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FTA Entries For Annual Industry Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 installments of FTA’s three industry-wide award competitions that recognize the best in flexogra- phy for achievements in printing excellence, technical innovation and sustainability efforts. The FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards honor extraordinary flexog- raphic printing of exceptional quality and consistency, as well as the print- ers responsible for it.The deadline to enter is January 11, 2022. The FTATechnical InnovationAward recognizes the flexographic tech- nologies in the prepress department and on the pressroom floor that are advancing the industry. The deadline to enter is January 31, 2022.The FTA Sustainability Excellence Award is giv- en to companies who demonstrate a commitment to and pursuit of sustain- able flexographic printing. The dead- line to enter is January 7, 2022. Winners will be announced at an Awards Banquet during FORUM & INFOFLEX 2022, held March 13-16, 2022 in Fort Worth,Texas.
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Attendees can learn an empowerment matrix that will help leaders become comfort-able empowering others, let go, and allow teams to grow in their posi- tions in Empowering Others for Success on Thursday, December 9. Successful Coaching A great coach learns about the capabilities of their people and puts them in the best position to be suc- cessful. How Do Leaders Become Coaches? on Thurs- day, February 10, 2022 will teach attendees to set stan- dards for behavior and performance, empower people to make decisions and solve problems, and how to become a mentor. Attendees can keep up with the latest regulations during Don’t PlayWith My Pay:AWage and Hour Up- date onWednesday, February 16, 2022. Managing Disability and Leave Issues ,Tuesday,May 24, 2022, an interactive program, will help HR profes- sionals, managers and supervisors lay the groundwork to set expectations for and enforce attendance expec- tations, manage disability, and leave issues while build- ing proactive employment practices.
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Hubergroup’s Gecko Green Gets Sustainability Certified Following the recent announcement of the Cradle to Cradle certification for its water-based HYDRO-X se- ries, hubergroup Print Solutions is now following up with solvent-based inks.The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certified the flexographic and gra- vure ink series Gecko Green Line Premium with Cra- dle to Cradle Certified Bronze. Thereby, hubergroup gives printers and packaging manufacturers the assur- ance that the composition and production of the ink series are designed sustainably. Back in 2018, Gecko Green Line Premium was re- portedly the first flexographic and gravure ink se- ries worldwide to receive the C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at the Silver level. Since then, the ink specialist has continued to push the issue of sustain- ability within the company and has now achieved full certification at Bronze level for the ink series.As part of this certification, the Cradle to Cradle Products In- novation Institute does not only evaluate environmen- tal and human toxicity (“material health”) but also the categories of recyclability/circularity, use of renewable energy and carbon management, responsible water management and compliance with social standards.
Harvest Partners Completes Acquisition of Fortis Solutions Harvest Partners announced that funds managed by Harvest, along with management, have acquired For- tis Solutions Group, a provider of specialty packaging solutions, from Main Post Partners. The company’s management team, led by founder and CEO JohnWynne, will continue to lead Fortis and remain significant owners of the business alongside Harvest. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Fortis is a converter of pressure sensitive labels including multi- ply coupon and booklets, flexible packaging printing, shrink sleeves, folding cartons, and label applicators. The company serves a blue-chip customer base across the food and beverage, health and beauty, retail, agri- cultural chemical, and nutraceutical end markets. For- tis has a full range of flexographic and digital printing capabilities across 15 manufacturing and sales offices across the United States. Fortis has completed 13 acquisitions since 2014 and is actively seeking both tuck-in and transformational acquisitions in the pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeve, and flexible packaging markets.
