innovations to be displayed at easyFairs: High Resolution Gravure (HRG) – a premium pre-press and printing solution offering up to 1500 lpi resolution, as opposed to the 150-175 lpi of HD flexo and standard gravure. The technology therefore offers an unrivalled and even sharper print quality than any other flexible packaging print process. It delivers a superbly consistent print and can be used for all material structures including monoweb, duplex and triplex laminates. When combined with Printpack’s fast track service, HRG offers a speed to market equivalent to current Flexo expectations.
4SIGHT ® (Gravure Fixed Colour Palette) - The system uses a reduced number of process colours to create a wide ranging colour gamut. The colour book offers designers and marketeers thousands of colours to choose from. Almost any colour can be reproduced using only 4 process colours, plus special colours if required (e.g. for customer’s logo). It’s a proven technology that has been extensively developed by Printpack to achieve an outstanding and exceptionally reliable Gravure print service option. Combination of HRG and 4SIGHT ® is very efficient allowing to maintain strong brand colours and increase shelf presence, while reducing the number of colours used.
Easy-open, Reclosable solutions - Printpack is known for its innovative resealable formats that allow consumers to easily open and reclose the tamper-evident packages, keeping the contents fresher for longer. The application of resealable labels is available for both horizontal and vertical form fill seal packs. As an industry first Printpack used Reseal It® system on VFFS bags, being recognised with 3 innovation excellence awards, including World Star Award 2013 for Walkers
Shortbread bag.
The most recent innovation addresses the confectionery market demand for products that are easy to share and save for later. The chocolate bar with Full Access Reseal-It (Pat. Pending) application is a consumer friendly, 'no-mess', resealable application, which is also helpful to calorie conscious consumers
enabling easier portion control.
This is the first time this type of novel solution has been used in the marketplace, while not adding any technical complications to the Brand owner, it increases or even creates a completely new consumer user experience. The unique easy-open and reclose feature minimises mess but also maximises consumer convenience and satisfaction.
Along with resealable labels Printpack is also offering different reclosable options for the whole range of pouches.
Retort structures – responding to the increased demand for shelf stable products, Printpack offers superb retort packaging for product protection, while making it look more appetizing at the same time. Printpack can produce Gravure printed transparent and aluminium based retort structures for the food and pet food sectors. When combined with Printpack’s outstanding printing technology the superior shelf appeal boosts sales even more. The structure has a good puncture resistance and thermal stability. While being easier to handle within the whole supply chain, retort packaging brings savings in logistics and transportation as well.
Printpack offers the highest quality retort structures for Stand Up Pouches (premade pouches and pouch material for FFS packaging machines), as well as Retort Lidding. Our retort structures guarantee high clarity for those products that require showcasing quality through transparent packaging. Thanks to our international locations we are able to deliver holistic solutions including rigid material for cups and trays with retort lidding.
High Barrier Packaging - Reliable high barrier packaging secures the quality of the product, which builds on consumer’s loyalty for the brand and is crucial to protect its identity. The more demanding the product, the more reliable the film structure needs to be to protect it. The packaging needs to deliver a high barrier to protect the shelf life expected by the brand owner to ensure that the taste, structure, flavour and colour of the food remain unchanged. Printpack is able to provide tailor-made solutions including multilayer structures (with or without Aluminium foil), which offer good runability for all packaging lines. Our films provide superior seal integrity with improved seal, peel and tear performance. They are also a perfect solution to protect demanding product in difficult transport and storage conditions (such as damp). Printpack serves the food and non-food markets, as well as the pet food category.
easyFairs, Packaging Innovations: NEC Birmingham, 26-27 February 2014
