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Gallus Labelmaster 440 at Avery Dennison Innovation and Knowledge Centre

W&H promotes latest packaging for petrochemical and bulk material

Intelligent transport systems: Future of flexible packaging

UFlex inaugurates new recycling plant in Noida

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Editorial

From the editor’s desk!

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ith significant increase in the number of infected persons due to coronavirus, over two dozen trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed, potentially disrupting deals worth billions of dollars. The virus now rampaging across 93 countries and territories around the world could be much more damaging. With some important events of the year – metpack, interpack and drupa coming up in the months of May and June – the situation has become tough for organizers and exhibitors alike, and there is every likelihood that these events may be affected if the situation doesn’t come under control soon. The organizers of the events need to take an early call keeping in mind the interest of all stakeholders.

In our cover story, we write about the inauguration of the Gallus Labelmaster 440 at Avery Dennison Innovation and Knowledge Centre (ADIKC). On this occasion, Heidelberg India organized a spectacular two-day ‘Label and More’ event at ADIKC, shining the spotlight on Gallus Labelmaster 440. Live demos of the Labelmaster 440 were showcased to more than 80 printers across the labels and packaging segment, and ADIKC partners – Esko, Dupont, Flint, Royal Coat, Rotometrics, Univaco, and Tesa.

Parksons Packaging recently installed its first HP Indigo 30000 digital press which is also the first B2-format (20 x 30 inch) digital press in the Indian folding carton industry. HP and Parksons organized an event called Onboxing to showcase brand owners and packaging buyers the technological prowess of the new digital HP Indigo 30000 press.

Meanwhile, Ahmedabad-based Unick Fix-a-Form and Printers also installed India’s first Domino N610i digital label printing press to kick start their digital journey. The 7-color press is powered by Esko digital front-end with color management and variable printing suite, and Multitec Hybrid system.

Hitting another milestone, Konica Minolta shipped its 500th AccurioLabel digital label press. The AccurioLabel digital label press was launched in 2016. In India, Konica Minolta installed its first AccurioLabel press at Hora Arts in 2018.

In this edition, read why nitrosamine is a big no for printing inks in food and pharmaceutical packaging. Nitrosamines are formed when nitrites, which can be formed from nitrates, react with a secondary or tertiary amine. According to studies, evidences showed that nitrites or amines as unintentional contaminants present in raw materials such as starting materials, solvent, reagents or catalysts. These contaminants may react under some circumstances, within same or different processing steps, which consequently give rise to the formation of nitrosamines.

Uflex is scaling up its recycling strength to help build a circular economy, by the way of setting up two lines that will wash and recycle post-consumer waste and subsequently give a second life to plastics. The pilot plant at its Noida facility commenced its operations and is aimed to mitigate the piling plastic dumps in Delhi–NCR by recycling collected post-consumer waste PET bottles and multi-layer plastic packaging into chips and granules, put into further use to make products with economic value.

In line with its global sustainability campaign ‘Project Plastic Fix’, UFlex will steer its efforts towards keeping plastic in the economy and out of the environment, converting waste into wealth.

– Mahan Hazarika, Editor, editor@thepackman.in

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Sonic Labels installs its second Brotech----19 Konica Minolta AccurioLabel Series hits 500th milestone-----------------------------------20

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“Labelexpo and Brand Print India ill promote the power of print” – Pradeep Saroha-------22

Ball Corporation launches ‘infinitely recyclable’ aluminum bottle line---------------- 6 Stora Enso and Valio join forces on reusable biocomposite lids---------------------------------- 8 Taylors reveals new coffee packaging design---------------------------------- 8

PREPRESS AND SOFTWARE Shilp Gravures installs Esko CDI Crystal 5080--------------------------10

MONOCARTON Parksons and HP bring onboxing ideas or brand owners and packaging buyers--------12 Bobst garners good response at Pamex 2020-----------------------14 Suba Solutions showcases V-cut window patching machine---------------------------------14 Inovision reaches new heights with Scodix Ultra Pro foil------------------------15 Komori Corporation takes over MBO Group----------------------------------15

LABELS Heidelberg inaugurates Gallus Labelmaster 440 at ADIKC--------------------------------------16 Unick Fix-a-Form installs India’s first Domino N610i digital label press-------------------------18 Aarya Print Pack installs Lombardi Synchroline 430-----------------------------------19

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Kumar Labels installs Daheng Imavision system---------------------------------23

FLEXIBLES Constantia Ecoflex Ahmedabad invests in three Comexi machines-------------------------24 Intelligent transport systems: Future of flexible packaging---------------------------------26 W&H promotes latest packaging for petrochemical and bulk material--------------28 Pelican demonstrates Acrostar and Solomark 6400------------------------------------29 “We develop game-changing specialty solutions for customers in the plastics industry,” – Gilles Rochas of OQ--------------30 Henkel invests Rs 400 crore in new production plant near Pune--------------------32 Value addition in flexible packaging----------33

PHARMA PACKAGING Sain Packaging installs Heidelberg CS 92 5-color plus coater--------------------------------34 Nitrosamine – a big no for printing inks for food and pharmaceutical packaging---------36 Autoprint launches Checkmate 25 for pharma cartons------------------------------------37 Pratham Technologies displays outsert leaflet folding machine---------------------------38 Dover acquires Systech International-------38 Cilicant Chem to set up Rs 50 crore plant in Hyderabad------------------------------------------39 Schott increases sales in India – plans record investments-------------------------------40

PAGE 20 FILLING AND SEALING Bosch Packaging Technology is now Syntegon----------------------------------42

AUTOMATION Committed to innovation: B&R adding value to Indian manufacturing industry------44

BUDGET 2020 Union budget of India 2020–2021------------46

SUSTAINABILITY Uflex inaugurates new recycling plant in Noida--------------------------------------50 Plastic waste management – need to have improvised collection system------------------51 Michelman’s recyclable and repulpable water-based coating for paper cups---------53

EVENTS Naph Graphics to display SlitLine 35 at drupa 2020-----------------------------------------54 Asahi Photoproducts to demonstrate new water recycling unit-------------------------------54 Baumer hhs becomes drupa packaging touchpoints partner-------------------------------55 Heidelberg to present its expertise in printing at drupa 2020--------------------------------------55

INDUSTRY NEWS Flint Group increases price of all packaging inks and coatings in India----56 Xerox names EMEA president----------------56 UPM joins effort to recycle label liners------56

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z Non-slip effect Verescence launches ‘safety glass’ bottles

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erescence has partnered with startup What Matters to launch a range of 100% recyclable bottles with a non-slip effect. One downside of the introduction of glass bottles into the home and bathroom as a replacement for plastic is that injury can occur in the event of slippage. To combat this, Verescence’s new product utilizes a softtouch coating as a second skin which gives a non-slip effect on the glass surface.

Beyond the danger of slippage, Verescence highlights the risk caused by glass fragments that can occur as a result of breakage. The company’s solution to this is a very thin layer of polymer that is applied to the glass surface to allow it to absorb shocks and potentially retain fragments. According to the company, this attribute makes the product twice as resistant as conventional glass.

From an environmental point of view,

A soft-touch coating as a second skin gives a non-slip effect on the glass surface

Verescence says that the bottles are 100% recyclable. The hydro-based coating reportedly contains neither solvents nor PVC and meets

the standard NF EN 71-3, related to the safety of children’s toys.

“Verescence is a pioneer in terms of ecosolutions. In this perspective, the What Matters project, which offers a new way of consuming, is consistent with our approach to sustainable development. Supporting this promising innovative start-up is an investment for the future,” said Thomas Riou, CEO of Verescence.

Charlotte Catton, co-founder of What Matters, added, “We are very proud of this partnership with Verescence, the leader in eco-designed glass packaging, which gave us the opportunity to develop our project by providing its expertise and giving us access to a brand new technology on the market. We are very grateful to the Verescence teams who have shown agility in industrializing this packaging innovation in less than a year.” z

z Circular solution to plastic pollution Ball Corporation launches ‘infinitely recyclable’ aluminum bottle line

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all Corporation has launched a new impact extruded aluminum bottle line that it says provides a circular solution to plastic pollution. Available in various shapes and sizes, this impact extruded aluminum bottle can reportedly be customized for numerous beauty, personal care, food and beverage products. Ball also says that its new aluminum

bottles are infinitely recyclable and can be turned into other aluminum products over and over again. The bottles are available with a re-closable threaded cap that allows consumers to twist the top on and off.

“Plastic waste that ends up in the natural environment has led to more public discussion about packaging, its life cycle, and recyclability,” said Jason Galley, director of innovation and sustainability, Ball. “Consumers are demanding more environmentally friendly solutions

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Ball says that its new aluminum bottles are infinitely recyclable and can be turned into other aluminum products over and over again

for packaging their everyday products. We combined our product design and sustainable aluminum packaging expertise to develop an-

other truly circular packaging solution – the Infinity aluminum Bottle.”

Like Ball’s aluminum beverage cans, cups and Alumi-Tek bottles, the impact extruded aluminum bottle is monomaterial – it consists of only one material, apparently meaning that it can be easily sorted and recycled. In fact, according to Ball, aluminum can be recycled an infinite number of times without losing quality.

The company also says that aluminum retains its value throughout the recycling process, so it can be kept in circulation indefinitely without becoming waste and ending up in the ocean or in landfills. After use, an aluminum bottle can reportedly be recycled and returned as a new packaging format in just 60 days. The material can also be recycled to take on a new life as other aluminum products, such as consumer electronics or a bicycles. z

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z Wood-fibre-based biocomposite lids to reduce food waste Stora Enso and Valio join forces on reusable biocomposite lids

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tora Enso and Finnish dairy company Valio have distributed 10,000 woodfibre-based biocomposite lids to encourage consumers to reduce their food waste. The reusable lids also pilot a new biocomposite food package application. According to the partnership, packaging – including lids – plays an important role in reducing food loss and waste by protecting food items during transportation and storage.

“With this pilot project, we want to encourage people to take small concrete actions to prevent food waste. The lid helps to cover any leftover crème fraiche and quark in the cups, thus preventing food waste,” says Jussi-Pekka Lumme, packaging development manager at Valio.

The co-operation also intends to trial how a biocomposite works when combined with a traditional food package. The reusable lids are made of Stora Enso’s DuraSense product, a biocomposite material made of a blend of

Stora Enso and Valio have distributed 10,000 wood-fibre-based biocomposite lids to encourage consumers to reduce their food waste

wood fibres and polymers. According to Stora Enso, DuraSense helps to replace plastics in a wide variety of contexts and has a lower carbon footprint, which, in the company’s view, makes it a climate-friendly alternative to fully fossil-

based plastics.

“Valio was the first in the world to start using fully plant-based one-litre milk cartons in 2015. In 2018, we converted all of our 250 million gable-top milk, yoghurt, cream, and sour milk packages to fully plant-based ones. These packages are part of broader work where Valio aims for carbon-neutral milk, i.e. resetting milk’s carbon footprint in 2035. We continue to explore new package innovation possibilities that we could try out and implement,” says Lumme.

Hannu Kasurinen, head of packaging materials at Stora Enso adds, “We at Stora Enso see a strong demand for climate-friendly food packaging, where strong brands searching for eco-friendly solutions are one of the driving forces. Together with our customers and brand owners, we are actively developing new innovative solutions to support food chains to respond to consumer demands for sustainable choices.” z

z High barrier triplex foil laminate Taylors reveals new coffee packaging design

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aylors of Harrogate has collaborated with Parkside to create a new pack for its range of coffee products. The new coffee bag, designed with an easy-open flow wrap to reportedly improve the consumer opening experience, is based on a high barrier triplex foil laminate designed to extend the shelf-life of the coffee while maintaining optimum flavor.

Daniel Fox, packaging buyer at Taylors said, “We launched a project to bring coffee bags in-house and wanted to keep the same user-friendly attributes while maintaining the high-quality of the product. We have previously worked with Parkside and know they have an excellent reputation for developing innovative flexible packaging solutions. We’re delighted with the results and excited about the consumer response.”

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The new coffee bag is designed with an easy-open flow wrap to improve consumer opening experience

flexo and are comprised of a conventional Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Foil and Polyethylene (PE) high barrier laminate to ensure the quality and shelf-life performance of the coffee is maintained. Parkside also utilized its Parkscribe

laser technology to create an easy-open feature.

“Our family business has long been committed to trading responsibly, but over the last few years, we’ve transformed the way we work with our suppliers and growers. That means collaborating with key partners such as Parkside to establish long-term relationships that provide us with security, quality, and continuous improvement is key to our ethos,” said Fox. Business development manager at Parkside, Staci Bye said, “Taylors had heard about our industry-leading packaging designs through previous solutions we had created for the company and approached us with the aim of developing something more convenient for the brand’s range of coffee bags. It was a great project to be involved in and we were privileged to help a brand as prestigious as Taylors.” z

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z Plate imaging and exposure solutions

Shilp Gravures installs Esko CDI Crystal 5080

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hilp Gravures, one of Asia’s largest gravure cylinder makers, has installed Esko CDI Crystal 5080 imager with XPS Crystal 5080 exposure unit in a bid to deliver the best possible plate quality with high level of consistency and repeatability. “We were using the Esko CDI Spark 4260 for last 10 years. So, to increase our plate making production levels, we decided to go for the CDI Crystal 5080.

The high level of automation makes the CDI Crystal XPS configuration the ultimate push-button plate production solution,” said Gajanan Bhavsar, marketing director at Shilp Gravures.

According to Bhavsar, by combining the CDI Crystal 5080 with the XPS Crystal 5080, flexo platemaking will consolidate into a far more efficient workflow. The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS offers distinct benefits such as: reduced

manual steps; reduced errors – less plate waste; and reduced operator time. “Instead of sending a flexo plate through up to seven manual steps, it now becomes a coordinated, linear process,” explains Bhavsar.

“With the CDI Crystal 5080, we can expose 6 to 8 wide-web flexible packaging plates at a time. The laser of the machine is also fast and so it takes comparatively lesser exposing time. In addition, the patented LED UV light technology in the innovative XPS Crystal allows precise and simultaneous back and main exposure,” he added.

Bhavsar is quite optimistic about the flexo market in India. He said, “Because of the ban on single-use plastics, the use of wide-web CI flexo presses will increase for printing on polyethylene (PE) materials which can be only printed on CI presses. So to enjoy benefits of PE which is 100% recylable, most of the big gravure printers are going for wide-web CI flexo presses.

Today, in Gujarat there are 7 to 8 wide-web CI flexo presses. With the new Esko kit, we

are able to supply them flexo plates even faster with unmatched relief, image consistency and perfectly formed flat-top dots.”

He added, “The corrugated industry in India is also doing quite well. New corrugated companies are coming up and these companies are investing in machines that require bigger flexo plate size of 2.2 meters. With the Esko CDI Crystal 5080, we are able cater to these kinds of jobs as well. In addition, the white goods market is also growing. So we believe, with the new investment, we can achieve 40 to 50% boost in our flexo business.”

The flexo business of Shilp Gravures is also powered by a Kodak Flexcel NX Wide 50×80 system, installed in 2018, making it the first company in India to install the Kodak Flexcel NX Wide 50×80 system. Many of Shilp Gravures’ customer for flexo plates are existing customers whom the company has been supplying gravure cylinders for last 25 years. Shilp makes more than 5000 gravure cylinders a month for these customers. z

The newly installed Esko CDI Crystal 5080 imager with XPS Crystal 5080 exposure unit at Shilp Gravures. Photo: The Packman

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z Digital printing in carton packaging

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n 21 January 2020, Parksons Packaging, India’s carton packaging major, and HP India came together at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai to organize the Onboxing event to introduce brand owners and creative agencies to the world of digital printing in carton packaging. Parksons Packaging recently installed its first HP Indigo 30000 digital press which is also the first B2-format (20 x 30 inch) digital press in the Indian folding carton industry. “At the Onboxing event we are showcasing brand owners and packaging buyers the technological prowess of the new digital HP Indigo 30000 press,” said Siddharth Kejriwal, managing director of Parksons Packaging.

