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Hunkeler Swiss paper-processing company Hunkeler AG has promoted Daniel Erni to CEO, effective January 1, 2023.
DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na
Erni will take over from Michel Hunkeler, who will continue to be involved in the strategic direction of the group and work closely with the executive board. Daniel Erni has been with Hun- keler since 2016. He has served as Chief Sales Officer and a member of the executive board. Prior to joining Hunkeler AG, Erni held positions as managing director
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/
Daniel Erni
and sales manager in several other companies. Erni will continue to report directly to Michel Hunkeler, who will, in turn, focus on the company’s strategic direction and support various stakehold- ers around the group. Stefan Hunkeler’s position as Chairman of the board of directors will continue unchanged.
Coca-Cola Packaging Targets Sight Impaired
Coca-Cola has rolled out NaviLens codes across packs of its Christmas can multipacks, which can be scanned with a mobile phone camera from dis- tances of up to four metres to help blind and par- tially sighted consumers, and are readable even when unfocused. The company said it is the UK’s first beverage company to launch on-pack technology for visual- ly impaired shoppers. This follows a successful pi- lot and roll out of the technology by Kellogg’s and Aunt Bessie’s, who rolled out packs with NaviLens codes in September 2022. NaviLens is similar to a QR code but can be detect- ed in a fraction of the time and up to three meters away. A smartphone can detect the optic, and play- back information to the user. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has incorporated the technology onto large Christmas can multipacks. The codes will feature on the cardboard outers. In another development, Microsoft and Haleon launched a new feature to Microsoft’s Seeing AI app that reads health product labels aloud for people who are blind or have impaired vision. The app is currently available in the US and UK and compatible with more than 1,500 consumer health products.
12 January 2, 2023 Flexo Market News
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