Bixby International has added a gravure laminating machine at its operations center in Newburyport, MA. The new gravure laminator will allow the engineering team to expand Bixby’s capabilities to create composites and adhere materials that previously weren’t part of the company’s offerings.

In the July installment of Roundtable, we sit down with Todd Blumsack from Bobst North America Inc., and Giancarlo Caimmi from Nordmeccanica.

In response to industry demand for high-barrier AlOx transparent films to be better protected during the conversion process, Bobst and Michelman have collaborated to develop a unique solution combining topcoats with AlOx coatings to prevent barrier performance loss during conversion processes such as printing and lamination. 

TRESU DigitalSolutions, a provider of flexo coating systems for digital printing lines, and Apex International, a manufacturer of precision anilox coating and ink technology for packaging and label converting, have formed a global research, development and training partnership.