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Safe printing – safe packaging with WEILBURGER Graphics at drupa 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:45:44 +0200

Press statement – for immediate release Safe printing – safe packaging with WEILBURGER Graphics at drupa 2012Gerhardshofen, 27. April 2012 – Also this year, WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH is present as exhibitor in Düsseldorf during drupa and informs its customers and prospective clients about its wide-ranging product portfolio of varnishes, adhesives and inks. Besides the very high-quality of the products, the safe packaging in the food industry is one of the key issues during the trade fair. WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH has recently re-catalogued its complete range of products and re-evaluated it in terms of its food conformity in accordance with current statutory requirements and the recommendations issued by the key testing institutes and certifying bodies FABES and ISEGA as well as by the Swiss Commodities Act SR 817.023.21.

The technical edge – SENOFLEX® inks and coatings from WEILBURGER Graphics

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:41:04 +0200

Press statement – for immediate release The technical edge – SENOFLEX® inks and coatings from WEILBURGER GraphicsGerhardshofen, 5th April 2012 – For some time now it is impossible to imagine the packaging industry without the corrugated direct printing. The printing systems become steadier and the achievable qualities of the printing results rise. For quite some time WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH also offers under the product class SENOFLEX® a co-ordinated ink and coating series for this market. It resulted from the specific requirements for special formulations for these products from the customers Ink quality through:

WEILBURGER Graphics upgrades their service range

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:15:46 +0100

Press statement – for immediate release WEILBURGER Graphics upgrades their service rangeGerhardshofen, 10. February 2012 – The WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH based in franconian Gerhardshofen, exploited the short winter break of the festive days to renew and upgrade their capacities and service range. In addition to the further development of the storage and shipping department, the company, together with specialists of their trade, RSW-Orga GmbH, implemented a new inventory management system with integrated CRM module. The RSW-Orga GmbH offers a fully developed industry solution for the chemical industry, which has been engineered in a long-lasting collaboration with medium-sized enterprises, many of them members of the association of the coating industry. A formula oriented batch production, an item-drum-logic specific for chemicals as well as a continuous hazardous material management are, amongst others, integrated in the solution.

Franconian Lacquer Specialties for safe food packaging

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:36:46 +0100

Press statement – for immediate release Franconian Lacquer Specialties for safe food packagingPickings of 7th Franconian Lacquer SpecialtiesGerhardshofen, 17.11.2011 – Under this year’s theme “safe printing – safe packaging”, WEILBURGER Graphics invited selected guests to the Franconian Lacquer Specialties in Gerhardshofen for the seventh time. Once again the event was fully booked and more than seventy attendees followed the comprehensive programme of Managing Director Günter Korbacher with his team and invited guest speakers.

Chip-Off effect coating – a new finishing process from WEILBURGER Graphics

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:58:23 +0100

Press statement – for immediate release Chip-Off effect coating – a new finishing process from WEILBURGER Graphics Gerhardshofen, 2nd November 2011 – The printing and packaging industry is constantly searching on new finishing processes, materials and effects. Such a new process presents WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH located in the franconian Gerhardshofen together with Merck KGaA and Model Kramp GmbH under the designation Chipp Off effect coating.The chip off effect coating is a two component finishing which can be applied by a printing press with one coating unit with UV drying.

New film laminating adhesive for food packaging

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:32:03 +0200

Press statement – for immediate releaseNew film laminating adhesive for food packaging WEILBURGER Graphics enlarges its product class SENOBOND® with a low-migration film laminating adhesiveGerhardshofen, 10. Oktober 2011 – WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH, settled in the Franconian Gerhardshofen, launches a radical innovation in the field of film laminating adhesives, its new SENOBOND® WB FILM LAMINATING ADHESIVE FP NDC 29-3536 375222 onto the market. The film laminating adhesive was especially developed for the application in the field of food packaging and for odour-sensitive products. SENOBOND® WB FILM LAMINATING ADHESIVE FP NDC 29-3536 375222 is a water-based 2-component adhesive with excellent adhesion values for lamination of all common film types to absorbent substrates. The use of carefully selected raw-materials on a constant high-quality level in combination with an ISEGA certificate enables the legal use of this adhesive for food packaging and for packing of odour-sensitive goods.

Progress through Technology – Successful SENOFLEX® Workshop at WEILBURGER Graphics

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:44:31 +0200

Press statement – for immediate release Progress through Technology – Successful SENOFLEX® Workshop at WEILBURGER GraphicsSecond SENOFLEX® Workshop dealing with flexography Gerhardshofen, 04. October 2011 – For the second time WEILBURGER Graphics invited on 15th September to SENOFLEX® Workshop dealing with flexographic printing production. Almost forty invited guests accepted the invitation under the motto “Progress through Technology” and discussed commonly current subjects and possibilities in the flexographic premium packaging printing.After the official welcome by Günter Korbacher, managing director of WEILBURGER Graphics, Arno Dürr, sales director, guided through the comprehensive programme.

