“We have doubled our profits in 2020.” Smithers identifies major strategies supporting increased sustainability of flexpack
Whitepaper on Cloud Freedom by Esko
Elif Plastik choose Fast Bridge Adaptors developed by Rossini
Ip3 Reinforces Its Confidence In Comexi
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In response to package waste issues, climate change and legislative activity, sustainability is now a major development area for flexible packaging design. As outlined in a new study by Smithers, The Future of Sustainable Flexible Packaging to 2026, there are several package development strategies that are being considered to improve the sustainability of packaging.
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This whitepaper has been developed by Esko to outline the benefits of packaging industry businesses transitioning to the cloud. This follows the successful launch of the Digital Maturity Model program in 2020, designed to help management teams meet the growing need to strategically address business digitization, automation and connection.
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Elif Plastik, one of the global companies of the flexible packaging industry, closely follows the technology for trouble-free printing processes and high quality prints. Elif Plastik prefers its choices for printing materials and machines with the latest technology.
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Comexi and Ip3 Desarrollos, a company dedicated to the manufacture of flexible packaging, have reached an agreement to acquire a Comexi F2 MB flexographic press and a Comexi SL2 MB laminator. The two machines will be installed at the Spanish company’s headquarters in Sueca (Valencia). The company already has a flexographic press, a multipurpose laminator, and a Comexi slitter at this location.
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Smithers identifies major strategies supporting increased sustainability of flexible packaging In response to package waste issues, climate change and legislative activity, sustainability is now a major development area for flexible packaging design. As outlined in a new study by Smithers, The Future of Sustainable Flexible Packaging to 2026, there are several package development strategies that are being considered to improve the sustainability of packaging. These include reductions in package weight, recyclable packaging, biodegradable packaging, sustainably sourced packaging, reusable packaging, recycled content into packaging, and investments in waste management infrastructure. The soon-to-bereleased report from Smithers reviews and compares the strategies being adopted by the flexible packaging supply chain to improve the environmental profile of flexible packaging and provides a list of actionable approaches being considered by the whole flexible packaging value chain. These
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vary by geographic region due to vastly different waste management infrastructure, legislation, consumer habits and packaging forms that exist today in different parts of the world. As such, development strategies that work in one region can be ineffective in others due to these local differences.
jor strategies that are expounded on in the report are as follows: Reduce
This strategy reduces package weight per product use to limit the amount of waste entering the environment. It is the precursor to other strategies related to the EU’s Waste Hierarchy and has been a fundawill A summary of the ma- mental strategy within
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near economy sustainability model. As the report period progresses, light-weighting of existing flexible packs is expected to slow as priorities shift to more circular developments. More meaningful weightsaving developments, uch as rigid to flexible conversions and refill packaging, are expected to intensify. Recyclable For this report, recyclability is defined as packaging designed to better fit recycling infrastructure to enable more economic recovery of packaging waste. As such, recyclable packaging is an enabler of the circular economy and is part of the second element of the EU’s Waste Hierarchy. Over the five-year period covered by the report, intense efforts will take place to convert current non-recyclable flexible packs to recyclable structures to avoid
pending taxation, EPR fees and bans in some countries. Many major brand owners and package suppliers have committed to have recyclable packaging by 2025. Reuse Reusable packaging is defined by the EU as “packaging which has been conceived, designed and placed on the market to accomplish within its life cycle multiple trips or rotations by being refilled or reused for the same
purpose for which it was conceived”. Reusable packaging is the first element on the EU’s Waste Hierarchy and is being promoted to enhance the circular economy. Little activity is expected to advance reusable flexible packaging up to 2026. The strategy is best suited to robust rigid packaging, which can be easily cleaned and remains undamaged after use, collection, and refilling. However, flexibles in the form of refill packaging are likely to increase to enable reuse
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of rigid packaging by in- greater use of sustainahome refilling. ble plastics is expected, though use is unlikely Recycled content to move beyond singledigit percentage in flexThe inclusion of recy- ible packaging. Recycled materials back into cled plastic is likely to packaging is another be favoured due to key strategy. It com- greater circularity. Papletes the circle of the per-based flexible packcircular economy and is aging is not expected to greatly. part of the second ele- advance ment of the EU’s Waste hierarchy. Greater use Biodegradable of recycled content is expected in flexible Biodegradable packagpackaging up to 2026 ing remains an imstrategy for to meet public demand portant and avoid future taxa- sustainable package detion and legislative velopment. It involves mandating of recycled the use of specific materials that naturally decontent. grade in the environSustainable sourcing ment and especially in industrial composting Development of non-oil- units. According to EU based plastics is an legislation, composting emerging trend, espe- is a recycling process cially for plastic packag- and is therefore part of ing. This strategy seeks the second element of to shift manufacturing the EU’s Waste Hierarof traditional plastics, chy. In developed counbiodegradable such as PE, PP, PET and tries, others, to more sustain- plastic packaging is not ably sourced starting expected to advance materials such as bio- greatly up to 2026 due mass. Up to 2026, to questionable circular-
ity and unfavourable legislation. In developing countries, biodegradable packaging is seen as a short-term measure by brand owners to limit pollution and marine litter while waste management infrastructure is developed. Waste infrastructure Improved waste management infrastructure is needed to enhance collection, sorting, recycling and energy recovery of packaging waste, and to limit pollution. This has become a key area of focus, with numerous recent examples of infrastructure development by the packaging value chain. Investment in waste infrastructure by the package supply chain will be increasingly important to 2026. In developed countries it increases recyclate availability; in developing countries, it limits pollution.
