News

Finishing & embellishment

Edale sells folding carton die cutter into Nigeria

18 September 2012

FDC-510 web-fed flatbed die cutter unit shipped to Masterstroke to support existing fleet of Edale equipment

New products

Frimpeks launches Expleo UV flexo narrow web ink

18 September 2012

Frimpeks, a manufacturer of printing inks and varnishes, launched at Labelexpo Americas 2012 a UV flexo ink called Expleo, part of the company’s…

Substrates & adhesives

Spinnaker opens slitting center in Los Angeles

18 September 2012

Spinnaker Coating, a manufacturer of adhesive coated paper and films, has opened a new company-owned slitting and distribution facility in the greater…

Finishing & embellishment

GM installs first laser cutter in Middle East

18 September 2012

Danish finishing equipment manufacturer Grafisk Maskinfabrik has installed a digital laser cutter to Dubai-based label converter Kimoha Entrepreneurs.…

Brand owners & design

Unilever top of Dow Jones Sustainability Index

17 September 2012

Unilever has been named as the sustainability leader in the Food & Beverage super-sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). This year,…

Ancillary equipment

Trelleborg acquires printing blankets business in Brazil

17 September 2012

Trelleborg has acquired Printec, the printing blankets business of Day Brazil SA. The investment comes at a time when the organization’s long-term…

Workflow, MIS & inspection

Chicago Tag & Label upgrades to EFI Radius MIS

17 September 2012

US-based converter Chicago Tag & Label has selected EFI Radius as its new MIS software. In business for more than 65 years, Chicago Tag & Label is a…

Finishing & embellishment

World’s largest slitter rewinder heads to China

17 September 2012

Goebel shipping first of three 11m-wide monoslit giant units to China

Ancillary equipment

Pork Farms turns to Allen carton coder to deal with modern packaging

17 September 2012

UK food manufacturer invests in new carton coding system to make efficiency gains

Substrates & adhesives

Compostable packaging substrate features as

17 September 2012

Compostable packaging substrate features as part of new packaging de

New products

KWH Plast launches new peelable lidding film

17 September 2012

Secure and peelable seal designed to add value for packaging converters, the food industry, brand owners, retailers and consumers

Müller Martini to host variable offset package printing seminar

17 September 2012

Theme to be “Using the Advantages of Web Offset to Boost Your Company’s Strengths”