The folding carton industry is in the middle of major changes as the effects of the pandemic and new market behaviours are putting more pressure on converters.

The printed labels market is changing, fast. Industry-specific drivers such as the ongoing technological innovation in printing techniques and developments in labelling materials, as well as wider economic factors and evolving consumer preferences are all having an effect.

Incorporating the latest BOBST technology including 10 patents, the BOBST MASTERLINE DRO will equip converters with the most versatile, most automated, connected and highly ergonomic solution on the market. The machine enables exceptional productivity reaching an output of more than 40 million square meters (430 million square feet) per year, combining high-volume production on simple boxes and added-value packaging with qualitative printing and die-cutting.

Since investing in the BOBST MASTER DM5, I.B.E. S.r.l. has experienced how the All-Inline, All-in-One label press brings huge benefits to converters and their customers in the widest range of applications.

Following the unveiling of the oneLABEL strategy, BOBST has now fully equipped its Competence Center at Bobst Firenze in Italy, where the industry’s broadest portfolio of Flexo, UV inkjet and All-in-One label presses can be seen demonstrating exactly how converters can optimize their entire production floor.

BOBST has recently launched a pilot project aimed at promoting the industry move towards a circular economy. The project is part of the R-Cycle initiative, a cross industry consortium working on developing a globally applicable tracing standard to automatically record and store on a common data platform recycling-relevant information along the flexible packaging production value chain.

BOBST and its partners have announced a key milestone in their pioneering work to replace non-recyclable high barrier multi-material packaging structures with mono-material alternatives designed for recycling.

Bringing new levels of automation and productivity to folding-gluing lines, BOBST has unveiled its latest breakthrough innovation for the packaging industry – the SPEEDPACK.

BOBST has unveiled a new, multi-purpose version of its EXPERTFOLD 110 folder-gluer offering greater versatility and unrivalled time-saving benefits to packaging converters.

One year ago, BOBST announced its vision to shape the future of the packaging world, offering a profound transformation of the packaging industry.