BOBST has marked the launch of its BOBST Connect digital platform in Indonesia by inviting customers and partners to discover how its all-in-one solution can enhance flexible packaging productivity.
Bobst Jakarta Flexible Packaging Event
At the event, entitled ‘From Vision to Reality – BOBST Presents the Next Frontier in the Flexible Packaging Industry’, held on October 8 at the Pullman Hotel, Bobst Jakarta welcomed around 150 guests to explore the capabilities and benefits of BOBST Connect. The fully connected, cloud-based platform brings together data and digital services, with BOBST machine insights and expertise built-in, enabling overview and orchestration of the production process.
Breakout sessions saw BOBST experts join key industry partners, including Miraclon, DIC, BST Group, Siegwerk, UPM, and Dupont, together with Rotomekas association to deep dive into flexible packaging applications and industry trends, demonstrate BOBST Connect’s functionality, and share the latest innovations introduced by BOBST. These included technologies, such as oneBARRIER, oneECG, smartGRAVURE, intelligent Metallizing Assistant and more, all designed to enhance packaging sustainability, reduce costs and waste, minimize energy consumption and increase efficiency and productivity.
Diego Accatino, Zone Business Director Flexible Packaging BOBST SEAP, said: “With BOBST Connect now available to customers in Indonesia, converters in the region have greater access than ever to the support and service they need to continue growing and creating stand-out flexible packaging.
“This event was a great success for BOBST, and it was fantastic to see so many key industry players and partners collaborating in breakout sessions and sharing insights into the flexible packaging market. The program was a true demonstration of how the entire sector can work together to achieve its goals and demonstrate its commitment to creating high quality, more sustainable packaging.”
During the event BOBST SEAP regional team and Indonesia local team also held the Brand Owner exlusive lunch with a number of well-known Indonesian brands such as Unicharm, Godrej Consumer Products co., Kapal Api, Mayora Group, etc. BOBST team shared its initiatives and solutions that may bring more efficiency and brand consistency for the brands, and expressed the great interest to collaborate with all key players in the packaging value chain. One of the focuses had been actively discussed by all attendees is BOBST oneECG which brings brand owners outstanding print quality and color managemtn while reducing costs. The discussion on oneBARRIER has also attracted strong interest by the brand owners who have high barrier requirements for film packaging also the increasingly growing application with paper packaging in Southeast Asia market.
BOBST Meeting Indonesian Brand Owner at Jakarta Flexible Packaging Event
Cyril Ruiz-Moise, General Manager and Regional Business Director APAC Business Unit Printing and Converting at BOBST, said: “Indonesia is one of the most dynamic economies in South-East Asia with a huge potential for future growth. However, the question is how it will fully empower its local economy to support and fuel that growth, especially with overcoming very tough competition from neighboring industrial powers operating in China and India.
“Within the value chain, the converters have two options: innovate or control their cost competitiveness, and BOBST is offering unique solutions to support both those directions. BOBST Connect and associated smart solutions are opening unique possibilities to manage performance, improve productivity and control or improve processes.”
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