UPFRONT3 Editor’s Letter: The packaging brain drain 6 Company news and industry events 9 Environmental news and events
FMCG PACK 15 Elopak’s environment-friendly packs for still water 16 Clive Glover picks his packs 19 ProScan launches coding and marking division 21 Clicks installs Psion scanners for product picking 23 RET enhances portfolio with Turck encoders 24 Outstanding design opportunities for tubes 26 Innovations in perfume and cosmetics packaging 28 Pyrotec tracks on-pack trends for 2011 29 Creighton Products drives successful brands
PACKAGING PRINTING & CONVERTING 31 Flexibles: Venk-Pac commissions Comexi laminator 33 Pouch Dynamics installs multi-format pouchmaker 34 Seal Chemistry’s dual-coating system for sweet wrappers 35 Special Report: Lithotech Labels and Lufil Packaging 57 Plastics in Packaging: Plastichem’s chemical purging compound 59 T3 installs five-litre PET bottle blower 61 Coca-Cola and Heinz partner with PlantBottle packaging 62 KHS showcases pioneering bottle packaging technologies 63 Paper & Board: Glue-More Packaging takes Mondipak award 66 Labelling & Narrow Web: Prati opens new premises 69 Apple Die continues to invest in South Africa 71 Flexo-Process grows with MPS and RotoControl 74 Labelcote launches KwaZulu-Natal branch 78 IML advances at Alex White with new Komori
PRINT MATTERS 79 Digital Digest: Konica Minolta’s advanced printing capabilities 83 HP’s largest and fastest digital colour press 85 Ricoh and Heidelberg form strategic partnership 87 Print Media: Sappi and Antalis launch Masuga ‘sweet paper’ 88 Focus on Foiling: Synchron’s about more than just foil 90 UFI enters local foil market 92 Flexo Forum: Pacom offers cost-effective SA-built presses 95 Comexi’s new central drum flexo presses 97 Print News: Company news and print industry events 96 Finishing Systems: Kemtek showcases Duplo’s technologies 103 Pressroom Consumables: The Graphic Warehouse launches customer incentives 105 End-of-Line: Mosca’s combined pallet packing, stretch wrapping
FINISHING TOUCHES 108 PIFSA’s PrinTalk 112 Printing Craftsman’s Association visits Barno 113 IPSA News: Cadbury’s study assistance scheme 114 Eastern Cape voted Region of the Year 2010 115 Northern Region celebrates success 116 Western Cape Region’s AGM review 117 Yours irreverently 117 Dates for your diary 118 Index of advertisers and their web addresses
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