July 3, 2024
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), a division of BW Converting Solutions, held two free open houses at its Packaging Innovation Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in April.
Over 160 people attended the three-day event, much of which focused on digital and flexo printing for the folding carton industry.
“We were very pleased with the turnout and quality of information we were able to provide the industry,” said Rodney Pennings, PCMC’s director of sales, print. “The spirit of the Packaging Innovation Center and our Power Packs educational video series is to serve as a resource for print and packaging industry information, demos, trials, and training, along with research and development opportunities.”
Baldwin Technology unveiled three new printing products at DRUPA 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany, May 28–June 7:
- Unity™ LED: An LED-UV curing technology for narrow and wide web presses, central impression, finishing equipment, and sheetfed offset presses.
- QuadCure Unity UV: A UN curing technology system for sheetfed offset presses and web presses.
- Defender® VIEW: A print viewing and inspection system.
DS Smith recently installed an EFI Nozomi 14000 AQ single-pass water-based digital inkjet printer at its facility in Torrelavit, Spain.
According to a company news release, it’s the world’s first installation of the Nozomi 14000 QA printer.
“At DS Smith, we are driving greater sustainability and efficiency in packaging by implementing the most advanced high-speed digital printing technologies in our plants,” said Albert Forcadell, DS Smith packaging operations director, South Europe. “This new technology not only ensures low energy consumption and maximum production efficiency, but also allows us to offer high print quality with state-of-the-art printheads that guarantee maximum precision.”
In other DS Smith news, the company is partnering with beverage company Carlsberg Poland, providing new packaging for select product lines that will help Carlsberg cut carbon dioxide emissions, according to a DS Smith news release.
Carlsberg Poland will introduce DS Smith’s Round Wrap, recyclable multipack packaging with rounded corners, which is “anticipated to save up to 224 tons of carbon dioxide annually for Carlsberg in Poland.” The packaging will be placed on a few Carlsberg brands.
“We are proud to partner with Carlsberg Poland for a trial launch of the DS Smith Round Wrap,” said Reinier Schlatmann, regional managing director, packaging division, East Europe, at DS Smith. “This is aligned with our companywide commitment to ‘Redefining Packaging for a Changing World’ and our ‘Now & Next Sustainability’ strategy and mission as we help our customers to design out waste and move toward a circular economy.”
