BOBST is pleased to announce that effective Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Matt Bennett has joined BOBST in the position of Label Zone Business Director. Matt will be responsible for sales team leadership and driving revenue and will lead our ambitious growth plan for both flexo and digital technology within the narrow mid web scope.

Matt has been in the printing and packaging industry for over 30 years and has a wealth of experience in labels and digital printing, having spent several years heading up Sales for HP Indigo Labels and Packaging in North America.

“Matt’s understanding of digital printing in the labels space, as well as his strategic planning and experience in sales, marketing and customer service, will help to continue the future growth and success of BOBST’s oneLABEL Portfolio,” said Emilio Corti, BOBST Market Director Americas. “We are delighted to have Matt become a member of our team”.

“I’m thrilled to be leading the digital label and flexographic business for Bobst North America,” said Matt. “BOBST is investing heavily into digital and the overall label press portfolio is second to none. The new digital presses DIGITAL MASTER 340 and DIGITAL MASTER 510 “All In One” will transform the digital label press market and allow for unmatched inline printing, finishing and embellishing”.

About BOBST
We are one of the world’s leading suppliers of substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated board industries.

Founded in 1890 by Joseph Bobst in Lausanne, Switzerland, BOBST has a presence in more than 50 countries, runs 19 production facilities in 11 countries and employs more than 5800 people around the world. The firm recorded a consolidated turnover of CHF 1.563 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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With the recognition of UniNATURE as overall winner of this year’s Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards, Siegwerk once again demonstrates its ability to develop innovative and sustainable ink solutions, further driving the development of circular packaging solutions.

Siegburg, Germany – Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, today announced that its packaging ink series UniNATURE has won Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards 2022. The sustainable ink solution with a high Bio-Renewable Content was not only selected as the winner in the category “Renewable Materials”, but also as the “Most Sustainable Innovation” among all 360 entries from across the global packaging value chain. All winners of the commercialized innovations & initiatives categories of the Sustainability Awards 2022 were revealed on September 13, 2022, at the Sustainable Packaging Summit, in Lisbon, Portugal.

“It is such an honor to be recognized as two-time winner at this year’s Sustainability Awards,” celebrates Christopher van Laack, Vice President Business Units Paper & Board EMEA and Liquid Food Packaging at Siegwerk. “Being selected as winner in the category ‘Renewable Materials’ is already a great success for our UniNATURE series but being awarded the ‘Most Sustainable Innovation’ at the same time is a remarkable triumph for us that shows once again that we are on the right track to significantly drive the development of sustainable packaging.” Siegwerk always invests a lot of time to bring forward-looking solutions to life that enable the design of circular packaging solutions. From R&D through raw material sourcing and industrialization to application technology and sales, there are many teams involved to successfully roll-out a new series to the market. “Our thanks go to all Siegwerkers who helped making UniNATURE a reality – all your hard work is now paying off! You can be proud for achieving this major milestone on our journey to actively promoting packaging circularity,” adds Christopher van Laack. UniNATURE is Siegwerk’s sustainable water-based ink range for paper and board applications that is formulated with natural components and thus partly replaces fossil carbon with biorenewable carbon, concretely contributing to defossilization in the sense of a circular economy. The ink range was one of four finalists nominated in the category “Renewable Materials”.

UniNATURE incorporates up to 50% renewable carbon content which is up to nine times more compared to standard water-based inks, and thus provides an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional inks without impacting the recyclability of paper and board packaging while contributing to reducing microplastics in inks. A combination of natural and conventional resins, from bio-sourced monomers, allows customers to quickly change to UniNATURE as no adjustments to the existing processes, such as speed and color matching, are required. Furthermore, the sustainable ink range comes along with excellent ink performance and color strengths offering similar levels of resistance as current water-based technologies. It offers an improved ink stability and lower VOC content while also enabling high printing speeds on both coated and uncoated papers. UniNATURE is applicable for many paper & board applications including corrugated board boxes, trays and displays, fast food packaging, sacks and bags, as well as cups and wraps. It supports various printing applications whilst meeting the highest market and regulatory standards.

