IST Metz receives the Red Dot for good design
27 August 2019
German company IST Metz has won a Red Dot Award for the design of its X-Press-U packaging concept. The UV specialist and system manufacturer beat…
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EFIA keeps focus on sustainability
19 August 2019
A second breakfast meeting held by EFIA continued the discussion on where the flexo industry sits in the debate on packaging sustainability.
Wink purchases packaging firms
23 July 2019
Wink has expanded into the packaging sector with the acquisition of steel rule die maker Bandstahlschnitte Jeurink and its subsidiary ImaPack Stanzformen.
New partnership is Bellisima for COE
17 July 2019
Carl Ostermann Erben (COE) has been confirmed as Aniken Graphics’ latest licensed Bellisima partner.
eSmart solves eCommerce challenge
27 June 2019
Smurfit Kappa has used its eSmart service to enable a Latin American egg provider to successfully enter the eCommerce channel.
On the Mississippi: FTA Forum and Infoflex
24 June 2019
The Flexographic Technical Association’s Forum and Infoflex event once again provided the US flexo community with high quality conference sessions combined with plenty of networking…
Esko unveils pre-press PDF software
22 May 2019
Esko has released its latest ArtPro+ software, which opens any classic ArtPro or normalised PDF file and turns it into a native PDF.
Esko unveils cutting table
3 May 2019
Esko has extended its Kongsberg digital cutting table range with the addition of the Kongsberg C Edge.
Miraclon takes over Kodak’s Flexcel
9 April 2019
Montagu Private Equity has completed the purchase of Kodak’s Flexographic Packaging Division.
Sun Chemical signs up to consortium
27 March 2019
Sun Chemical has joined CEFLEX, the collaborative European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire flexible packaging value chain.
Telrol transitions to PureTone inks
22 March 2019
Telrol has successfully transitioned to the PureTone UV flexo ink system.
New executives support Tilia growth
21 March 2019
Tilia Labs has appointed two new executives to help support global growth and expansion.
Plastic-free cereal packaging revealed
12 March 2019
Two Birds Cereals has unveiled new plastic-free, home-compostable packaging.
Make the polluter pay
6 March 2019
The new resources and waste strategy published by DEFRA shows that cost of meeting packaging recycling targets will be paid for by packaging producers.
Printer breaks new ground in Norway
26 February 2019
Norwegian printer Skipnes has purchased a fourth MPS press, the first flexo press in the country specified with over eight printing stations.