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Flint Group Debuts New Coatings
Flint Group Narrow Web, Rogers, Minnesota, has re- leased two UV-flexo coating products to improve the recyclability for shrink sleeves and pressure-sensitive labels. Flint Group’s new coating products are avail- able in North America and will soon be available in Europe and other regions. Flint Group’s Evolution Deinking Primer for shrink sleeves and the Evolution Caustic Resistant Over Print Varnish (OPV) for self-adhesive labels are designed to increase the yield of material in the recycling pro- cess. The company says both of these new coatings have been recognized by the Washington-based As- sociation of Plastic Recyclers (APR) to comply with the critical guidance for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging. Label Congress 2021 Brings Industry Together Label Congress 2021, organized by Labelexpo Global Series, attracted 743 visitors to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Label Congress 2021 featured a two-day conference program. The first day started with an overview of global and U.S. label market trends, followed by a look at digital embellishment. Two panel sessions followed on hybrid printing and whether label converters should move into flexible packaging, concluding with a presentation on IoT (In- ternet of Things)-driven connectivity for consumer products by Avery Dennison. Day two’s keynote saw Label Industry Global Awards Global Lifetime Achievement winner Federico d’An- nunzio explain how data transparency will transform the label industry, and this was followed by a panel discussion on sustainability. Paul Brauss then looked at how to create a culture of continuous improvement, and the conference concluded with a panel on recruit- ing and retaining young talent. The exhibition which ran alongside the Label Con- gress conference attracted 57 exhibitors.
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Asteria Group, a global labels and packaging group, has acquired CS Labels,Wolverhampton, United King- dom. CS Labels consists of companies situated all over Eu- rope including its head office in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, Estonia and Finland.
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el;50 percent of most salespeople have never received sales skills training. Commercial Conversations that Lead to Revenue on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 will of- fer solutions. The pandemic provided new challenges and oppor- tunities to prospecting. Professional Prospecting on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, will give attendees the best practices for sales professionals today. Maximizing Machines Additionally, AICC has developed several new webi- nars to help members maximize their machines and the knowledge of their teams. On Tuesday, October 26, attendees can learn how companies are using benchmarking best practices to improve margins and reach peak performance in Operations Leaders: Get More from Your Machines Through Benchmarking . AICCTechnical AdvisorsTomWeber and RalphYoung have joined up again to share their knowledge of pa- perboard substrate surface characteristics and the manufacturing processes that build the printing inter- face for Defining the Graphic Grades of Substrates on Tuesday, November 9. Best Practices for Effective Paper Management will teach attendees how to create a detailed analysis of a corrugator running schedule and identify saving op- portunities by consolidating paper grades and widths from inventory on Thursday, November 11. In Operations Leaders: Prioritize Your Team’s Time to Get More fromYour Machines , onThursday,Decem- ber 2, attendees will dig into best practices to identify and align their team around the actions that will have the greatest impact on the plant floor. Specifically, they will hear examples of how other companies identify and address top causes of downtime to move the nee- dle on throughput and margin. Critical Considerations Overlooked When Selecting New Converting Equipment , will be presented on Wednesday, December 8, and will explain how prod- uct mix and plant layout and infrastructure need to come into the decision process. 2021 ICPF Holiday Weekend Goes To Waiting List The International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) reported that its upcoming Holiday Weekend in New York, scheduled for December 10-12, 2021, is another early “sell out”. While the event is at capaci- ty, those who wish to sign up for the waiting list can e-mail registration@icpfbox.org .
