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Substrates & adhesives

German flexible packaging materials supplier orders Atlas slitter

25 June 2012

Atlas Converting Equipment received an order for a Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinder from Heukäufer Folien during the Drupa 2012 exhibition held in…

Ancillary equipment

UK food firm reports label applicator success

25 June 2012

UK-based food firm Thriving Divine Deli has experienced a boost in production after installing new bottling labeling equipment manufactured by…

Substrates & adhesives

Compostable packaging film gets ow

22 June 2012

Compostable packaging film gets own website to improve understanding of pr

Sustainability

Innovia launches Natureflex website

22 June 2012

Innovia launches Natureflex website

FTA reports operator certification program success

22 June 2012

Launched three years ago, the North American Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) First operator certification program now boasts a roster of…

New products

EFI PrintMe Mobile increases IT management

22 June 2012

EFI’s PrintMe Mobile 2.2 software now gives IT departments the ability to better control and manage printing from tablets and smartphones. PrintMe…

Finishing & embellishment

UAE converter orders custom Gallus ICS 670

22 June 2012

In-line folding carton converting system to feature roll unwinder, gravure units, cold foiling and lamination, seven flexo modules, and in-line…

Substrates & adhesives

SVP Investor Group acquires Klöckner Pentaplast

22 June 2012

Following a cash equity injection of 190 million euros by a group of new investors led by Strategic Value Partners (SVP Investor Group) and new debt…

Plates & platemaking

Flint Group Flexographic Products honors distributor of the year

22 June 2012

Flint Group Flexographic Products has named Italy-based Macchingraf as its distributor of the year for 2011. Since the end of the 1960s, Maccingraf…

New lamps for old

21 June 2012

Using a new reflector design, IST has managed to squeeze 200W/cm curing power out of a 120W/cm lamp. Andy Thomas reports on the launch of the MB6 IST…

Plates & platemaking

Italian packaging converter installs Kodak Flexcel NX

21 June 2012

Italian packaging provider Domenico De Lucia has installed a Kodak Flexcel NX system. The Kodak system was purchased as part of a project that has led…

Digital printing

OKI Data Americas offers digital press promotion

21 June 2012

OKI Data Americas is offering a limited time promotion on the purchase of its pro510DW digital label printer – part of the OKI proColor series of…