Daetwyler – Rotoflex acquired
SWITZERLAND • Daetwyler Global Tec Holding has acquired an 80% shareholding in the Rotoflex Group. The management holds the remaining 20% of shares in Rotoflex and remains unchanged. According to the...
View ArticleLabel Industry Global Awards 2017 – Lifetime achievement award goes to...
GERMANY / CHINA / BELGIUM • Professor Tan Junqiao, founder and honorary chairman of the China Label Sub Association of the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC), has...
View ArticleFlint Group – Call for entries to the annual print awards
Flint Group officially opens its 13th annual print awards competition with a call for entries. Winners will be announced during a live event at the Flint Group stand at Labelexpo Europe 2017 on 26...
View ArticleMark Andy – JR Labels installs Digital One press
IRELAND • Dublin based JR Labels has installed the first Mark Andy Digital One label press in the country. In terms of operation, production manager David Duffy commented: “The print quality matches...
View ArticleOmet – Transparent factory as a key to Industry 4.0
ITALY • According to the Italian press manufacturer, the transparent factory is the real key to get into Industry 4.0. Thanks to new devices for machines connectivity and the evolution towards the...
View ArticlePhoseon – LED curing solutions at Label Forum Japan 2017
JAPAN • The company exhibits its latest UV LED curing solutions for printing applications at Label Forum Japan 2017. Users of Phoseon LED curing systems can process a variety of materials, including...
View ArticleETI Converting – Buckeye installs further lines for label production
USA • Three additional Cohesio label making for the label manufacturer Buckeye Buiness Products – this agreement was announced by ETI Converting. Based in Ohio, Buckeye total use 13 ETI machines. The...
View ArticleNilpeter – Three Panorama hybdrid digital presses for All4Labels
GERMANY • Newly formed All4Labels has acquired three Panorama Hybrid presses from Danish press manufacturer Nilpeter. The new powerhouse aims to meet growing customer demands for product and brand...
View ArticleUteco – Open House for the new EcoOne
ITALY • On 6th July 2017, Uteco will host an open house event introducing its new “EcoOne”. Taking place in the company’s Converdrome in Colognola ai Colli, Verona, the so-called “EcoOne Open Days”...
View ArticleGallus – Open House at new US Avery Dennison demo centre
USA • Gallus organised an open house event for label printers at its new Avery Dennison demo center in Mentor Ohio on June 1, 2017 demonstrating its Gallus ECS 340 press. Headquartered in St. Gallen,...
View ArticleRotoflex – Move of manufacturing capacitiy to Canada
CANADA • The full production of new Rotoflex slitter/rewinders and die-cutting machines has now transferred to Toronto. The production was formerly managed at the Mark Andy headquarters location near...
View ArticleKonica Minolta – New print division in Europe
GERMANY • Konica Minolta has launched a professional print division in Europe. Charles Lissenburg takes over the position as general manager. The new division focus on providing products and solutions...
View ArticleBobst/Radex – Launch of Mouvent digital printing presses
SWITZERLAND • The supplier of equipment and services to label and packaging manufacturers and Radex, a start-up company in the field of DOD inkjet digital printing, are launching a new joint venture,...
View ArticleMPS – Partnering with Printum Concepts in Central America
MEXICO • The Dutch manufacturer of printing equipment and Printum Concepts signed a strategic partnership for the Central American market. Under this agreement, the Mexico City based company will be...
View ArticleRotocontrol – A booklet label machine for TEA
SPAIN • The German manufacturer of label slitter/rewinder and finishing machines has sold a fully equipped, high-speed BL series booklet label machine to TEA Adhesivos Industriales. Live demonstrations...
View ArticleQuadTech – French label printer with new automated colour control system
FRANCE QuadTech installed its colour control system with SpectralCam at the French printing house Imprimerie Bidoit. According to QuadTech, the label supplier for the wines and spirits industry...
View ArticleNilpeter – Allied Pacific buys its first Nilpeter press
PHILIPPINES • Allied Pacific has invested in an eight-colour Nilpeter FA-4* flexo press. Features of the new printing press are de-/relamination, UV-lamination, cold-foil, and a included quick change...
View ArticleMark Andy – Labels Unlimited installs Digital One line
USA • Pressure sensitive label and hang tag manufacturer Labels Unlimited has recently installed a Mark Andy Digital One in order to bring digital label production inhouse. The hybrid press was...
View Article5SeptEtiquettes – Investment in AVT print inspection systems
FRANCE • The printing house has invested in five AVT Helios systems for its presses and finishing solutions, enabling it to produce error-free labels and all but eliminate waste. After investing in AVT...
View ArticleConstantia Flexibles – Multi-Color buys labels business for EUR 1.15 billion
AUSTRIA • Constantia Flexibles has signed an agreement to sell its labels division to Multi-Color Corporation for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1.15 billion (USD 1.3 billion). The...
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