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company, Stora Enso will also aim to improve biodi- versity globally, even beyond the forest sector, through knowledge sharing and active participation in formu- lating new policies and standards. Stora Enso’s circular economy target outlines the commitment to transparent and circular material flows that help minimize waste and combat climate change.The interim targets for this include achieving 100 percent recyclable products by 2030. Flagship projects focused on infrastructure will help drive recycling at scale. This involves engagement along its value chain and new circular business models. Fortis Solutions Group Acquires Quality Tape & Label Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a provider of printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, has announced the acquisition of Quali- ty Tape & Label, Marietta, Georgia. Founded in 1979 by Cecil and Myrl Daniels and run today by Rick and Rob Daniels, Quality Tape & Label specializes in providing digital shrink sleeves, flex- ible packaging and pressure sensitive labels to the craft beer, nutraceutical, food and health and beauty end-markets. Rob Daniels will remain in a leadership role with the company. Armor Group Announces Acquisition Of IIMAK The Armor Group has acquired IIMAK (International Imaging Materials, Inc.).The combined thermal trans- fer activity will be called Armor-IIMAK with consoli- dated revenues of more than $400 million. Hubert de Boisredon, chairman and CEO of the AR- MOR Group, says, “Convinced of its strategic impor- tance, I have actively pursued this merger and am especially proud today to be able to announce this acquisition. Our main objective will be to unify our strengths in order to benefit our customers, partners and employees.” Both companies share a history dating back to the 1980s through a shared license from the Japanese company Fujicopian until 1998. Armor-IIMAK now has 1,650 employees producing more than 2.5 billion square meters of thermal transfer ribbon. Christian Le- fort, who only recently joined the Armor Group, will be leading the entity. Doug Wagner, CEO of IIMAK, has been appointed President of ARMOR-IIMAK Americas.
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Flexographers Meet At FTA’s Fall Conference 2021 FTA’s Fall Conference 2021 brought flexographers back together to explore the evolution of flexographic workflows, network with more than 60 exhibitors and reconnect with colleagues, at the FTA’s first live con- ference and exhibition in two years. Attendees gathered in person at the four-day event, held October 3-6 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel & Convention Center in Frisco, Texas. Printer/converter attendance increased more than 50 percent while overall turnout grew 20 percent com- pared to the last live FTA event. Flexo Workflow With eight technical sessions and more than 20 pre- sentations, industry experts discussed every piece of a flexographic workflow.Attendees heard insights into the current state and outlook of the flexographic mar- ket from Sean Smyth of consulting and market research firm Smithers, a sit-down discussion about merger and acquisition activity with McDowell Label’s John Mc- Dowell, and a keynote presentation on seizing oppor- tunity delivered by Dave Fleming ofWe Are Alexander. FTA’s next in-person events are FORUM & INFOFLEX 2022, held March 13-16, 2022, in Fort Worth,Texas. Trivium Packaging Wins Sustainability Award Trivium Packaging, a $2.7 billion global company in sustainable and infinitely recyclable packaging, has been awarded two sustainability distinctions from Hall- bars, and a third from Pentawards.These three awards recognize innovation within the packaging industry and highlight continued progress made towards envi- ronmental sustainability. Sustainability Report Trivium’s 2021 Sustainability Report was awarded Best in World at the Hallbars Food & Drink Sustain- ability Awards within the categories of E05 Packaging, and G02 Well-Being and Innovation. Hallbars recog- nizes companies from 51 countries for their sustain- ability reports, as they showcase organizations at the cutting-edge of waste reduction and environmental sustainability. Additionally, Trivium was awarded the Silver Pen- taward, recognizing excellence in packaging design, for its TITUS project. This project was carried out in partnership with the TITUS sardine products in Morocco, as the company made the transition from steel to aluminum packaging.
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AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current technology flexo mounting tapes and backing sys - tems for corrugated plate mounting. Flexstik hard vinyl, FlexSoft, bi.esse brand, Gold Series. Thin tapes for sleeve and Narrow web plate mounting. Specialty tapes that cover the vast thick - ness range requirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving ser - vices for unique customers & applications. A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distribu - tor of flexographic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imaging systems and software specifical - ly designed for flexography. Apex International www.apexinternational.com Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com Apex International is an award-winning global lead - er of anilox rolls, sleeves, glue sets, metering prod - ucts, and print maintenance solutions. With five production facilities on four continents, a grow - ing portfolio of clients in over 80 countries, and a high-performance continuous-improvement culture, Apex’s mission is the customer’s production suc - cess. Through technical innovation, service, and manufacturing precision, Apex delivers reliable, durable, and predictable metering solutions to its client’s presses every day. ARC International www.ARCInternational.com ARC International is a world leader in the manufac - turing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnology laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers. Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime.
