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Steganography and surface textures hold promise for counterfeit-proof product.

Product Authentication

Bosch and Koenig & Bauer Unveil Joint Protection Platform at LUXE PACK

At the LUXE PACK Monaco trade fair (September 28–30, Grimaldi Forum), Bosch Secure Authentication and Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection are presenting a new collaboration. Under the name ava, the two companies are combining solutions for product authentication, brand protection, and traceability into a single application. The joint booth AB13 is designed as an open space where visitors can test the technology hands-on with real products. The product protection market is, according to the partners, still highly fragmented. Manufacturers ...
Inkjet printer Markoprint integra Singular 108

machine-readable inkjet printing on cardboards

Water-based inkjet printer achieves A-Grading for 2D codes on 93 percent of cardboard samples

Bluhm Systeme printed 44 cardboard samples from typical packaging applications using its thermal inkjet printer Markoprint integra Singular 108. Subsequent analysis with professional inspection equipment showed that 93 percent of the printed 2D codes achieved A-Grading and the remaining 7 ...
The CX-A Series supports both the development of new automation projects and the easy retrofitting of existing installations based on Epson's C-Series robots.

Industrial Robotics

High-Precision 6-Axis Robots for Flexible Production Lines

This year, Epson introduced the **CX-A Series**, a new family of high-performance 6-axis robots. Companies in the automotive, electronics, medical and pharmaceutical, logistics, and plastics and metal processing industries benefit from the new series in all applications that demand fast, ...
The proven SOMIC 434 offers virtually unlimited packaging options. It will be showcased as a wraparound packer at PACK EXPO International 2026.

SOMIC showcases new packaging machines and digital services at PACK EXPO International 2026

Innovative end‑to‑end packaging solutions and digital diagnostics at PACK EXPO

SOMIC Packaging, Inc. will present its new machine lines, SOMIC 434 and SOMIC 202, along with the digital services SOMIC Eagle and SOMIC Connect at PACK EXPO International 2026 (18–21 October, McCormick Place, Chicago). The SOMIC 434 is an end‑of‑line ...
Marbach introduces the solidplate|alu, a lightweight and precise carrier plate for stamping tools.

Toolmaking

Three-layer aluminium plate aims to make die-cutting tools lighter and more durable

Marbach, a global manufacturer of die-cutting tools, has launched the solidplate|alu, a three-layer carrier plate consisting of two aluminium layers and a marbacore core. The plate is designed for large machine formats in which dimensional stability and precision are critical.
Stable automated handling even with complex product geometries: As the gripper places a labeled autoinjector back into the tray, the transport and rotation unit already moves a new product toward the labeler’s dispensing edge.

Individual solutions on a proven machine platform

HERMA precisely adapts the 211R HC robotic labeling cell to individual pharma requirements

With a configuration adapted for a pharma customer project, HERMA’s 211R HC robotic labeling cell demonstrates how complex labeling processes for autoinjectors can be flexibly automated. The foundation is the proven, standardized 211R HC labeling cell, which HERMA has specifically ...
The Dynamark™ PRO printing technology provides the necessary flexibility for differentiated product series.

Variable Printing Technology for Efficient Multi-Design Series

Ball Corporation Realizes Six Rexona Can Designs in a Single Production Run Using Dynamark™ PRO

Ball Corporation supports Unilever with the launch of the Rexona Maximum Protection DFB Edition in Germany. Utilizing its proprietary Dynamark™ PRO technology, six distinct can designs are produced within a single production run. This printing solution ensures consistent quality and ...
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