UPFRONT
3 Editor’s Letter: Let’s protect the apostrophe
7 Company news and industry events
11 Environmental news: Afripack fl exes green muscles
PRINT MATTERS
16 Gravure: Paarl Media Cape commissions latest Cerutti Aurora press
19 Rotomec 888 gravure press delivers high productivity at low cost
20 Good prospects for packaging and decorative gravure
22 Flexo Forum: Acme Graphics – now in Opaltone!
24 Ink Matters: Paragon Ink’s opens South African operation
27 Digital Digest: Thunderbolt introduces digital partnerships
30 Print Industry News: Baumann partners with Komori
CONVERTING MATTERS
32 Labelling & Narrow Web: Rako Labels hosts Innovation Workshop
34 Nilpeter rewarded for commitment to innovation
35 Lithotech Labels orders two RotoControl fi nishing machines
37 Flexible Packaging: Impressive open house at W&H
39 GPL’s African heritage has local appeal
40 Gulf Pack reaffi rms commitment to SA market
41 Maritime Marketing and Limax demonstrate bottom-weld bagmaker
43 Plastics in Packaging: Sipa pioneers easy-carry PET fi ve-gallon bottle
45 MJH Machine Tools aligns with MTool
47 Liquid Packaging: Martin splicers boost output for Nampak Liquid
FMCG PACK
50 Clive Glover – stories behind the packs
53 Dairy Packaging: Ding Dong! DairyBelle débuts spout-pouched yoghurt
55 Beverage Packaging: Sustainability meets convenience with CombiblocEcoPlus
56 Natural Pack launches SA-manufactured compostable coffee bag
59 Coding, Marking & Labelling: Zetes supplies Zebra’s latest printer series
60 Pyrotec realises three-year ambition
61 At the Cutting Edge: International FMCG innovation
FINISHING TOUCHES
62 IPSA News: Onwards and upwards for Advanced Diploma
64 PACSA News: Changes at the helm
65 Yours irreverently
65 Diary
66 Index of advertisers and their web addresses