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Cloud Freedom This whitepaper has been developed by Esko to outline the benefits of packaging industry businesses transitioning to the cloud. This follows the successful launch of the Digital Maturity Model program in 2020, designed to help management teams meet the growing need to strategically address business digitization, automation and connection. Across the global print and packaging sectors, packaging converters and premedia trade shops are wrestling with competing demands on their operations. To remain competitive, converters are in the market for strategies and technologies that will provide them with a competitive differentiation. Whether that be on cost, speed, quality, flexibility or consistency, the challenges faced by today’s prepress and print converters are significant. Combine these demands with a lack of
skilled labor availability and decreasing run lengths, the need for management teams to strategically address business digitization, automation and connectivity becomes clear. The path to digital transformation leads into the cloud
Having launched a Digital Maturity Model (‘DMM’)*1 for Packaging Suppliers in early 2020, Esko set about articulating the need for proactive management of the digital transformation process to meet
these challenges head on. The DMM provides a clear roadmap of strategic decisions that today’s CEOs, Operations, Prepress and IT Managers can take to address process and operational efficiency gaining long term competitive success and profit improvement. Digitization and the adoption of cloud-based solutions has been an ongoing theme within the industry for some time now. Indeed, the opportunities to drive efficiency, deliver at scale and differentiate have driven
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businesses across the maturity is a multiindustry to embrace functional task, where the entire organization digitization: needs to engage if it is • Around 90% of busito truly receive the full nesses today have suite of benefits on ofadopted cloud technolofer. It also requires culgy in some form*2 *3 tural and procedural • This figure is only ex- change at every level of pected to rise, with the organization. Hav69% considering mov- ing different employee ing additional applica- groups, teams or facilitions and services to ties at different stages of digital maturity can the cloud*4 create issues, leading to A path will always waste and a slowing have potholes down of the business. Like any transfor- While this is true for mation, there will be single site businesses, departments bumps along the road, where be progressing and moving to the cloud may can be fraught with along the path to digital challenges… Driving transformation at differcompany-wide transfor- ent speeds, this issue is where mation towards digital compounded
more than one physical site is involved. Indeed, inconsistencies and complexities in day-today operations emerge as different locations operate individual processes or tools. With most companies, only about 20-40% of their workloads are in the cloud, most of which are the easier, less complex ones. *5 This fragmentation of approach creates communication breakdowns, reduces operational efficiency and limits success, with waste in materials, time and resources continuing in pockets of operation around the business. Nearly 2/3 of business-
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es maintain they have not achieved the results expected of their cloud initiatives to date. *6 Businesses continue to be understandably confused by the terms, and wary of the IT overheads and inevitable disruption to operations.