“Digital printing is no more about printing on a box, it’s about creating an ‘onbox’ experience too. Like people enjoy the ‘unboxing’ experience, they enjoy the ‘onboxing’ experience too because today it is not just about what is inside, but is also about what is on the package. And that’s how we have coined the word ‘Onboxing’ because it is apt to what we are showcasing at this event,” explained Kejriwal. The company displayed its range of packaging samples printed on the HP Indigo 30000 digital press at the Onboxing event.

Speaking about how onboxing experience can attract the millennial (those born between 1980 and 2000), Kejriwal said, “Today, the most noteworthy trend with the millennial community is that they love creating, sharing and capturing memories earned through personal experiences. This community has a growing affinity for brands that help them to take control of their lives and offer worthwhile experiences rather than mere possessions – they want an experience in whatever they do or buy. Onboxing is about how well a product can be packaged to

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Samples printed on HP Indigo 30000 shown during the Onboxing event in Mumbai.

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deliver an exciting and memorable experience,” said Kejriwal. As per Census data, the millennial population of India is around 450 million out of which around 300 million millennial (67% of total population) live in rural India. They are now the largest generation in the electorate, workforce and population, a distinction they’ll keep for decades.

“Just imagine the ‘unboxing’ experience when you open a new iPhone box! ‘Onboxing’ is the new level experience. When you receive an iPhone which has your name printed on the box, that really evokes emotion and excitement.

That is what we are really talking about here – taking the experience level for consumers a step further – from unboxing to onboxing,” added A Appadurai of HP India.

Creating a new digital carton segment Over the last few decades, Parksons has firmly established itself as a high volume, high quality and high-speed offset printer. The company currently operates six plants across all the regions of India and runs more than 20 high-speed offset lines. Since the inauguration of the HP Indigo 30000 six months ago, Parksons Packaging has undergone a huge learning curve, working with a totally new technology. “The priority was to change the mindset of our operators. They were used to changing inks and plates, working on large runs and so many things. After having this machine installed, in past 5 to 6 months, we created a team of people who in turn created a mindset to work with the digital technology because it is not just having the machine but also about executing the job efficiently,” said Kejriwal.

Monocarton using the offset technology,” said Kejriwal. “As the world is moving more and more towards eCommerce, personalization and customization, we believe that there is an opportunity to build value for brand owners by using the digital platform.” Many a times, small brands or start-ups are hesitant in approaching a company like Parksons because their volumes are small.

Kejriwal said that those customers should no longer hesitate.

HP India’s strategy Christian Menegon of HP Indigo at the Onboxing event. Photo: The Packman

According to Kejriwal, over the last six months, Parksons has done more than 1,000 jobs which included jobs as low as 50 sheets, and as high as 10,000 sheets. “This means we have gone through extreme short to medium length jobs. Once again, it is not about just short runs, it is also about being able to do variable

Siddharth Kejriwal, managing director of Parksons Packaging.

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printing which is not possible on the offset technology. This has given us the confidence to deliver the right products to our customers.

Digital is an extension of our existing solutions where we can now provide digital printing solutions to brand owners. The digital platform will complement what we are already doing

“In India, we are just getting started in the folding carton segment,” said A Appadurai of HP India. “For us, getting started with Parksons is an absolute pleasure. Being a leading carton manufacturer, Parksons represents the life-cycle of brands that use folding cartons. Our strategy for a long time, as far as India is concerned, has been to share knowledge with brand owners and fulfill their requirements. In line with our strategy, now we will go out with Parksons to help brand owners and creative agencies to adapt digital – and adapt digital faster – to leverage on the value that digital can offer.” z

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z Folding carton industry is going through a huge shift – Venugopal Menon Bobst garners good response at Pamex 2020

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t Pamex 2020, held between 6 and 9 January 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, Bobst promoted its entire range of products as well as its Competence Center in India. “At Pamex, we are focusing on the folder-gluer and corrugated board industry. We have a world-class folder-gluer manufacturing facility near Pune for both local and global markets. At this plant, we are also partially manufacturing machine parts for the corrugated board industry. At our Competence Center in Pune, we have our diecutters and folder-gluers installed where we do a lot of trial jobs, demos and operator training courses for our customers. The operator training course is a 3-month residential course. So far till 2019, we have placed more than 110 trained operators in the field,” said Venugopal Menon of Bobst India. Menon said that Bobst garnered good response at Pamex 2020 inking a few orders too.

Menon shared that the folding carton industry is going through a huge shift in last 3 to 4 years. “We can see a lot of shift happening where commercial printers and book printers are diversifying to packaging. Bobst has been able to capture a major pie of this segment.

The reason being, customers who are new in the packaging industry look to have a reliable partner who can provide them long term support. And with more than 100 years of experience in the folding carton business, we would be the right partner for any customers when it comes to packaging,” said Menon

Speedwave technology Meanwhile, Menon also shared that Bobst has so far five customers running the Speedwave technology on Expertfold folder-gluers in India. “In terms of technology, in 2019 we launched the new Novacut diecutter, and also introduced Speedwave technology on the Expertfold folder-gluer. One of our Speedwave customers at Pamex remarked that they could increase the productivity almost by 100% on the crush-lock bottom cartons because of the Speedwave technology on their folder-gluer. It

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experience in Speedwave technology on Masterfold folder-gluer which it has now brought on the Expertfold folder-gluer as well.

Market will bounce back

Venugopal Menon of Bobst India.

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was a fantastic remark for a customer to make,” said Menon. Bobst has more than 10 years of

Speaking about economy slowdown in India, Menon shared, “Definitely there was some slowdown in 2019 which may continue through 2020 in short term. After meeting so many customers and brand owners from the industry, I hope the market should revive by Q2 2020. We are positive because we have seen this slowdown cycle once every 7-8 years. But India being such a big country, people have to buy and consume. The consumption story is here to remain, and the market will bounce back in a couple of quarters.” z – Mahan Hazarika

z Pamex 2020 in Mumbai Suba Solutions showcases V-cut window patching machine

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uba Solutions demonstrated two machines at Pamex 2020 – an offline stripping and blanking machine, and a fully automatic V-cut window patching machine.

The offline stripping and blanking machine demonstrated at the event has been booked

by Dot Graphics, Vadodara.

According to V Vaidyalingam of Suba Solutions, the window patching machine is a first of its kind machine in India. The window patching machine works with PLC, HMI and servo controls. All electronic components and detectors in the machine are from France, Germany, Taiwan and Japan. Meanwhile, Salem Print Pack has become the first company in South India to install the window patching machine with pre-printed film capability.

Suba Solutions offers converting machinery

V Vaidyalingam of Suba Solutions at Pamex 2020. Photo: The Packman

and accessories for folding carton and corrugated box production. The company also has a demo center in Chennai. z – Dev Kumar Dutta

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z Digital enhancement for printing and packaging industry Inovision reaches new heights with Scodix Ultra Pro foil

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tarted by Shripal R Patel in 1995, Ahmedabad-based Ocean Deep Printers launched a new venture called Inovision with a Scodix Ultra Pro with foil in 2017 to offer more innovative prints to its customers. Today, Inovision considers the Scodix Ultra Pro to be one of its most valuable assets as it has given a different dimension to the company’s business. Inovision understood the value that Scodix and its wide range of applications bring to any project.

“The Scodix has proved to be a solid production machine for our business and we have benefited greatly from the investment,” said Shripal Shripal R Patel. “With the Scodix Ultra Pro, we are able to provide wider range of foil types, on a broader range of substrate options.

In addition, we are also able to add foil on pieces printed with a larger range of coated and un-

Shripal R Patel with the Scodix Ultra Pro Foil

coated substrate, opening doors to even more customers and applications.”

“Following this investment, we also have

entered new markets such as high-end packaging, because even in such an aggressively competitive market, it is clear that we can provide added value for brands in this sector. It’s a testament that demand has grown rapidly as our customers have seen what we can offer with our Scodix,” Patel added.

“Our mission has always been to provide our customers with an innovative and technological edge,” said Ajeet Pareek, VP – Scodix sales, Monotech Systems. “Inovision’s decision to take advantage of the multi-material platform of the Scodix Ultra is the perfect example of this philosophy in action. The demand they have created outstripped their original estimates. It is gratifying to see such a satisfied customer who continues to see the value in the Scodix line of products. We look forward to serve Inovision continuously as their operations flourish for many years to come.” z

z Deal scheduled to complete in April 2020 Komori Corporation takes over MBO Group

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omori Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire MBO-Group in a bid to further expand its presence in the digital post-press market. The deal is the second attempted purchase of MBO in the past 18 months. Earlier, Heidelberg had inked a deal to acquire the company in October 2018, but the German Federal Cartel Office blocked the transaction on the grounds it would have given Heidelberg a dominant market position. The acquisition of the MBO-Group allows Komori to market the whole process chain from printing to post processing as well as IoT-based cloud solutions such as KP-Connect in the future. Moreover the market entry into post press solutions should be simplified with this acquisition – a new business sector for the Komori-Group.

Komori said MBO’s operations do not over-

lap with its own and that through the acquisition it expects to be able to market unique products that will support its PESP business. The deal is scheduled to complete on 1 April 2020 at the earliest, meaning its impact on Komori’s consolidated operating results for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2020 is negligible.

Since its establishment in 1923 the KomoriGroup produces and distributes in particular high-quality offset printing machines. Since 2009, Komori has an increased focus on the development of the so-called Print-Engineering-Service-Provider-Business (PESP). For this purpose, the marketing of cutting machinery, punching machines, pile turners and other processing units for the package printing was driven forward. The focus is on the diversification of the product portfolio.

The MBO-Group, located in Germany, was

founded in 1965. The MBO-Group is a worldwide operating company with its registered office in Germany which specialized in the development, the production and the marketing of machines and automation solutions for the post processing of digital and offset printing, as well as of mailing, pharmaceutical and special applications with its brand Herzog+Heymann.

With the market launch of the ‘CoBo-Stack’ in 2019 MBO offers the worldwide first collaborating robot for the stacking of folded products.

Recording sales of €51.7 million in 2018, MBO runs plants in two locations in Germany, the MBO plant at Oppenweiler and the Herzog + Heymann facility in Bielefeld, as well as another MBO factory in Portugal. It also operates local subsidiaries in the US, France and China and collaborates with a raft of sales partners in countries around the globe. z THE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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z ‘Labels and More’ for next level of growth and innovation

Heidelberg inaugurates Gallus Manash Das

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eidelberg India organized a spectacular two-day ‘Label and More’ event at the Avery Dennison Innovation and Knowledge Centre (ADIKC), shining the spotlight on Gallus Labelmaster 440. Held between the 18 and 19 December, ‘Labels and More’ shared valuable knowledge to help label and packaging printers navigate the next level of growth and innovation.

The knowledge-sharing sessions and live demos of the Labelmaster 440 were showcased to more than 80 printers across the labels & packaging segment, and ADIKC partners – Esko, Dupont, Flint, Royal Coat, Rotometrics, Univaco, and Tesa.

Ferdinand Rüesch, senior vice president, global key accounts, Gallus, stated, “The Labelmaster 440 fulfills some critical criteria of most label printers. With shorter print run lengths leading to several job changes and potential material waste, there is a greater need than ever before for a resource-efficient label press with shorter setup times. The Gallus Labelmaster 440 fits the bill perfectly, while also addressing key performance demands for producing selfadhesive labels, mono films, shrink sleeves, in-mould labels and cartons.”

The Gallus Labelmaster is a top-selling press in its class with worldwide installations exceeding 100, since its debut two years back. A fully automated flexo press designed for the label and packaging market, the Labelmaster 440 is endowed with an intuitive operating philosophy for shorter make-readies and faster job changes.

The Gallus Labelmaster is a gearless and shaftless press with a short web path along with the latest automation-ready for Industry 4.0 – a perfect suit for labels and various other packaging market segment meeting the print needs of the market, the press is available in printing width of 340 mm.

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L to R: Silvia Spatt, head sales cluster – Gallus; Raveendra Joshi, president – Pune Press Owner Association; Ferdinand Rueesch, senior vice president, Gallus; Samir Patkar, president – Heidelberg India; and Parag Bagade, head – SAPSSA, Avery Dennison

commented on the successful global uptake of the Labelmaster, “This is a press built for today’s packaging printer, ensuring lowest wastage, brilliant performance, and highest efficiency.

Configuration flexibility and agility facilitates quickest adaptability to evolving market conditions. This futuristic design of the Labelmaster protects the investment of the printer, while providing competitive differentiation and profitable returns.”

Lightweight aluminum printing cylinders fitted on the Labelmaster 440 can be quickly

changed, ensuring high-speed job changes. The printing cylinders and anilox rollers are driven directly by servo drives, thanks to which, the press can accommodate a wide choice of substrates, including paper, self-adhesive materials, cardboard, mono-foil label materials and tube laminates. A new locking system enables quick, easy and accurate positioning of printing units with absolute precision and guarantees 100% register accuracy across a wide spectrum of substrates, at all speeds.

In the two-day forum, multiple jobs were

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Narendra Kulkarni, regional product manager, Gallus, addressing the audience

printed on the Labelmaster 440 to underscore its dexterity in handling a broad array of substrates.

The print demo included a multi-color carton printed on a 200 gsm board with matt gloss varnish and die-cut, all-in-one pass; cosmetic label printed on 50 microns shrink transparent substrate with reverse printing in a single pass; and self-adhesive label with matt and gloss varnish, and die-cut.

Patkar added, “The modular design of the Labelmaster 440 makes it a compelling value buy. The press can be configured to meet distinct business needs. You can add a screen printing unit, gravure print unit, hot foil stamping unit, multilayer, a die-cutting unit in print position, quick-change front loading die-cutting system and more to produce premium labels or cartons.

The perfect price performance ratio is indeed a classic competitive edge.”

The Labelmaster 440 supports high printing speeds of up to 200 m/min. Even at high speeds, the press produces premium print quality with high-end finishing, as the printed image is always in the register. At all times, an ink chamber optimized for high speeds, facilitates optimal ink transfer to anilox rollers with minimal splashing and foaming.

In concluding remarks, Ferdinand Rüesch noted, “The ADIKC was a great platform to interact with more than 80 CEOs operating in flexo, gravure and sheetfed offset segments, and understand their challenges and needs.

The forum also led to some interesting discussions with printers exploring a foray into labels, as well as converting cartons by Flexo.”

Nirav Shah of Letra Graphics said, “We thoroughly enjoyed the live job runs, especially the multi-substrate printing with coating, and finishing… all at a single go. It is exciting to see label printing move beyond the best.” Bhrigav Jain of Monarch Graphics commented, “Heidelberg has always strived to create bespoke brand experiences for clients. This event was no exception. The Labelmaster 440 demos were impressive.” z THE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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Unick Fix-a-Form installs India’s first Domino N610i digital label press

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hmedabad-based Unick Fix-aForm and Printers has installed India’s first Domino N610i digital label printing press to kick start their digital journey. The 7-color press is powered by Esko digital front-end with color management and variable printing suite. The N610i can print at speeds up to 70 m/min and has the capability of achieving up to 92% of the Pantone gamut.

