Machines

Bimec (Vanzaghello, MI) is an Italian company that has been operating for over 36 years in the design and manufacture of slitter rewinders.

The Pasquato (Pianiga, VE) TR 15/500 slitter rewinder is suitable for the longitudinal slitting and rewinding of various materials including PVC, adhesive backings, special paper, plastic materials or for silk screen. It features an expanding shaft or shaft and cones and centring device as well as hand brake for the jumbo roll. This machine, variable speed, comes with working widths of 1500-1700…

Rama Costruzioni Meccaniche offers a broad range of trucks for handling rolls on board machine in manual electrical and electronic versions. The Pontenure (PC) based company is able to design and manufacture equipment and special machines to meet different working requirements of the paper and flexible packaging industry.

Avery Dennison presented for the first time at Labelexpo Europe, the Curve Appeal™ system and Fasson Curvy™ film.

The Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. Titan SR9 dual turret slitter rewinder ensures high productivity and a reduction in energy consumption.

Label Master is a laser system for converting materials on roll (paper, PET, PP, TNT...), that finds application in the labeling and packaging sector, constituting a highly-professional digital finishing modular unit, configurable as a single laser die-cutting station or complete solution with optional digital finishing unit.

Guidolin Girotto Srl produces cutting systems for a variety of flexible materials such as adhesive and double sided tapes, open-cell and closed cell foams, laminated materials, felts, rubbers, abrasives, filters, elastic materials, non-woven fabrics, fine metalware, etc.
The Vigevano (PV) based company presented its GD FFC facility, designed for laminating two different materials; equipped with…

Ritrama SpA proposes Green Grade, a new family of materials made from recycled fibers, including different facings and liners, plus a line of barriered papers for labeling wine bottles, with excellent resistance to temperature and humidity variations. The company has also developed a special "Soft Touch" rolling technique, which gives a velvety effect to self-adhesive products for personal care.

Smag Graphique (represented in Italy by GIS Sas, Milan) presented its new high-speed semi-rotary flatbed screen printing station, that operates at speeds of up to 30 m/min.

Henkel offers a wide range of pressure-sensitive adhesives, lacquers and UV coatings, which includes specific solutions for no label look labeling for squeezable products and low temperature applications.

Fujifilm introduces the new DLE (Direct Laser Engraving) CTP flexo system for B2 formats that, compared to conventional LAM (Laser Ablation Mask) systems, enables an especially fast and sustainable production of flexographic plates. The new system in fact eliminates the many development stages (UV exposure, thermal or solvent development, curing) included in current LAM technologies, ensuring a…

Gew, manufacturer of UV curing systems, has presented VCP, a new model of UV lamp with IR (infra-red) system specifically for use with water-based inks. Via touchscreen panel it  automatically recognizes if a particular job requires UV or IR treatment.

EFI has developed Jetrion 4900, a new UV inkjet label printing machine, which goes straight from the print file to the finished roll without interruption. Hence an efficient end-to-end solution that handles printing and finishing in single pass.

Two Domino’s (in Italy Nimax) proposals at Labelexpo: one offering fast and efficient digital label personalisation and one for short to medium run printing:

VisionLab Srl (Asolo, TV), manufacturer of the established VisionLab 100, and VisionLab 16 VisionLab Mark control systems, has developed a series of original instruments for LIP (lower ignition propensity) cigarette paper manufacturers.

MPS has launched three new printing presses: the EC (for labels and film), the EF (the multi substrate press) and EXL (in a Sleeve Offset or wide web Flexo version).

Italian market preview at Ipack-Ima for the next generation of Stäubli high speed robots, setting the standard for all pick & place operations.

System Packaging presents Freebox™, the new process devised by the packaging division of System SpA to create customised packs in real time, for all types of product, starting from flat neutral board and without any waste of raw material.