The key to securing a competitive advantage The time to act is now Recent disruptions have underlined and reinforced the fact that the cloud is not merely a future aspiration, but an urgent requirement going right across the business. Now is the time to make your business more efficient, re-
silient, and customer focused, to differentiate, build and protect. Using the cloud as a catalyst to enable innovation, automate processes and systems. Problems that only the cloud can solve In its simplest form, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the internet, instead of on a local computer’s hard drive. The ‘cloud’ is really just a metaphor for the internet and enables a company to remove the need to have a dedicated network, and the associated storage hardware or servers, on its physical site. But why is this im-
portant? Cloud computing presents businesses the opportunity to free themselves and their employees from the constraints of physical infrastructure, bureaucracy and processes. It delivers new freedoms, not only in terms of their operations, but also in eradicating any IT challenges that might stifle their passion for prepress. 1. Whether the information is a simple Microsoft Word file or a complex Adobe graphics file, the information is no longer stored at one location (other than geolocation), as it was previously. The fact that a packaging design carries data supplied by a
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wide range of stakeholders that are traditionally working disconnected, is also a big challenge. A brand’s marketing team may have the new marketing slogan, the design agency may have the latest version of the product logo, and the converter has the information about inks, resolution and dot gain compensation. All this information, crucial for quality reproduction of the job, currently resides on the hard disks of different disconnected computers. Today, the cloud means that this data is accessible from anywhere, by any licensed user, 24/7, and can never be lost due to the back-up capabilities of the cloud. 2. Data was historically vulnerable – if an onsite server ‘went down’ due to power, virus problems, or hackers intent on stealing data, or if there was a fire or flood, data would be lost. Today, businesses can be ‘back up’ in
minutes as the data lives on virtually in the cloud and can be restored back to service quickly.
3. Importantly, the company no longer physically relies on hard drives and servers on site. While this not only eradicates data risk, it also leads to operational cost savings through a reduction in IT management costs. Building your path to the cloud One of the single most important parts of an enterprise’s digital transformation strategy involves finding the right cloud service or services, that complement your business model, culture and customer needs. One option to consider is whether to employ a single-tenant (i.e. dedicated) or multi-tenant (i.e. shared) cloud architecture. These are different types of cloud models that have emerged to cater for different scenarios or
specific business needs. The single-tenant cloud model is where a customer has its own independent database and software on a cloud. In the multi-tenant cloud model, a single instance of the software and its supporting infrastructure serves multiple customers. Each customer’s data is isolated from the data of other customers and remains private. The key factor of the multi-tenant model is that there is a single instance of the software that serves multiple customers (tenants) while the data of each customer remains isolated and private. For example, Salesforce, HubSpot and Netflix are all multitenant applications Single-tenant or multi-tenant? For many businesses, the multi-tenant model is considered the optimum solution, regardless of their size. For smaller organizations – where the scale simply
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does not demand or warrant dedicated infrastructure – it delivers efficient servicing and lower costs, while for larger organizations it offers unlimited resources in one secure and private environment. Multi-tenancy delivers economies of scale for everyone involved. The graphic below illustrates the differences between a singletenant and a multitenant cloud model; highlighting the Esko path towards a multitenant architecture. Furthermore, it is important to understand that clouds can also be public, private or hybrid. In a public cloud, all hardware, software and other supporting infrastructure are owned and managed by the cloud provider. Each user shares the same hardware, storage and network devices with organizations on that cloud and with the other cloud tenants. Private clouds are those operated by a single organization. Computing re-
sources are isolated and delivered by a secure private network and are not shared. They are customizable to meet unique business and security needs and are proprietary to the organization. Finally, hybrid clouds, as the name suggests, are where apps and data share the resources between private and public cloud deployment based on the business’ policies around security, performance, scalability, cost and efficiency. The environment is seamlessly integrated to ensure optimum performance and scalability to changing business needs. How do you choose the right solution? It begins with choosing a cloud provider that offers flexibility through a variety of deployment and pricing models, that supports a business’s requirements and ambitions. And this is where Esko can support you. Through its range of software solutions and advanced technical architecture, Esko pro-
vides a range of collaboration applications and management tools designed to help any business optimize cloud technology across their operations. Five ways customers can leverage cloud freedom with Esko In order to meet the complex needs of print and packaging suppliers on their digital transformation journey, Esko has invested in its own cloud infrastructure. The cloud applications provide a private, multitenant solution with a huge range of benefits for customers.
1. Cloud computing enables customers to centralize their data, rather than hold it on servers in-house at one site. A unique data layer brings all data together, across sites, enabling 24/7 real -time visibility and transparency to the entire organization, irrespective of function, location or geography. 2. With access for all, organizations can man-
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age data more efficiently – there’s only one version of the software, tool or file in use, making things simpler to manage, while permission-based access ensures different roles and functions within the organization can only see the data and information relevant to them.
4. Whether moving jobs between sites, load balancing across operations, dealing with business crises or simply looking to enhance customer service, adopting a cloud-based approach to data management delivers efficiency and cost reductions that no company can afford to ignore.
3. Freedom of data access delivers flexibility, freeing up people to collaborate, speeds up processes and makes it easier to do business.
