Metal decorating
Can Makers releases new can design app
Can Makers, the UK trade body representing drinks can manufacturers, has recently launched CanCreator, a free online drinks can design app. The app, aimed at aiding designers when creating and sharing their designs, is a world first and can be downloaded onto Mac and PC. CanCreator allows designers to see their creations in 3D in […]
Rexam offers premium edition cans
Rexam is now offering Super Premium Editions and, for the first time, Positive Editions to its customers from all Rexam locations. Rexam’s patent pending Editions technology allows for up to 24 different designs to be printed simultaneously on a single pallet. Super Premium Editions offers the next step in can design, printing high definition detailed […]
INX named Rexam supplier of the year
INX International Ink Co was recognised by Rexam as its Supplier of the Year for 2013 for achieving the highest total score across four categories: Quality, Cost, Support and Innovation. It is the third time since 2007 the company has been recognised by the Rexam Supplier Excellence Award program, but the first time it has […]
A digital age
The buzz word of late appears to be digital. It is no revelation that we are living in a digital age – indeed, if you disagree then I would suggest that you have either been living in a remote part of the jungle or are the most extreme Luddite ever to have wandered the earth – but is it necessarily best?
Sun Chemical extends SunCure Lite range
Sun Chemical has announced addition to its SunCure range of inks, SunCure Lite, a series of UV curable, lithographic inks, designed for commercial printing and non-food packaging applications. Utilising energy efficient UV curing lamp technologies, based on formulations developed in collaboration with DIC Corporation, the ink formulations absorb the specific spectral output of Low Energy […]
Griffin Claw Brewing selects Rexam cans
Griffin Claw Brewing Company has selected Rexam 16 ounce cans for its beers. Norm’s Raggedy-Ass IPA, the company’s flagship brand, features a smooth, sweet body with enough malt to balance the huge hop profile of grapefruit and citrus flavors. El Rojo Red Ale has a strong malt character while also delivering the desired bitterness reminiscent […]
Heineken Group selects Rexam for limited edition cans
Rexam has been selected by Heineken Group to launch a range of limited edition Cruzcampo beer cans. The cans promote the brand’s on-going sponsorship of the Spanish national football team ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The designs use HD printing and thermochromic inks to create graphic depictions of the Spanish national football team players. […]
Education is key
At the recent IMDA conference in Chicago I had a very interesting conversation with a metal decorating expert… A metal decorating expert with an axe to grind!
IMDA gets off to a flying start
The 80th IMDA Conference at the Indian Hilton Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Illinois, got underway yesterday- 21st May. Following a successgul golf day the day before, the conference was opened by Janelle Harris, president of the IMDA, at the members’ breakfast. She remarked that the conference has gone from strength to strength over the years and […]
Metpack: KBA oven takes Silver Innovation Award
KBA MetalPrint has won the silver Innovation Award at the Metpack Show for its HighEcon drying oven. Highlights of the oven include its ability to save up to 50% on natural gas consumption on average, and also its capability to handle metal sheets of just 0.100mm in thickness. CEO Ralf Gumbel commented on the award, […]
Metpack: INX International Ink unveils four new inks at Metpack
INX International Ink has introduced four advanced inks for two- and three-piece metal decorating at METPACK 2014. The CP100 cylindrical printer has provided another option for printers at the event in Essen, Germany. The firm unveiled its AP Retort II and AP LoVoc inks for two-piece printing, as well as the TP Plus and TP […]
Sun Chemical publishes fifth Corporate Sustainability Report
Sun Chemical has published its fifth Corporate Sustainability Report. The latest report focuses on its data-driven sustainability efforts by reporting the performance measurement for seven key sustainability metrics: energy consumption/conservation at production and non-production sites, the energy carbon footprint at the production sites, process waste reduction, water consumption, materials safety, and employee safety. In the […]
Partnership to monitor sustainable raw material use
AkzoNobel and Solvay have joined forces with Ernst & Young to develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications. The partnership builds on last year’s agreement between AkzoNobel and Solvay, whereby the company progressively increases the use of Solvay’s bio-based epichlorohydrin, or Epicerol, […]
Big Wood Brewery selects Rexam cans
Big Wood Brewery has added a fifth beer to its lineup of craft beers in Rexam 16 ounce cans. Amigo Grande features the tagline “Cerveza De Playa,” which roughly translates into “Beer of the Beach.” Amigo Grande is a Mexican Style Lager with five percent alcohol by volume (ABV). It joins Big Wood’s Jack Savage […]