Safe printing – safe packaging

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:52:45 +0200

Press statement – for immediate release Safe printing – safe packagingVarnishes, inks and adhesives from WEILBURGER Graphics now even saferGerhardshofen, 22 August 2011 – the packaging industry is on the move and due to various recent food scandals planning to make the food packaging sector and associated industrial sectors such as the tobacco industry even safer than before. The relevant laws are being tightened up and the choice of suitable substrates, inks, varnishes and adhesives minimised. That is good for protecting consumers, but is a cause of sustained uncertainty for many service providers. It is for this reason that the company WEILBURGER Graphics has re-catalogued its complete range of products and re-evaluated it in terms of its food conformity in accordance with current statutory requirements and the recommendations issued by the key testing institutes and certifying bodies FABES and ISEGA as well as by the Swiss Commodities Act SR 817.023.21.

Value Added Packaging techniques announced by PrintCity Alliance members at Interpack

Fri, 27 May 2011 14:26:26 +0200

The new VAPack project focuses on the needs of brand owners & designers, to open discussions on the latest opportunities & benefits in using value added packaging techniques. PrintCity Alliance members UPM, Sun Chemical, M-real and Cofely announced their own Interpack fair news and also launched the new PrintCity Value Added Packaging (VAPack) project for world packaging markets.

Certified quality and sustainability in the industrial varnish and ink production

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:00:41 +0100

Press statement – for immediate releaseCertified quality and sustainability in the industrial varnish and ink productionWEILBURGER Graphics is now also certificated according to ISO 9001 : 2008 and ISO 14001 : 2004Gerhardshofen, 22nd February 2011 – Already last November the successfully passed audits regarding the certification according to the standards DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2008 and ISO 14001 : 2004 were realized by the DQS GmbH (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung von Managementsystemen) on the premises of WEILBURGER Graphics.The aim of the quality management norm DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2008 is to optimize permanently all processes of production in order to safeguard and to increase the quality level. Regarding the environmental standards ISO 14001 : 2004 the focus is put on a continuous optimizing process which respects all aspects of the environment protection. The international norm ISO 14001 is the worldwide most significant guideline which an environmental management in companies and other organizations shall contain and perform.

Successful first PrintCity Seminar in Poland - Benefits and Technologies for Value Added Printing

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:34:12 +0100

Mr Rafal Kasperek from the Boxes Prestige Poland Sp. z o.o. company is pictured asking a question at the November 18th PrintCity Alliance seminar in Warsaw. On November 18th, PrintCity members Cofely, Eltosch, manroland, M-real, Sappi, Sun Chemical, UPM and Weilburger Graphics delivered a highly successful first seminar in Warsaw, Poland. Called Benefits and Technologies for Value Added Printing, the seminar was targeted at Polish Sheetfed Printing & Packaging industry specialists, with moderation by Jacek Hamerliński of COBRPP - Research & Development Centre for the Graphic Arts.

WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH – Contrasts of the Print Finishing

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:45:48 +0100

Press release – for immediate release WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH – Contrasts of the Print Finishing Pickings of the 6. Fränkische Lackspezialitäten (6. Franconian Lacquer Specialities) Gerhardshofen 23.11.2010 – “Contrasts” was this year’s theme of “Fränkische Lackspezialiäten” – the annual event of the WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH about the themes printing and finishing. And the program of the day should also be rich in contrast. This year again, top-class speakers from different metiers could be won to present the 60 attendees of the event different angles of the printing production. After the greeting by Mr. Günter Korbacher, managing director of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH, Mr. Arno Dürr, Head of Sales Department, guided the guests through the program. Mr. Gabriel Goldmayer of M-real then opened the lecture series with his talk titled “Contrasts vied by the cardboard manufacturer”, followed by Mr. Jürgen Kleinhans of BACARDI GmbH, who described the production and application of print finishing from the point of view of a brand name company with his speech “Look & Feel on the POS”. Dr. Michael Bartelt of Schlenk Metallic Pigments GmbH ended the series of morning lectures prior to the lunch break and viewing of the manufacturing facility with his lecture themed “Metallic Colours as Eye-catcher – Packaging & Contrasts created valuably”.

Workshop series „printing and finishing in flexography”

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:16:06 +0200

Press statement – for immediate release Workshop series „printing and finishing in flexography”Successful first SENOFLEX® workshop of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbHOn 27th of September, consciously one day before the start of the trade fair FachPack in Nuremberg, WEILBURGER Graphics invited to its first SENOFLEX® Workshop in Gerhardshofen in order to discuss the topic printing and finishing efficiency. Followed by the opening of Mr. Günter Korbacher, Dr. Alexander Faber and Dr. Jürgen Stropp presented the SENOFLEX® product series – a ink and coating series for high-quality flexo printing developed and optimized by WEILBURGER Graphics.

PrintCity Alliance at 3rd Creative Paper Conference in Munich

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:50:53 +0200

PrintCity Alliance member companies Kurz, Merck, Sappi, UPM and Weilburger Graphics are showing their products and services involved with Value Adding Printing at the third Creative Paper Conference in Munich on October 14 - 15, 2010.

PrintCity Alliance members participate in fifth Balkan Print Forum - Budapest

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:01 +0200

The 5th Balkan Print Forum being held in Budapest, Hungary, October 14-15, 2010 under the patronage of manroland, is being supported also by other PrintCity Alliance members Kurz, M-real, Océ, Sappi, UPM and Weilburger Graphics.