November 2022 – Africa Print Expo

Africa Print Expo Announces 2023 Expo Dates

Africa Print expo organisers Practical Publishing have announced an exciting 2023 calendar, with events to be hosted in Mbombela, Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Visitors to the 2023 Africa Print expo’s can see the latest opportunities in digital printing presses, binding equipment, digital packaging solutions, screen printing, digital textile printing, finishing equipment, ink, software, pad printing, paper and board, litho print solutions, encapsulating/laminating and digital label printing. Product experts from various leading companies will advise you on the latest and most relevant products to help you grow your business. [...]

Looking Into Recyclable Packaging Developments

Laurel Brunner of the Verdigris Project recently came across the Reifenhäuser group as part of a project looking into recyclable packaging materials and developments. Such things as weatherstripping and fencing, window frames, plastic films and sheeting are produced by melting plastic and shaping it into a particular product. Plastic films and sheeting produced in this way are used in packaging to provide food safe barriers and mechanical stability. Reifenhäuser has now caught the sustainability bug and is working on coatings and sheet plastics that support the circular economy. What [...]