Established in 1984, Unick Fix-a-Form is one of the leading suppliers of Fix-A-Form multi-page labels, PSA labels, shrink sleeve, and in-mould labels. Currently, Unick serves broad range of industries, including pharmaceutical, FMCG, agro-chemical and more in association with UK-based Denny Bros, a global leader in multi-page labeling and printing, since 2007.

With the Domino N610i digital press, Unick Fix-a-Form aims at producing better print quality labels at high speeds for its customers.

The new digital press at Unick Fix-a-Form is installed with Multitec Hybrid system. The advantage Domino brings to the table is productivity and quality.

Hemen Vasa, director, Unick Fix-a-Form, said, “With the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press, we will be able to do more and in less time. As we don’t believe in resting on our past laurels, our constant endeavor is to move towards setting new standards – investing in the Domino N610i is a move in the said direction.

Turnaround time for both repeat jobs which used to take two weeks, as well as new jobs which took three weeks, will henceforth take less than one week with the Domino N610i.

The other advantages of Domino N610i are reduced media wastage, and achieving a higher color gamut besides printing opaque UV white which is need of the hour.”

Ajay RaoRane, AVP, Domino Digital Printing, said, “The speed and print quality are achieved because there are fewer moving parts in the machine. We put the two together,

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The 7-color Domino N610i digital press is powered by Esko digital front-end with color management and variable printing suite

With the Domino N610i digital press, Unick Fix-a-Form aims at producing labels with better print quality at high speeds for its customers. The new digital press at Unick Fix-a-Form is installed with Multitec Hybrid system. The advantage Domino brings to the table is productivity and quality.

hence the throughput of the Domino N610i and the process improvements starts to increase a revenue capacity. That’s our goal and will remain with every Domino installation. With our association with Unick Fix-a-Form, we are

confident that they would be able to achieve higher productivity, throughput and customer satisfaction along with offering highest level of creative labels to the market.” z – Manash Das

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z Pamex 2020 in Mumbai Aarya Print Pack installs Lombardi Synchroline 430

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hane-based Aarya Print Pack has installed a Lombardi Synchroline 430 at its brand new site in Bhumi World in Bhiwandi. The company recently moved to the new premises with the installation of the new press, and a Vinsak USAR 430 die-cutting slitter-rewinder with Domino inkjet imprinting system.

When we met Datta Falsundar, managing director of Aarya at the Vinsak stand during Pamex, he said that the new investment in Lombardi Synchroline gives his company speed and additional abilities to produce more labels, with embellishment. The new Lombardi Synchroline 430 is an 8-color press with two die-cut units, a foil and relam-delam.

Prior to the new investment, the company produced labels using a Chinese flexo press.

“The old press had its limitation. At 30 m/min, it was slow. It did not have foil station, which meant we just produce ordinary labels. As a re-

Datta Falsundar with team Vinsak at Pamex 2020.

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sult, we had to decline label jobs which required foiling,” said Falsundar.

As a result of the new investment, the company which used to produce just 2 lakh sqm per month, today produces 6 lakh sqm, since

it installed the new flexo press in November 2019. “The Lombardi’s speed and inline foiling and die-cutting has meant that we have boosted our production three times over,” concluded Falsunder. z

z Brotech DL-330 for in-mold label finishing Sonic Labels installs its second Brotech

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year after it’s investment on a Brotech machine, Vasai-based Sonic Labels has installed its second slitter-rewinder from Brotech. The machine was supplied by Delhi-based Weldon Celloplast

Kapil Vaidya and Aditya Ojha informed that the newly installed Brotech DL-330 slitter rewinder finishing line is for in-mold label finishing. “We found Brotech to be a very efficient equipment.

With the Addition of the Brotech machine, we will be able to increase our production speed by 30%. We did not have to think twice before investing in the new machine.

The equipment has enhanced our capabilities to deliver finished products in time to our customers. The investment proves our

trust in the brand Brotech and the service of Weldon Celloplast,” says Kapil Vaidya.

Ramon Lee, managing director at Brotech China, said, “India is an important and demanding market where companies are making investments after evaluating quality comparable to the best in the world. Brotech has a large installation base in the country. We are happy that Sonic Labels re-imposed their faith in Brotech slitting and rewinding technology for its growing operations.”

Kanwardeep Sahni, managing director of Weldon Celloplast said, “We see Sonic Labels as a very committed label printing company which evaluate the equipment very intricately. z

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z Digital press for small to mid-size label converter

Konica Minolta AccurioLabel Series hits 500th milestone

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onica Minolta announced that the AccurioLabel series marked another important milestone: the 500th unit shipped since launched in 2016.

The Konica Minolta AccurioLabel series is designed for small to mid-size label converters by offering affordable entry to high-quality digital printing. It is developed to manage and deliver an increasing number of small to medium print jobs in ever-shorter processing times. Contrary to traditional conventional flexo and offset printing, highly flexible digital

presses can process these jobs like variable data printing or numbering printing easily and efficiently.

Toshitaka Uemura, general manager, industrial print business unit, Professional Print Business Headquarters, Konica Minolta, said, “Konica Minolta entered the digital label press market in 2016 and quickly hit the milestone of 500 units sold. We drove the growth of the overall digital label press market by creating a new market of the mid-range digital label press.

Last year, we had one of the largest shares of

the global market. This has been achieved by widespread support from customers for the AccurioLabel series as a solution to various issues faced by the label printing industry, including the growing demand for small to medium print jobs with fast delivery.”

Uemura added, “Many label converters, which used analog printing alone, have entered digital printing for the first time using AccurioLabel. We will continue to help customers expand their businesses as their partner in the industrial printing business.” z

In India, Konica Minolta installed its first AccurioLabel press at Hora Arts in 2018. Photo: The Packman

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z Greater Noida – 29 October to 1 November 2020

“Labelexpo and Brand Print India will promote the power of print” – Pradeep Saroha The Brand Print Global Series is a new generation of trade shows from the team behind the market-leading label and package printing events Labelexpo Global Series. The shows focus solely on key growth areas of the print market: point of sale, point of display, fleet graphics; sampling packs, collation packs, corrugated luxury packaging and promotional graphics. We met Pradeep Saroha, event director for Brand Print India 2020 and Labelexpo India 2020, to know more about the newly launched event Brand Print India. Here is an excerpt from the interview.

Mahan Hazarika: What is Brand Print India?

Pradeep Saroha: Brand Print India 2020 is a recent addition to our new global portfolio of niche shows showcasing the latest technologies in the production of print materials for integrated brand marketing campaigns. Attendees will learn about the burgeoning opportunities in this fast growing market which includes direct mail, brochures, outdoor and indoor graphics, point of sale, point of display, fleet graphics, gift and promotional packaging, collation packs, decorated corrugated displays and shipping cases, 3D printing and more. The focus is very much on large and mid-web format technology.

The first edition of Brand Print India will take place from 29 October – 1 November 2020 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, and will be co-located with the 2020 edition of our well-established Labelexpo India. It is the only niche show of its kind in the region that will strategically connect suppliers of machinery, substrates, ancillaries/tooling, consumables and software with printers looking to develop their service offerings to the profitable sector of brand marketing.

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Pradeep Saroha, event director for Brand Print India 2020 and Labelexpo India 2020

Mahan Hazarika: Why did Tarsus launch Brand Print India 2020?

Pradeep Saroha: The fast growing Indian retail industry is the country’s largest sector, accounting for 10% of India’s GDP and 8% of total employment*. With a projected retail value of 1.1 trillion USD this year in India making it the fifth largest retail destination in the world*, India’s

retail industry is already attracting many global brands, and creating huge opportunities for its lucrative branded print sector. This exponential growth is fueled by a wealthier middle class with more disposable income, that prefers to shop and be entertained under one roof. This, coupled with rapid urbanization and digitization, is encouraging the rise of multi-story retail malls and an emphasis on the ‘consumer experience’.

Brands are therefore increasingly competing to come up with compelling in-store promotional graphics and visuals, not to mention superior products with eye-catching packaging. Naturally, this is increasing the demand for high quality indoor and outdoor promotional print materials for brands. So Brand Print India 2020 is designed to tap into all of this; as mentioned, it is the only niche show of its kind in the region.

Mahan Hazarika: Why is Brand Print India co-located with Labelexpo India 2020?

Pradeep Saroha: The synergies between Labelexpo and Brand Print India are two-fold.

Firstly, many label printers are now diversifying their business into large format printing,

Labels such as signage printing jobs, to increase their product and service offerings. But they might not know about packaging and marketing, and might face issues in terms of color and brand management. So this is where having the two segments co-located under one roof is a huge advantage.

At the same time, brand owners will be able to discover the latest technology that goes into product labeling and packaging, even before they market and sell the finished labeled and packed product to the end-consumer.

Secondly, brands are struggling to differentiate their products and marketing strategies in the era of aggressive competition. Many of them are already present on the digital platforms but digital marketing is now creating clutter in the digital space and consumers find them distracting and invasive, which is resulting in ad-free services such as Netflix.

This is where print is making a comeback in the branded print segment. Print is generally associated with industrial printing and not ideas.

We aim to change that with Brand Print India 2020, and help brand owners to see the latest technology in large format/mid-web printing and be inspired to come up with innovative marketing strategies to promote their products and make them stand out.

Taken together, Labelexpo and Brand Print India will promote the power of print.

Mahan Hazarika: Is it aimed at bringing in new visitor segment to the ground or aimed at streamlining the traditional Labelexpo visitors accordingly?

Pradeep Saroha: The show targets printers specifically looking to buy large format and mid-web equipment and services for short-run and one-off printing solutions; as mentioned, this includes point of sale, point of display, fleet graphics, signage, sampling packs, collation packs, decorated corrugated displays and shipping cases, and promotional graphics. In many cases, this is indeed a new visitor segment for us, but as mentioned above, there is also major potential among existing Labelexpo exhibitors who are moving into the lucrative branded print market.

At Labelexpo India 2018, we offered a Brand Innovation showcase feature, which proved extremely popular with brand owners, and feedback told us that there was a huge appetite for them to further engage with the printers and equipment manufacturers to experience the possibilities for their brand in making it stand out from the competition.

Mahan Hazarika: Going forward, do you have plans to organize it as a separate event?

Pradeep Saroha: As mentioned, Brand Print India is a separate show, but co-located with Labelexpo India. Our intention is to continue to co-locate the two, given the cross-over potential for visitors and exhibitors alike, as mentioned above.

Mahan Hazarika: In India, there is an existing exhibition Media Expo addressing the branding, signage and outdoor media industry. How is Brand Print India 2020 different?

Pradeep Saroha: As mentioned, Brand Print is very much a niche, targeted show. It’s laser focused specifically on the fast-growing areas of the branded print market; we want visitors coming to the show knowing that they will discover how they can grow their business in this rapidly expanding market by meeting the leading manufacturers in this space from around the world, who can educate them on the best technology choices.

By contrast, other shows are much more localized and general, covering a much wider range of branded print segments such as commercial printing, interior design, trophy and glass printing, as well as the non-printed side of signage such as LED. z *Source: IBEF.org

z Label inspection system Kumar Labels installs Daheng Imavision system

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BG, a leading manufacturer and supplier of label printing and converting machines, recently installed its first 100% label inspection system and slitter rewinder at Kumar Labels based in Noida.

The installed system is from Daheng Imavision, a part of China Daheng Group. The system features 4K camera patented LED lighting system for scanning wide range of substrates.

The software supports inspection of print image, text, screens and dots up to a size of 0.05 mm2 and mis-register of 0.1 mm. The software can

also complete range of variable data, bar codes, QR codes number, alfa-numeric numbers, fonts and more in each label.

The rewinding system includes full servo drive with 2-direction drive to run the web in forward and reverse mode, turret rewind for faster change over, servo driven matrix rewind for removing waste, slitting and duplex rewinding.

Anuj Bhargava, managing director of Kumar Labels, says, “This is our third camera-based inspection device and certainly a notch better

than the previous two. We are happy to have NBG as our partner in this project and wish to add a few more of such devices.�

Nitin Garg, director, NBG thanked Kumar Labels for the opportunity and has assured that the technical team of NBG is trained for after sales support of the inspection system and rewinding machine.

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z Delving deeper into a greener future

Constantia Ecoflex Ahmedabad invests in three Comexi machines

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ustrian Constantia Flexibles has invested in one Comexi F2 MC flexographic press and two Comexi S2 DT slitters with double turret at its new plant Constantia Ecoflex Ahmedabad in India. The official opening of the plant took place on 20 November 2019 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The machines will enable the Austrian company to delve deeper into a greener future.

At Constantia Ecoflex Ahmedabad, production focuses on the more environmentally friendly packaging family EcoLam, which is part of Constantia Flexibles’ innovative product line Ecolutions. EcoLam is a lightweight Mono-PE lamination suitable for a great variety of packaging applications. Due to its mono-material structure it is fully recyclable, and its carbon footprint is approximately 32% lower than that of comparable products. The EcoLam family comes in different barrier grades (EcoLam, EcoLamPlus, EcoLamHighPlus) to deliver the barrier needs for a diversified range of products.

The Ecoflex plant has an area of 24,500 square meters and currently employs 50 people. The plant will be supplying customers over the world.

“We at Constantia Flexibles, the third largest producer of flexible packaging, are fully aware of our responsibility towards the environment and we understand the needs of our customers and end consumers. We want to be the driving force of positive changes in the packaging industry and therefore we constantly working hard to evolve in many fields of sustainable packaging. Opening the first plant focusing only on recyclable packaging is a major achievement not only for Constantia Flexibles but for the whole flexible packaging industry,” says Stefan Grote, EVP consumer division at Constantia Flexibles.

The relationship between the two companies began in 2003 with the installation of two slitters at Constantia Tobepal plant in Spain and was consolidated later with the acquisition of a

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Constantia Flexibles invested in one Comexi F2 MC flexographic press and two Comexi S2 DT slitters with double turret at its new plant in India

Comexi flexographic press with central drum, which was installed at Constantia Jean d’Arc in France. After this purchase, the Austrian company reinforced its confidence in Comexi with the acquisition of an additional three flexographic presses, six slitters, and one laminator, which were installed in the various plants from Constantia around the globe. Furthermore, Comexi has supported Constantia challenge of becoming the world leading company in innovation and sustainability by offering Constantia employees several training workshops and courses in the Manel Xifra Boada Technological Center from Comexi, located in its headquarters in Girona.

“Comexi is really proud of being part of this step forward and I am sure that Ecoflex will be a game-changer in the flexible packaging industry. My sincere congratulation to all Constantia team for their vision and courage to push forward the environmentally friendly solution,” said Agustí Combis, key account manager of Comexi.

The Comexi F2 MC family of flexographic

printing presses machine has been designed to provide solutions to the demanding challenges of the flexible packaging market. The robust design along with state-of-the-art electronics minimize the impacts and vibrations and allow converters to achieve higher speeds without bouncing. The new drying system minimizes the necessary energy while ensuring a perfect drying of the substrate. Inking and doctoring, which are considered the core of the flexographic printing presses, have been optimized through three different patents in the design of the doctor blades and the inking system.

The collaboration with the top suppliers of video and inspection systems adds in a fully automatic pressure and register set up system with minimum waste.

