UAE converter installs Stanford kit to grow shrink-sleeve market

- Shrink-sleeve technology supplements flexible packaging operations

 

- XOL Automation supplies equipment to UAE-based converter

 

Middle Eastern paper, film and foil converter Concept Flexible Packaging has installed a complete set of Stanford shrink-sleeve seaming and inspection machines through XOL Automation, allowing it to ‘deliver quality products’ to all its markets.

 

Based in Ras al-Khaimah, one of the seven Emirates that make up the UAE, Concept recently moved into a state-of-the-art 5,200 sq m facility.

 

Since 2004, Concept has served domestic and multinational companies with flexible packaging material in a variety of industries including food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

 

B.R. Sharma, director of Concept, said: ‘As bottlers and food packagers continue to differentiate their products on the supermarket shelves, they are relying more and more on shrink-sleeve labels in order to increase their appeal.

 

‘We have made a strategic decision to support our customers in this growing and exiting market.’

 

Headquartered in Lebanon, XOL Automation is an engineering company specializing in the web handling and converting industry in the MENA region.

 

Applications include printing, coating, laminating, slitting and finishing.

 

XOL leverages technology from world leading brands along with its best-of-class engineering practices to help companies run faster, smarter and better, maximizing their profitability.

 

Bharat Bhatia, also a director at Concept, added: ‘Having the right equipment and expertise is key to delivering top quality, consistency and productivity that our customers expect from us.

 

‘That’s why we have relied on XOL Automation to help us in this endeavour.

 

‘It has conducted seminars, provided technical support and introduced us to Stanford, the brand that has set the standard in shrink-sleeve machines worldwide.’

 

Marcel Hage, chairman of XOL Automation, said: ‘We are honored and grateful at having the chance to participate in implementing the vision of Concept’s leadership.

 

‘Its desire to deliver quality products is demonstrated in its current line of laminates, pouches and labels.

 

‘Investing in Stanford’s leading technology is a clear statement to that same commitment to quality for the shrink-sleeve label market.’

 

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