UV specialist IST METZ strengthens PrintCity Alliance

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UV specialist IST METZ has been a member of the PrintCity Alliance since 1 January 2018. The machine systems provider, based in Nürtingen, Germany, has already participated in the first few events of the year, including the 5th Packaging Inspiration Forum in Hamburg and Packaging Innovations in Warsaw and Zürich.

 

UV competence strengthens the Network

True to company slogan “energy in light”, IST METZ invests its energy in a range of systems all centred on special light sources. For over 40 years, IST METZ has been manufacturing systems for curing print products and coatings with UV light, though the organisation has long stood for more than just its traditional UV lamp technology. “By joining the PrintCity Alliance, we are looking forward to both strengthening and benefiting from its network and event partnership,” says Jens Langer, Sales Director at IST METZ. “What impressed us most about the PrintCity Alliance was the diverse possibilities it offers for keeping ourselves and our customers up-to-date on the market and current trends in the graphic arts industry,” Langer says.

 

IST METZ closes a gap in the portfolio of members

IST METZ has also contributed its expertise to the latest joint projects. In the interplay between substrates, inks, foils, coatings and pigments, the quality of the curing process has a critical impact on a number of things, including good downstream finishing. In joining the Alliance, IST METZ now lastingly closes a gap in the portfolio of members.

“UV is absolutely a core technology for many packaging products and its significance is on the rise,” says Rainer Kuhn, PrintCity Managing Director. “On behalf of all the members, I would like to warmly welcome IST METZ to the PrintCity Alliance!”

 

Jens Langer, Sales Director at IST METZ.

“By joining the PrintCity Alliance, we are looking forward to both strengthening and benefiting from its network and event partnership. What impressed us most about the PrintCity Alliance was the diverse possibilities it offers for keeping ourselves and our customers up-to-date on the market and current trends in the graphic arts industry.”

Rainer Kuhn, Managing Director PrintCity

“UV is absolutely a core technology for many packaging products and its significance is on the rise. On behalf of all the members, I would like to warmly welcome IST METZ to the PrintCity Alliance!”

About IST METZ GmbH

IST METZ GmbH is an international, medium-sized systems manufacturer headquartered in Nürtingen, southern Germany, with 14 sales and service offices and over 500 employees worldwide. For over 40 years, the company has been manufacturing systems for curing print products and coatings with UV light for both sheet-fed and web applications. Additional specialties include LED development, products and retrofits, warm-air/infrared systems and comprehensive after sales business. At its in-house UV/LED Transfer Centre, IST METZ further offers an extensive range of training programmes and seminars.

 
About the PrintCity Alliance

PrintCity is a strategic alliance recognised as the “connection of competence” across the entire printing and packaging value chain, promoting the value of print and packaging.

In a dialogue with all stakeholders in the value chain, its objective is to promote and develop the value of print and packaging: brand owners – agencies and designers – printers, converters and finishers – suppliers.

Close collaboration between specialists enables members and project partners to implement highly demanding projects, pushing the limits of what is technically feasible and offering the market a comprehensive knowledge and competence base.

  • We deliver value to customers by gathering and sharing leading global know-how within a network.
  • We deliver knowledge via seminars, trade fairs, project studies, tutorials, publications and electronic platforms.
  • We maximise synergies to develop our industry effectively and cost-efficiently.

 

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