Satisfying demand with innovation and technology
Cape Town-based Sullwald Printing Solutions (formerly known as Coastal Labels) unveiled its latest investment from ROTOCON during its recent 21-year celebration as a label printer. This follows investments made at Propak Africa 2019 in the Screen Truepress L350UV+ and ECOLINE RDF 330 digital label converting and finishing system. CEO Marius Sullwald emphasised that the industry […]
The perfect blend
Sullwald Printing Solutions CEO Marius Sullwald demonstrates the die-cutting capabilities of the ECOLINE RDF 330. Article by Anton Pretorius, featured in the July 2021 issue of WineLand Magazine. PDF version here. For 21 years, Sullwald Printing Solutions (formerly Coastal Labels) has been a trusted supplier of innovative labels to the South African wine industry. Now, […]
Zipping up new opportunities
SINCE the beginning of the year, Johannesburg-based Zippy Labels has witnessed an increase in demand for flexible food packaging, and its ISO 9001 certification (see sidebar) has helped meet the industry’s exacting standards and grow this side of the business. Husband and wife team Kevin and Maryke Thomas are proud to act as a one-stop […]
Unleash the digital beast
The label printing business is fuelled by digital tools and technology. International Data Corporation predicts that the market for digital label and packaging pressing will grow by 18% within a decade. This is partly being fuelled by wineries’ increasing need for customisation and on-demand solutions. Carlo Sammarco, business development director for packaging solutions at SCREEN […]
Platemaking partners drive production excellence
As one of the longest-standing names in photopolymer plate production, primarily for the packaging industry, KB Polymers has evolved into more than a high-quality plate supplier. ‘Our team’s design, artwork creation and origination expertise, in conjunction with DuPont Cyrel’s cutting edge software and production technology, add value to brand owners and their converters,’ maintains KB […]
Plate imaging: technology, workflow efficiencies
IN OCTOBER 2020, DuPont appointed Rotocon as the new South African distributor of its Cyrel® flexo plates, Easy technology platform, Fast thermal workflow, and associated equipment. The partnership also enables Rotocon to offer the newly-available Cyrel 500 equipment, designed to process smaller flexo plates of up to 66 x 86cm, to its traditional narrow-web customer […]
Partnering for platemaking success
SINCE Rotocon was appointed as the distributor of the DuPont Cyrel brand of flexographic plates and platemaking equipment four months ago, it has set up a dedicated division to cement the new business relationships created with the narrowweb industry’s repro houses. One of these new business relationships includes Durban-based Stallion Repro, which has supplied printing […]
ROTOCON sets up DuPont™ Cyrel® distribution division
SINCE its appointment in October as the new DuPont distributor of the Cyrel® brand of flexographic plates and platemaking equipment in South Africa, ROTOCON has received its first shipment of inventory and is already fulfilling orders from its dedicated warehouse near the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. New orders can be turned around the […]
DuPont partnership promotes platemaking precision
AS reported in the previous issue, ROTOCON has been appointed as the new South African distributor of DuPont’s Cyrel® flexo plates, EASY technology platform, FAST thermal workflow, and associated equipment. This means that ROTOCON’s three branches can deliver the plates promptly, and its engineers are well placed to service the platemaking equipment and systems – […]
ROTOCON now fulfilling orders for DuPont™ Cyrel® flexographic plates in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (November 5, 2020)—Since its appointment last month as the new DuPont distributor of the Cyrel® brand of flexo plates and equipment in South Africa, ROTOCON has received its first shipment of inventory and is already fulfilling orders. ROTOCON has also expanded its team with Prashika Naidu as Operations Manager, in response […]