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NEWS PACKAGING

Siegwerk launches Cirkit Insignia wins
award
Clearprime UV E02 primer Award competition is only
The Pinnacle Product

Alliance members and eval-
Siegwerk has launched its offers a primer that specifi- open to Printing United
first full UV flexo deinking cally addresses this chal- uates products that will be
system Cirkit Clearprime lenge. By enabling easy and available for sale in 2024. A
UV E02 for the European safe deinking of UV-printed qualified panel of judges
market. The new primer across the printing industry
technology for non-food self-adhesive labels, it elimi- evaluated the annual con-
packaging applications nates the need for prior label test’s over 160 entries in
offers a validated solution removal if the used plastics more than 58 categories
for safe and economic deink- are compatible. spanning analog, digital,
ing of UV-printed self-adhe- ‘Such combined mechani- output technologies.
sive labels (PSL). It cal recycling of labels and ‘Our team is honored to
improves the recyclability of receive another award
labeled plastic packaging plastic packaging can not acknowledging the benefits
and enables the recovery of Siegwerk has launched its first full UV flexo deinking system only help to increase recy- the Insignia series die-cut-
high-quality recyclates that nology narrow EMEA at reuse. As a result, it is not cling rates, but also to save ters bring to the market-
are suitable for reuse in non- Siegwerk, said: ‘Depending surprising that UV-printed time and costs,’ added place. Its unique features
food packaging applications. on the substrate, UV inks are packaging has so far been Larvor. paired with an affordable
Although UV inks offer ‘Thereby, our new UV price point give printers
some advantageous proper- often very difficult to considered as problematic in and MSP’s the ability to
ties for printing labels, they remove and can therefore terms of a circular econ- flexo deinking primer enter the market of packag-
also pose a challenge for the lead to contaminations of omy.’ actively contributes to realize ing,’ said Susan Corwin,
subsequent recycling. recyclates, which signifi- With Cirkit Clearprime high-quality recyclates for director of marketing at
Marc Larvor, head of tech- cantly limits their further UV E02, Siegwerk now circular waste streams.’ Rollem International.
Beraldi joins Tecnocut and Weldon Leibinger launches air

Screen Celloplast partner dryer feature

Screen Europe has
appointed Domenico Tecnocut has partnered Leibinger, a developer of
Beraldi as regional sales with Weldon Celloplast to coding and marking technol-
manager of Italy. strengthen its presence in ogy, has introduced a unique
However, in many India. Weldon Celloplast is air dryer feature to counteract
ways, Beraldi has already recognized as a ‘total solu- high humidity and extreme
tions provider’ in the con-
been a part of the Screen verting industry in India, temperatures and ensure the
family. He started his representing over 20 inter- best printing results in chal- It offers best printing results
career in printing in 1995 national companies. lenging production environ-
at an Italian Screen sub- Its team has a long history ments.According to the processes where the ambient
sidiary and spent six years and extensive experience in Tecnocut expands in India company, high humidity and conditions impact the inks’
as a vital distributor for the industry. Having been a networks to deliver innova- high temperatures are not processing and adhesion
digital inkjet in the Italian prominent supplier to the tive and cutting-edge solu- only found in tropical and properties.
Examples include pre-
market, selling his first label industry for over four tions to customers in the subtropical climate zones, cooked food filled during pro-
inkjet label press in 2014. decades, gives them a deep region. ‘Tecnocut is proud to such as Southeast Asia, but duction or printing cables in
‘I’ve considered myself knowledge and a long track partner with Weldon are also often encountered in areas with high humidity and
a part of Screen for a long record in the converting Celloplast in this exciting many production environ- temperatures. Continuous
time,’ said Beraldi. ‘It’s market and machinery for chapter,’ said Pol Estrada, ments in the beverage, food inkjet printers (CIJ) use a con-
the sector.
now an exciting opportu- This strategic partnership international business man- and packaging sectors. tinuous ink jet to print best-
nity to officially join again between Tecnocut and ager at Tecnocut. ‘This alli- The company has devel- before dates, texts, codes or
the print industry leader Weldon Celloplast marks a ance will allow us to expand oped an ink portfolio that effi- other markings. The company
whose tech innovations significant milestone for our presence in India and ciently deals with these said conventional printers can
continually redefine the both companies. Both com- offer customers an even challenging production envi- cause condensation on the
limits of print quality, panies will share technical wider range of high-quality ronments. However, there are print head with high humid-
speed and reliability.’ expertise, resources, and solutions.’ applications and production ity.
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