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Esko Forma Distribution Partnership With Corbus
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Esko has formed a new partnership with Dayton, Ohio-based Corbus to distribute its range of prepress software around the world. Corbus will act as a global distributor of Esko soft- ware such as its packaging management solutionWeb- Center, workflow optimization software Automation Engine, and structural design software for packaging, ArtiosCAD. Under the new agreement, Corbus and Esko will also explore expanding the scope of the partnership to include the deployment of solutions, such as the new cloud-based Automation Engine, as well as a range of other innovative packaging and label work- flow software. In addition to its offices in the United States, Corbus has teams in more than 20 countries, including Singa- pore, China, Japan, India, Switzerland, and Panama. UPM Raflatac Receives APR Recognition UPM Raflatac, a global supplier of sustainable label- ing materials, recently received the APR (Association of Plastic Recyclers) recognition with printed PP la- bels in the PET recycling process with UV Flexo inks and varnish. According to an APR Review Committee, appointed per the APR Recognition Operation Procedures, the data was “correctly obtained by a qualified laborato- ry and was completely presented to show the varnish and inks on an APR Recognized pressure sensitive la- bel substrate submitted meet or exceeds all critical guidance.” The proprietary top coated PP with the proprietary wash-off adhesive leads to a cleaner PET recycling stream that enables improved recycling of PET bot- tles and containers. This recognition solves an indus- trywide issue of recycling stream contamination with leaching of inks and/or ink components during hot caustic wash cycle. Hybrid Software Honored As Inclusive Company Hybrid Software has been recognized as an Inclusive Company by Divergent, a Flemish government-funded and the University of Ghent-backed organization that helps people with workplace challenges to be point- ed to job openings. It promotes the employment of people with occupational disabilities and strives for inclusive recruitment, job retention, and reintegration.
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Coca-Cola Unveils 100% Plant-Based Prototype Bottle The Coca-Cola Company has revealed its first proto- type bottle made from 100 percent plant-based plastic (bPET), produced using technologies that the com- pany said are now ready to be commercially scaled across the industry. This builds on Coca-Cola and UPM’s technological breakthrough for the first planned commercialization of technologies to convert second-generation biomass to plant-based monoethylene glycol (bMEG),one of two molecules necessary to create bPET.The other molecule used is PTA, comprised of bPTA andVirent’s bPX. Renewable Prototype The new prototype (barring its label and lid) ex- clusively uses materials from renewable, plant-based sources, removing all petroleum-based content from the bottle. According to the company, it represents a significant technological step forward in the reduction of virgin oil-based PET across commercially produced bottles. A limited run of approximately 900 of the prototype bottles has been produced. Coca-Cola said that the pack is recyclable and can be recycled bottle-to-bot- tle within existing recycling infrastructures, alongside PET from oil-based sources. In line with its ambition to become a net-zero car- bon business by 2050, Coca-Cola recently announced a goal to use three million tons less virgin plastic from oil-based sources by 2025. Depending on business growth, this would reportedly result in approximately 20 percent less virgin plastic derived from fossil fuels worldwide than today. Light-Weighting In order to achieve this goal, the company said it will invest in new recycling technologies, make packaging improvements such as light-weighting,explore different business models such as refillable, dispensed and foun- tain systems, and develop new, renewable materials. Coca-Cola has also set a goal to make 100 percent of its packaging recyclable and ensure that 50 percent of its packaging is made from recycled material. In Europe and Japan Coca-Cola,with its bottling part- ners, aims to eliminate the use of oil-based virgin PET from plastic bottles altogether by 2030, using only re- cycled or renewable materials. Renewable technologies are reportedly set to play a key role in supporting this goal.While the majority of the company’s plastic packaging material will come from recycled content, some “virgin” material will ap- parently still be needed to maintain packaging quality.
