Full of Eastern promise
18 February 2013
With its unequivocal commitment to optimising materials resource combined with a natural ability for developing innovative solutions that often appear to be quite simple, the…
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New CDI expands Esko offerings for tag and label printers
14 February 2013
Esko has developed a new addition to its market leading family of CDI flexo plate imagers with the introduction of the CDI Spark 2420. This…
Growth in label market reflected in show event
14 February 2013
easyFairs continues to expand its exhibition activities and has for the 2013 NEC event added Labelling Innovation. This will be co-located with Packaging Innovations, Ecopack,…
New M9 press for packaging launched with an open house
13 February 2013
Gidue recently opened its doors to present the new M9 ‘all in one pass’ multi-process press for the carton and packaging industry. The Italian manufacturer…
Making it stick: plate mounting tape
12 February 2013
Deciding which tape is right for each print job is a significant factor in the quest for efficiency and process reliability. Although it may seem…
BPIF Labels holds AGM
11 February 2013
On 6 February BPIF Labels held its AGM at the offices of CPI (Centre for Process Innovation Limited) in Sedgefield. In total 20 label converters…
DuPont hosts flexographic printing conference
7 February 2013
Held in Moscow, DuPont biennial flexographic printing and technical seminar attracted more than 150 attendees from over 70 companies. There was keen interest among attendees…
RotoMetrics advances commitment of quality
7 February 2013
Two new appointments have been announced by RotoMetrics. Kerry Beaver has been appointed to the role of manufacturing director, Eureka, while Bandev ‘Naz’ Nawaz joins…
X-Rite launches trade in programme for spectrophotometers
6 February 2013
A worldwide trade in programme for the X-Rite eXact series of spectrophotometers has begun as X-Rite promote the use of advanced technology. A rebate ranging…
Rotocontrol RSC finishing machine is a success
4 February 2013
Marco Aengenvoort (Rotocontrol), Abdia Haricombe, (Operator, Panprint), John Lowther (Panprint) Panprint, in New Zealand, has successfully installed a customised Rotocontrol RSC slitter/rewinder finishing machine. The…
CCL Industries to acquire Avery Dennison label converting business
30 January 2013
A world leader in specialty packaging solutions for the consumer products and healthcare industries, CCL Industries Inc has announced that it has signed a binding…
Marking the 2013 labelling agenda
28 January 2013
The international association for the self-adhesive label industry FINAT has announced its 2013 key labelling events. The programme gives members the opportunity to network, get…
Die-cutting on thin liners
25 January 2013
As release liners become ever thinner, die-cutting equipment manufacturers have to find solutions that are able to meet the requirements of converters. European technical director…
Safe production: new low migration ink facility opened in Germany
25 January 2013
Some 120 distributors and customers attended the inauguration of the new low migration facility German UV ink specialist, Zeller+Gmelin, has been leading the way…
Lecta launches new self-adhesives swatchbook
25 January 2013
Available in five languages, Lecta’s latest sample book contains a technical guide and samples of all grades of its self-adhesive portfolio. Adestor self-adhesive papers and…