UPFRONT 3 Editor’s Letter: From the horse’s mouth! 6 Company news and industry events 9 Environmental news and events
FMCG PACK 21 Snackworks relaunches snack and biscuit brands 25 SIG Combibloc’s improved aseptic carton pack 26 Pharmapack’s tenth anniversary show 27 Unilever cleans up at awards 29 Inspecting quality with Automation Techniques 32 Innovative aerosol and dispensing systems 35 Rudi Burger links knowledge retention and ISO accreditation 38 Clive Glover prowls the aisles for his packs 41 Final run-up to interpack – a preview of what’s to be seen
PACKAGING PRINTING & CONVERTING 53 Coating & Laminating: Afripack acquires Nampak’s L&CP 57 Flexible Packaging: DBC celebrates its tenth anniversary 65 Plastics in Packaging: AfriMold builds a head of steam 67 Sophisticated extrusion from Reifenhäuser Keifel 69 Macchi goes upscale with nine-layer coex 71 Labelling & Narrow Web: Tenth birthday for Future Labels 74 Xeikon’s workflow solution for better flexibility 75 BOPP label films reduce pack weight and waste 77 Web Inspection: Sareltech installs BST sensor at Everest 79 Slitting & Rewinding: The new-look Atlas Converting
PRINT MATTERS 82 Foiling in Focus: Synchron’s environmental considerations 85 Ink Matters: Paragon Inks focuses on a win-win approach 88 Coates rebrands and enters Sun’s orbit 90 Gravure & Flexo: New MD takes the helm at Gravure Cylinders 92 Flexo Forum: CAE drives local printing perfection 95 Prepress: Screen’s new environmentally-conscious PlateRite 96 Consumables: Warm response to Graphic Warehouse blanket promo 98 Digital Digest: HP’s digital marketing solutions on show 99 Digital meets offset with manroland and Océ 99 Kodak, Konica Minolta sign global distribution deal 101 Renform’s new inkjet printing system doubles productivity 103 Telpro steps out with Roland’s Untamed Roadshow 105 Print Industry News: Eric Duggan takes the reins at Ferrostaal
FINISHING TOUCHES 106 PIFSA’s PrinTalk 110 PCA News 111 IPSA News: KZN celebrates student awards at AGM 112 Northern Region hosts annual breakfast meeting 113 Yours irreverently 113 Dates for your diary 114 Index of advertisers and their web addresses
Back to BACK ISSUES
© 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.
![01 PPAfrica25 VRPrint [2] ED](https://www.packagingmag.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/thumbs/epic-120x86/01_PPAfrica25_VRPrint-2-ED-120x86.jpg)