Michelman is an innovator of environmentally conscious primers and aqueous overprint coatings for all parts of the print product life cycle. They are also well known for developing barrier and functional coatings used in the production of consumer and industrial paper products, and commercially printed materials. They partner with OEMs to introduce new and sustainable technology for the press room with solutions designed to interact with multiple layer inkjet print stacks. Their DigiGuard® IJ, specially formulated for demanding aqueous inkjet applications, is a series of odorless, aqueous overprint coatings for folding carton, direct mail, and brochures. They also offer technology for corrugate that protects inkjet-printed images during the demanding corrugation process. These durable, fast-drying coatings deliver improved water, chemical, and scratch resistance in a range of tailored surface finishes. They are cold-set gluable and can be used for indirect food contact applications. Michelman serves its customers with production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia, product development and technical service centers in several major global markets, and a worldwide team of highly trained business development personnel.

The Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology in Mönchengladbach is one of Europe’s largest study locations for textile engineers with 100 years of history. Offering Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees, courses are taught both in German and English. More than 30 professors, around 25 contract lecturers and over 30 members of staff with extensive know-how provide students with the best education and training, both in research & development. The broad range of studies offered makes graduates of the faculty extremely flexible, providing many different and interesting opportunities for employment in Germany and abroad.

One research focus is Textile Printing Technologies with main emphasis Digital Textile Printing led by Prof. Dr. Muth. The Research Institute for Textile & Clothing Technology is located in the premises.

Cooperation agreements with universities in Europe as well as Asia and America bear witness to Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences’ excellent reputation.

Established in 2017, Opes Creations is an inkjet media manufacturer especially for label applications. With years of experience, company management is well versed in the technology of labels, self-adhesive products, and especially in manufacture of inkjet products.
Opes Creations sources inkjet coated face materials from reputed coating companies around the world and manufacture self-adhesive labels to suit various customer requirements. We have state of art conversion facilities and also work with distribution Partners having their own conversion facilities. We stock various types of label media and supply rolls with or without punching as required. We have digital punching machines and hence we can supply any size or shape of punching.
We have expertise in various printing technologies and can supply label media for any type of digital label printer whether it is inkjet (water-based dye or pigment, solvent based, UV curable), or toner based.