The Comexi S2 DT, the group’s best-seller slitter, slit most of the webs used in the flexible packaging market, at a very high production rate due to its double turret output. The integration of a laser-in-line processing system allows micro and macro perforations performance, among others finishing processes. z

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z It is time for machines to take the next step in their evolution – Maurizio Tarozzi

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rom foods and beverages to cosmetics and beyond, CPG producers are demanding an ever expanding array of packaging options. Soon, not even servo-controlled conveyors will be able to keep up in a cost effective way. Intelligent transport systems with independent shuttles, however, make production processes much more agile, while at the same time improving asset efficiency.

“Producers of consumer goods need to accommodate different kinds of packaging, different stacking arrangements, even different product content,” explains Maurizio Tarozzi, B&R’s global technology manager for the packaging industry. This presents machine builders with the challenge of providing quick changeovers and extreme flexibility.

“To a certain degree, many of today’s machines are still able to provide this flexibility,” says Tarozzi. Yet, each new option adds to the machine’s complexity, eats away at its efficiency and eventually impacts the total cost of ownership.

Step 1: Servo drive technology “This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a major transition toward more flexible packaging machines," says Tarozzi. “Years ago, we witnessed the shift from mechanical cams to modern servo technology.” As demand for flexibility and optimized OEE continues to rise, Tarozzi says it’s time for machines to take the next step in their evolution.

Conventional packaging lines can be designed in one of two ways. They can be intermittent, with the product transported station to station – filling, gluing, wrapping – stopping at each step along the way. The disadvantage of this approach is that the cycle time is determined by the slowest station. The other possibility is continuous motion, where the stations move together with the conveyor. A filling carousel is a good example of this.

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Maurizio Tarozzi, global technology manager – packaging, B&R. Source : B&R Industrial Automation

Step 2: Intelligent transport systems “With conventional servo technology, you have to pick one design or the other,” explains Tarozzi, “but you can’t mix them. That’s where intelligent transport systems with long-stator linear motor technology come into play.” These systems comprise a motor stator in the form of an oval track and any number of shuttles. In the most advanced design, the shuttles are held in place on the track by magnetic force alone and are propelled electromagnetically.

“The big advantage here is that you can move each shuttle independently of the others,” says Tarozzi. The big advantage of this type of transport system: The shuttles can move at different speeds, stop and even move backwards.

The speed and acceleration adapt to the respective production step. “This decoupling of product, process and mechanics opens up entirely new possibilities in flexibility and productivity.” Shuttle movement can even be used as an additional axis in CNC or robotics applications.

When you factor in their dynamic acceleration, intelligent transport systems are able to cut packaging cycle times dramatically, sometimes even in half. “When you isolate the process from the mechanical design,” Tarozzi explains, “the motion profile is defined by each individual product rather than the physical constraints of the machine.”

Despite significantly increasing production speed, intelligent transport systems don’t require any changes to the packaging process itself. All they do is optimize the way items are transported between the steps in the process.

“Essentially, intelligent transport systems allow you to synchronize asynchronous processes,” summarizes Tarozzi. “Many different production tasks with different cycle times come together to form a single, continuous process.”

Each shuttle can change speed, stop or even move backwards – independently of the others

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flexible packaging Rapid changeover “High production speed is great, but for the kind of flexible production and OEE improvements we’re talking about, you need to combine it with rapid changeovers,” notes Tarozzi. There are two ways that intelligent transport systems contribute to fast changeovers. On the one hand, they allow much of the changeover work to be mapped in software form. On the other, the magnetic movers are extremely easy to add and remove from the track.

High reliability

The magnetic shuttles can easily be added to or removed from the track

Intelligent transport systems can also greatly simplify a machine's architecture. Eliminating motor-driven chains, belts and gears, they replace mechanics with simple, effective software profiles. The cost of maintenance shrinks dramatically.

Transparent costs

The shuttle can be used as an additional axis in CNC or robotic applications

“Some companies are hesitant to try new technologies, because the implementation costs can be hard to predict,” explains Tarozzi.

With B&R’s intelligent transport system, however, that’s not a problem. “The simulation tool we offer even takes synchronized robots into account.”

This makes it possible to simulate what the track will need to look like in order to implement the existing packaging process with an intelligent transport system. Machine operators can define exactly how long the track has to be and how many shuttles are needed. The simulation tool can even be used to perform virtual commissioning.

“This makes it very easy to improve asset efficiency with intelligent transport systems,” says Tarozzi. z

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W&H promotes latest packaging for petrochemical and bulk material Mahan Hazarika

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t Plastivison 2020, held between 16-21 January in Mumbai, W&H displayed a range of new products including form fill seal (FFS) bags for freeflowing materials, diaper bag sheet films for hygiene market, solutions for bulk material packaging, food grains, and cement etc. “We have done a lot of product development in the last few months which we are showcasing at Plastivision 2020. The core idea is sustainability to help our customers,” said Anuj Sahni of Windmöller & Hölscher.

Sahni is quite optimistic about the growth of FFS bags in India. He said, “Compared to woven bags, FFS bags offer a lot of benefits – it can run at higher bagging speeds, require less manpower, provide design flexibility to the last inch, and is suitable for high-speed automatic filling lines. FFS bags are a tried-and-tested alternative to woven sack packaging.”

Highlighting the benefits of bagging polymer granules in FFS bags, Sahni added, “For polymer companies, it brings in a lot of advantages too.

Today, India produces surplus polymer granules.

To export these granules, the packaging has to be at par with the rest of the globe. Even imported polymer granules in India are delivered in FFS bags, while the preferred choice in India is still woven sacks. Of late, however, we have seen a big change in that direction as we have already some machines for FFS bags supplied by Aventus Global coming to India.”

Aventus Global, which manufactures machines for bagging materials in FFS bags, is a joint venture between Haver & Boecker and Windmoller & Holscher. Aventus is specialized in solutions for packing of free-flowing loose goods up to finished pallets.

Sahni is also highly positive about the

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L – R: Anuj Sahni, Divyanshu Katiyar and Abhiroop Chakarborty of W&H India at Plastivision 2020. Photo: The Packman

“Compared to woven bags, FFS bags offer a lot of benefits – it can run at higher bagging speeds, require less manpower, provide design flexibility to the last inch, and is suitable for high-speed automatic filling lines. FFS bags are a tried-andtested alternative to woven sack packaging” – Anuj Sahni

hygiene and sanitation market in India. He said,“We also see a very good potential in the hygiene and sanitation market. Globally, films used for hygiene products are produced on blown film lines while the majority of these films in India are still produced on cast lines.

We expect these films to grow in India because it is a very good product and globally it is very active, and in China we already have a good number of machines installed for the hygiene industry. So we expect that number to increase in India as well.”

Sahni sees growth in the bulk material packaging segment as well. “In bulk material packaging, our focus area till now was the cement industry but gradually the demand for high-quality rice packaging is also catching up. What we foresee is that end-users are demanding better solutions. We believe the right solution will benefit stakeholders across the entire value-chain, by increasing overall packaging value and simultaneously decreasing cost-pressure,” said Sahni. z

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t the Plastivision 2020 exhibition in Mumbai, Pelican showcased its new Acrostar dual turret slitter rewinder.

Launched at the K show last year, the new slitter rewinder runs at speeds up to 700 meters a minute while offering a rapid changeover time of less than 30 seconds.

Demonstrating live throughout the show, the Acrostar is suitable for a wide range of substrates at higher speed levels. Equipped with servo motors and motion control systems (six servo axis) from Siemens, the machine comes with a reel push-off system coupled with the reel unloading system.

In addition to the new Acrostar, Pelican also demonstrated a single tower of the Pelican Solomark 6400 gravure press. The tower demonstrated at the event has a new semi-flotation

Bharat Shah of Pelican at Plastivision 2020. Photo: The Packman

dryer for thin and extensible substrates at high speeds. The new generation rotogravure press is very relevant in today’s context; minimal wastage (quick setup, shorter web path, mini-

mal ink circulation), maximum up-time, with networked manufacturing making Solomark 6400 ELS Press a green solution that is productive and predictive. z – Manash Das

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ravure printing combines optimum print quality with unbeatable print run stability. The stylus and laser engraving technologies used – now also in HD quality – are highly advanced, enable precision control, and are fully automated. The same goes for the electroplating process.

Following years of development work, K Walter firmly believe it can make form manufacture better, faster, and more sustainable. That will give its customers basic investment security while also redefining both gravure form manufacture and the future of this printing process. K Walter is a company that designs and produces state-of-the-art electroplating units for gravure form manufacture and develops highly efficient process technologies and tailored solutions for system integration.

HelioGreen Process is the umbrella brand for K Walter’s threefold strategy consisting of the ChromeXtend, HelioChrome NEO, and Helio

Pearl initiatives. It will use HelioGreen Process to achieve a significant, lasting improvement in the competitiveness of gravure printing by making gravure form manufacture more costefficient, more environmentally friendly, and a more secure investment.

Maintaining the status quo by securing longterm authorization for chromium(VI) • ChromeXtend – our application for authorization from the European Commission – is geared to the special requirements of the gravure and embossing industry. The aim is to enable continued long-term use of chromium(VI), beyond 2024, in line with the highest possible safety standards.

Alternative electroplating approach based on a chromium(III) electrolyte • HelioChrome NEO – the alternative

electroplating method based on chromium (III) – is intended as a substitute for chromium(VI)-based chrome-plating processes. This futureproof method is not subject to any regulations and benefits from low toxicity. It can be seamlessly integrated into the existing gravure form manufacturing process.

Polymeric imaging layer • Helio Pearl – the alternative polymer based approach – consists of a revolutionary wear-resistant monolayer. This single-layer system replaces the conventional structure of copper and chromium layers. Helio Pearl is imaged directly using new high resolution laser technology. The entire form manufacturing process comprises just three process steps. z THE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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“We develop game-changing specialty solutions for customers in the plastics industry,” – Gilles Rochas of OQ OQ is an international integrated company with roots in Oman. The company operates in 15 countries and cover the entire value chain from exploration and production to marketing and distribution of end-user products. Its fuels and chemicals are sold in over 60 countries worldwide, making it pioneer in the energy sector. We met with Gilles Rochas, general manager, performance chemicals, OQ to know about their business, innovations and strategies going ahead. Here is an excerpt from the interview:

Mahan Hazarika: Tell us in brief about your company and its activities in India.

Gilles Rochas: OQ (formerly known as Oman Oil and Orpic Group) is an integrated energy company that delivers sustainability and business excellence. Polymers and Oxo will be key areas for OQ in terms of innovation, investment and growth.

OQ brand name was launched in December 2019, after Oman Oil and Orpic Group unveiled the culmination of a year of integrating core.

The new brand identity brings all of these assets together as a singular provider of energy and petrochemicals excellence that touches the lives of millions of people across the world with its products.

We are headquartered in Muscat, but with operations throughout the Middle East region and beyond, so perfectly located to serve our MENA and Indian sub-continent customers, with a broadening portfolio. The OQ strategy is that we want to be closer to the customer and offer them access to our broadened portfolio.

This has been further helped through the opening of a new sales office in Mumbai last year.

Mahan Hazarika: How will industrial packaging materials play a role in finding solutions for circular economy and sustainable materials management?

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Gilles Rochas: There are many ways in which plastics have a role to play in a circular and sustainable framework. It’s a matter of working together with innovators to ensure that we don’t just follow the headlines but lead the way.

Sustainability is very important to our vision as a whole. This is why we have a growing R&D team focused on helping partners to meet their sustainability challenges.

We believe that sustainability starts at home.

We have partnered with the Omani government, ministry of environment and climate

affairs, academia, NGOs and the private sector in order to introduce re-usable plastic bags into the country to reduce the use of single use plastic bags. Furthermore, we recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) to facilitate a research project on the conversion of plastic waste to industrial process raw material.

Our Luban brand of polymers, which has been in the market for more than a decade and is now available in over 60 countries, is a great example of how polymers supports a circular economy. The Luban range offers enhanced performance and cost savings opportunities for manufacturers. It includes the newly launched Luban HP1102LC homopolymer PP, which helps to address the demand for more efficient and sustainable solutions in industrial packaging.

Mahan Hazarika: What are innovative polymers? Tell us about the growing global demand for innovative polymers?

Gilles Rochas: Innovative polymers are about pushing the applications boundaries for plastics.

It is about optimizing or combining polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene for maximum efficacy, strength, efficiency and sustainability.

Flexibles There are so many areas where polymers can still serve as a great alternative to more traditional materials like glass, wood and steel. Where proper recycling systems are in place, polymers are a sustainable solution and despite the current headwinds, there is a strong future for them.

Mahan Hazarika: How is your R&D helping you to make innovative products?

Gilles Rochas: Our offices provide great technical support right on our customer’s doorstep. We work closely with our customers and their technical specialists, so that we can help them. It’s about true partnership in solutions for plastics.

Our expanded grade slate is really allowing us to make more possible. We demonstrate how our PE and PP products are leading to applications in the following industries: Packaging, infrastructure, household & appliances, agriculture, automotive, and healthcare. combining agility, innovation and state-of-the-art technology, we develop game-changing specialty solutions for customers in the plastics industry. We also highlight our Oxo products, which adds value to inks and plasticizers for various industries.

Mahan Hazarika: What are the latest trends impacting the packaging and polymers industry?

Gilles Rochas: There is growing demand for lightweight packaging solutions that reduce material costs, improve efficiency and help manufacturers address sustainability targets.

OQ is all about embracing momentum, new horizons and opportunities, such as the huge potential that is opening up for polymers to address ever-growing demand for lightweight packaging. At the same time, food safety and security remain critical topics globally.

Our work together with Milliken is a great example of how complementary additive solutions can help to reduce energy consumption and, therefore, cut back on emissions. In 2018, we launched a new thermoforming grade (Luban HP1151K) to increase both productivity and the overall performance of transparent thermoformed cups, trays and containers. The polypropylene thermoforming grade is based on Milliken’s nucleating innovation Hyperform HPN-600ei.

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Mahan Hazarika: How do you help boost food security?

Gilles Rochas: Food safety is a critical topic in consumer packaging, where reliable polymer solutions can help protect food and extend shelflife. OQ products undergo regular and stringent testing to help ensure that safety standards are maintained for food grade applications. We have gained US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for all existing Luban grades.

We listen to our customers in the food packaging segment and understand their concerns around food safety and hygiene. We are leveraging innovative plastic solutions to keep food fresh for longer, leading to less waste.

We even take it a step further and go back to the beginning of the food cycle. By adopting innovative Luban LLDPE polymers in Agriculture applications such as greenhouse films and drip irrigation tubes, crop yields can be boosted and food security improved. Agricultural products harvested also last longer through the use of the right plastic packaging solutions, leading to less wastage. z

Packaging production has never been under so much pressure. As customers demand shorter run lengths with less lead time, Esko helps premedia houses, converters and brands with a wide range of scalable solutions to speed up and control their packaging production.

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z State-of-the-art factory for high performance industrial products

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n 5 February 2020, Henkel Adhesives Technologies officially inaugurated its new production facility in Kurkumbh, India, near Pune. The company has invested about 50 million euro (Indian equivalent of Rs 400 crore) on the manufacturing unit and intends to invest another 50 million euro over the next five years, said Jan-Dirk Auris, member of the management board and executive president, adhesive technologies business unit, Henkel AG & Co KgaA. With total investments of 100 million euro, the management aims to serve the growing demand of India industries for high-performance solutions in adhesives, sealants and surface treatment products.

The state-of-the-art manufacturing factory site ad measures 100,000 square meters and has a built-up area of 51,000 square meters. Designed as a smart factory, the new plant enables a wide range of Industry 4.0 operations and meets the highest standards for sustainability, this site is India’s largest adhesive manufacturing factory.

