Around half the sheetfed offset presses Heidelberg sells go to packaging customers, and the folding carton market is a strategic growth segment for Heidelberg.
From fiber-based packaging to labels with adhesive-free zones to prevent contact with product, companies continue to develop innovative ways to protect and package produce.
Packaging printers are continually in search of productive processes that use less labor to meet the needs of their customers. The hands-on methods required by package printing press operators in the past have become troublesome in this growing business environment.
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are here to help revitalize the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry and help humans move their operations into the next phase of factory automation.
Whether talking about a humble smart valve that can collect critical equipment data or a fully automated shop, the flexibility and scalability of automation make it possible for CPG firms of any size to benefit from the technology.
A ‘Smart Factory’ can be described as machines talking to machines and moving job information automatically between them as the print job progresses through the shop.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. presents the AccurioJet KM-1e digital color B2+ sheetfed LED UV inkjet production press, continuing its accelerated growth path within the industrial print market. Inheriting excellence from the AccurioJet KM-1, the AccurioJet KM-1e embodies infinite business expansion possibilities, from current business fields to more profitable businesses.
The discriminating eye and mechanical knowledge of a seasoned press operator have been indispensable for achieving maximum press performance. However, over the last 20 years or so, the printing industry has seen declining numbers of experienced press operators as they age and retire with too few replacements for them.