The Sustainability Awards is an international competition for sustainability in packaging annually awarded by the Packaging Europe magazine. The mission of the award is to illuminate the most important sustainable innovation across the packaging value chain. Therefore, winners are selected by an independent expert jury representing a cross-section of the international packaging value chain, including leading brand owners and retailers, sustainability organizations, waste management, academia and industry experts. This year’s competition covered awards in twelve different categories – seven for commercialized products and initiatives, including e.g. Best Practice, Recyclable Packaging or Renewable Materials, as well as five new pre-commercialized categories dedicated to showcase emerging innovation that will hit the market during the next years. The winners of the pre-commercialized categories will be announced later in November. Here, Siegwerk is also nominated in the category “Driving the Circular Economy” for the polycirQ deinking process for printed plastic films, which helps to prevent downcycling of valuable plastic resources.

More information about Sustainability Awards 2022 can be found here: http://thesustainabilityawards.com/

To learn more about Siegwerk’s circular solutions please visit https://www.siegwerk.com/en/circular-economy/our-circular-solutions.html

About Siegwerk
Siegwerk, a sixth-generation family-owned company, is one of the leading international manufacturers of printing inks and individual solutions for packaging, labels, and catalogs. With more than 180 years of experience, the company has solid expertise in and knowledge of many printing procedures. A global manufacturing and service network ensures customers consistently high-quality products and services. In keeping with the company’s philosophy “Ink, Heart & Soul,” Siegwerk seeks long-term cooperation with its business partners. Siegwerk employs some 5,000 people worldwide in more than 30 country organizations and is headquartered in Siegburg near Cologne. Further information on Siegwerk can be found at www.siegwerk.com

Rochester, NY – From September 13-15, 2022 Durst Group was showcasing the highly successful and globally placed Tau RSC technology in booths #3105 and #3123 at LableExpo Americas in Rosemont. In addition to the hundreds of new product launches and live demonstrations from 400 exhibitors, Durst offered a unique experience, showcasing their Ecosystem of printers and software, and provided visitors access to experienced industry experts.

Customers, partners, suppliers and friends from all over the world, primarily from the American continent, visited the booth and were impressed by the technology and innovation of Durst machines and the leading digital inkjet solutions. Durst was showcasing two printers from their Tau RSC Portfolio, which were presented to interested parties during numerous live demos.

• The Durst Tau RSCi, is designed for an industrial level of productivity, this printer offers highest quality, in the most economical way. Available in printing widths of 330, 420 or 510 mm the printer is a real productivity workhorse with printing speeds up to 100m/min. The printer can now be equipped with the new double white feature, increasing the productivity when printing with white ink at highest opacity to 80m/min.

During the show, the Tau RSCi was printing live on sensitive shrink sleeve material outstanding beer can shrink labels at highest productivity.

• Equipped with latest RSC technology, the Tau 330 RSC E combines best in class print quality with an economic investment. Fully upgradable to an 8 color Tau 330 RSC with impressive native 1,200 dpi resolution and a print speed of 80 m/min guarantees superior print quality at all levels of investment.

• Customers could also see for the first time beautiful In-Mold Labels and containers produced with the Tau RSCi. In Mold Labels are an interesting and growing application and it was the first time that Durst showed samples of this application live.

Next to machinery; customers experienced the strong Durst Software portfolio including Durst Workflow Label and Durst Analytics. Dursts competitive software portfolio is a real game changer and helps customers to grow their business. Visitors have received deep insight into the newest features from the experts.

