L-R: Patrick Aengenvoort (director and co-founder of Rotocon), Ram Sewpersadh (co-owner of Weightron), Ashay Sewpersadh (co-owner of Weightron), Sachin Sukhlal (service technician at Rotocon), Lance Pinto (production manager at Weightron) and Kishore Sewpersadh (co-owner of Weightron).

20 Dec 2021Installations

Weightron invests in two Rotocon Ecoline machines

The Ecoline RSI 340 slitter rewinder is a fully servo-driven machine featuring three servo motors, 300m/min output, an intuitive control panel, and an open machine design. The device was installed by the Rotocon team at the end of November and has been in full production for film finishing since...

(L-R) SArepco directors Jacques Koekemoer, Yvette Dietrich and Paul Bouwer.

14 Dec 2021Industry Updates

GEW and SArepco partner for South Africa

SArepco operates from a head office and showroom facility in Midrand, Johannesburg. The company has built a solid reputation since it was founded by its three directors in 2001, and the 12-strong team there are renowned for their specialist expertise in label and narrow web printing....
2022 predictions - What’s in store for the year ahead? Industry experts have their say

23 Dec 2021Industry Updates

2022 predictions

 

3D AG, Aleksandar Milutinovic - AA Labels, Ian Axelsen - A B Graphic International, Al Spendalow - Actega, Mell Bishop - Actega Metal...

General manager of FineLine Technologies India, Avinash Kumar, with the new Nilpeter FB-Line.

23 Nov 2021Installations

FineLine Technologies acquires two Nilpeter FB-Lines

FineLine Technologies supplies retail ticketing, RFID, and barcode labeling. Established in Atlanta in 1998, the company has grown into a global operation with factories and sales offices across the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia. With over 245 retail customers across the globe, FineLine prints...

UFlex has commissioned its BOPET film manufacturing plant in the Ogun State of Nigeria with a production capacity of 45,000 tons per annum

05 Nov 2021Industry Updates

UFlex commissions BOPET films plant in Nigeria

The plant created over 200 direct jobs and will meet the packaging film demand coming from the fast-growing economy of Nigeria, ECOWAS (Western Africa) and USA.   
 
In Q2 2021, UFlex also added a fleet of new products to its portfolio.  
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(L-R) Edmund Hendricks, Plateroom team leader and Hein Koen, platemaker, MCC Paarl

24 Sep 2021Installations

MCC Paarl sees quick platemaking benefits with Fujifilm Flenex FW and C-Touch

The company’s Paarl division, with 140 staff, delivers adhesive labels to customers in the wine and spirits, personal care, and food and beverage industries.   
 
‘Given the stature of our brand, we are always dealing with high levels of demand for our products,’...
Wim van Eunen, sales manager for SArepco, Mark Andy’s and Rhyguan’s local distributor, and ADE’s MD Julie Carello

09 Sep 2021Features

Bottleneck buster combo for South African label printer

Thus, while many businesses lick the wounds of a painful 2020, and have adopted a cautious view for 2021, ADE has taken an investment plunge, in the form of a brand-new Rhyguan WON-330 automatic slitter rewinder.

Taking over the work of three portable units, it happily co-exists with a...

Esko has partnered with Technology Global Services to distribute its range of AVT print inspection systems in Nigeria

20 Aug 2021Industry Updates

Esko names Technology Global as distributor in Nigeria

Lagos-based Technology Global will act as distributor for the full range of Esko AVT Apollo, Jupiter and Argus inspection systems for packaging, the AVT Titan metal sheet decoration inspection system and the AVT Helios inline inspection system for labels, as well as the company’s label and...
Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM) has appointed Beswick Machinery as its distributor for the South Africa market

13 Jul 2021Industry Updates

GM names Beswick Machinery agent for South Africa

Beswick Machinery has supplied equipment and services to the Southern African packaging, printing, and converting industry for nearly 40 years. Today, the company represents many of the world’s leading OEMs in the print business. 
 
Bruce Beswick, managing director...
Reda Moukite, general director of Redagraph

05 Jul 2021Industry Updates

GM appoints Redagraph as agent in Morocco

Redagraph has positioned itself as an expert and integrator of graphics systems and has a strong focus on narrow web converting. With its expertise and skills across the entire graphics chain, Redagraph provides a range of tailor-made printing technology.   
 
Reda...

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