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NEWS PACKAGING

DTM introduces EcoTec line for DIC India’s

new factory
eco-friendly labels Manufacturer of printing

inks, packaging and allied
material DIC India, part of
DTM Print, international mechanical properties and DIC group, has inaugurated
OEM provider for specialty printing characteristics as its its new toluene free plant
Optima for liquid ink
printing systems, has non-PCR counterpart DTM manufacturing at Saykha in
bundled its selection of eco- Poly Clear Gloss. Using PCR Bharuch district, Gujarat.
friendly, recycled or natural material also establishes Spread across an area of
labels under the new label more recycling volume for 92,500sqm, the plant has the
line DTM EcoTec. As of the plastic production capacity to manufacture over
now, the following four process and industry. 10,000 tons of TF, KF/NTNK
inkjet materials are part of In addition, the water- (Toluene Free/ Ketone Free)
the EcoTec line; further soluble adhesive of the liquid inks in two shifts in
phase one. The plant will be
substrates will follow. aforementioned labels is further augmented to
DTM EcoTec Hemp Company has launched its natural new label line - DTM EcoTec below 0.01 percent. That produce value added and
Paper: The label consists of Paper: The natural grass No 10/2011. DTM EcoTec means, it also passes the specialty products for
100 percent hemp fiber. fibers of the label gives the Paper Matte Nature: This recycling process. domestic and export
Hemp can be harvested up paper material its natural paper label is made from 100 Albion Bekolli, label markets.
to three times a year, look and also reduce the percent recycled backing specialist at DTM Print, Set up with a total
plantation trees only every amount of process water from used label rolls. explained: ‘Every product investment of INR 1100m
DTM EcoTec Poly Clear
seven years. Its fibers are needed in the production Gloss R90: It is a glossy clear leaves a footprint on our (13.3m USD) for phase one
five times longer than wood process. The adhesive is an poly label, which consists of planet and using label the new plant will employ
more than 100 associates
pulp, the material is acrylic dispersion, 90 percent post-consumer material that is with the aim to service the
particularly tear-resistant permanent, solvent free and recycled (also known as environmentally-friendly growing demand of toluene
and can be recycled very can be in direct food contact PCR) PET material. It and sustainable helps to free and ketone free based
often. DTM EcoTec Grass according to EU regulation features the same clarity, keep it as small as possible.’ inks in the country.
Meyers launches new Mark Andy launches

Function47 division ProWorx Label Suite

The Meyers Printing Mark Andy, a
Company has launched a manufacturer of narrow
new division to serve the and mid-web printing and
life sciences, automotive, finishing equipment, has
and aerospace industries. launched its imposition tool
Function47 specializes in called ProWorx Label Suite
to streamline and automate
printing with conductive label production setup,
inks, including silver, including inline printing
copper, and carbon inks. an d em be ll is hm en t
Meyers saw yearly New division specializes in printing with conductive inks processes. ProWorx Label ProWorx Label Suite
increases at a level that will Suite is an Adobe Creative
result in the new division sacrificing quality. Chris Dillon, chief Cloud extension tailored to Mark Andy’s response to
becoming the company’s Matt Evers, senior vice executive officer, said: Mark Andy’s hybrid customer feedback on their
biggest product line by the pre sident , bu si ne s s ‘Meyers is proud to continue presses. It provides job requirements and
defining and imposition for
end of 2023. Meyers’ development and quality, growing this department as printing and post- expectations. It is designed
specialty lies within highly Meyers, sa id: ‘O u r an example of the innovation processing, including die- to complement our top-
technical and low tolerance chemical and mechanical still being uncovered within cutting. class hybrid technology and
at high volumes. These engineers and conductive the printed electronics Ben Richardson, senior offers converters an
electronic components are ink specialists have worked industry.’ Michael Dillon, DFE specialist, Mark Andy, advanced software solution
hard to develop industry-
typically made with flat- lea d i ng propr iet a r y chief revenue officer, said said: ‘ProWorx Label Suite that brings efficiency and
bed screen printing using processes. This work that the company has is another software solution sustainability to the entire
in our portfolio, following
Meyers’ proprietary process results from immense assembled a team of leading the recently launched manufacturing process.’
for producing the roll-to- research and development industry experts to build one Smart Link – a real-time, Prepress operators can
roll method that allows for efforts and partnership of the most compelling on-press data collection and download and begin
much higher volume and with the industry’s leading offerings within the printed press monitoring system for working with ProWorx
much lower cost without suppliers and end users.’ electronics industry. narrow web devices. It is immediately.
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