Steve Lynn, Director, Labels and Packaging, comments, “It was great to welcome so many customers, partners, suppliers and friends finally again at Labelexpo. The feedback we received was very positive and customers continue to adapt to digital printing with our leading inkjet solutions at a very high pace. ”

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OCONOMOWOC, WI – MGF Services & Equipment is excited to announce the addition of Colordyne Technologies’ UV and Water-Based inkjet print engines to their new equipment offerings. With over 40 years of experience, MGF’s consultative approach and commitment to outstanding customer service are what keep them thriving. Colordyne’s digital retrofit solutions allow users to turn their new or existing flexo press, web handling, packaging, and converting systems into state-of-the-art single pass hybrid printing platforms.

“It makes perfect sense for us to add the Colordyne digital retrofit print engines to our new equipment offerings for our growing customer base in the labels, packaging, corrugated boxes and converting market segments. We pride ourselves on being a dependable ‘Single Source’ provider and Colordyne’s solutions bring cost savings and superior performance with variable data, simplified for optimized production efficiencies,” says Mona Friedl, President of MGF.

MGF Services & Equipment is a full-service provider from machine shop fabrication processes, parts, and support services to buying and selling used print manufacturing equipment. MGF specializes in the commercial offset printing, direct-mail, digital printing & finishing, labels, packaging & converting, flexo and industrial manufacturing industries.

Colordyne Technologies, also Wisconsin-based, is a leading manufacturer of high speed, high resolution and low capital cost UV-LED and water-based inkjet print engines. Colordyne’s unique retrofit approach to digital printing allows label converters to seamlessly integrate process color inkjet directly onto existing production lines at breakthrough speeds and without the loss of current press functionality.

The MGF history dates back to the year 1976 when Walter Friedl dedicated his engineering and technical expertise to the redesign and support of large format offset presses. Mona’s maternal grandfather named Edward Kleist ran his own printing press company in 1922 from Milwaukee, WI.

In April of 2004, with over 25 years of printing machinery experience in the aftermarket parts and service support business for the maintenance and repair of production equipment, Mona closed the door of the family-run business and opened another, namely MGF Services LLC.

“The key to ongoing success in my world is to consistently find new ways to support and service customers. Most of the services that we offer today have been developed by listening to our customers and understanding their needs. Aftermarket products and refurbishing leaders differentiate themselves by providing superior services and enhanced product solutions. Innovation and creativity are vital for developing and providing continuously improved services and product solutions.”

The MGF philosophy centers around the reality that it is not always necessary to invest in new equipment in order to achieve the desirable results when a well-constructed strategy using re-engineered and enhanced existing assets can provide a more cost-effective solution to meet one’s investment objectives.

The MGF Team of experts can assist you to identify the best Colordyne Technologies digital retrofit print engine solution that will enable you to extend the production life of your existing or new flexo or converting systems for years to come.

About Colordyne Technologies
Headquartered in Brookfield, WI, Colordyne Technologies is a leading manufacturer of high speed, high resolution and low capital cost UV-LED and water-based inkjet print engines. They are designed for integration onto existing printing and converting equipment to create an affordable hybrid production press. Colordyne Technologies recognizes the years of investments made into the people and equipment that make up a label converting press room. Colordyne’s unique retrofit approach to digital printing allows label converters to seamlessly integrate process color inkjet directly onto existing production lines at breakthrough speeds and without the loss of current press functionality. Visit www.colordynetech.com for additional information.

Three-Day Event for Training on Label Printers, Label Design Software and Top Media Solutions

Los Alamitos, CA – Epson today announced it will be hosting a ColorWorks® training event for partners at its U.S. headquarters in Orange County, Calif., with ScanSource, a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud. The three-day event, from Sept. 19-21, will focus on exclusive training, featuring label design software from Epson ColorWorks label partners, along with top media producers.

“We look forward to having the opportunity to showcase Epson’s industry-leading solutions to our partners, while also providing insight into the tools, programs and educational opportunities ScanSource provides in support of these solutions,” said Ansley Hoke, senior vice president of marketing, ScanSource, Inc. “We are excited to network with our partners at Epson’s headquarters and uncover new opportunities for growth and success.”

