UV
A good year for KBA-MetalPrint
A review of the business year 2014 found that KBA-MetalPrint has once more recorded an increase in turnover. With its presentation of the two new metal decorating presses Mailänder 280 and MetalStar 3, together with the energy-efficient HighEcon drying oven (winner of the silver Metpack Award 2014), KBA-MetalPrint had a busy year and saw turnover […]
New generation of coatings
PPG Industries’ packaging coatings business has announced that it will feature new generation of coatings for the protection of monobloc aerosol cans and aluminum and plastic tubes during the Aerosol and Dispensing Forum in Paris, 4-5 February. PPG’s packaging coatings meet new requirements and provide higher application solids and one-component simplification, according to Robyn McMillan, […]
The first LED Tech Talk
IST METZ recently hosted the first LED Tech Talk, an event taking account of the increasing significance of LED technology, whose use in the printing industry has grown in the past few years. IST METZ supplies both conventional UV systems with medium-pressure mercury discharge lamps and LED systems. The LED Tech Talk was designed to […]
KBA’s MetalStar 3 is a best-seller
In the three months since this year’s METPACK, KBA-MetalPrint’s MetalStar 3 has proven to be a best-seller. Over 50 printing units of the MetalStar 3 have been sold worldwide, from two-colour to eight-colour printing presses with integrated UV coating towers, as well as with purely thermal drying as six-colour printing presses with the MetalCoat 480 […]
Trelleborg to exhibit latest products at Asia CanTech
Trelleborg Coated Systems printing solutions operations is due to showcase its latest products for can printing at the Technical Conference and Exhibition at Asia CanTech 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 27 to 29. Recently added to Trelleborg’s printing blanket portfolio for cans in the Asia-Pacific region are two products for three-piece can printing. The […]
A short Q&A with Iñaki Llona, global business leader, Metal Deco Inks, at Sun Chemical
A short Q&A with Iñaki Llona, global business leader, Metal Deco Inks, at Sun Chemical
Innovate, facilitate… Decorate!
Richard Piper speaks with two industry experts on the subject of inks and coatings.
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 […]
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 […]
June 2014
Focus: Africa Curing systems (including: UV, heating systems) Inspection and testing systems Shaping & speciality cans Metpack & Interpack review
One trillion served
Jack Knight recently took up the challenge to see how many items were printed on metal worldwide.
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 […]
Multi Colour
Neil McRitchie visited the laminating line at IMCP in Surabaya, and talked to Mr Tan Kee Huak, chief operating officer of IMCP, who has been working on laminated cans for the past two and a half years
Ball presents beverage cans with eye-catching designs
At Drinktec in Munich, Germany, Ball presented three new special-effect finishes for aluminum beverage cans. Featuring ranges from combined glossy and matte effects, to hidden messages in invisible ink and signal-sending neon colours, Ball believes that beverage manufacturers can use these finishes to effectively highlight their brands and products and make them stand out at […]