Flint Group to showcase latest innovations for Paper & Board printing at FEFCO Technical Seminar in Denmark
Flint Group Packaging Inks, and fellow Flint Group division Xeikon, are participating in the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) Technical Seminar on 20-22nd October 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark on Stand 15.
Mr. Kim Melander, President Paper & Board Europe, explained: “Despite the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has placed onto the paper and board industry, sustainability and innovation remain at the forefront of the sector. As such, our team is excited to reveal the technologies that we’ve been working on to drive value for paper and board printers and share insight on where the real process opportunities lie. At Flint Group, we understand today’s print challenges and roadblocks, and we’re helping converters overcome them.”
The Flint Group Packaging Inks team will showcase its AQUACode range of water-based inks and coatings specifically designed for paper and board printing, with a focus on TerraCode, a bio-renewable ink and coating series. The company’s TerraCode ink and coating solutions were developed to address the rising market demand for sustainable packaging and are highly adaptable, depending on converter needs.
Visitors attending the FEFCO event will learn more about Flint Group Packaging Inks’ expertise in colour management, including colour consistency across substrates and spot colors. The business will discuss VIVO Colour Solutions, a unique digital colour management platform designed to increase converters' colour accuracy and press uptime, as well as reduce substrate and ink waste. In addition, the team will share details on the company’s investment in a new state-of-the-art Global Discovery Centre in Malmö, Sweden, planned for launch early in 2022.
Additionally, Xeikon will be in attendance to demonstrate IDERA, its post-print corrugated digital printing solutions platform. One of the cornerstones of the platform is a single-pass printing press that uses certified food-safe, water-based inks on coated and uncoated corrugated sheets up to 1.6m wide and 2.8m long, with run speeds of up to 150 linear metres/minute.
IDERA was created to bring easy, variable, and sustainable printing to the corrugated packaging industry. The architecture and specifications of IDERA provide operational relief, flexibility, and agility to corrugated converters, making printing no longer a bottleneck but an enabler within the wider corrugated workflow.
Mr. Melander concluded: “The FEFCO technical seminar is always one of the most influential events in the corrugated packaging calendar and we look forward to meeting customers old and new to discuss their needs and the latest prepress and print solutions designed for corrugated packaging from Flint Group.
To discover more about the FEFCO technical seminar to be held in person at The Bella Center, Copenhagen, please visit www.fefco.org. Flint Group looks forward to seeing you at Booth 15 to discuss the latest innovative solutions offered for the corrugated printer.
Alternately, visit www.flintgrp.com, www.xeikon.com or email info.packaginginks@flintgrp.com.
About Flint Group
Flint Group is dedicated to serving the global printing and packaging industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables and printing equipment, including: a vast range of conventional and energy curable inks and coatings for most offset, flexographic and gravure applications; pressroom chemicals, printing blankets and sleeves for offset printing; photopolymer printing plates and sleeves, plate-making equipment and flexographic sleeve systems; pigments and additives for use in inks and other colorant applications; Flint Group also designs, develops and delivers web-fed digital color presses for labels and packaging applications, document printing, as well as commercial printing as well as platemaking equipment for the newspaper industry and computer-to-plate (CtP) solutions for the commercial printing market; With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Flint Group employs some 6200 people. Revenues for 2020 were € 1.7 billion. On a worldwide basis, the company is the number one or number two supplier in every major market segment it serves. For more information, please visit www.flintgrp.com