The event will include BarTender® label design software training from Epson label partner Seagull Scientific, as well as information from vendor partner DTG and top media producers General Data Company, Inc. and Mactac. The educational event was designed exclusively for value-added resellers and offers a deep dive into the Epson ColorWorks on-demand color label printer products. Training topics will include:

• Partner marketing support and custom configuration capabilities

• Color label overview and Epson’s leadership in on-demand labels

• Introduction to performance materials and adhesives

• Creating compliant, intelligent templates for specific industries

• Hands-on printer training for amazing customer demos

“These in-person events are really important. Our reseller partners get concentrated, in-depth, hands-on training with the printers, software and media – seeing firsthand how all the critical components work together,” said Victor Gomez, director, Industrial Labels, Epson America, Inc. “We are excited to welcome folks to our Orange County headquarters for training and networking.”

The event specifically offers training for Epson’s ColorWorks on-demand color label printers that offer flexibility for printing one or thousands of labels at a time. The full portfolio helps maximize efficiency and reduce obsolete inventory costs. Products demonstrated at the event will include Epson’s newest ColorWorks C4000 compact printer and the ColorWorks CW-C6000-series industrial label printers with auto cutter and peel-and-present models.

Attendees are also invited to an opportunity to tour Epson’s Technology Center in Carson, Calif. For additional information about Epson’s ColorWorks on-demand color label printers, visit epson.com/colorworks-color-label-printers.

About ScanSource

ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) is a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud and accelerating growth for partners across hardware, SaaS, connectivity and cloud. ScanSource enables partners to deliver solutions for their customers to address changing end-user buying and consumption patterns. ScanSource sells through multiple, specialized routes-to-market with hardware, SaaS, connectivity and cloud services offerings from the world’s leading suppliers of point-of-sale (POS), payments, barcode, physical security, unified communications and collaboration, telecom, and cloud services. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, ScanSource was named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in South Carolina and on FORTUNE magazine’s 2022 List of World’s Most Admired Companies. ScanSource ranks #773 on the Fortune 1000. For more information, visit www.scansource.com.

About Epson

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson’s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/

Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, Calif., is Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: epson.com.

Winners announced on opening night of Labelexpo Americas 2022

The results of the label industry’s prestigious global awards were announced on the opening night of Labelexpo Americas 2022.

The winners were chosen by a judging panel consisting of Lori Campbell, chairman of TLMI, Linnea Keen, president of TLMI, Philippe Voet, president of FINAT, Greg Hrinya, editor of Label & Narrow Web, James Quirk, then group editor of Labels & Labeling, and Jean Poncet, editor-in-chief at Etiq+Pack. The chair of the judging panel was Andy Thomas-Emans, strategic director Tarsus Labels & Packaging Group.

As previously announced, the winner of the 2022 R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Award is Harveer Sahni. The judging panel felt Harveer meets all the criteria for excellence demanded by the industry’s most prestigious award for an individual’s contribution to the growth and development of the global labels industry. His history in building a company to manufacture self-adhesive labels in India, through to his central role in building the Indian label association and then acting as an influential ambassador on the world stage, all helped the judging panel to come to their decision.

The Rising Star Award went to Stijn Billiet, Global Sustainability Director, MCC Label. Stijn joined MCC in 2020 and made an immediate impact bringing sustainability onto the agenda of the business. Early 2021 he presented a roadmap for all global production sites to reduce their carbon footprint, guiding the Belgian facility to carbon neutral production. Stijn represents MCC in its collaboration with organizations such as Holy Grail, RecyClass, APR, and CELAB. The judging panel felt Stijn has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader and is already a strong voice within the labels industry.

The Environmental Sustainability Award was won by Flint Group Narrow Web for a new line of products designed to enable more sustainable packaging. The first product in the series, Evolution Deinking Primer, when used with Flint Group EkoCure XS inks, enables deinking of crystallisable shrink sleeves, allowing the clean sleeve label material to be recovered and recycled into PET packaging. The judging panel felt that the Evolution Deinking Primer makes a major contribution to developing a circular lifecycle for label materials.

