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柔版印刷具備多項優勢，包括適用於各種印刷材料、可使用水性油墨以大幅降低 VOC 排放，並且印刷速度極快。因此，它對環境更加友善，符合全球環保意識抬頭的趨勢，使柔版印刷不僅在先進國家廣受採用，更逐漸成為全球市場的主流。
Phoenix 是坤裕精機（KYMC）推出的最暢銷衛星式（CI）柔版印刷機，專為有意轉型至柔版印刷的業者打造，能夠協助企業快速、順利地完成轉型。對於邁向柔版印刷的領域而言，Phoenix 不僅是得力助手，更是柔印業界值得信賴的最佳夥伴。
根據 Smithers 的市場報告，包裝印刷市場規模預計將從 2024 年的 5,120 億美元增長至 2029 年的 6,950 億美元，年複合成長率（CAGR）達 6.3%。這一市場的快速成長主要得益於電子商務的蓬勃發展、食品外送市場的興起以及消費者對食品安全的日益重視。對於台灣的彩藝印刷業而言，抓住這些機遇將是突破現有困境並實現永續發展的關鍵。那麼，彩藝廠應如何成功完成升級並掌握印刷包裝市場的成長機會呢？這將是未來企業在激烈競爭中取得優勢的核心策略。
Global Packaging Industry's Green Transformation
As global environmental awareness rises and plastic reduction policies advance worldwide, the packaging industry is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditional plastic packaging is gradually being replaced by eco-friendly alternatives, with water-based barrier coating combined with paper packaging emerging as one of the most promising sustainable solutions. According to Allied Market Research, the water-based coating market was valued at $68.7 billion in 2022 and is estimated to reach $110.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2023 to 2032.
An upgrade to an ergonomic press design can turn into a more efficient production process. This is critical in a fast-paced world of printing and converting, where productivity and flexibility make all the difference. A digital kanban system for monitoring and managing the operation can contribute greatly to an ergonomics process. To be able to centrally monitor the real-time production status at the different press locations prevents unnecessary waste caused by walking back and forth around the machine. Walking back and forth to obtain status info at the different stations can be prevented. As a result, an improved ergonomic friendliness for the operator and at the same time reduced unnecessary time spent on gathering data.
With a shared commitment to advancing sustainable packaging solutions, KYMC, a leading flexo printing machine manufacturer, and Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., an artience group company and a prominent provider of ink and coating solutions, are poised to make a significant impact at drupa 2024. Embracing innovation, Toyo Ink has developed a range of functional inks and coatings tailored specifically for sustainable packaging applications. Complementing this initiative, KYMC has engineered printing machines capable of simultaneously printing and coating with these functional inks and coatings. Together, the two firms are gearing up to showcase their collaborative efforts in sustainable packaging solutions at the drupa 2024 exhibition.
RFID tags play an important role when it comes to tracking and obtaining information about a product. That’s why global brands like UNIQLO, Decathlon, and Zara have fully adopted the RFID tag into the price tag system for their products. As ESG factors become increasingly important for companies in the marketplace, companies are looking for greener ways to produce RFID tags. The need for green tags is on the rise. There are mainly two places in the RFID production process that we can alter to make it greener. One area is to alter the selection of substrate that the aluminum antenna sits on, and the other area is to alter the way how the antenna (RFID dry inlay) is manufactured.
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As brands try their best effort to catch the attention of consumers, different packaging designs are created to achieve this goal. In turn, it is the printers’ and converters’ (coating and lamination) challenge to turn these different designs into down-to-earth packaging products. Surface-reverse printing is one of the ways to catch the consumer's eye. In the following article, we will discuss the two typical industrial processes related to surface-reverse printing/coating.
OEE stands for Overall Equipment Effectiveness. It is a measurement of productivity. OEE can be broken down into three different factors which are Availability, Performance, and Quality.
For those that are not familiar with the nonstop web splicing. In general, there are two types of nonstop web splicing, which are lap splicing and butt splicing. Lap splicing is about joining two web rolls together. To join an end of a web roll and a beginning of a web roll together by laying one roll over the other with a tape. In this case, an overlapping region will be created to join the two rolls. On the other hand, butt splicing joins the two web rolls together without an overlapping region, which makes it much harder to perform. Butt splicing is used in applications where the thickness generated by the overlapping region during web joining is not acceptable.
This article is a commentary on the paper cup industry in terms of its role in the circular economy. To provide a comprehensive discussion about the paper cup industry through four different topics. First, looking into the different ways to make the paper cup more environmentally friendly on the market. Then diving into the industry status quo on the efforts placed into making the paper cup more environmentally friendly and its effectiveness. Then jumping into the paper cup market potential in terms of government policies and regulations, market volume, and market value. Last, ending with my personal perspective on how the paper cup industry will play out in the circular economy.
