US-based label converter, Diversified Labeling Solutions (DLS) has installed Vectra AutoSet SGTR1700-4 turret rewinder from A B Graphic International (ABG

20 Jan 2022Installations

Diversified Labeling Solutions adds ABG turret rewinder

An ABG customer since 2006, DLS has invested in several turret rewinders over the years. Due to significant growth in demand for pressure-sensitive labels, and to expand production of specialized products, including small roll labels, the company has recently made significant investments in...
(L-R) Magnus Natrop 'Senior' provides active support to his son Magnus Natrop who manages the business

19 Jan 2022Installations

Natrop invests in N78 Plus Polar cutter

Magnus Natrop is already the third generation to run the print shop. While the fourth generation is already scurrying through the print shop in its infancy, the family actively supports the business. Printing is done on an SM 52 from Heidelberg as well as on a digital press. The print shop...
Chinese label converting equipment manufacturer Reborn has opened a new production facility in Baoan (Longchuan) Industrial Transfer Industrial Park, Shenzhen, Guangdong

18 Jan 2022Industry Updates

Reborn opens new factory in China

The project was initiated in 2018 by the company investing more than 70m CNY (11m USD) to build a new facility covering 66,000 sqm with a 26,600 sqm production workshop.

The new factory will produce Ares series machines and is expected to reach the annual output of 1,600 pieces of...

Solopress has become the first UK customer to receive and use the new Konica Minolta Motioncutter 23 to cut, kiss cut, engrave, perforate, crease, and personalize in a single pass

11 Jan 2022Installations

Solopress invests in Konica Minolta’s new Motioncutter 23

With a pre-pandemic turnover of over 30m GBP, Solopress, based in Southend-on-Sea prints and sells around 1m GBP of bespoke labels and stickers a year. The company was enjoying growth in demand and was looking to expand its production capabilities by investing in a suitable laser cutting...

Polish-Swedish Worldwide Label Equipment (WLE), a manufacturer and supplier of label finishing equipment, has changed its name to boon-tech

10 Jan 2022Industry Updates

WLE changes name to boon-tech

The newly renamed company, formerly WLE, was initially founded by the Swedish Wasberger Group. It serves customers worldwide and shares modern production facilities, service, and support infrastructure with Grafotronic at its modern facilities in Warsaw, Poland.

The company focuses on...

Diversified Labeling Solutions (DLS) has significantly expanded its production capacity with new equipment, including five Mark Andy flexo presses

21 Dec 2021Installations

DLS expands production capacity

DLS has seen significant growth in the demand for pressure-sensitive labels. To continue to meet customer demand and expand production of specialized products, including small roll labels, DLS has installed new equipment in its Reno, NV, Duluth, GA, Arlington, TX, and Itasca, IL facilities....

Polar Mohr has posted impressive sales figures, noting that customer confidence remains despite bottlenecks and pandemic-related restrictions

20 Dec 2021Industry Updates

Polar celebrates record sales

The cutting machine manufacturer from Hofheim near Frankfurt has achieved several round figures: 27,000 sold Polar cutting machines in Germany, rounding up to 70,000 in Europe. The UK is Polar’s second-biggest market with almost 8,000 machines, followed by the US, with nearly 30,000 machines...

L-R: Patrick Aengenvoort (director and co-founder of Rotocon), Ram Sewpersadh (co-owner of Weightron), Ashay Sewpersadh (co-owner of Weightron), Sachin Sukhlal (service technician at Rotocon), Lance Pinto (production manager at Weightron) and Kishore Sewpersadh (co-owner of Weightron).

20 Dec 2021Installations

Weightron invests in two Rotocon Ecoline machines

The Ecoline RSI 340 slitter rewinder is a fully servo-driven machine featuring three servo motors, 300m/min output, an intuitive control panel, and an open machine design. The device was installed by the Rotocon team at the end of November and has been in full production for film finishing since...

Steinhauser’s award-winning Braille Ale, created for West Side Brewery

19 Jan 2022Features

Seeing through touch

‘Only a handful of beauty brands have invested in packaging that’s accessible for the visually impaired,’ according to Vogue Business. One brand that invested early on is L’Occitane. As Vogue Business detailed, the founder of L’Occitane noticed a blind customer in a store feeling the bottles in...

(L-R) Rungthiwa Irving, responsible for Southeast Asia region in Grafotronic, and John Liao, Juih Tay owner

10 Dec 2021Installations

Juih Tay invests in Grafotronic HI3

Founded in 1989, Juih Tay has since the beginning been investing in modern machinery and equipment. The company purchased offset, silk screen and recently - new flexo printing systems. Its owner, John Liao, was searching for a high-speed slitting and rewind machine to cover finishing...

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