UPFRONT
3 Editor’s Letter: Printers – heroes of the modern age
7 Company news and industry events
PRINT MATTERS
13 Cover story: Our cover is digitally printed
17 Colour Management: The language of colour
20 Flexo Forum: Sandon Global invests in thermal plasma coating
23 Digital Digest: HP presents latest product enhancements
25 Landa Digital named ‘cool vendor’
26 Wide-Format News: GSW to market Fujifi lm inkjet systems in SA
CONVERTING MATTERS
29 Masterbatch in Focus: Masterbatch is driven by food safety needs
33 PlastiColors highlights the relationship between packaging and colour
35 Global principals, local expertise from Banbury
37 Colour confi dence at SAPYColours
39 Excellence in colour from Performance Colour Systems
41 Plastics in Packaging: Growing use for BASF’s compostable grades
42 Karob Plastics is moulding a solid future
47 Bags & Sacks: Mondi’s two-ply high-porosity kraft is a hit for cement sacks
49 Labelling & Narrow Web: New Era dawns for Justagz & Labels
54 Siyakha Imperial invests in RotoControl slitter-rewinder
56 SA Litho gets ISO 22000 certification
58 Flexible Packaging: Convenience packaging changes lives
FMCG PACK
60 Clive’s Column: The pick of the perky packs
62 Quality Matters: Adopting a zero-defect culture
63 Pharmaceutical Packaging: Pro-Print launches fresh packaging concepts
68 Multiple-content labelling made easy with VR Print
70 Weighing & Feeding: The best just got better at Ishida
74 End-of-Line Packaging: In the bag with Buckle
75 Last but not least as Noxon partners Fairpak
77 RFID improves safety levels
79 Beverage Packaging: Sidel’s low-output aseptic line
80 The impact of packaging diversity on warehousing
83 Entrepreneur of the Month: At Perfect Pak they’re crafting to perfection
FINISHING TOUCHES
86 IPSA News: A double bill proves popular in Cape Town
88 PCA News: Members learn how to measure the colour network
89 Diary
89 Yours irreverently
90 Index of advertisers and their web addresses
