based in Memmingen, Germany, Leeb Folien has been using the new communications interface since February 2007. The installation has maximized the level of automation and significantly reduced error rates in the company's prepress workflow.

Fischer & Krecke delivers their first CI flexo press designed for the WetFlex process to UV-Flex GmbH, Aichstetten, Germany. The 10-color press, a FLEXPRESS 16S model, will be commissioned in the beginning of March. WetFlex is an innovative process in which the radiation cured inks developed by Sun Chemical are applied wet-on-wet to the substrate.

Fischer & Krecke is launching the compact FLEXPRESS 6S, a smaller, entirely new addition to the mid and wide web FLEXPRESS series of gearless, sleeve based, servo driven CI flexo presses that continue to set new standards of performance throughout the package printing industry.