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Xeikon Café announces North American edition
Citing the enormous growth and success of the latest European Xeikon Café editions, Xeikon has now announced its first Xeikon Café North America. The event, sponsored by the company and its partners, will provide a platform for learning, knowledge exchange and networking. Xeikon Café North America activities will take place at two venues: the
Westin Chicago Northwest hotel and Xeikon’s newly-renovated demonstration facility nearby. It begins with a luncheon on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 and adjourns on Wednesday, October 18. “Owners of successful printing and converting shops know how critical it is to keep up with developments in the industry, but they don’t want to spend too much time away from their businesses,” said David Wilkins, vice president, marketing and sales, Xeikon America. “So we are carefully formulating an agenda that provides the greatest possible amount of value in the shortest amount of time.” The general session will feature a noted economist who will talk about trends in the market, and how printers and converters can adapt their businesses to capitalise on the emerging business opportunities. A well-known industry guru will moderate a blue-ribbon panel of brand owners, designers and corporate marketing executives – all of whom have specific needs that directly influence their selection of printers and converters. Read more on the Converterwebsite
Three years of BST eltromat International
In June 2017, BST eltromat International celebrated the three- year anniversary of the merger of the former BST International and eltromat. What has been achieved since the
merger? Where does the company, with its more than 600 employees, stand today? How is the high-tech company for quality assurance systems performing on the global market? And how are its customers benefiting from the development that has taken place over the last three years? “The merger has made BST eltromat a global market leader in the fields of
quality assurance and automation in web-guided production processes,” observed Kristian Jünke, managing director for sales and service at BST eltromat International. “No matter where in the world our customers are based, if they are facing complex issues related to our products, they can rely on experienced local contacts to provide comprehensive long-term support. This support extends from consulting and system selection to installation, set-up, and service issues.”
A healthy future for packaging design
Elizabeth Parker, from Solihull College University Centre, was awarded gold for her solution to the Student Starpack Awards 2017 ‘Health in a Hurry’ brief, which was sponsored by folding carton manufacturer, Graphic Packaging International (GPI). Entrants were required to create a solution, using cartonboard as the
primary packaging material, to deliver fresh meals, snacks and drinks to health- conscious consumers’ homes and workplaces in 90 minutes or less. Parker wowed the judges with her ‘Bloom Box’ idea, securing the top prize. Rakhee Karia, European marketing manager at GPI, said “This brief brought together three real-world challenges that packaging manufacturers must address in today’s market: convenience, shelf appeal and functionality. Combining these elements effectively is a dificult balance and we’re impressed with Elizabeth’s solution.”
6 July/August 2017 Antalis’ catch of the day
A little bit of bad weather wasn’t going put a dampener on proceedings for Antalis this month as the business held its annual fishing away days for customers. A staple tradition for some 30
years, each year Antalis holds two separate events, one in the North and one in the South of England, where all customers are invited to get their reels at the ready for a fishing competition. This year’s events took place at Doncaster’s Lindholme Lakes on June 28 and Essex’s Colemans Cottage on July 12 and attracted 66 customers.
Solution and innovation at ‘Security Document World 2017’ in London
Over 140 exhibitors and 1,800 visitors participated in the Security Document World (SDW) exhibition, which took place in Westminster, London, June 26-28. The SDW conference and exhibition has become one of the largest gatherings of technology suppliers, security document printers, infrastructure providers and integrators in the security document market. The main focus of the three-day conference was networking amongst the industry’s top movers from governmental and industry sectors for document security, e-passports, visas, driving licences, national IDs, worker credentials, advanced border control, anti-counterfeiting, fraud detection, and much more. Flint Group’s security stand brought together, for the first time,
the portfolio of security products that exist in the company to showcase strong positions in currency, plates and digital printing. As one of the leading suppliers of photopolymer printing
plates, Flint Group Flexographic Products provides plates for direct and indirect letterpress printing, stencil plates, intaglio master plates and plates for coating applications. Billions of banknotes and tax stamps are printed using Flint Group nyloprint plates, with a resolution of 10,000 dpi for highest precision of micro text and guilloche patterns.
Smithers Pira forecasts steady growth for liquid paperboard demand 2017-2022
There will be steady increases in demand for liquid paperboard materials across the next five years, according to the latest in- depth industry study from Smithers Pira. Exclusive data published in The Future of
Liquid Paperboard to 2022 shows production of liquid packaging board (LPB) and food or cupstock (FCS) boards combined passed the seven million tonne mark in 2015. This has grown by over three per cent annually on average since 2012. Read more on the Converterwebsite
LABELEXPO EUROPE 2017 Labelexpo Europe returns to Brussels Expo, September 25-28, 2017. You can read our special four-page preview overleaf. The Converter team will be attending Labelexpo this year, if you
would like to get in touch with either editorial or sales contacts please refer to the contact box on page 5.
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