At this year’s Labelexpo Europe – the world’s largest event for the label and package printing industry to be held in Brussels from 11-14 September, Flint Group, Taghleef Industries and hubergroup will present a wide range of solutions.
Flint Group’s narrow web business and digital team (Xeikon) will showcase solutions and services that contribute to the seamless and sustainable growth of label converters.Flint Group’s narrow web business and digital team (Xeikon) will showcase solutions and services that contribute to the seamless and sustainable growth of label converters. Its stand, located in Hall 5 C28 & C29, will highlight how the company’s products and services enable a thriving label business environment while prioritizing environmental consciousness.
Xeikon, Flint Group’s digital business, will exhibit a range of new solutions including the Cheetah 3.0 technology for label printing, which incorporates Xeikon’s brand new environmentally and food-safe ECO Toner technology, as well as a new quality measurement module (QMM) which can be fitted on all Cheetah 3.0 CX Series presses.
Then there is the latest Panther digital press technology configured with Xeikon’s new PantherCure LED inks in its first public demonstration in Europe.
The Xeikon TX-500 digital press using Xeikon’s new Titon toner technology will run live. It is designed to meet industry demands for paper-based flexible packaging applications and consumer’s concerns for the environment.
Flint Group’s narrow web business looks forward to discussing its next-generation ink and coating technologies.
The EkoCure UV LED inks and coatings for all narrow web applications with dual cure capabilities that support converters seeking to transition to UV LED curing technology will be shown. Then there are the EkoCure Ancora F2 inks and coatings, specifically designed for food packaging and labeling applications.
The Evolution Primers and Varnishes are new sustainable solutions focused entirely on improving printed label recycling performance.
The Flint Group says it is eager to debut and register customers onto its customized and customer-bespoke B2B platform – FlintLink. This personalized environment gives Flint Group customers timely access to support and information which makes collaboration, communication, and doing business easy.
Both the Narrow Web and Xeikon business teams will participate in additional features of the Labelexpo event, including the Automation Arena, Sustainability Trail, and the Flex Pack Trail.
Cutting-edge label films from Taghleef
Taghleef Industries will present its latest advancements in film solutions for shrink sleeve, pressure-sensitive, in-mold, and wrap-around labels, demonstrating its commitment to driving innovation in the packaging and labeling sector.
Taghleef Industries will present its latest advancements in film solutions for shrink sleeve, pressure-sensitive, in-mold, and wrap-around labels.The latest developments include biobased PP films, offering a viable alternative to traditional petroleum-based films, and reLIFE films with recycled content, both ranges promoting efficient use of resources.
Additionally, Taghleef will display products sleeved with Shape360 TDS, a floatable shrink sleeve label film suitable for containers of various materials, shapes and sizes and specifically designed to facilitate recyclability. New coated substrates for pressure-sensitive labels will also be exhibited at the show. These solutions offer performance, versatility and durability across various industries and packaging formats.
Taghleef will unveil a new substrate for wrap-around films designed to intensify the visual impact of the labels and a unique ultra-high-yield film for in-mold labels.
“Taghleef Industries is dedicated to developing innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of the packaging industry while prioritizing sustainability,” said Simone Baldin, Business Unit manager for Label Films at Taghleef Industries Europe. “Our participation in Labelexpo provides an excellent platform to showcase the latest labeling solutions, designed to offer enhanced functionalities, superior performance, and exceptional visual appeal. We believe that a better tomorrow starts from today’s choices”. Taghleef will be present at stand C35 in hall 4.
Sustainable, service-oriented solutions from hubergroup
hubergroup Print Solutions, the international printing ink specialist, will present its comprehensive service concept as well as its three innovative series for flexo printing – iray, Hydro-X and Gecko. For hubergroup, however, the focus will be on direct exchange with visitors at stand 7E39.
“We always concentrate on how we can simplify our customers’ work and combine this with sustainability. Personal contact with our customers is therefore very important to us, whether in water-based, solvent-based or UV printing,” says Dirk Bienek, Sales director UV Flexo Europe. The common features of the three series iray, HYDRO-X and Gecko accordingly are a system approach, a sustainable formulation and a wide range of services.
The UV flexo series iray is the latest series in the ink specialist’s range. It was recently launched on the market and replaces the NewV flex series. The background to this relaunch is the improved performance of the products and the expansion into a complete system that provides all the products necessary for UV flexo printing. The portfolio now also includes primers, lamination adhesives as well as low-migration inks and varnishes to offer customers a perfectly matched product range. The products cover a wide range of food and non-food applications and are characterized by high scratch resistance, good adhesion, low odor values and high-yield inks. With the help of numerous laboratory tests, hubergroup also ensured that the inks and varnishes are deinkable on film and paper.
In addition, hubergroup is presenting its water-based portfolio at Labelexpo. The modular ink mixing system Hydro-X consists of ink concentrates, blends and additives that are perfectly matched and can be freely combined. This makes it suitable for a wide range of applications in flexo and gravure printing – from flexible packaging made of paper, aluminum or plastic film to corrugated board or folding cartons.
As part of the Hydro-X Green Line Premium series, all ink compositions are also available with exclusively Cradle to Cradle certified components. The water-based portfolio is complemented by the water-based coatings of the Hydro-LAC series. Depending on the requirements, protective properties such as heat and scuff resistance or physical properties such as anti-roll and anti-slip properties are available. A special highlight are the water-based barrier coatings Hydro-LAC GA Oxygen Barrier Coating and Hydro-X GA Water Barrier Coating, which improve the oxygen or water and grease resistance of mono-material packaging.
The solvent-based Gecko brand, which stands for maximum reliability and good printability, completes the trio. The careful selection of raw materials and the modular structure of Gecko guarantee a wide range of applications – from food packaging made of polyolefins to aluminum packaging and flexible films for outdoor storage. In line with hubergroup’s system approach, the portfolio also includes varnishes, additives and primers so that customers can obtain all the products they need from a single source. When developing Gecko, the printing ink specialist also paid particular attention to sustainability and recyclability. As part of the Gecko Green Line Premium series, the printing inks are therefore also available with Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze certification.
Dirk Bienek sums up: “At Labelexpo, we offer insights into our holistic, sustainable portfolio and present our comprehensive service concept. Come and see for yourself.”