It will further increase Henkel’s capabilities to serve customers across markets including flexible packaging, automotive, agriculture and construction equipment, general industry and metals.

“India is one of the most important emerging markets with tremendous growth opportunities for our adhesives business,” said Auris.

“We have application experts across manufacturing industries worldwide and work closely with our customers and partners. Our trusted brands and leading solutions based on our unmatched portfolio of 40 technologies create sustainable value for our customers. With the launch of this state-of-the-art, multi-technology manufacturing factory, we have created capacities to meet the demands for our high impact solutions in this dynamic market. This investment will enable us to further drive profitable growth.”

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With the opening of its new plant in Kurkumbh Henkel is expanding its capabilities for high-impact solutions in India

The site is equipped with technologies to ensure traceability and transparency by ensuring built-in quality. End-to-end digitalization of the plant operations has enabled digitized workflows – thus making manufacturing more efficient. It deploys closed material handling systems and a high level of process automation.

For the first time, as a global pilot in Henkel, the site has implemented deep integration of process automation with Smart Factory (Industry 4.0).

The Kurkumbh site meets the highest standards of sustainability. It is among the very few chemical manufacturing sites to be awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certificate by the US Green Building Council based on a holistic energy efficiency concept. About 10% of the total power consumption of the site comes from captive solar energy and further use of renewable energy is planned. Almost 16 % of the site’s annual water requirement comes from rainwater harvest-

ing. Air, as well as wastewater discharge, are monitored online at the site.

Shilip Kumar, president, Henkel India said, “We will continue to invest in local manufacturing, as it gives our adhesive technologies business in India a strategic advantage. This site will not only cater to the Indian market but also markets in geographic proximity such as the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. As market leaders in this industry, our focus is to offer high-impact solutions to our customers and thereby convert latent market potential into profitable growth.”

Henkel Adhesive Technologies is a global leader in adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings. The business unit serves around 130,000 customers in over 800 industrial areas with tailor-made products and technologies used in a wide array of consumer goods and industrial products. z – Manash Das

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Value addition in flexible packaging

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ince 1982 SEI Laser, a world-leading Italian company, designs and manufactures laser systems for different markets, sectors and applications by focusing on constant innovation and continuous research, experience, know-how and business spirit. The solutions that SEI Laser proposes for the converting and the packaging market ensure high-performances in terms of cost, operational efficiency and final quality product; a philosophy of modularity on flexible platform that can be expandable and upgradeable to suit different production needs, such as flexible packaging, folding carton, paper commercial and graphic arts, and labeling solutions. In India, SEI Laser is represented

by Scanvik Packaging.

Innovative solutions – flexible packaging In recent years, packaging has played a strategic role as an element of the brand awareness and of product differentiation among the competitors making it a key element of the communication and marketing strategy. Food and beverage, and consumer goods producers design effective packaging for the target market taking into consideration the modern consumers’ identity and needs, such as maximum freshness of the product’s shelf-life.

SEI’s laser systems enable to provide innovative solutions: easy-opening and closing as well as easy-breath, ventilation and window packaging. SEI Flexible Packaging is a new line of laser systems which have been designed for laser cutting, laser scoring, macro and microperforation of different materials such as PE, PET, PP, nylon, PTFE, laminated film, paper.

Another patented feature is the overlapping of laser scoring which enables to do laser scoring without gaps between two repeats.

Benefits of SEI Laser systems The main laser advantages and features include the precise selective material removal, the laser perforating capability and repeatability of the

Left: Packmaster Web Direction Right: Packmaster Cross Web

process. Provides speeds up to 656 ft./min.

(200 m/min.) can be reached in Cross Web (CW) laser cutting, laser scoring and microperforation with proprietary beam steering optics galvanometric heads (according to the die-cutting pattern). Over 500 m/min can be reached in Web Direction (WD) laser cutting, laser scoring and micro-perforation with fixedoptics heads.

The all-digital process allows a rapid work change and a significant reduction of downtime and costs (which is not possible in case of traditional mechanical way). In terms of sustainability, easy-open solution reduces food waste and environmental impact, issues that concern sensitive consumers.

Packmaster CW: laser flexibility for flexible packaging Easy-open, window packaging, easy-ventilation, easy-breath and MAP are the innovative solutions used in food and beverage, pet food, personal care and grocery markets. Packmaster OEM CW is the laser system that SEI Laser designed to satisfy today’s needs in laser cutting, laser scoring, macro and micro-perforation, window scoring of different materials such as PE, PET, PP, nylon, PTFE, laminated film, paper.

The advantages and features include web width up to 1800 mm, CW process speed: up to 400 m/ min, unwinder/re-winder modules (optional), process monitoring, and easy integration on existing production lines.

Packmaster WD: unlimited high speed in flexible packaging Packmaster OEM WD is the laser system for laser cutting, laser scoring, macro and microperforation. The advantages and features include web width up to 1800 mm, WD process speed: over 500 m/min, unwinder/re-winder modules (optional), process monitoring, and easy integration on existing production lines.

Easy in-line integration Packmaster OEM CW and Packmaster OEM WD are designed to be easily integrated or retro fitted in existing production lines such as on a slitter-rewinder,inspection rewinder or on a solvent-less laminating machine for window packaging solution. SEI Laser is the technological partner for the complete resolution of all issues related to the integration of the laser technology in the industry, from small production sites to the high production industrial lines. Apart from this they also offer complete stand alone independent off line units with unwinder/rewinder.

Software ICARO SEI’s proprietary ICARO software, which is an intuitive, user-friendly and innovative, has been developed specifically by SEI Laser for flexible packaging industry. The easy import of the files and the easy setting of the laser parameters make ICARO the innovative multi-function software interface made 100% by SEI Laser. It is also possible to verify the progress of the process by video. z THE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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Sain Packaging installs Heidelberg CS 92 5-color plus coater

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onipat-based pharma packaging company Sain Packaging recently installed its first brand new offset press – Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 5+L press with coater. Sachin Gupta, director of Sain Packaging views this investment in a very positive terms. He said that the company invested in the new Heidelberg press to produce better print quality, reduce wastage and meet delivery timelines.

Gupta is quite optimistic that the company’s profitability will improve significantly with this new press. Earlier the company wasted the equivalent of nearly 9 lakh sheets of board each month. “With the new press, I’m confident that it will come down to less than 150,000 sheets every month. In addition, since about 99% of our work is in the pharma segment which fits well in the 25 x 37-inch format, this press is much better suited to our work profile. This will also help us save at least Rs 1.5 lakhs a month on the plate cost,” said Gupta.

Sain Packaging started its operation in 2004 from a small plant in Burari in North Delhi with a single-color press, and within six months, purchased its next press, a used 2-color Heidelberg.

Later the company shifted to a new 65,000 square foot plant in Sonipat where it has three 5-color sheetfed offset presses with coater, one 4-color offset press, and four 2-color presses. On the post-press side, Sain Packaging has two Bobst die-cutters, two Maxima die-cutters, three foldergluers, and nearly seven manual die-cutters.

Before closing the deal with Heidelberg for the new press, Gupta was in talks with other press suppliers as well. “We preferred Heidelberg because we are already a Heidelberg user.

Besides, Heidelberg has a solid reputation in the market – customers also get impressed when they come to know that their job will be printed on a Heidelberg press. The new press will increase our customers’ confidence in us even further,” he added.

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Sachin Gupta of Sain Packaging with his father (below) and son (left) with the newly installed Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 5-color press with inline coater.

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Equipped with the latest technology from Heidelberg and based on the successful Speedmaster CD 102 platform, the Speedmaster CS 92 offers high productivity for processing a wide range of substrates, with printing speeds of up to 15,000 sheets an hour. Further features are its simple, intuitive operation. The Speedmaster CS 92, a size 37-format press, can handle substrates with thickness ranging from 0.03 mm – 0.6 mm (0.0012 in – 0.024 in). Printing plate costs are almost 20% lower with CS92, a key competitive advantage in a fiercely contested market, said Deepak Walia of Heidelberg.

“Speedmaster CS 92 is equipped with Preset Plus feeder pile height of 1.3 mts with single suction tape and Preset Plus delivery pile height of 1.29 mts with sheet brake system, this enormously reduces the make ready and saves minimum 5 minutes between each job.

In addition, Alcolor Vario system helps color

consistency throughout run length, contact less transfer of sheet through the press,” said Walia.

Every month, Sain Packaging converts 400 tonnes of board in round the clock operation amounting to nearly Rs 4 crore. The company prints as few as 100 cartons on its offset presses.

Sain Packaging supplies its cartons and inserts to pharma companies in Amritsar, Baddi, Paonta and Roorkee. It also has a small corrugation set up for in-house consumption. The company aims to achieve a turnover of Rs 100 crore in FY2020-21.

Speaking about the industry, Gupta said that the pharma industry is witnessing tremendous growth. “While in the past 15 years, most pharma customers asked only for lamination for increased shelf-appeal, they are now asking for haptic such as textured UV effects and Braille,” he said. z – Manash Das

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Nitrosamine – a big no for printing inks for food and pharmaceutical packaging Mahan Hazarika

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n 2019, FSSAI revised packaging regulations in India and mandated the use of BIS standard for printing inks called ‘IS 15495: Printing Ink For Food Packaging — Code Of Practice’ for manufacturing the printing inks for food packaging. In addition to IS 15495, an Annexure A is linked, which is basically a negative list of such chemicals which are restricted to use in formulation of printing inks for food packaging. In section A-5, various compounds are listed including nitrosamines.

N-nitrosamines are such chemical substances which are known to exhibit carcinogenic properties. Generally, N-nitrosamines has not been intentionally added to the products. Human exposure to nitrosamines can result due to the formation of N nitroso compounds either during food preparation or storage.

In July 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) had alerted health care professionals and patients for a voluntary recall of several drug products containing the active ingredient valsartan which is an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) and belongs to a family of analogue compounds commonly referred to as the sartans. Valsartan was a world’s number one selling high blood pressure drug, used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. This recall was due to an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which was found in the recalled products. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen (a substance that could cause cancer) based on results from laboratory tests. The presence of NDMA was unexpected and is thought to be related to changes in the way the active substance was manufactured.

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According to several studies, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is highly toxic in nature which induces tumors in a variety of human organs, including the liver, lungs, kidney, tongue, esophagus, lung, pancreas and bladder and have been classified as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

While review of impurities of valsartan increased, few other nitrosamines were subsequently detected in other medicines belonging to the sartan family, including: N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), N -nitrosodiisopropylamine (NDIPA), N - nitrosoethylisopropylamine (NEIPA) and N -nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA).

In several animal studies, it has been found that nitrosamines caused tumours and cancers in the studied animal. Therefore, most of the nitrosamines are considered carcinogenic in nature.

Nitrosamines are formed when nitrites, which can be formed from nitrates, react with a secondary or tertiary amine. According to the studies, evidences showed that nitrites or amines as unintentional contaminants present in raw materials such as starting materials, solvent, reagents or catalysts. These contaminants may react under some circumstances, within same or different processing steps, which consequently give rise to the formation of nitrosamines.

Pharma Packaging Packaging materials are also a potential source of nitrosamines in the finished products.

Nitrocellulose-based printing inks are a potential source of nitrites in food and pharmaceutical packaging whereas, azo pigments are another source of aromatic amines, present in printing inks. However, amines are also naturally derived from food stuffs like meat products including cured meat, bacon, fish etc. Also, nitrates are used as a preservatives in foods.

NC based inks are mainly suitable for printing on substrates such as aluminum foil, blister foil, metallized and foil paper etc. Therefore, these inks are majorly used for printing of microwaveable food packages, and abundantly for pharmaceutical applications.

“Nitrocellulose is used as a polymer in the binding agent of solvent-based inks. Ni-

trites are formed due to the breakdown of nitrocellulose compounds at higher temperature, which have greater tendency to migrate through food packaging. These nitrite ions may react with the amines present in the foodstuff or printing inks itself to form carcinogenic nitrosamines. The concentration of nitrosamines tends to increase over time, and their formation is enhanced by high temperatures. The risk of nitrosamines formation in food is quite high when heating up ready-to-eat meals packed in microwaveable packages printed with NC based printing inks,” explains Neelakamal Mohapatra, VP – R&D, Innovation Department, Yansefu, India.

Hence, the selection of ink for the particular application plays a very crucial role in printing process. Therefore, the migration potential

of packaging components and related health risks should be taken into account for the right choice of ink.

Recently, Yansefu designed a novel nitrocellulose (NC) free printing ink series named as ‘Sarjofoil PHM inks’ for food and particularly pharmaceutical applications. These inks have excellent printability on substrates like aluminum and blister foil and other superlative characteristics. Additionally, this ink series is designed in compliance with IS 15495 and various other food safety legislation.

“Yansefu strives for innovation considering product safety is the prime parameter. And our Sarjofoil PHM ink series is a magnificent example which manifest our determination to design innovative and compliance products,” says JK Sharma, CEO – Yansefu, India. z

z Pamex 2020 in Mumbai Autoprint launches Checkmate 25 for pharma cartons

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utoprint launched its carton inspection machine – Checkmate 25 at Pamex 2020 held between 6 and 9 January 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. A smaller version of its highly successful model Checkmate 50, the new launch is aimed at the pharma industry.

“After a research, we found that in the pharma industry, carton widths are within 250 mm. Checkmate 25 is ideal for inspecting carton sizes ranging between 250 x 300 mm and 100 x 100 mm, running at speeds up to 250 m/min,” explained CN Ashok, managing director of Autoprint.

Ashok shared that the company has so far installed 40 Checkmate 50 inspection machines, of which 35 are installed in India while 5 in Malaysia.

Checkmate 25 is a compact inspection machine and comes with modern cutting-edge technology to detect even the minutest printing defects such as smudges, spots, scratches, uneven ink, color variation, foil stamping variation, hazing, etc. The machine segregates the good and defective sheets neatly into different stacks which can be further analyzed to correct the previous process. The inspection machine

KG Suresh and CN Ashok of Autoprint at Pamex 2020. Photo: The Packman

also eliminates expensive manual labor while enhancing the checking speed and process.

Autoprint will next exhibit at PrintPack 2021, Greater Noida, India where it will launch the

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t Pamex 2020, Pratham Technologies is displayed its Superfold outsert leaflet folding machine. The machine features 12 parallel fold units, 2 cross fold units, 3 knife units and a collection unit. The machine comes with a vision inspection system and water scoring for tight and accurate folds.

According to Anant V Salvi of Pratham Technologies, the company has sold more than 16 Superfold outsert folding machines across the world since it was launched some 4 years ago. In addition, the company has sold more than 4500 insert folding machines across the world so far. He added, “Our aim is to provide sturdy and robust products similar to German machines at a price which is affordable to the Indian market.� Pratham, was founded in 1988 and is the number one supplier of small paper folding machines in India by market share. z

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z Enhances product identification and traceability solutions portfolio Dover acquires Systech International

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arkem-Imaje announced that Dover Corporation completed the previously announced acquisition of Sys-Tech Solutions, Inc., d/b/a Systech International, which will now become part of Dover’s Markem-Imaje business unit.

Markem-Imaje will combine its Consulting and Integration Services division with Systech to create a focused and scaled-up integrated organization under the Systech brand that will provide innovative brand protection and compliance solutions to our global customers and lead the digital transformation of the brand protection market.