5. Importantly, with cloud computing Esko incorporates an alternative method of software deployment and licensing (business model): Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS). This delivery model presents an intriguing and highly valuable alternative to standard software installation. Esko has embraced the advantages of SaaS and is building a portfolio of applications that solve critical business needs for its customers. An example of this is the new Automation Engine SaaS solution. This new capability forms an essential step as Esko begins its transition to a cloud-based solutions portfolio. Through Automation Engine SaaS, Esko can help its cus-
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tomer businesses to grow through workflow standardization, alleviate daily pressures and time constraints, quickly and more simply. Through Automation Engine SaaS, customers will be able to access all of the functionality they need from the application but more quickly, regardless of location, with less IT overhead and with the flexibility to scale at speed. Find more freedom – introducing SaaS solutions Rather than downloading and installing the latest software versions from Esko manually onto individual computers each time a release is issued, SaaS customers simply access their software online using a new subscription model. The SaaS solution enables easy access and fast deployment of Esko software, along with the peace of mind for larger organizations, that all users are on the agreed software version. Utilizing common software
across locations is made easy and the need for IT overheads can be reduced as software versioning and maintenance is now handled by the Esko dedicated Platform Operations team. Rather than having to download and install locally at each site, licensing and software updates are delivered into the organization by Esko directly. With a 24/5 global service level agreement, users also have access to a support team with dedicated Solution Support Engineers on hand to escalate problems, if needed. There is no need for users to manage the security of the platform either. Customers can choose where their data resides and Esko optimizes the user experience by placing software regionally, in one of its ISO 27001 certified datacenters. Localized data storage also reduces latency and keeps data transfer times to a minimum. Esko cloud applications offer scalable infrastruc-
ture and >99.5% platform availability, ensuring optimal software performance for users. The high efficiency and reduced cost for customers to run Esko software, minimizes or eliminates the need for customers to have IT staff on site to maintain the platform. Finally, a simple, flexible and transparent userbased pricing model - either a pay-per-use or a usagebased model, or a combination of these - offers a predictable cost to help with IT budgeting and management. There is only one price per user, including storage, and there are no bandwidth charges, guaranteeing a low step -in price and faster ROI for customers. In-house IT costs can also be reduced as tasks including software and server maintenance, as well as licensing, have now been automated and outsourced. This delivers a flexible pricing model that scales with the needs, size and/ or growth of the business.
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Cloud freedom – bring- To find out more about ing passion back to pre- cloud solutions from Esko, visit esko.com/cloud press -freedom By using cloud software, you can free yourself – Sources and your prepress busi1. esko.com/en/lp/ ness - from all the assodmm/dmm-whitepaper ciated technical, overhead and IT issues and 2. information-age.com/ once again devote your uk-cloud-adoptionenergies to getting the reaches-88-123464995 job done without first accenture.com/ overcoming a range of 3. technical hurdles. There _acnmedia/PDF-111/ is no longer any need to Accenture-Businessworry about painful file Transformation-throughtransfers, tenacious job Multionboarding and cum- cloud.pdf#zoom=50 bersome load balancing 4. serviceteamit.co.uk/ over multiple production cloud-future-uk-cloudsites: cloud computing survey-2017/ gives you freedom to accenture.com/gbregain passion in what 5. matters - packaging de- en/insights/cloud/ sign and glorious print ascend-to-cloud? production. Transform c=acn_glb_cloudascentc your user experience hapgoogle_11649023&n without worrying about =psgs_1120&gclid=EAI the technical architec- aIQobChMI0q3zx_m77Q ture, but instead focus IVWOR3Ch2Hon beautiful packaging, gZpEAAYAistunning graphics and AAEgIhqfD_BwE superior print quality. 6. accenture.com/gbUltimately, cloud freeen/insights/cloud/clouddom helps you to put outcomes-perspective passion back into your life, your work and your daily activities.
