ACTEGA Announces Plans for Labelexpo Americas 2024

ACTEGA will be showcasing its latest sustainable solutions for the labels and packaging industries at Labelexpo Americas (Hall A, Booth 711). Among the innovations designed to drive a more sustainable future for the industry, ACTEGA will be launching its new ACTKote UV wash-off primer, developed to increase the recyclability of shrink sleeves.

The company’s booth will also feature inspiring samples that demonstrate the quality and functionality of ACTEGA’s SafeShield low migration inks and coatings range, overprint varnishes for energy efficient LED-UV printing, and the end products achievable with Signite and ECOLEAF, two ACTEGA technologies that are revolutionizing packaging decoration and metallic embellishments.

Officially launching at the show, ACTKote UV Wash Off Primer has been formally recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting the highest criteria for recyclability according to the APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability.

This high-quality primer not only provides the quality ink adhesion needed for shrink sleeve applications, but customers can be assured that choosing ACTKote Primer leads to less waste, more efficient use of natural resources and increased supply of high-quality post-consumer recycled content.

Another highlight of the ACTEGA stand will be the ACTExact SafeShield UV-LED low migration inks. This is one of the most extensively certified ink product lines from ACTEGA, developed for use in low migration applications such as indirect food contact, cosmetics and nutraceutical packaging.

Drawing on ACTEGA’s regulatory expertise, the ACTExact SafeShield UV-LED inks have been formulated with stringent protocols in place, meeting a comprehensive list of global and regional regulatory requirements, such as the Swiss Ordinance Annex 6 A & B listed raw materials, Nestlé 2018 Exclusion List Compliance and FDA Migration Models. ACTEGA’s UV-LED Coatings will also be highlighted. This energy-efficient and emission-free printing process can be finished with ACTEGA’s range of Matt, Gloss, MotionCoat or Release Coatings, creating high-value visual effects that differentiate the shrink sleeve or pressure sensitive label they are applied to.

“With improving sustainability a priority for the industry, the products and technologies ACTEGA will be showcasing this Labelexpo Americas will be a highlight for anyone attending the show,” said Mell Bishop, VP of flexible packaging North America and global market manager Labels, ACTEGA. “We’re a company that is committed to an all-encompassing sustainable approach – from how we develop our inks, coatings and technologies and the impact these products have on the carbon footprint of labels and packaging, to our regulatory expertise that ensures our customers can enjoy full confidence in our safe, compliant solutions.”

The company will also exhibit the most recent samples from its Signite and ECOLEAF technologies – two platforms designed to reduce waste and improve recyclability for various label and packaging applications.

ECOLEAF offers ‘mindful metallization’, a groundbreaking process that enables printers, converters and brands to add high impact, high quality, sustainable metallic embellishments to labels. Using this revolutionary technology, brands and converters can dramatically reduce waste associated with traditional foiling processes and make significant advances towards their ESG targets – for example, just 1KG of ECOLEAF replaces 3000KG of foil and therefore eliminates 20 tons of CO2.

“ECOLEAF is re-shaping the way environmentally responsible brands and converters around the world think about label embellishment,” said Harald Jasper, managing director of ACTEGA Metal Print. “It is an industrial-level solution that can easily integrate into existing flexo, digital inkjet or screen-printing lines, enabling printers and converters and their customers to benefit from improved sustainability whilst delivering the high gloss and quality achievable with traditional foiling processes.”