Systech, which is headquartered in Princeton, NJ offers an integrated Brand Protection Suite for compliance and brand protection applications, including serialization, traceability, and non-additive anti-counterfeiting and anti-diversion solutions, which will help customers meet evolving product traceability regulations and growing consumer demand for product safety, security and authenticity. z

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z Foraying into the South Indian market Cilicant Chem to set up Rs 50 crore plant in Hyderabad

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“By expanding to Hyderabad, one of the fastest-growing base for active packaging manufacturers in India, and consolidating our marketing operations in the city, we would like to tap the potential of this market as part of the

growth plan chalked for next couple of years,” said Jain.

“We are in the process of setting up our third manufacturing plant in Pune at an estimated investment of Rs 25 crore,” said Jain. The third plant product range, specially designed for the healthcare industry, comprises of desiccant sachets/bags, canisters and oxygen absorbents, according to Jain.

Jain said that Cilicant Chem is targeting a revenue of Rs.200 crore in FY 2025. “We expect to close FY 20 with a turnover of Rs 45 to 48 crore, growing annually at 50% every year after achieving the market growth of 18%.”

Giving the overview of the industry, Jain

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z India sales growth by 18% to Rs 388.6 crores

Schott increases sales in India – plans record investments

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chott, a leading international specialty glass and technical ceramic materials manufacturer, has continued on its growth course in the fiscal year 2018-19 (1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019). Its key financial figures developed positively or remained at a solid level from the previous year.

According to the press statement, the international technology group managed to increase its sales by 5.1% to around EUR 2.2 billion (approximately Rs 1.5 trillion). The operating result (EBIT), which now stands at EUR 275 million (approximately Rs 2000 crore), also improved at a consistent rate, resulting in a consolidated net profit of EUR 206 million (approximately Rs 1500 crore). Business with special glass tubing for pharmaceutical packaging and the ampoules, vials, syringes, and cartridges produced from it, contributed substantially to the successful year.

India and China among top markets for Schott Investments in property, plant, and equipment amounted to EUR 257 million (approximately Rs 2000 crore) in the fiscal year, an increase of 38% over the previous year. Internationally, the largest investments in the fiscal year went to sites in India and China. More than EUR 21 million (approximately Rs 165 crores) was invested into a new tank facility at the Gujarat manufacturing plant, which supplies the FIOLAX glass tubing for pharmaceutic packaging.

At the presentation of the annual results, Dr Jens Schulte, chief financial officer pointed out that the equity ratio had remained at a solid level of 32%. “The company is thus in a strong financial position and has sufficient scope to achieve organic growth as well as make acquisitions,” he noted.

Strong growth in India Record investments in India are also a result of exceedingly positive sales in the Asian market.

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India alone saw sales of EUR 49.5 million (approximately Rs 388.6 crores) – an increase of 18%. Key growth drivers for India were Schott’s Tubing, Pharma-Packaging, and Flat Glass for Cooking.

Sharing his views on the growth of the tubing and pharma packaging segment,

Record investments in India are also a result of exceedingly positive sales in the Asian market. India alone saw sales of EUR 49.5 million (approximately Rs 388.6 crores) – an increase of 18%. Key growth drivers for India were Schott’s tubing, pharma-packaging, and flat glass for cooking.

Georg Sparschuh, president of Schott Glass India, shared, “With our Indian growth activities, we aim to strengthen further the local industry and the government’s goal of making India a global pharmaceutical hub.

We have committed to invest about EUR 51 million (approximately Rs 400 crores) in our Gujarat manufacturing plant from 2018 till this year, to further cater to the expanding domestic and Asian markets.”

In addition, Schott also entered the Indian smartphone market last year. Its premium cover glass Xensation Up was introduced in the country as part of the new range of Vivo premium smartphones.

Outlook for the fiscal year 2019-2020 After getting off to a good start in the first three months of its new fiscal year, Schott expects sales to increase by between 3 to 6% for the year as a whole. The technology group expects impetus to come, among other areas, from the demand for specialty glass for pharmaceutical packaging and ultra-thin glass for the foldable mobile devices of the future.

In fiscal year 2019-2020, Schott plans to invest EUR 320 million (approximately Rs 2200 crore), the highest amount in the company’s history. The main international focus will remain on capacity expansions in the pharmaceutical packaging business in India and China.

To achieve this, the expansion of production capacity in the existing India plant aims to further strengthen its output by mid-2020.

Schott has committed additional investments of EUR 28 million (approximately Rs 200 crore) for another tank facility, which will be operational this year. With the new production facility, the plant’s capacity will be doubled, allowing the group to produce its highly specialized FIOLAX tubing material for both domestic and export demands. z

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z Packaging and processing technology for a better life

Bosch Packaging Technology is now Syntegon

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yntegon Technology is the new name among the market leaders in the processing and packaging industry.

Known as Bosch Packaging Technology until late 2019, the former Bosch division on 16 January 2020 presented itself as an independent enterprise at the company headquarters in Waiblingen, Germany. Syntegon Technology’s business focus is on intelligent and sustainable technologies for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Extending the service range is a priority for the company. Syntegon Technology employs 6,100 people at more than 30 locations worldwide. It posted 1.3 billion euros in sales in 2019. Bosch disclosed its plans to sell the packaging machinery division to a newly incorporated entity managed by CVC Capital Partners, a leading private equity and investment advisory firm, in July 2019. The transaction was completed according to plan, with the company gaining full independence at the turn of the year.

Transaction wrapped up on schedule as business development remains stable The sale of Bosch Packaging Technology was completed on 2 January 2020, as envisioned.

Bosch had announced in June 2018 that it intended to sell its packaging division, finding a buyer a year later in CVC Capital Partners (CVC). Bosch Packaging Technology then expanded its headquarters in Waiblingen, Germany, augmenting it with new departments required for the switch. Business developments remained stable in the interim, bucking the trend in the sluggish machine engineering sector. Sales in 2019 came to 1.3 billion euros, matching the previous year’s figure.

The new owner, CVC, aims to vigorously develop the company as a whole and expand intra-group synergies. Commenting on the closing of the sale, Marc Strobel, a partner at CVC Capital Partners said, “CVC is delighted to see the transaction completed on schedule.

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Intelligent and sustainable technologies

Dr. Stefan König, CEO of Syntegon Technology

Syntegon Technology has a strong presence in many market segments, great technological know-how, and innovative power. We want to build on these strengths jointly with management and the entire workforce.”

Syntegon Technology has intensified its efforts to develop intelligent and sustainable technologies. Drawing on a deep well of experience in developing and integrating software solutions, the company uses connected components as well as components enhanced with artificial intelligence to this end. It puts a premium on ensuring sophisticated technologies are simple to use. The greater goal is to collect and evaluate data to avoid machine downtime, maximize product quality, and optimize overall plant efficiency.

The enterprise is pursuing two approaches to produce sustainable packaging – one is to use mono materials rather than conventional multilayer films, and the other is to use paper packaging as an alternative to plastic. Syntegon Technology supports its customers on the path to a sustainable future with material testing, machine applications, and innovative packaging designed to meet the requirements of products, transport modes, and regional circumstances.

The company has also significantly reduced its machines’ energy consumption. z

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Automation

z Innovation Day 2020

Committed to innovation: B&R adding value to Indian manufacturing industry

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ndian manufacturing is undergoing a major makeover with smart manufacturing and digital transformations.

With technology trends such as flexible manufacturing, adaptive machines, predictive maintenance, machine vision, machinecentric robotics and more, B&R is reinforcing its commitments to OEMs and factories in their endeavor to ‘Make in India’. B&R India recently organized its sixth ‘Innovation Day’ event in Pune, which addressed various aspects of how B&R is continuously adding value to Indian manufacturing. Catering to the theme ‘Partnering for smart factory’, Innovation Day 2020 witnessed informative workshops, presentations, panel discussions and fascinating demos.

Partnering for the smart factory B&R’s focus on offering customer centric, technologically advanced solutions is in step with the needs of Indian industry’s needs for smart

machines and factories. During his engaging keynote, B&R India managing director Jhankar Dutta spoke about B&R’s partnership values and the evolving era of Industry 4.0. “New technologies are continuously changing the manufacturing landscape, and B&R takes pride in being a preferred automation partner for OEMs and factories. Our integrated, futureready automation solutions enable machine builders and factories to become globally competent, highly productive, efficient and profitable,” he elucidated.

David Hemetsberger, B&R’s strategy manager for India, spoke on ‘Quantifying Return on Investments’, where he focused on business values and provided a road map for Indian machine builders to move forward in the fast paced environment. “Globally, machine builders face similar challenges. It is important for manufacturers to take that first step towards implementing the latest technology. Innovators and early adopters are more likely to experience better business outcomes, lead the technology

Innovation Day 2020 provided a clear picture of how B&R adds value to machines and factories and empowers their global competitiveness

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race and become trend setters – ultimately improving their revenue and market position,” he informed.

Vishwanath Joshi, head of NPD and application at Nichrome India, presented the topic ‘Changing customer landscape in packaging industry’. He spoke on changing customer requirements, including increasing variety of products, higher filling precision, international standards and compliance, different materials, faster machine delivery and the benefits of a one-stop solution. In order to respond to these demands, Joshi pointed out the need for a transition from automation vendor to automation partner.

Nikhil Baste, director of Technoshell Automations, addressed the importance of advanced technologies to build cutting-edge machines in order to maintain and improve global competitiveness. He further mentioned manufacturing industry is undergoing change with new technology, automation and digitalization being key drivers for success.

Automation “We have been working with B&R for over 15 years, and they have always helped us achieve higher machine performance and flexibility, manage SKU proliferation and deliver higher OEE and reliability. B&R has helped us maintain our leading position in the printing and packaging industry and deliver best-in-class machines to our global customers,” he said.

Samir Limaye, business head of Wimco and Committee Member of The Institute of Packaging Machinery Manufacturers of India (IPMMI) spoke on the topic “Economy Industry & IPMMI Association”. Limaye explained the important role industry associations can play in helping OEMs adopt the latest technology. Another interesting highlight of this year’s event was a success story presented by Mayuresh Pimpalkar, CEO of Kokban Automation. He spoke briefly on the industrial IoT and how an edge controller can be deployed in infrastructure automation projects to acquire, evaluate and process data for unprecedented levels of efficiency and productivity.

Making flexible manufacturing a reality A panel of industry experts discussed the topic “Making flexible manufacturing a reality”, moderated by Pooja Patil, corporate communications, B&R India. The prominent panelists included Atul Patwardhan, functional head – corporate engineering, PARI; Mayur Raut, production manager, L'Oréal India; Ramesh Chauhan, VP, Sandhar Technologies; Subrata Karmakar, president, ABB Robotics; Tanay Sil, business development – Industry, B&R India.

The discussion initiated with importance of batch size one and mass customization in manufacturing, from consumer goods to F&B to automotive ancillary. It has been observed that consumers prefer individualized products and are willing to pay a premium for them. This has placed a demand on factories to be able to manufacture variants based on consumer needs and requests. This has provided a paradigm shift in manufacturing lines in order to optimize production as well as be competitive in the market.

The panelists highlighted today’s connected

users and their rapidly changing demands.

Meeting them requires a flexible, scalable production line able to accommodate small batches of different products, which at times could be down to batches of one. Flexible manufacturing lines enable factories to produce smaller batches economically. In such next-generation factories, machines, devices and systems can be reconfigured quickly and inexpensively to changeover without hampering the production process. This allows mass customization and enables quick responses to market changes.

The panelists presented case studies illustrating how flexible manufacturing enables manufacturing companies to meet market demands for increased efficiency, throughput, availability and product quality.

Innovation Day 2020 offered thoughtprovoking discussions, presentations, and interactive sessions with B&R industry experts as well as live demos and hands-on technical workshops. The audience got a clear picture of how B&R adds value to machines and factories and empowers their global competitiveness. z

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Budget 2020

z Industry leaders’ view

Union budget of India 2020–2021 Union budget of India for 2020–2021 was presented by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on the 1 February 2020, as her second budget. We met with a few industry leaders and asked them about their opinion on the Budget 2020. Here are some excerpts from what they said:

Pankaj Bhardwaj, vice president and general manager – India & SAARC, label & graphic materials, Avery Dennison: Union budget 2020 has been like a tight-roped balancing act by the union finance minister. With limited room to maneuver within fiscal boundaries, the budget does fine balancing between keeping long term direction intact while giving incremental impetus for the here and now challenges. Infrastructure spending and steps to improve rural income through social welfare schemes shall go a long way in improving ease of living. At the same time, steps taken on custom duties, setting up end-to-end clearing system and abolishment of DDT shall help improve FDI and Make In India initiative.

It was heartening to see allocation for promotion of new age technologies like quantum computing and setting up data center parks.

In the absence of any big ticket reforms, the success depends on execution. Clearly, successful execution would create better demand conditions, which in turn will favorably impact the print and packaging industry.

Tapan Patel, managing director of BST eltromat India: There are some provisions in the union budget which could have indirect bearing on companies from economic viewpoint, except for Dividend Distribution Tax which carries a direct/positive impact on cash flow in the hands of the company.

Corporate tax: Under a phased reduction plan for corporate taxes, the budget proposed to bring under 25% tax ambit companies with an annual turnover of up to Rs 400 crore, in place of the earlier cap of Rs 250 crore.

Tax dampener: Standard deduction and TDS threshold didn’t find a mention in Sitharaman’s budget. It came as dampener for the salaried taxpayer because Piyush Goyal had promised to hike these limits in his February interim budget.

Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) remains a pain in the neck: If there was one factor that riled investors no end, it was Jaitley’s LTCG tax on equities. There were hopes in some quarters that Sitharaman’s budget could do something to address this.

Fuel bill: In a blow to owners of cars and bikes, Sitharaman proposed to increase Special Additional Excise duty and Road and Infrastructure Cess each by one rupee a liter on petrol and diesel.

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Others: Concessional corporate tax rate of 15% to new domestic companies in manufacturing and power sector. Dividend Distribution Tax removed and classical system of dividend taxation adopted. Simplified GST return shall be implemented from 1st April 2020. Refund process to be fully automated.

Ninad Deshpande, head – marketing & corporate communication, B&R: It is that time of the year where various business, SMEs, MSMEs are anxiously waiting for announcements pertaining to budget.

Similar to earlier budgets, Budget 2020 too offers something for all with a hope of reviving economic slowdown. With several macro challenges and the target of reaching US$ 5 trillion by 2024, the budget does promise some impetus to manufacturing but definitely there is scope for more.

Tightening of custom duties on imports are expected to fuel ‘Make in India’ campaign launched many years ago. In addition, with the introduction of the plan to ‘Assemble in India’, is expected to facilitate India to manufacture networked products to make it part of the global value chain.

Digital India has been flourishing with its focus on consumer side of the business. However, with a thrust for new age industries includ-

Budget 2020 “Tightening of custom duties on imports are expected to fuel ‘Make in India’ campaign launched many years ago.

In addition, with the introduction of the plan to ‘Assemble in India’, is expected to facilitate India to manufacture networked products to make it part of the global value chain” – Ninad Deshpande of B&R

ing cloud computing, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and an increased focus on connectivity as a whole, would emphasis digital India in the manufacturing arena as well.

This would lay the foundation for an ecosystem for sustained growth.

MSMEs, which are a large part of Indian manufacturing, with various schemes that were announced during Budget 2020, there is plenty to rejoice for MSMEs in all sectors. An added push for infrastructure growth such as highways and airports we might expect ease of transportation and connectivity across the nation, thus, benefiting businesses.

