The Indian packaging company has added a Durst RSCi digital press with priming and varnishing stations with a flexo unit equipped with UV and hot air dryers.
The single-step IML technology achieves a seamless part decoration right in the injection mold, where the label becomes an integral component of the packaging.
The material is in line with “Design for Recycling” recommendations by RecyClass that say that PP-based IML technology is compatible with colored PP recycling.
Judges will look at overall design and complexity, integration of the in-mold element, functionality, and innovation in the use of materials and processes.
It explores all the different facets of the subject across the main labeling formats – PS, glue-applied, sleeving, IML – and their supply chain characteristics.
The company has entered into a distribution agreement with Japan's AN Corporation for the Kawahara TXS-1100 and Kawahara BMS-1100 automated postpress systems.