Flint Group Announces Global Price Increase
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Luxembourg based Flint Group has announced that it will implement a global price increase effective January 1, 2023, in order to respond to continued inflationary pres- sures and global supply chain disruptions. Since the pandemic, the company reports that it has endured continued cost increases in raw materials, pack- aging and freight which are now being exacerbated by ad- ditional inflationary pressures — labor costs, in particular. “We are used to successfully meeting macro-economic challenges, but we are now entering a new environment of relentless cost inflation of a magnitude not witnessed in decades,” said Steve Dryden, Chief Executive Officer, Flint Group. “Our primary purpose is to make sure our valued customers are supplied with the high-quality products and services they expect from Flint Group. To achieve this, we must recover inflationary cost increases by building inven- tories of raw materials, sourcing alternate raw materials and investing in our workforce; we are continuing to un- derwrite the security of supply.” The company says it will continue to prioritise product quality, service, and the security of supply to all its valued customers. BOBST Wins 14th Golden Cylinder Award For Technical Innovation BOBST Advanced Register Control for Precision Printing and ECG for Gravure has been judged “Best of the Best” in the Technical Innovation category at the 2022 Golden Cyl- inder Awards. The coveted award was presented to Bobst North America Sales Manager Kurt Oegerli at a ceremony on September 26 during the AIMCAL 2022 R2R Confer- ence in Orlando, Florida. The new advanced register control system consists of a new set-up and advanced functions of BOBST’s auto- matic register control Registron. One of its main advan- tages is that the press operator can make a correction immediately after the color is printed, without having to wait for the images to be displayed on the web viewer. An additional benefit for the efficiency of gravure technology is obtained during job changeovers: downtime for press set-up is greatly reduced as well as the waste generated in the process. “We are proud of this latest achievement that brings gravure to the forefront of the packaging industry transfor- mation, and for the potential ahead to improve the opera- tions of our gravure customers,” said Jonathan Giubilato, Gravure Product Manager at BOBST. “The enhanced agili- ty on print cycles enables the quality of gravure to become sustainable and profitable also in the case of short run pro- duction, bridging the gap that conventionally confined the quality of gravure to higher production volumes.”
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Haire Group is the premier provider of new machinery for the corrugated industry. As the exclusive US & Canadian agent for one of the largest machinery manufacturers in the world, Haire Group is able to pair clients with the best machinery solutions for the best value to meet their specif- ic needs. Haire Group delivers 24/7 professional, reliable service and support, maximizing quality and uptime. Haire Group has been the industry’s #1 pre-owned machinery bro- ker and plant equipment appraiser since 1976. HarperLove is the leading provider of specialty adhesives, performance additives, and wet-strength resins to corru- gated packaging manufacturers. With the largest and most experienced field service and technical support team posi- tioned throughout the U.S. and Latin America, HarperLove has a long-standing reputation for providing outstanding service and delivering demonstrable performance improve- ments. HarperLove’s renowned services include not only innovative product development and custom product for- mulation, but also machine and process assessments, ad- hesive formula adjustments, machine tuning, detailed ser- vice reporting, and more. HARPERLOVE www.HarperLove.com
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