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DigiCap NX for faster, better and cheaper flexo printing

Apr 19, 2012

DigiCap NX for faster, better and cheaper flexo printing

Apr 19, 2012

PSA: The Indian flexible packaging industry seems to be opting for flexo since there is some perception that flexo is less harmful to the environment than gravure and that for food packaging, less haz...

Sustainable solution for the protection of frail pharmaceuticals

Apr 10, 2012

Sustainable solution for the protection of frail pharmaceuticals

Apr 10, 2012

Protecting fragile products from transport damage usually entails high costs. Many pharmaceutical products such as syringes, vials, carpules (a type of ampule or cartridge containing liquid medication...

A green corrugator

Apr 05, 2012

A green corrugator

By Naresh Khanna | Apr 05, 2012

Corrugated cartons are one of the largest components of the packaging industry in India. As a whole the corrugated industry in the country is fragmented with thousands of small players operating simpl...

Sakata's gravure and offset ink plant in Bhiwadi

Apr 05, 2012

Sakata's gravure and offset ink plant in Bhiwadi

By Rashmi Bhate | Apr 05, 2012

SK Chhabra, head, manufacturing and projects showed us around Sakata's 5 acre plant where it manufactures offset and gravure inks. The front half of the land is covered by the admin block and the grav...

The Goss Sunday Vpak presses

Apr 05, 2012

The Goss Sunday Vpak presses

Apr 05, 2012

Goss International has reinvigorated the debate about printing processes for packaging hoping that changing requirements create the right conditions for a wider adoption of web offset for folding cart...

"The Indian market does not have reliable data"

Apr 05, 2012

"The Indian market does not have reliable data"

Apr 05, 2012

PSA: What type of automation is available in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industry, and what type of innovations do you want to bring inP&F: In this part of the industry we have two major ...

Recent installation of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System at Pinmark

Apr 05, 2012

Recent installation of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System at Pinmark

Apr 05, 2012

Pinmark Blocks in Ahmedabad has installed a Kodak Flexcel NX imaging device for making flexo plates. This is the second flexo imager at Pinmark which several was among the first tradeshops in the coun...

Flint introduces next generation of NC-based inks for high quality flexo printing

Apr 04, 2012

Flint introduces next generation of NC-based inks for high quality flexo printing

By Desk based on a press release | Apr 04, 2012

FlexiStar MV and FlexiPrint MV, Flint Group's next generation of Nitrocellulose-based inks, have been developed and optimised to meet the current and future demands of high quality flexo printing. The...

Tetra Pak unveils new technologies for packaging operations

Apr 04, 2012

Tetra Pak unveils new technologies for packaging operations

By PSA Desk based on a press release | Apr 04, 2012

Tetra Pak today revealed some of its principal new packaging technologies and concept developments at Anuga FoodTec2012. Four innovative advanced solutions are being showcased at the fair iLine XT fa...

Linx celebrates with big prizes on offer

Mar 30, 2012

Linx celebrates with big prizes on offer

By PSA desk based on a press release | Mar 30, 2012

Coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologiesis celebrating 25 years of innovation in technology and design with somefantastic competition prizes. A quest to find the oldest surviving Linxc...