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“We have doubled our profits in 2020” 2020 was a challenging year for the entire market, but Macchi managed to recover quickly and learn many things they can use to drive their business further. This year they celebrate their 60th anniversary and are happy to have a bright future ahead of them. The following interview with Dr. Matteo Spinola will tell you more. Congratulations on your anniversary. How did you celebrate this special date?
course, because of the situation, we socially distanced during the celebrations. We hope that after this summer we will be able to have The original plan was to a bigger celebration. celebrate our 60th anniversary around the What were the most globe at the biggest ex- important milestones hibitions, for example, in the last 60 years? at the NPE and the Luigi Macchi, today 95 Plast. Needless to say, years old and still active because of the pandemin the company, set up ic, everything was canthe business in the celled, so we celebrated kitchen of his house, in a smaller way in our which is next to the facfactory with our emtory. He started producployees. Being a familying plastic film for milk run business, this was packaging, and later very important to the they started producing owner’s family. But of blown film lines. Macchi
has more or less only served the local market. This changed when his two sons and one daughter started getting involved in the business in the 80s. From then on, exporting machinery became more and more important to Macchi. Today, about 95% of Macchi’s customers are outside of Italy. In the early 2000s, Macchi further expanded its production site and modernized its equipment. The 2008/2009 crisis hit the market, but Macchi recovered very fast; the same is happening now.
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How did the pandemic affect your business in 2020, and what is the order situation in 2021 looking like? Could you give us some hard numbers? In March and April, the entire market came to a halt, which was a very concerning situation. There were no signs of recovery as the situation was new to everyone. The potential impact of the crisis was big, but luckily things turned out well. At the beginning of 2020, we were fully booked with orders. After the situation cleared up, we were able to continue producing. In May/June, the market came back to life, and we received more orders. In the end, we were able to finish 2020 on a positive note, with only an 8% reduction in turnover. The profit, on the other hand, was higher than initially expected– more than double the previous year. This is because we saved a lot
of money from not exhibiting at shows reduced travel costs in general. For 2021, I can say that we see a substantial rebound; the backlog of orders is currently at 13 to 14 months. The demand isn’t the problem. What we are facing right now is a shortage and price increase of raw materials. But this affects the entire market. In a nutshell, the 2021 business year will be at least the same, if not better, than 2019. Because of the current situation, there were no physical events. How did you stay in contact with your customers and potential customers? Technologies like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc., existed for many years; it’s just that we haven’t used them a lot. We were forced to change our behaviour, and I must say, it worked out pretty well. The standard meeting today is virtual, and I
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this number will go down. Of course, we will continue exhibiting the big and important shows like the K in Dusseldorf. We are also running “one-to-one” virtual open house events where customers can attend the show via the Macchi VR technology.
municipality on February 15, 2020. Then, of course, the lockdown happened and prevented the start of the construction. By the end of this year, we will finally start the new building which will be realized taking into consideration the possibility to test Agri film lines.
In our last interview, you mentioned the plan to extend the site to improve your technology center. Can you give us an In general, I think that update on the situaour approach to exhibi- tion? tions will change. We We have received the attended about 15-20 green light from the exhibitions every year;
In Asia, you cooperate with Riekermann. How beneficial is this cooperation so far?
think we will continue this in the future. This doesn’t mean that we won’t travel and visit your clients, but our experience shows that all parties involved like it this way and benefit from it. Furthermore, we use our Macchi VR technology: by means of smart glasses and a service dedicated Software which we send to to our customers and our local service teams we support all our customers’ needs.
It has proven to be highly beneficial, especially now in the time of travel restrictions or bans. All installations were made by their lo-
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cal service people. Recently, machines have been installed in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, , China, and Vietnam. Once again, the Macchi VR technology was used during the installation and start-up of the lines.
there. We do not plan to acquire or merge with another company. For that, of course, Macchi has to expand the production site. By the end of the year, we will have hired an additional 20 people.
What are Macchi’s What will you exhibit plans for the coming at the K 2022? years? First things first: there We have set up a plan will be a running line, for the next years which but I am not going to includes expansion. We tell you which. Furtherexpect to grow by 50more, we will present 60% in the next three new developments in years. This will be an terms of line automaorganic growth as the tion and communicamarket demand is tion. New screws and
new extruders will be produced, focusing on new materials, especially recycled materials. There is a trend to have more and more extruders in one line. We think you won’t need as many extruders, but more flexibility in terms of capabilities and materials used. The demand from the market and governments for recycled material is growing, and that’s where our focus should be.
