FMN | January 20th, 2020

Uteco Group, ESI Strengthen Relationship

operating fleet flexo, thermal and digital press systems serve a wide range of end-use sectors including food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care and industrials. Craftsman claims the switch to MacDermid plates will save more than $80,000 over the course of a year. Glenroy Joins Sustainable Packaging Coalition Glenroy Inc., a converter and printer of flexible pack- aging for more than 50 years,has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) and the How2Recycle label program effective January 1. The membership allows Glenroy to expand its sustainable packaging portfolio with How2Recycle labeled store drop-off recyclable flexible packaging options. Glenroy has a dedicated team of professionals re- searching and developing new ways to reduce the environmental impact of its already sustainable pack- aging portfolio.Adding store drop-off recyclable pack- aging products to their portfolio further expands the company’s sustainability initiative. Glenroy plans to utilize SPC’s How2Recycle label program on its new store drop-off recyclable products to highlight the sus- tainable benefits of the packaging and communicate step-by-step instructions to the consumer.

The relationship between Uteco Group and ESI is re- portedly strengthened as the commercialization of the Gelflex-EB technology begins to make an impact;Uteco’s Diamond Flexo press is designed to accommodate this technology.GelFlex-EB technology reportedly offers cus- tomers a cost-effective path to gain high-resolution print quality that removes more than 90 percent of solvents and is sustainable through its use of EB technology. UTECO and ESI have been involved for years in the development of this technology, which is presented as a solution for food-safe packaging applications pro- viding different surface print options, promoting less plastic material and higher recyclability as well as core, reverse-print applications both with significant, sus- tainable results. Craftsman Label Switches To MacDermid Plates Craftsman Label, Portland, Oregon, switched to Mac- Dermid LUX ITP plates and APR’s Supplysentry RFID inventory management system to improve print quali- ty and decreased production costs, the company said. Craftsman Label is a full-service narrow web company

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