UPFRONT 4 Editor’s Letter: Being out and about is our passion 7 Company news and industry events 14 interpack 2011: Solutions ahead
FMCG PACK 16 Iconic designs from Nando’s 20 Pharma packaging solutions from Italy’s Marchesini 23 What’s shaping the local bag-in-box market? 31 Pyrotec rewards inspirational labelling 33 Time’s running out to comply with new labelling laws 37 Banner’s easy-to-apply vision inspection systems 38 Standardisation guide for tablet punches from 40 Solutions for drug counterfeiting on show at interpack 46 FlexLink establishes South African representation 48 Clive picks pretty packs
PACKAGING PRINTING & CONVERTING 51 Plastics in Packaging: Woolies goes for rPET sandwich packs 54 Teamwork talks at Pak 2000 57 Science confi rms BPA is safe 58 Flexible Packaging: Melamine-based coatings tick many boxes 63 Fima’s Golden Roll awards announced 65 Flexo Forum: FTASA awards uncover cutting-edge flexo print 75 Folding Cartons: S&G keeps on investing 79 Corrugated: Superior training from BHS Corrugated 81 Labelling & Narrow Web: DecTec returns for third time 83 New era for commodity label printing with Gallus granite press 85 Xeikon gets a local agent 87 Innovative upgrades for Rotoflex
PRINT MATTERS 91 Ink Matters: A new dawn for Hi-Tech Inks 94 Gravure: The development of the lamella doctor blade 95 Publication gravure looks forward at ERA conference 98 Printer of the Month: The ‘new look’ Associated Printing 100 Recycling: Innovative recycling system for solvents 101 Digital Digest: HP’s intelligent print solutions
FINISHING TOUCHES 102 PIFSA’s PrinTalk 106 PCA News: Finishing under the spotlight at Veltopak 107 IPSA News: Remembering Annette Oakley 108 Cracking talent at the Student Gold Pack Awards 110 Cape members ponder green plastics: friend or foe? 113 Yours irreverently 113 Dates for your diary114 Index of advertisers and their websites
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