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AUTOMATIC WRAPPING machine and L-sealers manufacturer Bluebird Packaging Machines has been acquired by UK bakery and food service equipment manufacturer, Mono Equipment following the announcement of the company’s impending…

FLEXOGRAPHIC ROLLER manufacturer Sandon Global has appointed B+K Papir Kft, Hungary as its distributor for Central Europe.Sandon Global managing director, John Millington said: “This appointment will enable us to further develop our…

PROCESSING AND packaging machinery supplier Romaco is combining its two Italian production sites in Rastignano, Bologna so its brands Macofar, Promatic and Unipac are manufactured under one roof.The Rastignano site has already been…

GENERAL VACUUM Equipment (GVE) has recently developed and launched a vacuum coated clear barrier coating which, it claims, combines the benefits of the atmospheric clear barrier coating with the additional advantages of a vacuum coated…

LAMINATING MACHINE manufacturer Neschen has won a grass roots award for its Seal 62 Base machine from the readers of Wide-Format Imaging (WFI) magazine in the US, which have given it the title of ‘Top Product Award 2010’ in the ‘Laminating…

PERFECT LAMINATION time after time no matter what the run length. That was the main criteria Print-on-demand Worldwide managing director Andy Cork set when he began the hunt for a high production laminating system for the £2.5m turnover…

LABORATORY COATING machines are designed to replicate customer applications using original substrates. Web Processing’s equipment has been configured to cover a wide range of coating techniques.These techniques include blade over roll…

CALIMATE NEUTRAL printing blankets have been developed by ContiTech using a process that deliver a ‘world first’ in technology. The calendering system enables ContiTech to reduce CO2 emissions and the acquisition of climate protection…

FILM LAMINATING, says Friedheim International, whether it be for single sheets, book covers or other applications; and whether performed in-house or at a specialist laminating company, is an important aspect in the finishing process. In the…

IT IS important, says Tom Kerchiss of RK Print Coat Instruments, not to underestimate the role that quality control and product monitoring plays in the coating process; devices such his company’s K Printing Proofer play a part in resolving…