MARKETING COMUNICATIONS
n41: New edition of the HISPAMERFLEX Congress
March 2, 2010
During the 30 September and 1 October, the 17th edition of the Congress HISPAMERFLEX 2010 will be held. The national event is a reference for the flexographic industry. This year will be held in the city of Girona and will be organized by COMEXI GROUP, DUPONT, Sun Chemical and ESKO GRAPHICS.
The Congress will feature the most innovative presentations and products best suited to improve the value added in flexible packaging. It will be demonstrated print qualities that were previously impossible in standard flexographic printing and new concepts to minimize waste generated during job changes.
The theme of the conference is "Growing Flexo: New Opportunities" aims to reflect the fact that flexographic printing is growing worldwide. The latest data show market share growth exceeding the rotogravure and offset printing. This is a consequence of the technological developments flexographic printing has made in the last decade, adapting to new market requirements both in quality and performance.
The orientation of the event will be very practical: technical sessions and product showcases will be combined in the Comexi Group facilities, in Riudellots de la Selva.
The registration process for this event will be open soon.
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n40: March Events: BRASILPACK
March 1, 2010
2nd INTERNATIONAL PACKING, PRINTING AND LOGISTICS WEEK – March 22-26th –
COMEXI GROUP will attend BRASILPACK, the main packaging industry specialized event in the Southern Hemisphere. We will be pleased to welcome our customers and visitors at the stand C30/D31. Comexi Group’s personnel will inform you about our last news and progresses, such as the Flexo Electron-Beam printing technology or the launch from our plant in
For COMEXI GROUP, this event represents the continuing commitment by the Brazilian converting market in providing innovative solutions and the support of the Brazilian industry through our factory in
About the fair (http://www.semanainternacional.com.br)
The trade fair integrates the INTERNATIONAL PACKING, PRINTING AND LOGISTICS WEEK that also includes the FIEPAG (International Paper and Graphic Industry Trade Fair), FLEXO LATINO AMERICA (International Flexography Trade Fair), the SALÃO EMBALA INOVAÇÃO (Packing design and development converters and agencies), and the BRASIL SCREEN & DIGITAL SHOW (International Serigraphy and Digital Printing Trade Fair).
The INTERNATIONAL PACKING, PRINTING AND LOGISTICS WEEK 2010 expects to attract about 1,000 exhibitors from more than 26 countries, and about 45 thousand visitors/purchasers from 30 countries.
The event is supported by the Brazilian main entities in this sector: Abimaq (Brazilian Machines and Equipments Association), Abiplast (Brazilian Plastic Industry Association), Abflexo-FTA Brasil (Brazilian Technical Flexography Association), Abief (Brazilian Flexible Plastic Packing Industries Association), and Abre (Brazilian Packing Association), among others.
Last year, the packing Brazilian Industry achieved R$ 36.6 billion in Sales against R$ 33.5 billion in the previous year. The main participation was the plastic packing segment with 37.64%. The wave cardboard and card papers were in the second place with 28%, followed by the metallic with 16.94%, paper with 7.12%, and glass with 5.23%.
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n39: Comexi’s EB printing technology and WetFlex®
February 1, 2010
Comexi Group and Sun Chemical lead the EB flexo market for Flexible Packaging
After 5 years of joint research and development, Comexi Group and Sun Chemical are pleased to announce the commercial availability of the first fully industrial solution for flexographic printing using Comexi’s eCOMEXI flexographic presses and the Sun Chemical WetFlex® ink system.
This technology was presented at Drupa 2008 on the Comexi Group booth, and today is ready to be used, with proven results, to print flexible packaging substrates.
The WetFlex flexographic electron beam curing ink printing process not only allows flexible packaging converters the use of a fully environmentally friendly technology, but also provides impressive quality and compliance advantages. This proposed solution guarantees total reliability in the heavy-duty industrial environment, achieving high printing quality with more than 70 l/cm, better brightness and a Comexi patented built-in inking system to secure full stability in the printing process. In addition, achieving such high print resolution allows our customers to compete more effectively in the markets which are traditionally dominated by gravure printing, with less cost per square metre as the print process is 100% VOC free.
Comexi Innovation Support for Customers
Nowadays Comexi is serie-producing the eCOMEXI press - the eCOMEXI FW1508. Starting in February 2010, Comexi offers the ability to carry out industrial scale runs in our R&D Centre in Girona, Spain on an in house new machine. A firstclass production environment will be provided, with state-of-the-art technology, for our customers. All of these factors show that the Comexi Group and Sun Chemical are your best partners for innovation. Indeed, converters who are committed to leadership in innovative solutions for the flexible packaging industry to produce sustainable packaging will appreciate these benefits.
With the many changes emerging in the flexible packaging print industry, Comexi Group endeavours to perfect EB technology, and are fully convinced that this new technology will be an effective substitute for the current traditional solvent printing for flexible packaging.
Moreover, as an undisputed leader, the Comexi Group offers different solutions to increase added value of the packaging by using EB curable inks and coatings with 2 no VOC emissions, for coating, lacquering and special effects. We would be pleased to welcome you to our facilities to show you this revolutionary and impressive printing process in action.
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n38: New developments in COMEXI GROUP
January 15, 2010
NEXUSComexi OPTIMA 3H
NEXUSComexi is the Comexi Group’s brand dedicated to develop the laminating machines product range. From its very beginning, NEXUSComexi has always been known for its capacity to produce machines with high modularity, able to adapt their machines to any customer’s requirement, in the vanguard with the newest technologies.
The NEXUSComexi range expands now with the addition of the new NEXUS OPTIMA 3H, anticipating the customers’ proposals by providing cutting-edge solutions in the world of lamination.
The NEXUS OPTIMA 3H has been designed to produce duplex, triplex and multi-layer structures of high added value at 600 mpm. Again, the modularity achieved allows NEXUSComexi to produce massive different adapted solutions for the customer’s product, making this line suitable for food packaging, medical packaging, paper, labeling, etc.
The coating unit is designed with its maximum modularity and flexibility, by means of an interchangeable trolley system. NEXUSComexi can provide trolleys for Gravure, Flexo, Semiflexo, PVdC applications, Solvent Less, as well as coating / printing applications such as cold-seal, one-colour printing, etc. For Solvent Less applications the NEXUS OPTIMA 3H has a special type of trolley with a huge reliability, with a unique system of 4 independent motors, one for each roller, which allows adapting to all type of different adhesives existing worldwide, even the 4th generation adhesives, at speeds and gauges required. Moreover, the Flexo trolley i provided with a fully motorized gearless system with micrometric pressure adjustment which attains unrivaled accuracy in the marketplace.
A high-efficiency drying is achieved thanks to a new drying tunnel made up of independent modules, allowing different set-ups, depending on the materials and adhesives used. All dryers of the OPTIMA 3H are designed with the newest technology for a powerful blowing and high turbulence capacity to eliminate solvent/ water content, as well as with a high efficiency recirculation system that implies a huge energy cost reduction for the customer. Additionally the nozzles are fully removable (having a smart tool-less system) for easy cleaning.
NEXUSComexi. A milestone in multilayer lamination.
Ready for the Future