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Green Bay Packaging enhances operational reliability and throughput with Voith’s OnControl.Pulping Detrashing solution
Green Bay Packaging has significantly improved operational reliability and detrashing throughput at its Green Bay, WI facility through the implementation of Voith’s OnControl.Pulping Detrashing solution. Installed and running consistently since March 4, 2024, the smart control system has automated key parts of the detrashing process and enabled more steady-state operations. The system has reduced process variability typically associated with standard timed-purges – resulting in greater process stability and consistency. Cleaner rejects and less equipment plugging were also observed benefits.
Toscotec to deliver energy-efficient complete tissue line to Grigeo Group in Lithuania
Toscotec will supply a new tissue line PM7 for the Grigeo Group’s facility in Grigiškes (Vilnius, Lithuania). This repeat order marks a significant milestone in a partnership spanning over 15 years between the two companies, following the successful installation of the PM6 tissue line in 2013 and previous smaller projects involving Yankee Dryers and Hood replacements on other machines within the group.
Start of new training year at Heidelberg – fostering young talent ensures future power to innovate
At the start of the training year on September 1, 2025, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is welcoming around 100 new trainees and dual study program students to its sites in Germany. The Wiesloch-Walldorf site will be home to 75 of them. In this way, Heidelberg is once again making a clear statement regarding the prospects of young adults and the company’s future. Award-winning training for the targeted development of its homegrown talent is a key component of the human resources strategy adopted by Heidelberg as a global technology company.
Durst integrates GMG color management into Durst Workflow and Smart Factory portfolio
Durst Group, manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, announces the full integration of GMG’s spectral color management technology into its proprietary Durst Workflow software as well as into the open Smart Factory portfolio of the Open Software Initiative. The official launch of the solution is scheduled to coincide with the presentation of the Open Software Initiative at Printing United 2025.
Mistra-Autex, Estonia, orders new needlepunch line from Andritz
Mistra-Autex AS has awarded Andritz an order to supply a complete needlepunch line for its plant in Raasiku, Estonia. The new line will produce various types of nonwovens for surface applications, 3D molding, and other technical materials, primarily for the automotive industry. Start-up is scheduled for the end of the third quarter of 2026. The value of the order will not be disclosed. It is included in Andritz’s order intake for the first quarter of 2025.
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Windmöller & Hölscher to Present Varex II and Alphaflex at K 2025
German machine manufacturer and flexible packaging specialist Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) will exhibit at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 8–15, as well as at its In-house Expo at company headquarters in Lengerich. Highlights include a new development for MDO lines, solutions for easier machine operation, and a range of sustainable packaging applications. A special highlight: W&H will feature two running machines at its booth, with live demonstrations in extrusion and printing.
Hasselblad introduces 100MP HDR flagship camera and standard zoom lens
Following the groundbreaking success of the X2D 100C, Hasselblad releases the X2D II 100C, the industry’s first 100-megapixel medium format camera with true end-to-end high dynamic range (HDR)1. With AF-C continuous autofocus2, Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution with High Dynamic Range (HNCS HDR), and industry-leading 10-stop in-body image stabilisation, the new camera delivers even more true-to-life colour, faster focusing performance, and greater hand-held control. Combined with Phocus Mobile 2, it offers a seamless workflow and expands creative possibilities across landscape, portrait, street, and travel photography.
Valmet to deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 machine to PT Suparma Tbk in Indonesia
Valmet will deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machine to PT Suparma Tbk’s mill in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new installation will enable production of high-quality tissue products for the Asia Pacific market and the start-up is planned for 2026. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2025. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
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Atlantic Zeiser presents CodeVault and 2D Code Readiness at Labelexpo 2025
Atlantic Zeiser, a Coesia company and global player in digital packaging printing and card personalization solutions, will present its latest software and printing innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2025, taking place from September 16 to 19 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona (Booth L95). Atlantic Zeiser will highlight solutions that enable brand owners and print-houses to meet evolving global serialization requirements, strengthen supply chain security, and leverage packaging codes for operational and marketing benefits.
WKS Group once again investing in cutting-edge technology from Heidelberg
The WKS Group, which is headquartered in Wassenberg, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, is a reknown print and media service providers in Europe’s German-speaking countries. With some 1,000 employees at seven sites throughout Germany, it offers a wide range of commercial printing services, including fulfillment and logistics solutions, and is continuing to grow. Besides the high-volume, industrial-scale production of commercial print products, WKS also provides its customers with digital services such as marketing portals and shop systems. The company always aims to combine quality and delivery reliability with flexibility. At its Felsberg site, the WKS Group is now investing in two new highly automated Speedmaster XL 106 presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), with the specific goal of creating a center of excellence for sheetfed offset printing.
BW Packaging announces 2025 lineup for Pack Expo Las Vegas
BW Packaging, Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery group, has announced its packaging machinery lineup for Pack Expo, which will be held in Las Vegas Sept. 29–Oct. 1. This year, BW Packaging will feature many of its popular solutions and beloved machinery brands, including Thiele for bag filling, Hayssen for flow wrapping and vertical form-fill-seal bagging, Angelus for seaming and Pneumatic Scale|Angelus for craft beverage canning lines at Pack Expo Las Vegas booth W-3100.
Mondi to increase energy self-sufficiency to 90% at its pulp and paper mill in Slovakia with new biomass power plant
Mondi recently announced the construction of a new biomass power plant at its integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia. The new power plant will replace the existing bark boiler and is scheduled for completion in 2027. This investment will increase the mill’s energy self-sufficiency from 75% to 90%, providing a more sustainable and reliable energy supply for both the mill and the local community. Mondi SCP is currently supplying district heating in Ružomberok, and once the new power plant is operational, it will be able to further supply energy without relying on natural gas.
