Middle East

Zeller+Gmelin North America has appointed Michael Wong as business development manager in Western USA. In this role, Wong will oversee and manage sales of Zeller+Gmelin UV, LED, dry offset, water-based and conventional inks in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Northern Nevada.

18 Apr 2022Appointments

Zeller+Gmelin North America appoints Michael Wong as west coast business development manager

Prior to joining the company, Wong worked as a product consultant offering service and support within the label, packaging, and graphic arts industries for the past 22 years. 'Zeller+Gmelin is confident Michael will excel in assisting our converter and printer customers throughout the West Coast...

07 Apr 2022Industry Updates

New 2022 AWA Study reports growth in global label demand

The new study details the profiles of the different end-use application segments, including primary product labeling, variable information printing, and security labeling, and sets them in the context of in-depth regional market analyses. In 2021, AWA estimates that global label demand...

The new machine which has been installed this year includes a host of Bobst unique features including a 700mm diameter coating drum which is the largest in the industry, along with the AluBond process, Hawkeye in-line optical density deposition control and defect monitoring system and a high rate source.

31 Mar 2022Installations

Super Film invests in fifth Bobst metallizer for production of high barrier films

Super Film Packaging Industry and Trade established in 1993, is part of the Sanko Group and is among Europe’s leading flexible packaging film manufacturer. The company currently has capacity for 70,000 tonnes (+ 60,000 tonnes planned investment in 2023) BOPP, 48,000 tonnes BOPET and 29,000...

17 Mar 2022Industry Updates

Canon MEA launches sales program for women

Centered on the company’s core philosophy of ‘Kyosei’, the initiative will invite women from the Middle-East, Turkey and Central and North Africa to advance their careers in sales by participating in a year long internship program with the company. Furthermore, fifty percent of the...

Apex International has promoted Mangesh Bhise to sales director responsible for Asia Pacific and Middle East regions

10 Mar 2022Appointments

Apex International names new sales director

Bhise joined the company in 2020 as general manager of sales for the Indian Peninsula region after a longer period of selling Apex’s products in this region. With his experience of more than 18 years in flexo, he adapted quickly to this management position.

‘We are convinced that Mangesh...

Madayn Plastic Company has acquired a Comexi F2 ML flexographic press, a Comexi ML2 Evolution laminator, as well as a Reifenhäuser Blown Film to foray into flexible packaging industry

01 Mar 2022Installations

Madayn Plastic Company sets up flexible packaging plant

Oriol Rabert, a Comexi area manager in the Middle East and Bharath Yalla, managing director of Reifenhäuser Middle East and Africa (RMEA), explained: ‘This is a very important operation for us. The geographical location of Madayn Plastic Company allows us to reach potential clients from all...

HP has partnered with Dynagraph to introduce HP Indigo and PageWide Press (PWP) technology to the UAE market

20 Dec 2021Industry Updates

HP and Dynagraph launch HP Indigo and PWP in UAE

Like all other HP Indigo presses, the 7K press offers endless applications using a wide range of media and over 30 specialty inks.

Adir Ariel, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa Regional business manager at HP, said: ‘Digital printing in the commercial arena...

Tarsus Group, organizer of the Labelexpo Global Series, has announced that the Gulf Pack & Print (GPP) exhibition will now take place between 24-26 May 2022 at the World Trade Center in Dubai

14 Dec 2021Industry Updates

New dates for Gulf Print & Pack exhibition

Lisa Milburn, managing director, Gulf Print & Pack commented: ‘We have taken the decision to run Gulf Pack & Print next year, when we believe the regional commercial print market will have fully recovered, and along with the continued growth of the labels and package printing sectors...

(L-R) The Bak Gravür team Serap Demirkent, Timur Danışman, Gülşah Özoran, Ömer Çamlıbel, Mustafa Özdoğanoğlu, Sanem Akdoğan

30 Nov 2021Installations

Bak Gravür installs complete Esko ecosystem at new facility

Bak Gravür has introduced the CDI Crystal line of flexographic technology at its plant in Çiğli, in western Turkey’s Izmir district, adding the plate imaging and exposure hardware to its new flexo facility.

Gülşah Özoran, Area Sales and CRM manager, Bak Gravür,...