News

Inks & coatings

Flint Group’s Print Media Europe division raises prices

12 May 2011

Flint Group’s Print Media Europe division has raised prices in all product lines, citing continued price increases in key raw materials used to make...

Digital printing

Xennia Aquamarine inkjet system wins industry award

12 May 2011

Xennia’s Aquamarine digital inkjet printing systemhas been voted among the ten most popular products of the year by the subscribers of Paper, Film &...

Hammer Packaging wins WOA award

12 May 2011

US-based converter Hammer Packaging has received a second place Web Offset Association (WOA) Print Award from Printing Industries of America. Hammer...

Sustainability

World standards on packaging and environment gain momentum

12 May 2011

The world standards on packaging and the environment have gained momentum with the acceptance of the Draft International Standard (DIS) texts this...

Substrates & adhesives

UPM Raflatac confirms Gumtac acquisition in Brazil

11 May 2011

UPM Raflatac has closed its acquisition of Gumtac, the Brazilian labelstock coating and slitting business of the BIC Group. The acquisition was...

New products

Tech Cell unveils anilox screen development

11 May 2011

UK-based Tech Cell has developed a new anilox screen configuration called Emerald Plus, an upgrade on its original Emerald cell configuration...

People

Mark Andy hires director of continuous improvement

11 May 2011

Mark Andy, a manufacturer of narrow- and mid-web printing and finishing equipment, has hired Chris Bronikowski to serve as director of continuous...

People

Technicote appoints president

11 May 2011

George Corbett, chairman of Technicote, a US-based materials manufacturer, has announced that Doug O’Connell has been appointed president,...

Ancillary equipment

Re launches joint venture in India

10 May 2011

Italy-based Re, a manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the converting industry, has entered into a joint venture in India with a local producer...

Plates & platemaking

MacDermid Printing Solutions announces price increase

10 May 2011

MacDermid Printing Solutions has announced a global price increase of 7 percent on its liquid and sheet photopolymer plates and related products....

People

Xaar appoints general manager Asia Pacific and ink sales manager

10 May 2011

Xaar, a supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, has appointed Bob Bobertz as general manager Asia Pacific, and Duncan Gellatly as ink sales...

KBA enjoy success at Poznan expo

10 May 2011

Koenig & Bauer exhibited two presses at this year’s Poligrafia expo in Poznan, Poland, confirming its leading position in the Polish small-format...