News

Breaking the UV barrier

22 July 2011

From a small business in the transport sector, to pioneer of UV printed flexible packaging, the story of Massimo Raffaele’s ACM is an impressive one....

Epson installs first SurePress in North America

22 July 2011

Danielle Jerschefske reports from Epson’s first digital label press customer in California Tape and Label Converters (TLC), located in Santa Fe...

New products

Flint Group to unveil new inks at Labelexpo

21 July 2011

At Labelexpo Europe on stand 5B45, Flint Group will show a number of new products within its ranges of inks, plates and sleeves.  ‘For the 2011...

People

Atlas appoints regional sales manager for slitter rewinders

21 July 2011

Atlas Converting Equipment has appointed a new regional sales manager, Mark Miles, who will cover Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and several...

Scan-Figus invests to grow label business

21 July 2011

One of the leading label printers in Sweden, Scan-Figus, based in Gothenburg, has completed a program of investment that has seen a move to a...

Ahead of the game

20 July 2011

International Label and Printing has installed the first Nilpeter Caslon hybrid digital-flexo press in North America. Danielle Jerschefske...

Stopping the counterfeiters

20 July 2011

With the World Health Organization reporting that up to ten percent of pharmaceuticals in Europe and the US may be counterfeit, Carol Houghton asks...

Ancillary equipment

Rotocontrol secures first order in GCC from Kimoha

20 July 2011

Rotocontrol has received the first purchase order in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from Kimoha, a self-adhesive label and flexible packaging...

Finishing & embellishment

Netherlands converter installs LeoMat finishing machine

20 July 2011

LeoMat, a Germany-based finishing equipment manufacturer, has reported increasing success in Belgium and the Netherlands, with six machines...

New products

Smartrac launches NFC transponder range

20 July 2011

Smartrac, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of RFID transponders, has launched a range of near field communication- (NFC) enabled transponders. The...

Inkjet – top for product identification

20 July 2011

Inkjet printing has established a role in high-value labeling, personalization and serialization, with few limits in material and product versatility.

‘Sustainable and Bio-degradable’ for Rotomec

20 July 2011

Rotomec’s recent Open House focused on rotogravure printing and laminating machines’ energy efficiency and waste reducing performance when processing...