The Innovation Award for companies with over 300 employees went to Actega for its Signite decoration technology. Utilizing the latest in UV-curable chemistry, Signite decorations are created entirely on press, eliminating the need for the laminated constructions used in traditional pressure-sensitive label production. Signite decorations are built in register with the graphics and label content, so there is no die cutting and no matrix to dispose of. Signite decorations are applied with a specialist inline applicator developed by Actega, initially for glass straight-walled containers. The judging panel felt this to be a step change in the way label decorations are produced and a major contribution to industry sustainability.

The Innovation Award for companies with under 300 employees was awarded to S-OneLP for its ReEarth compostable flexible packaging films.  ReEarth films have achieved ASTM D6400 commercial compostability standards and are both BPI and USDA Biopreferred certified. A compostable print film, adhesive, and sealant layer make up this laminated structure that can be surface printed with digital or flexographic technologies. The judging panel felt that with more label converters diversifying into flexible packaging products, a fully compostable solution is a great aid to future packaging industry sustainability.

The Rising Star award is sponsored by Avery Dennison; the Environmental Sustainability award is sponsored by Labels & Labeling; the Innovation Award for companies up to 300 employees is sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web; and the Innovation Award for companies over 300 is sponsored by Xeikon.

This coming October will see BOBST present its sustainability-ready technologies at three separate events across Europe. The company will be showcasing its extensive know-how and technical capabilities in substrate functionality and process performance, which enable converters to maximize opportunities and take transformative steps towards a circular economy.

In addition to daily presentations and displays at the K show in Düsseldorf, BOBST is extending its reach by inviting flexible packaging converters to visit two Open Houses at its European Competence Centers – one taking place in Bielefeld, Germany, and the other in Manchester in the UK.

“The focus at all three locations will be on exploring the possibilities for packaging manufacturers to proactively meet the fast-evolving market demands and their related challenges, not only in terms of sustainability but across all the elements of the BOBST Vision – connectivity, digitalization and automation,” explains Sara Alexander, Marketing & Communication Manager, Flexible Packaging at BOBST.

Barrier Paper Solutions Open House

Bobst Manchester, UK, 18 October 2022

The Manchester Open House will demonstrate the latest achievements in developing viable fibre-based packaging solutions. Aptly titled Barrier Paper Solutions: A New Opportunity for the Flexible Packaging Market, the event will take visitors step by step through the development of the FibreCycle solution by BOBST and the project ecosystem of partners, which comprises UPM and Michelman. Developed within the scope of the oneBARRIER family of solutions, it responds to the escalating interest in paper packaging and delivers an industrially viable mono-material paper solution that utilizes the synergies between wet dispersion coating and dry vacuum coating technologies to produce high-barrier, recycle-ready flexible packaging.

K 2022 Trade Fair

Messe Düsseldorf, Germany, 19–26 October 2022

Sustainability and connectivity will take center stage on the BOBST stand (Hall 4, A39) at K 2022 in Düsseldorf. Interactive displays and video presentations will show how BOBST is making sustainability in packaging a reality through groundbreaking innovations and exceptional support.

BOBST and partner companies Dow, Michelman, Sun Chemical and Zermatt will be on hand to discuss the development of the PE mono-material oneBARRIER PrimeCycle solution, a recycle-ready, industry-viable alternative to non-recyclable metallized film. The partners will illustrate how their contribution to the project guaranteed a successful result.

Visitors will also be brought up to date on other advances under the wide scope of the oneBARRIER project, including the extensive testing program that led to the introduction of the high-barrier and recycle-ready fibre-based oneBARRIER FibreCycle solution, which has been developed with UPM and Michelman. There will also be updates on other collaborative projects with different ecosystems of partnerships falling under the BOBST pillars of sustainability.