Neeraj Jain, CFO, Cosmo Films: Union Budget 2020 overall looks balanced, with a focus on transforming the economy and people’s welfare. The proposed focus on education, infrastructure, data processing, healthcare and cleanliness is appreciated. Various steps taken to reduce regulatory compliance and creating an environment for ease of doing business will strengthen the MSME sector and will give a boost to overall economic growth.

However, the increase in effective tax on high income group and dividend income is contrary to the country’s intent towards creating a low tax structure.

Dinesh Mour of Manjushree Innovations: Most of us have grown up hearing the buzz around the year 2020. Vision had it that come 2020 and India will be a force to be reckoned with. But the year 2020 have sprung up earlier than expected and still there is very little we can talk about. The budget exercise of 2020 therefore, was very important and probably the last chance for us to lay the real road map for the ensuring decade ending in 2030. If not more, the coming years should at least provide ‘ease of living’ to all citizens of the country.

Sitharaman’s budget seems to pursue the long term goal of ensuring this, through three broad themes, viz., Aspirational India, Economic Development and Caring India. The budget had announcements which could propel India to the next level of health, prosperity and economic well-being. Farmers welfare, women

“The proposed focus on education, infrastructure, data processing, healthcare and cleanliness is appreciated. Various steps taken to reduce regulatory compliance and creating an environment for ease of doing business will strengthen the MSME sector and will give a boost to overall economic growth” – Neeraj Jain of Cosmo Films

empowerment, infrastructure building and full digitalisation found place of importance in this year’s budget exercise. The finance minister did not mince words when she explained that the country was headed for a lower tax with no exemptions regime. That faceless scrutiny and dispute resolution was the focus area, was evident from the ‘Vivaad Se Vishwas’ scheme announced.

The acknowledgment that the economy is in doldrums was definitely there and reasonable efforts to mitigate the same were also there.

But to take India to the target of US$ 5 trillion economy, the efforts seems to be, so little so far. Some more was expected and some more was to be done especially in areas of yielding employment and making easy credit available to industry. Yet overall, it can be exclaimed...

So far, so good!

Atit Gandhi, director of Montage Group: The announcement in the Budget 2020 about simplified GST returns from April 2020 is welcome.

However, more is anticipated from the government on GST reforms. GST refunds have to be on time, need relation in GST compliance procedure; there is a burden on the GST payer to pay on time without receiving the same from the creditor. Let’s hope the GST committee brings in new clarity on reforms.

The Budget has slashed the IT rates, which should help in driving consumption. The slashing of corporate rates to 22% is a good move and should drive more corporate investment.

Measures to enable NBFCs to extend invoice financing to MSMEs and RBI’s loan restructuring, will give a major boost to MSMEs. Similarly, the economic and financial sustainability of MSMEs will go up by making amendments to allow NBFCs to be part of TReDS (Trade Receivables Discounting system), that would result in enhanced funding for MSMEs. Government’s plans to improve road and train infrastructure for agriculture perishable goods and boost cold storage and warehouse infrastructure will help towards arresting wastTHE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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Budget 2020 age of tonnes of agriculture produce, and get farmers higher prices.

Collective aspects in the budget such as commitment to double agricultural income by 2022, farmer insurance, infrastructure development in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, tax holidays on affordable housing, deadline for Delhi-Mumbai Express Way and 100 new airports, 100% tax concession for infra investing by sovereign wealth funds, healthcare infra investment, single window clearance for investors, divestment commitments in LIC & IDBI Bank, reduction in personal IT slabs and DDT reduction, all are welcome. These objectives are expected to increase consumption and assure a renewed investment push for infrastructure development.

As the theme goes, it is an aspirational budget, focused on economic development for all, and a caring society.

Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak: The union budget looks positive and is widely proposing a good transformation in the individual tax structure. Definitely, some good initiatives are being taken for MSMEs, public sector banks, and financing which was much needed. Direct and indirect tax, specially GST and customs are being worked upon and we look forward to improvements for better. As far as the printing and packaging industry is concerned, nothing much has changed to celebrate or show concerns upon. We believe that the year 2020 already has the people’s expectations going high, and this should bring in the drive or the motivation within our industry too.

With organized retail and private label gaining traction and the government giving

a boost to the home grown e-commerce with MSME portals etc., the demand for labels and packaging will surely see positive growth.

Flexible packaging has shown a considerable positive and upward trend and as far as Vinsak is concerned, the flexo presses range from Lombardi, including the Synchroline, the Invicta I1 and the new wider Invicta I2 with web widths of up to 1.1 meters that we offer should be seen to replace more and more gravure presses.

Apart from Budget 2020, we are confident in our line of products like, Iwasaki (TR2 and IF 330), SPG Prints (variLEX), Vinsak finishing equipment’s (USAR), inkjet systems (VIS1200K) and other auxiliary machines (table top rewinder, roll lifters, etc.) and consumables after all product and after-sales is also something that matters and we are committed to delivering quality.

JK Sharma, CEO of Yansefu India comments: Although, the Union Budget 2020 has been neutral for the printing and packaging industry, the reduction of custom duty on imports of newsprint and light-weight coated paper from 10% to 5% is something to be appreciated.

A few measures taken by the government may have indirect impact on the industry.

The Union Budget has given impetus for agriculture, entrepreneurship and MSMEs in both rural and urban sectors which will help to revive the India’s economic growth. The growth of these sectors would subsequently boost the consumption in the rural and urban areas, which will hopefully generate more requirements and opportunities in the printing and packaging industry.

“The union budget looks positive and is widely proposing a good transformation in the individual tax structure.

Definitely, some good initiatives are being taken for MSMEs, public sector banks, and financing which was much needed” – Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak

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“The positive takeaway from this budget would be the income-tax relief for the lower and medium income groups. The income tax reduction could be seen as an indirect measure to increase the purchasing power of the lower and middle-income groups” – JK Sharma of Yansefu India Additionally, the increased custom duty on imports of electronics and other less technologydriven products not only give a push to the ‘Make In India’ initiative, but also provide drive for allied industries like printing etc. to help manufacturers to meet their packaging requirements as well as for marketing their products.

The positive takeaway from this budget would be the income-tax relief for the lower and medium income groups. The income tax reduction could be seen as an indirect measure to increase the purchasing power of the lower and middle-income groups. The cascade of the same into the FMCG sector is something to be expected. Since the packaging industry is directly proportional to the FMCG growth, it will see its impact through increasing demands.

Dividend Distribution Tax levied on dividends distributed by companies to the shareholders has been discontinued. Instead, the recipients of the dividend will have to pay tax at their applicable rate. Again, this would be beneficial for the Indian companies, including the printing and packaging sector as this will give confidence to existing and new foreign investors to invest in the Indian market, which certainly will give a boost to the India’s GDP growth.

Yansefu welcomes the FY union budget 2020 and firmly believes that the measures taken by the government will have long term benefits to strengthen the nation’s economic growth. z

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z Gears up to reduce plastic waste in Delhi-NCR

UFlex inaugurates new recycling plant in Noida

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Flex, a pioneer in multi-layer plastic manufacturing and waste recycling, is scaling up its recycling strength to help build a circular economy, by the way of setting up two lines that will wash and recycle post-consumer waste and subsequently give a second life to plastics. The pilot plant at its Noida facility commenced its operations and is aimed to mitigate the piling plastic dumps in Delhi–NCR by recycling collected post-consumer waste PET bottles and multi-layer plastic packaging into chips and granules, put into further use to make products with economic value. In line with its global sustainability campaign ‘Project Plastic Fix’, UFlex will steer its efforts towards keeping plastic in the economy and out of the environment, converting waste into wealth.

On the launch of this facility, Jeevaraj Pillai, joint president – packaging and new product development, UFlex said, “The problem of discarded plastic is escalating and alarming.

India alone generates 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste every day. Need of the hour is to enable a system where plastic is collected, properly cleaned and then recycled. Our Noida plant is one such initiative that we have made in this direction to solve the plastic waste crisis around us and Delhi-NCR is set to benefit from it. With recycling plants as this coming up at various locations, UFlex will have a capacity to recycle more than 3000 MT of plastic waste a month and we aim to build the largest infrastructure for recycling of plastic waste.”

The pilot plant in Noida has a capacity to treat 10,000 tonnes of plastic waste a year with an additional capacity for PET waste at 9,600 tonnes a year. UFlex is also running a similar pilot recycling plant in Bengaluru that sorts out 200 tonnes of municipal waste every day.

In addition, the company has plans to set up a recycling plant in Varanasi on a 10 acre land that will sort out 600 metric tonnes of garbage per day.

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Inside UFlex’s recycling plant in Noida. Photo: The Packman

According to UFlex, of the 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic that has been produced in the world, a recent study states that a whopping 6.3 billion metric tonnes has become plastic waste either lying in the landfill or swimming in the ocean. A meager 9% of this plastic waste gets recycled. Reports indicate that by 2050, there will be 12 billion metric tonnes of plastic on this planet, if there isn’t an eco-system built to recycle plastic waste.

Throwing light on the company’s focus towards environment protection, Dinesh Jain, president – legal and corporate affairs at UFlex said, “We believe in co-existence of sustainability and business, and it is incumbent on us to take care of our environment with ethical and safe practices such that the utility of our product persists without any harm to the environment.

We have ensured that these two lines follow a zero-emission practice to convert MLP and PET bottles waste into recoverable.”

Washing-recycling lines in Noida plant: PET Bottle Line (PCR Line) – The Post Consumer Recyclate (PCR line) at UFlex is set up with the objective to recycle PET bottles, used and discarded by consumers, to form chips.

The PET bottles will go through the process of crushing and washing and will finally get dried up before it reaches the extruder to form chips. Since the PET bottles are transparent and virgin in nature, chips derived as a result of recycling process will further be up-cycled to manufacture a range of PCR grade BOPET film from UFlex called Asclepius. The Asclepius film can be used and reused for multiple applications like packaging and label material, creating a loop economy.

The PCR line will recycle used PET bottles collected by NGOs and waste collection agencies from Delhi NCR area. The line has the capacity to recycle up to 600 tonnes of PET Bottle waste a month.

Sustainability Various items being made using recycled plastics at display. Photo: The Packman

The MLP Film Line (PCPR Line) – The Post-Consumer Plastic Recyclate (PCPR) line at UFlex Noida plant will wash and recycle post-consumer MLP waste and convert them into granules. The PCPR line will also pass the waste through the same process of crushing and washing before forming granules. The granules derived can be used to form more than 10,000 industrial and household products like flower pots, outdoor furniture, bucket, dustbins, paver tiles, road dividers etc.

The post-consumer MLP waste collected from Delhi-NCR will be sourced from NGOs, producer responsibility organizations (PRO) as well as producers and brand owners directly. The PCPR line has a capacity to wash and recycle up to 500 tonnes of MLP waste in a month. z – Manash Das

z Solution doesn’t lie in banning but sorting waste at generation

Plastic waste management – need to have improvised collection system

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lastic with inherent qualities such as low density, low cost, durability and easy mouldability, has become preferable material for any application. The durability of plastic which was once considered to be a boon has now become its biggest disadvantage, since management of waste created due to plastic has become a burning issue.

It has been estimated that since its inception in 1950s, 8.3 billion plastic is being produced and out of which 6.3 billion is still remaining either in landfills or Oceans, and only 9% of the plastic is being recycled till now. This figure is contrary to the fact that 70% of total plastic being manufactured is recyclable. It is also being reported that 8 million metric tonnes plastic is being dumped in ocean every year. Due to these astounding figures various countries and environment bodies putting emphasis to ban plastics.

In 2016, Government of India mandated Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, as per which producers and brand owners are

Essel Propack’s HDPE-based totally recyclable Platina and Green GML lamitubes

required to devise a plan in consultation with the local bodies to introduce a collect-back system.

This system is known as the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR). As per Extended Producers Responsibility, producers have the responsibility of plastic waste collection and

management. Worldwide many countries are following this strategy and it has been proven across the globe. There has also been emphasis on phasing out plastic packaging which is not recyclable.

EPR can be a blend of economics (shift responsibility of cost of disposal to producer), environmental (design recyclable products and discourage use of toxic components), and social factors ( meet increasing consumer demand for environment friendly product or those manufactured using recycled content). After PWM rules, numerous initiative have been taken by the packaging producers and brand owners to find alternates to non-recyclable packaging materials. Recently introduction of recyclable packaging material or single polymer based packaging have spread across the packaging industry. UFlex introduced recyclable coextruded barrier film for oil application. Colgate, a big name in oral care, has recently introduced recyclable tooth paste tubes. The company is proposing to fully convert to recyclable tubes by 2025.

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Sustainability Essel Propack, a leader in manufacturing laminated plastic tubes has also introduced HDPE-based totally recyclable lamitubes – Platina 250 and Green GML 300. Kellogg is also using recyclable pouch with special compataibilizers. Various big names are also entering into plastic waste management and recycling sector. UFlex is generating fuel from 6 tonnes of their own plastic waste daily and plans to install more reactors. UFlex also launched Project PlasticFix, which aims to clean up plastic waste and convert it into products that have economic value. There have been additional efforts for managing plastic waste by making roads out of plastic waste.

With these facts, the future of plastic waste management and recycling appears to be promising, but there are numerous factors which play crucial role in plastic recycling goals. Recycling of plastic materials either involves changing it into any other physical form (mechanical recycling), chemical form (pyrolysis) or for energy recovery. For first two forms of recycling, i.e mechanical and feedstock, the composition of waste is very important; however, any kind of plastic waste is suitable for energy recovery. Plastic recycling typically involves steps of collection, segregation, cleaning and sizing.

Collection of plastic waste is first and most crucial step of any recycling be it mechanical, feedstock or energy recovery. If during collection, the plastic is effectively segregated and made contamination free, further processing steps of segregation and cleaning can be minimized. Cost-effective collection and sorting are the first two steps in value chain for recycling of plastic waste, aiming at separating and upgrading valuable recyclate. Properly segregate and cleaned plastic waste enhances the quality of recyclate making the whole process economically viable. Collection can be done in four ways, kerbside, drop-off, buy back and deposit/ refund program.

Collection of plastics in uncontaminated form is a challenge in our country and it involves additional overheads, primarily due to lack of waste segregation mechanism. In India, still waste collection is done manually through unorganized sector with rag pickers and waste traders. Generally these rag pickers cannot differentiate between different plastics resulting into a mixed waste stream

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UFlex’s pyrolysis plant in Noida is generating fuel from their own plastic waste daily and plans to install more reactors. Photo: The Packman

resulting in low quality recyclate. Moreover, any big industrial unit for plastic waste management cannot be dependent on this type of collection system, as continuous feeding is required to run the plant and making the process economically attractive. Additionally, if waste is contaminated and mixed, it further worsens the situation as different cycles of segregation and cleaning are required. Ultimate need is to have a collection channel that ensures continuous flow of high-quality waste material. In order to have uninterrupted supply of plastic waste, it has to be segregated from bio-waste at the source of generation.

People in various cities need to be educated at ground level about separating different types of waste at home. By and large, buy back and deposit/refund programs ensure consistent good quality supply, provided they are implemented effectively.

Since with EPR in place, the responsibility of collection and processing their manufactured products upon end of their lifetime, lies with producer, numerous Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) can facilitate the collection and processing. The role of PROs becomes essential and critical to have continuous supply of plastic waste. These PROs can work thought informal waste collectors by creating their da-

tabase and giving them required training and infrastructure ensuring good quality waste materials through these informal waste collectors.

In summary, it is to be understood that banning plastics can never be a solution as plastic cannot be removed from everyday living and finding alternate to plastic packaging is four times more costly to environment.

