Countdown to Drupa: Siegwerk promises to colour the future

Siegwerk is in Hall 3/ Stall A58.

“As the world’s leading trade show for graphic and industrial print, Drupa is an ideal touch point for exchanging information and ideas with our customers. We are looking forward to inspiring discussions about new challenges in the market and the expansion of our collaborations,” said Hugo Noordhoek Hegt, president, packaging, EMEA, Siegwerk.

As a member of the German Paint and Printing Ink Association (VdL), Siegwerk will support the association’s “Link to ink – The combined know-how” programme during Drupa with presentations about packaging safety and general ink composition given by Siegwerk experts. More information about this will be available in Hall 3/ Stall 3B16.

The future looks digital

Siegwerk today is expanding its business into the inkjet ink market – for labels and packaging applications. The company has extended its research and development capabilities and has built a dedicated inkjet laboratory at its technical centre in Annemasse, France to drive the development of inkjet inks that meet the requirements for printing process efficiency as well as the functionality of printed materials.

LED UV technology gains importance

With Sicura Nutriflex LEDTec, the first low-migration LED UV flexo series for food and pharma packaging, Siegwerk is also addressing the growing demand for low-migration products for food packaging applications. Further expansion of applications will enable printers to use LED UV inks for the full range of products.

Sustainable inks for a greener future

With the water-based ink system UniRICS, which contains renewable hybrid acrylic resin partially based on plants, Siegwerk offers a sustainable ink series for paper and board applications, which has already been successfully implemented in the market. In addition, the company just launched UniXYL as a new water-based flexo series formulated with renewable, forestry-based components for paper and board applications.

The company’s product portfolio goes beyond inks to include an extensive range of services, such as on-site consulting, technical support, printing ink related training, and customer workshops.

Meanwhile, Siegwerk has signed a contract to purchase the printing ink manufacturer Actega Colorchemie and its subsidiaries. The latter company, which belongs to Altana’s Actega Coatings & Sealants division, develops and manufactures water-based flexo printing inks, particularly for printing on corrugated board packaging.

“With its extensive range, its high brand awareness, and its pronounced service competence, Actega Colorchemie fits excellently with Siegwerk. Due to the merger, we can open up new segments and further enhance our profile as a supplier of water-based printing inks in Europe,” said Hegt.

Drupa 2016 will take place from 31 May to 10 June 2016 at Dusseldorf, Germany. PrintWeek India is a cooperating media partner at the show. The team led by Noel D’cunha, Rushikesh Aravkar and Monica Rohra will be present on all days of the show.