The capabilities of BOBST Connect will also be highlighted. The user-centric platform, which can be shared by all BOBST equipment, links all steps of the workflow processes, and improves efficiency, control and data knowledge to drive quality and productivity across the entire value chain.

One Complete Solution Open House

Bobst Bielefeld, Germany, 19–22 and 24–26 October 2022

The program of the Bielefeld event will demonstrate the unique advantage of BOBST as the only manufacturer that can provide all equipment and processes for end-to-end flexible packaging production. A very wide range of different integrated workflows, equipment and process combinations are gathered as “One Complete Solution” which will allow visitors to experience a fully optimized flexible packaging workflow in action: from pre-press and flexo plate production, through to automatic plate mounting and setting, printing on the VISION CI flexo press, quality control with BOBST DIT digital inspection table and solventless lamination on the NOVA SX 550 LAMINATOR. BOBST flagship MASTER CI flexo press featuring advanced robotics for a fully automated press setup will also be shown in a separate demonstration. All orchestrated by BOBST Connect.

“We are ready to show BOBST’s transformative technologies which will offer flexible packaging manufacturers new capabilities for improving the productivity, quality and sustainability of their processes and prepare their businesses for the future of packaging production,” concludes Sara Alexander.

To attend any of these events, register here: http://www.bobst.com/k2022.

Elk Grove Village, IL — SCREEN Americas announces the expansion of its existing partnership with Nilpeter. The arrangement includes Nilpeter providing sales, installation and support for SCREEN’s Truepress Jet L350UV SAI series in Latin America. Known for its exceptional print quality and durability, the Truepress Jet L350UV SAI series is a perfect fit for the region as demand for high-quality inkjet printing continues to grow.

The alliance will enable both companies to strengthen their presence in Latin America by providing printers with more options for high-quality, reliable printing equipment as well as more immediate service to their customers. For the team at SCREEN Americas, the partnership represents an opportunity to expand its reach into new markets and bring more value to printers, according to Vice President of Sales Dean Kenan, who manages the company’s Digital and Packaging Solutions division. “Our goal is to always provide our customers with best-in-class technology that meets their specific needs,” said Kenan. “Partnering with Nilpeter allows us to do just that.”

Headquartered in Denmark with offices in the United States and Brazil, Nilpeter has been providing solutions for the label and packaging industry for more than 100 years. Its office in São Paulo, Brazil, will be the point of contact for printers looking to achieve quality label production with an industry-proven press such as the Truepress Jet L350UV SAI. “In the past 25 years, we have sold and installed more than 1,000 Nilpeter presses in Latin America,” said Managing Director Rubens Wilmers of Nilpeter in Brazil. “This gives us a unique understanding of what our customers need to be successful.” As part of the agreement, Nilpeter will service these presses as well. 

The announcement coincides with Labelexpo Americas 2022 in Rosemont, Illinois, where several members of the Nilpeter team joined employees of SCREEN Americas in SCREEN’s booth to share the news with the show’s attendees and demonstrate the benefits of the Truepress Jet L350UV SAI series. The press prints up to 60 meters per minute on a variety of substrates using CMYK formulas with the option of adding white, blue and orange inks to the equation. It has been especially popular with label printers looking to achieve opacity on transparent substrates.

SCREEN Americas and Nilpeter began their coalition in the spring of 2019 when the two companies established a solution titled PANORAMA which combined Nilpeter’s flexographic capabilities with SCREEN’s digital inkjet solutions. PANORAMA is available as either a stand-alone or hybrid configuration. With this latest agreement, SCREEN Americas and Nilpeter look forward to building on their previous accomplishments in the years to come.

About SCREEN Americas
SCREEN Americas, a SCREEN Graphic Solutions group company established in 1967, is a leading provider of digital inkjet technology serving the commercial, publishing, direct mail, transactional, packaging, and label industries. In 2021, SCREEN Americas relocated its headquarters to Elk Grove Village, Illinois, with an upgrade that included a 14,000-plus square-foot Inkjet Innovation Center.