Omet – Second UV printing press for label production at Grafiche Amadeo
ITALY • Recently the company installed an Omet X2 370 line at Grafiche Amadeo in Liguria. The new eight-colour UV printing press features double die-cutting station, two cold foil units, delam-relam...
View ArticleMPS – Fourth flexo press for Universal Labels & Packaging
SOUTH AFRICA • Rotocon, a provider of consulting and service to South Africa label converters in the narrow web industry, has sold a further MPS press to Universal Labels & Packaging. Universal...
View ArticleSun Chemical – Joint Venture with Alliance Holding Company
USA • Operating under the name Sun Chemical Saudi Arabia LTD, Sun Chemical and Alliance Holding Company are creating a joint venture for the Arabian region. It combines two of the leading ink suppliers...
View ArticleGoss International – Acquisition of Graphic Automation Controls, Inc.
USA • Printing press supplier Goss International today announced the acquisition of Graphic Automation Controls, Inc. (GAC) in an asset transaction. According to Goss this deal is part of its strategy...
View ArticleVinsak – Printing and packaging solutions unveiled at Gulf Print Pack 2017
UAE • The company showcased printing and packaging solutions to the visitors of Gulf Print Pack 2017 from 27 March to 30 March 2017 in Dubai. During the show Vinsak Usar demonstrated modular and...
View ArticleMark Andy – Arti-Bau adds label hybrid press
POLAND • The company adds further digital capacity by investing in a Mark Andy digital series hybrid press. Arti-Bau’s new line is Mark Andy’s first digital series hybrid press in Europe. According to...
View ArticleUPM Raflatac – Partnership with wine industry on sustainability
ITALY/FINLAND • Italian wine producer Cielo e Terra, the natural cork supplier Amorim Cork and UPM Raflatac are partnering in order to promote sustainability in the wine industry at the “Freschello for...
View ArticleSchreiner Group – OE-A award for RFID sensor platform winner
GERMANY • The printed sensor platform of the competence centre Schreiner PrinTronics has won the OE-A Competition 2017 in the category “Prototypes & New Products. The prize for the complex label...
View ArticleMark Andy – Three reasons why digital hybrid is transforming label and...
Brand strategy is driving SKU proliferation due to differentiation, market testing, versioning, VDP, personalization, and the list goes on. As brands are driving the shift for shorter run sizes and...
View ArticleCodimag / IST Metz – IST UV MBS LEDcure system at UV Days 2017
FRANCE • Codimag presents its new, energy-saving IST MBS UV LEDcure solution for its label presses at UV Days 2017 in Nürtingen, Germany. At the event, a Codimag Viva 340 press will be shown for the...
View ArticleDe La Rue – New Thallo offset press for security printing centre
MALTA • Contiweb, together with partner DG press Services, announced that De La Rue, the world’s largest commercial printer of banknotes and identity documents, have confirmed an order for a Thallo...
View ArticleAvery Dennison – 20 years in India
INDIA • In March 2017 Avery Dennison completed 20 years of operation in India. The company is keen to further expand the market, develop fit for market solutions and to render excellence in servicing...
View ArticleMark Andy – First LED press installed in Benelux
THE NETHERLANDS • The Dutch Graphic Group has installed the first Mark Andy Performance Series press in the Benelux to be fitted with ProLED curing. In addition, the 330 mm (13 inch) six-colour P5 is...
View ArticleXeikon – Folding carton suite at interpack
GERMANY • The company will bring its full folding carton production solution based on its flagship the Xeikon 3500 digital press to interpack, a triennial show held this year 4-10 May in Düsseldorf...
View ArticleIST Metz – 40th company anniversary and UV Days
GERMANY • For more than four decades, IST Metz has been manufacturing presses and coatings for UV and UV curing. Therefore, the German mechanical engineer will celebrate its 40th anniversary on May 15...
View ArticleRotometrics – Rotary die service to South East Europe
ROMANIA • The anilox roll manufacturer and its Romanian distributor Graphic Open Systems (GOS) have jointly developed a high-quality rotary die service partnership in Brasov. In the twelve months since...
View ArticleAll4Labels – Installation of Mark Andy machine at RAKO plants in Germany and...
GERMANY/CHINA • All4Labels Global Packaging Group, the newly created global group that includes Baumgarten, RAKO, and X-Label, has installed two Performance Series P7 presses in Witzhave (Germany) and...
View ArticleConstantia Flexibles – Will they divest its label business?
AUSTRIA • According to Wendel Group, the owner of Constantia Flexibles, the manufacturer of flexible packaging and labels will probably divest its label business which so far generated a 29% share (EUR...
View ArticleMark Andy – Digital label printing for family-owned business
USA • Blair Labeling, a pressure sensitive label converter based out of Colorado, has experienced success with Mark Andy’s latest digital hybrid innovation, Digital One. Purchased by the family-owned...
View ArticleMark Andy – FTA Technical Innovation Award for Digital Series hybrid press
USA • The company has received the distinguished 2017 Technical Innovation Award from the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) for its Digital Series hybrid press platform. This award is presented...
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