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PACKAGING NEWS

Herma introduces 42Rpo Mark Andy

turns 75
removable adhesive With tens of thousands of
machines in operation
worldwide and an extensive
portfolio of narrow web
Herma has added 42Rpo use in labeling food products. equipment, the US-based
adhesive to its portfolio of This capability alone had manufacturer Mark Andy has
removable adhesives. The already earned Herma a been celebrating 75 years in
new Herma adhesive 42Rpo stand-out position in the the label and packaging
can be applied to any label industry,” Drache added. industry.
material including thermal Herma placed its faith in When Mark Andrews, Sr.
paper. multi-layer technology at an built his first tape press in his
A conventional coating early stage. Its removable workshop in Missouri, USA,
with an opaque effect cannot adhesive 42Rpp, for example, in 1946, he certainly could
be applied to the back of this eliminates penetration of not have expected what 75
type of paper because of its thermal paper by the adhe- years into the future would
sensitivity to heat, Herma sive. It also overcomes the look like.
said. With 42Rpo the opacity problem of staining – adhe- “Mark would build these
originates from a ‘special’ sive that remains on the sur- basic tape printers in his
blue pigment that gives color Other Herma removable adhesives can be used with several surfaces face when the label is peeled basement or garage one at a
to the adhesive without com- off. time. As soon as one was sold
promising its removable lation crates in intralogistics skills. We can now offer a The removable adhesive and he had money to buy
properties. or deposit return schemes, removable solution for just 42Lpp is easy to remove from materials, he’d build another.
“As far as we’re aware, and to letters and packages about every application, glass, metal and plastic sur- It was kind of a hand-to-
there are no similar adhesives on which a code or informa- whether for special surfaces faces. It is resistant to plasti- mouth existence,” com-
on the market,’ commented tion in plain text is to be con- or challenging label materi- cizers, and its adhesive force mented Roy Webb, Mark
Ralf Drache, Herma’s head of cealed only temporarily. als. The Herma portfolio does not increase even on Andy’s sales manager.
self-adhesive sales. “In recent years Herma has accommodates a wide variety exposure to temperatures up This operation transi-
Labels coated with this been repeatedly demonstrat- of removable adhesives. Most to 65 degree Celsius – it tioned to Chesterfield,
adhesive are applied to circu- ing its extensive removability of them are also suitable for remains easy to remove. Missouri in 1979.

Epson to go Dantex announces Bobst fully equips
in electricity PicoColour 254HD Competence Center

Epson will become the first
company in the Japanese Dantex Digital has Following the unveiling of the
manufacturing industry to expanded its Pico range oneLabel strategy, Bobst has
convert to 100 percent with the launch of the new now fully equipped its
renewable electricity for all PicoColour 254HD offering Competence Center at Bobst
its domestic sites, amount- 2.5 pl dot size, an effective Firenze in Italy, where the
ing to a total of 530GWh resolution of 1200 x 1200 portfolio of flexo, UV inkjet
annually, on November DPI, and printing speeds of and all-in-one label presses
1,2021. As a result, Epson up to 50m/min. can be seen demonstrating
will reduce its annual car- PicoColour 254HD is how converters can optimize
bon dioxide emissions by available with compact in- their entire production floor.
approximately 250k tons. line finishing, offering a fin- Technologies on show Center at Bobst Firenze in Italy
With COP26 approach- ished reel ready for the Range now covers five presses include the Master DM5 All-
ing and high global interest applicator. Suitable for in-One, All-Inline and the ing the right tools for every job
in societal issues, especially short and long-run jobs, the increased versatility across Mouvent LB702-UV digital and that digital and analog
those involving the envi- new press provides the ben- the portfolio of presses UV inkjet label presses, and must work together to opti-
ronment and energy, Epson efits of digital printing at a available,” said Ben Danon, the Vision M1, Master M5 mize the opportunities for
established and is pursuing competitive price for CEO of Dantex Group. “As and Master M6 flexo technol- label printers everywhere.”
a new long-term environ- today’s demanding produc- an established player in the ogy. Meanwhile, the high-pro-
mental management policy tion environment, includ- digital press global market- “Our oneLabel portfolio ductivity LB702-UV inkjet
called Environmental ing no minimum quantity, place, Dantex continues to covers the whole spectrum of label press can print any jobs
Vision 2050. To achieve the no waste, and a fast turna- address the different levels label printing,” said Matteo from short to medium and
decarbonization goal set round. of demand while maintain- Cardinotti, general manager medium to long run lengths.
forth in the Paris “Our new PicoColour ing the highest quality of Narrow and Mid Web Printing at speeds up to
Agreement, Epson has posi- 254HD is the perfect addi- standards.” Printing and Converting. 100m/min and can produce
tioned renewable electric- tion to our growing range. With the addition of “Over the last few years, it has up to 200,000sqm every
ity use as a priority action in With the market readily PicoColour 254HD, the become quite clear that no month. The Master M5 and
its 2025 Science Based accepting inkjet as its range now covers five dif- single technology can cover Master M6 feature digitaliza-
Targets achievement sce- future, we have listened to ferent UV inkjet digital all requirements. We under- tion with technologies includ-
nario. our customers and presses. stand the importance of find- ing DigiFlexo and oneECG.
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