Summa unveils new flatbed cutters for packaging industry
21 March 2025
Cutting technology provider Summa has introduced its new V Series flatbed cutters: Invicta, Optima, Integra, and Omnia models.
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MAPP and Wink partnership boosts flexible die-cutting
21 March 2025
A new partnership between MA Print Products (MAPP) and Wink is set to provide “significant” benefits for converters in the UK and Ireland, offering enhanced…
Smithers report highlights flexo growth in packaging
13 March 2025
Smithers latest report, “The Future of Flexographic Printing Markets to 2029”, provides an insight into the future of flexo.
OPRL’s Karen Graley appointed as head of EPR organisation
10 March 2025
OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has announced the appointment of its non-executive director Karen Graley as head of the UK’s, soon to be set up, EPR…
ProAmpac takes the top prize
10 March 2025
A flexible packaging job for beef dripping Yorkshire puddings had the FlexoTech Awards judges salivating over its print and repro quality in 2024, seeing ProAmpac…
Taking the flexible approach
7 March 2025
There may only be a matter of inches in web width between narrow and mid-web flexo technologies, but the leap it enables from label to…
No time like the present
4 March 2025
Ian Schofield has enjoyed a busy consultancy life since taking semi-retirement in 2019. He reflects on the impact of sustainability on the packaging sector and…
Fedrigoni invests in plastic-free barrier coating for fibre-based packaging
28 February 2025
Fedrigoni is targeting sustainable packaging through the acquisition of a minority stake in Papkot, a start-up company that develops large-scale coating technology that its claimed…
Packaging Innovations show reports ‘record-breaking’ numbers
27 February 2025
Organiser Easyfairs has reported record attendance at the Packaging Innovations & Empack show, which took place in early February, with 7424 visitors making their way…
Appetite survey reveals industry confidence in connected packaging
27 February 2025
Almost 90% of 678 executives based globally believe that connected packaging will be increasingly important to the packaging industry in the next 12 months and…
wishesjust4you seeks spare print materials for children with life-limiting illnesses
14 February 2025
Non-profit community interest company wishesjust4you is calling on printers, packaging companies, carton manufacturers and paper merchants to donate surplus art and print materials to help…
Siegwerk offers ‘first’ NC-free surface inks for flexible plastic packaging
11 February 2025
In what is claimed to be a first, Siegwerk has introduced a nitrocellulose (NC) free ink series specifically designed for surface printing on polyethylene (PE)…
LCAs show ‘lower’ impacts of Bobst oneBarrier structures
4 February 2025
Bobst claims that its oneBarrier PrimeCycle and oneBarrier FibreCycle mono-material solutions have lower environmental impacts than certain ‘industry standard multi-material structures’, following the results of…
International Paper completes acquisition of DS Smith
4 February 2025
International Paper (IP) has completed the acquisition of packaging solutions manufacturer DS Smith. The combination of companies is expected to achieve synergies of minimum $514…
Bellissima DMS fuels flexo innovation in Turkey
28 January 2025
Supplier of screening solutions Hamillroad Software, with its Istanbul-based partner Bilse Uluslararası, has supplied packaging printer M Grup with Bellissima DMS.