Recycling is one strategy for end-of-life waste management of plastic products and plastic waste management issue can be resolved to a greater extent if challenges related to collection of waste be overcome. This activity implies review of existing collection methodologies, assessment of their applicability and identification of barriers for implementation. The change needs to be implemented at ground level to transform the thinking and behavior of consumers, where consumer understands that solution doesn’t lie in banning but sorting waste at generation. z – Dr. Meenu Sethi Sachdeva (The author is currently working as Head QA and R&D with Ultimate Flexipack Ltd.)

Sustainability

z Pamex 2020 in Mumbai

Michelman’s recyclable and repulpable water-based coating for paper cups

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ichelman, a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for the industry, offering solutions for the coatings, printing and packaging and industrial manufacturing markets, participated for the first time at Pamex held between 6 and 9 January 2020 in Mumbai. At the event, the company focused on its range of paper products which are meant for the paper industry. “We are highlighting our solutions for paper cups, take-away containers, paper bags, paper trays etc. which needs to be food compliant,” said Shailesh Nema, vice president and managing director, Michelman India.

The company also highlighted its new innovative product which eliminates the use of polyethylene or wax in conventional paper cups.

The new recyclable water-based coating solution not only eliminates the plastic lining used in conventional paper cups but also eases the recycling and repulping process. The product is designed to be both flexo and gravure applicable.

“Michelman has over 70 years of expertise in water-based coatings. And since inception, we have been into water-based coatings which are compliant with food contact regulations.

In India, the government has announced that single-use plastic will be phased out by 2022.

Plastic is a crucial part of packaging which is even reinforced in paper-based packaging. Once we replace single-use plastics, we will need alternate solutions in place which will require food contact compliant coatings. So, we have given special emphasis on coating products which are complaint to direct food contact,” said Nema.

Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings Michelman inaugurated its state-of-the-art packaging incubator in Mumbai on 31 January 2018. The new packaging incubator, the Michelman Innovation Centre for Coatings

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L to R: Mohanish Satam, Shailesh Nema and Aditi Ullal of Michelman India at Pamex 2020. Photo: The Packman

(MICC), is strategically designed to assist immensely the flexible packaging converters, film producers, paper converters and brand owners in innovating a sustainable future for packaging and allow for fast and efficient development of sustainable packaging solutions.

The centerpiece of the MICC is a Kroenert pilot coater laminator that allows packaging manufacturers to test new concepts without stopping their production lines. Additionally, collaboration with Michelman’s technical and market experts allows brand owners, film producers, converters, universities, and others involved in the research and development of packaging produce more sustainable solutions. “A packaging converter or brand owner can walk into our premises – can ideate with our packaging experts and design packaging structure in our premises. We can measure the various barrier properties associated with the packaging structure, and if the structure needs to be redesigned to achieve a specific property, we can do that then and there. This brings down significantly the entire investment and prototyping cycle while at the same time expediting the innovation process,” Nema said.

Michelman towards recyclability Coatings play a vital role in building a packag-

ing structure, though it comes at a later stage in the packaging supply chain. “So, we are talking to brands which have pledged to make its packaging 100% recyclable – for example Nestle, Unilever, P&G, J&J – by 2025. We are also in direct communication with some brands, and are helping them to change their existing packaging structures that are non-recyclable to a packaging structure that is 100% recyclable,” said Nema.

“Recyalibility is the most talked about topic today. When it comes to banning plastics, we also need to understand the extent of the problem. India’s population is four times the population of America, while its land area is three times less than America.

This means, the per-capita land availability is also low in India compared to America – and our population is growing, and hence the consumption of packaging products as well. Unless we have products, which can be recycled, the problem of waste mountains seen outside almost every city today is going to get multiplied. So, while we need to find a solution for the existing waste, we also need to find ways to stop adding to these waste mountains. The absolute need of the hour is to design packaging structures which are 100% recyclable,” Nema concluded. z – Mahan Hazarika THE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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z Hall 13 Stand B72 Naph Graphics to display SlitLine 35 at drupa 2020

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aph Graphics will participate at drupa for the first time where it will display its SlitLine 35 slitter-rewinder. The SlitLine 35 is an upgraded version of its earlier model and comes with a shaftless unwinder. At drupa, the company will be present at Hall 13 Stand B72.

The Slitline 35 has a maximum web width of 1,300 mm and maximum unwind diameter of 1,000 mm. The machine can handle plain films, coated films, metallized films, film, foil or paper laminates, paper and board.

The machine has a maximum speed of 350 meters per minute.

Naph Graphics is a well-known name in the field of web offset press manufacturing.

The company diversified to the packaging and

Naph will display its SlitLine 35 in Hall 13 Stand B72 at drupa 2020.

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converting industry by launching its slitterrewinder at Packplus Delhi in 2016. The company’s web offset business, which started in

1990, includes exclusively designed web offset presses for printing newspapers and periodicals for medium sized editions. z

z drupa 2020 – Hall 5 Stand C41 Asahi Photoproducts to demonstrate new water recycling unit

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sahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, has announced the latest development in its CleanPrint strategy, a water recycling unit incorporated in new Asahi platemaking systems as a standard feature. The recycling unit uses 2 liters of water per square meter, versus 10 liters in units without the recycling unit, a reduction in platemaking waste water of 80%. In addition, minimal waste from the system, in the form of dry cake and a highly concentrated liquid extract, can be incinerated, with the liquid contributing to the cooling of the incineration plant, resulting in even more water savings. Existing Asahi platemaking systems can be retrofitted with the recycling unit so that all Asahi platemaking processes are more in harmony with the environment.

“As we have done for the past 45 years,

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we continue to look for ways to make the flexo printing process more efficient and in harmony with the environment while also improving overall effectiveness,” said Dieter Niederstadt, technical marketing manager at Asahi Photoproducts. “This latest improvement pushes flexographic printing into an even more environmentally balanced position, preserving precious water resources while maintaining the quality and efficiency our customers have come to expect. It’s another important strategic element of Asahi’s CleanPrint technology.

According to the company, CleanPrint flexographic plates have been specifically engineered by Asahi’s chemical engineers to transfer all remaining ink to the printed substrate, reducing makeready time and press cleaning stops as compared to other platemaking systems while delivering exceptional quality. Asahi CleanPrint flexographic plates are also ideal for fixed color

palette printing, a method that is increasingly being adopted to save time and money while still delivering the quality brands expect. This is made possible by the precise registration of Asahi CleanPrint plates.

Visitors to the Asahi stand at drupa 2020 will be able to get a first look at the new recycling unit to learn more about how it works, its environmental benefits, and the ease with which Asahi platemaking systems can be incorporated into any flexographic workflow with significant time to market and OEE benefits. Asahi will be located in Hall 5 C41 at drupa 2020.

“We have even more on our agenda to introduce at drupa 2020,” Niederstadt adds.

“Our goal is to continue to bring improved flexographic platemaking solutions to market that position flexo even more competitively with other printing technologies, continuing to grow its market share in packaging printing around the globe. z

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z drupa 2020 – Hall 6 Stand A40 Baumer hhs becomes drupa packaging touchpoints partner

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aumer hhs will be an Advanced Partner of the packaging touchpoints show at drupa 2020. The company, a supplier of innovative adhesive application systems to the folding carton, print finishing and other industries, will be focusing on sustainable resource management for tomorrow’s packaging production process.

“We’re very pleased that as a touchpoint packaging partner, we’ll have a special forum at drupa 2020 where we can join with others in the industry and showcase our ideas for enhancing sustainability and achieving an eco-friendly, future-oriented packaging production process,” says Andreas Brandt, marketing manager at Baumer hhs. The company, he adds, will present

two projects at touchpoints.

“The less glue you use in packaging production, the better the environmental footprint of an individual product and the overall process. Optimizing adhesive consumption in industrial applications has long been one of our core competencies, and over the years we’ve launched a series of pioneering solutions on the market. At the touchpoint packaging show, we’ll be demonstrating how packaging manufacturers can reduce their adhesive consumption without compromising on the quality or durability of glued joints. We’ll also be presenting our GlueCalc smartphone app, which helps manufacturers to quickly and easily calculate how much they can reduce costs and

CO2 emissions by gluing packaging with dots instead of beads of glue,” Brandt continues.

In a second project, Baumer hhs will demonstrate ways to eliminate UV tracers and colorants from packaging production in the future.

“Using UV tracers and colorants in the production of packaging materials can disrupt the fiber cycle and cause unwanted contamination of food packaging. If these substances can be eliminated, food-grade packaging manufacturers can significantly increase process safety, with the benefits extending to brand owners and consumers as well,” Brandt explains. “Baumer hhs will likewise be exhibiting innovative solutions for mastering this challenge at the touchpoint packaging show.” z

z Drupa 2020 – Hall 1 Stand B25-1 and B25-4 Heidelberg to present its expertise in printing at drupa 2020

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eidelberg will present its full expertise as a market and technology leader in the printing and media industry at drupa 2020, taking place from 16 to 26 June 2020 in Düsseldorf, under the slogan ‘Unfold your Potential’. The main focus will be on the customer and their requirements, as well as optimally developing and exploiting their business potential through the latest technologies, innovative solutions, and new business models. With a view to the key factors such as process optimization and intelligent, operator-independent productivity, Heidelberg will be presenting the next stage in a smart printing business – the Smart Print Shop.

“At drupa 2020, Heidelberg will address the increasing job complexity in the pressroom with the simultaneous increase in requirements for operator qualification and improved productivity. In addition to increasing the output of the printing press itself, software-supported applications, intelligent user guidance, and

autonomous processes as part of an integrated solution system – or as we say, ‘Smart Print Shop’ – will continue to grow in importance in terms of the competitiveness of the print shop,” explains Ulrich Hermann, member of the Management Board responsible for Lifecycle Solutions and chief digital officer at Heidelberg. “Heidelberg not only supplies tailored technology, from equipment to software and consumables, but also performance services aimed at increasing the performance of our customers’ overall system. With new services like Heidelberg Subscription we not only ensure the optimal technology, but also

look after our customers’ available productivity. This delivers planning certainty and gives print shops the freedom they need to devote more effort to cultivating their market and innovating their offering.”

At drupa 2020, Heidelberg will present its full portfolio of innovations intended to inspire packaging, commercial, and label printers to develop their potential, whether in major companies or smaller print shops. In Düsseldorf, the digital transformation of the print and media industry will be on display with integrated solutions all the way up to the Heidelberg ecosystem. z THE PACKMAN | MAR-APR 2020

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Flint Group increases price of all packaging inks and coatings in India

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ecent events in the Middle East have triggered an increase in oil prices, which presents a cascading effect on the price of solvent raw materials used in the manufacture of inks and coatings. The instability and current increases necessitate that Flint Group Packaging Inks in India initiate a price increase with immediate effect.

Effective immediately, a price increase will apply to all orders as long as oil prices remain well above reasonable and standard levels. When and if prices begin to drop, Flint Group will reconsider the price increase and adjust as needed.

“We understand that price increases have

become an almost ‘routine’ matter,” said Upal Roy, managing director, Flint Group India.

“However, we hope that our customers will understand and appreciate that we have no choice but to pass along the increase and that Flint Group cannot continue to absorb the entirety of these rising costs.”

“Despite today’s announcement, we are resolutely committed to efficiency projects that will continue to remove cost and complexity in our own operations. We also remain dedicated to helping our customers to improve their own efficiencies and to support process optimization within their press rooms,” Roy added.

Xerox names EMEA president

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erox Holdings Corporation has appointed Xavier Heiss as executive vice president and president of EMEA Operations.

He will succeed retiring Hervé Tessler and report directly to the CEO of Xerox, John Vicentin.

“Xavier has an outstanding track record of driving successful transformations and business results,” said John Visentin, CEO of Xerox. “His expertise and experience within the company position him well to lead our EMEA Operations into its next chapter and return the region to growth.”

Heiss, who will succeed Hervé Tessler following his retirement from Xerox at the end of February, has been with the company for more than 30 years. Prior, he served as the controller of Xerox and chief financial officer of the company’s Americas Operations and has held various leadership roles in sales, quality, business transformation and finance. Heiss also led the company’s European technology business finance organization and shared services as chief financial officer of Xerox Europe across 16 countries.

“As the business landscape evolves, many clients driving digital transformations are seeking new ways to navigate change,” said Heiss. “I look forward to working closely with clients to bring

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them innovative and integrated solutions that accelerate their transformations and make their businesses run better, faster and more secure.”

Heiss holds a Master of Business Administration degree in information technology and finance from NEOMA Business School Reims and a Master of Business Administration degree in business and international finance from INSEAD. z

Xavier Heiss, executive vice president and president of EMEA operations

“Ultimately, product quality and consistency remain a key focus; our customers can always rely on us for best in class products and services at the most economic price possible.” z

UPM joins effort to recycle label liners

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ompanies in the self-adhesive label industry have made a commitment to transform the industry towards a circular economy. The goal is to minimize waste and to ensure renewable resources are recycled in a sustainable and efficient way. In 2018 UPM Specialty Papers took the first step towards a circular economy by introducing UPM LinerLoop. UPM LinerLoop is a unique concept for recycling release liners; collected release liners are desiliconized and used to produce new release liner base papers.

To boost the collection of used release liners, UPM Specialty Papers has announced a cooperation with Cycle4green who specializes in recycling release liners. Since 2009, Cycle4green has formed a Europe-wide recycling service covering many labelstock manufacturers, label converters and end-users. In this cooperation model Cycle4green collects release liner base papers and transports the material to the paper mill for desiliconizing.

“To help achieve zero-waste targets across the value chain, we need industry-level contribution to recovering release liners” says Jaakko Nikkilä, executive vice president, UPM Specialty Papers. z

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26 to 28 November 2019

CPhI India (P’Mec)

Greater Noida, India

3 to 6 December 2019

Paperex

Delhi, India

6 to 8 December 2019

Print & Packtech

Bangalore, India

12 to 14 December 2019

Pacprocess Food Pex

Delhi, India

6 to 9 January 2020

Pamex 2020

Mumbai, India

16 to 20 January 2020

Plastivision 2020

Mumbai, India

28 Feb to 1 March 2020

PacProTech

Kathmandu

19 to 21 March 2020

Asia Packaging & Printing Industry Expo

Shenzhen, China

20 to 22 March 2020

PackPlus South 2020

Hyderabad, India

21 to 23 April 2020

Label & Flexible Packaging & Film Expo 2020

Shanghai, China

24 to 26 April 2020

Food Pack India Expo

Chennai, India

5 to 9 May 2020

Metpack 2020

Messe Essen, Germany

7 to 13 May 2020

interpack 2020

Dusseldorf, Germany

3 to 4 June 2020

Innopack Pharma Confex

Mumbai, India

16 to 26 June 2020

drupa 2020

Dusseldorf, Germany

19 to 22 June 2020

Plastasia 2020

Bangalore, India

6 to 9 August 2020

PackPlus Delhi

Delhi, India

17 to 19 September 2020

Pharma Pro&Pack 2020

Hyderabad, India

30 September to 2 October 2020

IndiaCorr Expo

Mumbai, India

8 to 10 October 2020

ProPak India

Delhi, India

25 to 27 November 2020

CPhI & P-MEC India

Greater Noida, India

29 October to 1 November 2020

Labelexpo India 2020

Greater Noida, India

29 October to 1 November 2020

Brand Print India 2020

Greater Noida, India

9 to 11 December 2020

pacprocess India

Mumbai, India

3 to 8 February 2021

Printpack India 2021

Greater Noida, India

4 to 8 February 2021

PlastIndia 2021

Delhi, India

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