{"id":7949,"date":"2025-06-27T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7949"},"modified":"2025-06-27T00:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:00:35","slug":"markem-imaje-expands-wax-based-ink-production-in-keene-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=7949","title":{"rendered":"Markem-Imaje Expands Wax-Based Ink Production in Keene, New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105725-markem-imaje-releases-new-black-mek-ink-for-beverage-market\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Markem-Imaje<\/a>, part of Dover and a global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has announced a major investment in its Keene, New Hampshire, facility to expand production capacity for its industry-leading, sustainable, wax-based Touch Dry\u00ae inks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The expansion adds a new ink production line at the company\u2019s EcoVadis Platinum Sustainability-rated site in Keene, underscoring Markem-Imaje\u2019s long-term commitment to innovation, sustainability, and regional economic development. This strategic investment boosts the company\u2019s ability to meet growing global demand for high-performance, environmentally responsible coding solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Innovation and Sustainability \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen consistent global growth in demand for our Touch Dry\u00ae ink technology, driven by our customers\u2019 increasing emphasis on operational efficiency,\u201d said Dane Hileman, Product Division Director at Markem-Imaje. \u201cWith this expansion in Keene, we\u2019re strengthening our global production capabilities while continuing to invest in the local community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Touch Dry\u00ae inks are an advanced wax-based formulation that solidifies on contact for durable, high-resolution codes. Used with the Markem-Imaje Large Character High Resolution Piezo inkjet coders 5940 G and 5800, these inks enable the label-free, precision printing of 1D and 2D barcodes (including GS1 Digital Link standard 2D codes), logos, text, and graphics directly onto corrugated boxes, trays, shrink wrap, polystyrene, and other porous, semi-porous, and non-porous packaging materials. The technology is ideal for a wide range of industries, including fresh produce, beverages, meats, confections, frozen foods, and industrial goods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Free from odors and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Touch Dry\u00ae inks, available in a variety of colors, are safer to handle and more sustainable than conventional liquid ink alternatives. In addition, Touch Dry\u00ae inks will not spread along corrugated fibers or lose resolution. \u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Regional Investment in New Hampshire\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This latest expansion in Keene complements Markem-Imaje\u2019s broader commitment to New Hampshire. In addition to its long-established operations in Keene, the company will open a new research and development office in Salem, New Hampshire, further reinforcing the state\u2019s importance as a hub for advanced manufacturing and innovation within the company\u2019s global footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Markem-Imaje is actively hiring across its New Hampshire locations. To learn more about current opportunities, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.dovercorporation.com\/go\/Markem-Imaje-Americas-Jobs\/5271401\/?q=#reset\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/careers.dovercorporation.com\/go\/Markem-Imaje-Americas-Jobs\/5271401\/?q=#reset<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/105780-markem-imaje-expands-wax-based-ink-production-in-keene-new-hampshire\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markem-Imaje, part of Dover and a global provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions and industrial marking and coding systems, has announced a major investment in its Keene, New Hampshire, facility to expand production capacity for its industry-leading, sustainable, wax-based Touch Dry\u00ae inks.\u00a0 The expansion adds a new ink production line at the company\u2019s EcoVadis Platinum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[1476,632],"class_list":["post-7949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-coding","tag-corrugated-pacakging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}