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DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
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Esko Reveals Details Of Innovation Summit
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Esko has released details about its Innovation Sum- mit, scheduled to take place on November 18, 2021, with speakers and presentations focusing on the pack- aging industry’s future. “The pandemic has accelerated existing packaging megatrends and added a fresh impetus for innova- tion,”said James Mason, Regional Business Director at Esko.“It’s clear there are no simple solutions to today’s packaging challenges. Instead, companies need to pur- sue a transformational approach, adapting and rethink- ing multiple aspects in the entire packaging lifecycle. The event will feature speakers such as Stephan Ca- sey of Nestlé, who will share details of the company’s progression toward an inclusive, low-carbon future, and Geert De Proost, Director of Software to suppliers at Esko,who will be discussing the digitization of internal pre-press processes and optimizing communication. “We’ll be taking an in-depth look at how to simplify the platemaking process without compromising quali- ty,’ said Mason.‘This will be followed by a discussion on realizing the power of mass-scale variable data print- ing, with insights to help protect brands and provide new personalized services to customers by leveraging and fully automating the uniquely digital capability. “There will be a session on how to increase quality by boosting inspection efficiency, in which we will be looking at how operator errors and manual interven- tion can be minimized, guaranteeing consistent quali- ty, and increasing throughput.We’ll also have a guest speaker, with Steve Mulcahy, CEO of Contact Origina- tors Group, taking part in a live interview to discuss the future of platemaking and how his business is ad- dressing the topic of sustainability.” The event will conclude with a live Esko webinar, where attendees will learn first-hand about all the new features and benefits for Esko products, which will go live in November.The Esko Innovation Summit will be held onThursday,November 18, 2021, at Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough, UK. C-P Flexible Packaging Acquires Preferred Packaging C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P) has acquired Preferred Packaging located in Norcross, Georgia. Preferred Packaging is a manufacturer of multilayer flexible films, thermoformed containers and a supplier of tray seal- ing equipment for meal solution providers and school systems. C-P is a long-standing portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, a private equity firm.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
TLMI Sleeve Conference November 10-12, 2021 Cincinnati, OH
FTA Forum March 13-16, 2022 Omni Fort Worth Ft. Worth, Texas
TLMI Converter Meeting March 20-22, 2022 Albuquerque, NM
Labelexpo Europe April 26-29, 2022 Brussels Centre Expo Brussels, Belgium
Labelexpo Americas September 13-15, 2022 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL
TLMI Annual Meeting October 16-19, 2022 Scottsdale, AZ
FTA Fall Conference October 17-19, 2022 Covington, KY
FTA Forum April 16-19, 2023 Hilton Columbus Downtown Columbus, Ohio
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Robbie King, Jr. has been appointed to the position of Strategic Account Manager for the Flexible Packag- ing Business Line of ACTEGA in North America.
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Antalis Packaging John Garner, former head of busi- ness development for Antalis Packag- ing, has been appointed to the newly created role of head of innovation and design. The appointment comes in response to the increas- Robbie King
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ingly complex needs of customers seeking to fulfill their requirements for packaging materials while improv- ing the sustainability and carbon foot- print of their businesses. Garner will be looking at the broad- er picture and engaging with a range of organizations and institutions, in- cluding universities and trade associ- ations, to help lead and influence the debate around packaging and under-
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stand what can be done to minimize the impact of all aspects of the supply chain and beyond. He will also be working within Antalis to research and develop new substrates and explore new technologies, such as robotics, that will help customers meet their business needs. LMAI The board of directors of LMAI (Label ManufacturersAs- sociation of India) approved the appointment of Rajesh Nema the current Hon. Secretary of LMAI and director of Pragati Graphics & Packaging Pvt Ltd as the new Pres- ident of LMAI on completion of two terms of two years each of incumbent President Kuldip Goel Managing Di- rector of Any Graphics Noida.
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Obituary Ramon J. Fernandez, the founder and President of ProLabel, Hialeah, Florida, has died at the age of 59. Fernandez passed away at his home in Miami, Florida, surrounded by his family, after battling brain cancer for 15 months.
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