Building on its long-standing partnership with Sappi, Xeikon produces paper-based candy packaging that is fully recyclable in the paper waste stream. The packaging produced with Xeikon Titon toner technology and Sappi Seal Silk paper is also food safe.
With high image quality, vibrant colours and a silky finish, Maoam Chew Fruit Mix packaging showcases Xeikon's Titon dry toner technology printed on heat-sealable Sappi Seal Silk 67 g/m2 functional paper. The flexible packaging solution is food-safe, without the need for additional barriers in the structure, such as a varnish or other coatings. are.
„Xeikon continues to meet brand owners“ needs for environmentally friendly and food-safe packaging with value-added solutions developed in close collaboration with other industry leaders. Our latest sustainable flexible packaging solution is made possible by Sappi's long experience with recyclable paper materials and the unique capabilities of the Xeikon Titon dry toner."
Frank Jacobs, Market Intel & Senior Product Manager at Xeikon
Sappi Seal Silk is a functional, single-coated paper with very good heat sealability and moisture barrier. It is fully recyclable and has been developed for both primary and secondary flexible packaging applications in the food and non-food sectors. The paper offers excellent printing results and opening properties and is suitable for direct food contact, which perfectly complements the properties of Xeikon's food-safe, odourless and migration-resistant Titon toners. The new candy packaging utilises the capabilities of these two technologies and presents a packaging with great shelf appeal, which also withstands the rigours of the packaging route. withstands.
„The ongoing collaboration with Xeikon offers clear benefits for printers as we can offer them a proven way to produce recyclable flexible packaging using Sappi Seal Silk as a base. Together we are delivering sustainable innovations that the market needs to respond to end-user demand for environmentally conscious packaging and fulfil new legislation for a circular economy.“
Sibylle Hajostek, Market Manager Packaging Solutions at Sappi
The TX500 digital printing press from Xeikon is in live operation at drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf and demonstrates how confectionery packaging is printed in four colours, with a resolution of 1200 dpi and a speed of 30 m/min. The 508 mm (20 inch) wide press is the first to utilise Titon dry toner technology. The Toners are resistant to heat, chemicals and abrasion and enable printers to produce sustainable, paper-based food packaging without the need for a coating or other protective layers.
Source: Xeikon
Xeikon at drupa 2024: Hall 11, Stand A01
