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GCC/LEVANT/AFRICA NEWS

OKI details its outstanding Labelexpo Asia
postponed

label solutions in South Africa Tarsus Group, organizer of

the Labelexpo Global Series,
has announced that
“The colour reproduction runs too. Labelexpo Asia 2022 will be
of OKI’s Pro1050 is very Ease of use, low total cost postponed until 2023.
accurate and consistent. We of ownership, and premium Labelexpo Asia will now take
vary between very short-runs quality are not the only win- place at the Shanghai New
and big-volume runs and the ning characteristics the Pro International Expo Centre
OKI label printer can accom- Series Label Printers have. As (SNIEC) in China on 5-8
modate this. We also now producing extraordinary December 2023.
have the flexibility to put labels is not limited to spe- Labelexpo Asia show direc-
product-specific information cial-made media, users have tor Kevin Liu said,
on packaging instead of many media options at an “Unfortunately due to ongo-
generic information,” said affordable cost and more pos- ing uncertainty surrounding
Aubrey Woodbridge, Product “Colour reproduction of OKI’s Pro1050 is very accurate & consistent.” sible designs – allowing busi- COVID and further uncer-
Manager at Ruwag - a sup- nesses to venture in new tainty about events opening
plier of power tool accesso- Series Label Printers in 2018, into creative outcomes. The services and profit growths. up in Shanghai, we have
ries in South Africa that has the Pro1050 has been a suc- Pro1040 and Pro1050 offer The Pro1050 offers a unique reluctantly decided to post-
the Pro1050 for more than 4 cess factor to different busi- businesses outstanding labels fifth colour option, the white pone the show until next
years, helping their business nesses especially in the using the pioneering LED toner lets users do what most year.”
grow by optimizing the cus- MEITA region with its robust technology with dry toner short-run printers cannot, as Labelexpo Global Series
tomized labels on their prod- CMYK+1 toners for cost technology, through the white can be used to cre- portfolio director Jade Grace
ucts instead of the generic effective in-house short to extended in-house printing ate exceptional designs on added, “China is a key global
ones they were using before, medium-run labels produc- capabilities for a single label coloured or metallised effect market for label and package
and many other ways men- tion. print job to short runs with a substrates (gold and silver) print technology, and
tioned in their video case OKI has been keen to offer duty cycle rated at up to which are difficult to print Labelexpo Asia in Shanghai
study published last year. printing solutions that pass 160,000 pages per month, using other digital technolo- remains our most important
Since the launch of the Pro the problem-solving esteem rugged enough for longer gies. event in this region.”
Flint Group Packaging First 3D printed villa at

reaffirms digital investment Shams Al Riyadh

Real estate company Dar
Flint Group Packaging, Al Arkan has unveiled its first
confirms it commitment to 3D construction printed
ease of doing business and (3DCP) two-storey, 9.9
order efficiency for its cus- meter high villa in the Shams
tomers with its Webshop Al Riyadh residential devel-
platform. The online store opment in Saudi Arabia. The
is designed with ease-of-use
front of mind, with the com- structure was printed
pany’s market-leading range directly on site, during the Dar Al Arkan completes it
of inks and coatings availa- summer without any cooling protocols and an evidence-
ble to order 24/7 in just a few Flint Group Packaging’s Webshop is available now equipment or shading, indi- based approach” to ensure
clicks. The purpose is to pro- cating that the technology is the project was constructed
vide customers with more “With our dedicated online tomers’ procurement pro- capable of printing homes
versatility, flexibility and Webshop, we are giving our cesses and personnel; year-round and in any part of safely as per Saudi Arabia’s
performance in managing customers an additional therefore, we’ve designed the kingdom. building codes in every
consumables procurement. digital channel that simpli- Webshop to complement The villa was constructed aspect. Work has com-
The Webshop enables sim- fies order processing. It’s no and support the detailed using locally made materials menced on the second villa.
ple, fast ordering and reor- secret that the pressure is on administration involved in including cement, sand, 3DCP cuts the construc-
dering of inks and coatings, rocks and stones, with vary- tion time by more than half,
claims Flint Group. for packaging converters to procurement. Our aim was ing degrees of concentration, is more flexible and requires
Thomas Gray, VP Strategy deliver when it comes to to develop a tool to assist to ensure the structure is up
& Market Intelligence at agility and on-time order with inventory manage- to four times stronger than less manpower since it takes
Flint Group Packaging, fulfillment. We understand ment; particularly when it traditional construction. The only three workers to build
explains the significance: the importance of our cus- comes to repeat ordering.” company adhered “to strict one house.
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