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Elif Plastik choosed Fast Bridge Adaptors developed by Rossini Elif Plastik, one of the global companies of the flexible packaging industry, closely follows the technology for trouble-free printing processes and high quality prints. Elif Plastik prefers its choices for printing materials and machines with the latest technology. Elif Plastik is one of the leading flexible packaging companies in Turkey and also one of the customers of Rossini who has been using “Carbo Bridge Adapter” and “Starcoat Sleeve” products with satisfaction since many years.
chine of the W&H Novoflex II series to its machine park, Elif plastik preferred the newly developed “Fast Bridge Adapters” from Rossini brand in order to achieve better printing results. Mr. Karim Hamdy, “Printing Executive” at Elif Plastik company, explained the reasons they preferred “Fast Bridge Adapters” developed by Rossini:
Elif invested recently a new technology of W&H Novoflex II series of Flexo Printing Machine which is equipped with new generation “Fast Bridge Adapters” from “We observed important Rossini. advantages while workWhile adding the new ing with Novoflex II technology printing ma-
machine equipped with Fast Bridge Adapters”. We are able to run the machine with maximum speed (600 m/min) most of the time without having any problems. With Fast Bridge adapters we are not facing Misprint problems . Machine is very stable and we didn’t face any kind of pumping or (bouncing) effect . Even at high speed we are not facing ink splash problems .
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We prefer to run the Novoflex II printing machine with Fast Bridge Adapters especially for long orders with high speed and difficult designs with misprint problems . As Elif Plastik we are really happy about the performance . Fast Bridge adapters are currently only available on our Novoflex II machine, but we foresee to equip also our other presses with these adapters. Elif has a global reach, is a trusted partner worldwide and a global benchmark company for flexible packaging. In its two world-class plants with state-of-the -art machinery in Istanbul and Cairo, over 1,600 employees produce flexible packaging that is used in more than 200 productions sites in over 50 countries. Elif targets to be achieved by 2025, to develop packaging that is 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable.
Rossini, a family owned company founded in 1928 and is now managed by the 3rd generation. Rossini has a wide product range of sleeves and adaptors for flexo and rotogravure printing, offset, coating and lamination. Rossini also manufactures equipments such as grinding machines, sleeve storage systems,
central cylinder cleaning systems. Rossini company is a pioneer in the development of many products in the sector,as well as a solution partner of many wellknown Printing Machine brands. Rossini brand is being represented by Almelek company in Turkey.
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Ip3 Desarrollos Reinforces Its Confidence In Comexi's State-Of-The-Art Technology And Service Comexi and Ip3 Desarrollos, a company dedicated to the manufacture of flexible packaging, have reached an agreement to acquire a Comexi F2 MB flexographic press and a Comexi SL2 MB laminator. The two machines will be installed at the Spanish company’s headquarters in Sueca (Valencia). The company already has a flexographic press, a multipurpose laminator, and a Comexi slitter at this location. "From its inception, Ip3 Desarrollos trusted by acquiring an entire line of printing, laminating, and slitting machines", explains David Morera, Comexi’s Regional Sales Director of Europe. Time has shown that this decision made by the Spanish company was successful, and currently, seven years later, it has trust, once again, in the technology and services of Comexi. “The machines have demonstrated the per-
formance expected by Ip3 Desarrollos. The company is extremely satisfied with the offered services. These primary reasons are the most valued in an operation of this relevance, and are complimented by an excellent relationship between the two companies. Consequently, these reasons have made it easier for Ip3 Desarrollos to trust us again," comments David Morera, who admits his satisfaction
with the" trust, fidelity, and loyalty" of Ip3 Desarrollos, and highlights that "Comexi is an advanced company and a leader in technology development. Furthermore, our prices are competitive, and we strive to offer the high level of service that our clients deserve. We have made an extreme effort to facilitate the continual side-by-side growth of our relationship with Ip3 Desarrollos.”
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Beginning operations in 2015, Ip3 Desarrollos specializes in the manufacture of flexible packaging solutions primarily for the food sector. The Spanish company, which operates largely in the Spanish, French, and Portuguese markets, produces the highest quality flexographic printing and laminations with or without solvents. Ip3 Desarrollos also manufactures client customized reels, which are individually packed, labelled, and come with the guarantee provided by its management system for certified food safety in accordance with BRC standards. The Comexi F2 MB cen-
tral drum press is designed to satisfy the medium print run needs of the retail and wholesale channels within the flexible packaging sector. This flexographic press has the patented FLEXOEfficiency concepts of ergonomics and accessibility, as well as the performance level and robustness familiar to the Comexi brand. All of these features are integrated with a simplified drying system design. Undoubtedly, the Comexi F2 MB is an extremely productive and highperformance machine that meets the needs of the most demanding jobs.
The Comexi SL2 MB is an ideal flexible packaging laminator designed for beginning converters or those managing a large number of printing projects which do not require high tensions. Due to the efficiency and compactness of the machine, the Comexi SL2 MB has an exceptionally intuitive user interface, making it extremely easier for operators to use.
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