Technology is transforming the manufacturing process – unlocking opportunities, solving old problems, creating new challenges (and sometimes customer expectations of technology are running ahead of reality).
Sustainability, quality, color, new formats, personalization, lower cost… In the packaging industry, the list of demands goes on and on. In times of increasing skills shortage on the shop floor, and ceaseless pressure from the top floor, innovation is the answer – it is how we can build on our printing expertise, and embrace the exciting future in front of us.
The flexo print process we all know and love is much the same as it always was. But change is happening. The way we think about it, innovation is a constant process of improvement and incremental gains – sharing our know-how with yours, bringing our adhesive technology and development capabilities to the party, and finding new ways to solve your challenges, specifically in the area of plate mounting.
There are more than 100 tesa technical experts in the field around the world. Working in close consultation with customers, we develop plate mounting solutions that are tailored to the unique needs of each operation. And everything we learn together feeds into our ongoing program of product and technology development.
Sometimes it is not enough to be an expert in the day job. Increasingly, you need to be adapt to bigger shifts in the manufacturing process, and to adopt new ideas and technologies to stay ahead.
Nothing compares with a skilled printer’s expertise. But our product and technology development engineers can help to transform your ideas into state-of-the-art solutions, even incorporating automation and robotics together with our industry partners to improve speed and consistency.
Your print run is just one stage in a connected process that begins with a packaging design and ends with a product on a shelf. And our innovative adhesive solutions support almost every part of that process, speeding up changeovers, preventing machine stops and helping to facilitate everyday tasks, so that you can provide reliable, detailed data about factors such as product quality, sustainability, and delivery schedules.
Our industry has big sustainability targets to meet. More and more innovation is focused around reducing waste, minimizing carbon, removing harmful materials throughout the value chain. And it all has to be achieved without sacrificing performance. Innovation like tesa® Twinlock bring double environmental benefits, in the shape of less tape waste and reduced emissions through less frequent product shipments.
You need to be able to choose the right technology and solutions for your print jobs. And whether you prefer tape or
self-adhesive sleeves, it is important to understand that continual innovation means that the characteristics and performance you can expect from each is constantly improving.
