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Sustainability

Houston to host packaging sustainability symposium

22 November 2011

Sustainable Packaging Symposium 2012 – Advancing Sustainable Supply Chains with Optimized Packaging to take place April 3-5, 2012

Ancillary equipment

RotoMetrics and Gerhardt reap rewards from merger

22 November 2011

Merged business settled well in UK; benefiting from pooled resources

Digital printing

iSys Label appoints Gulmen as Australia distributor

22 November 2011

iSys Label, a manufacturer of digital label printers for short to mid run production, has appointed Gulmen Engineering as its distributer for…

Substrates & adhesives

RotoMetrics and Avery Dennison hold technical meeting

22 November 2011

Six months on from the merger of leading die making competitors RotoMetrics and Gerhardt, the newly combined operation has settled in well, according…

Mike Fairley’s Labelexpo webinar available to download

21 November 2011

Industry expert Mike Fairley presented a review of the technology launched at Labelexpo Europe 2011 and discussed trends in the label and package…

Substrates & adhesives

India's UFLEX Group starts work on US packaging film plant

21 November 2011

Flex Films breaks ground on new plant with film line larger than any presently operating in the US

Plates & platemaking

Flexcel NX boosts business at German platemaker

21 November 2011

Reproservice Eurodigital invests in Kodak Flexcel NX Wide System to streamline production and output

Inks & coatings

TPS to distribute Shackell Edwards inks

21 November 2011

Shackell Edwards announces a distribution agreement with TPS

Plates & platemaking

German repro house installs Kodak Flexcel NX Wide system

21 November 2011

Munich, Germany-based Reproservice Eurodigital, a member of Matthews Brand Solutions, has invested in the Kodak Flexcel NX Wide system.  Reproservice…

Ancillary equipment

Apex North America expands Pennsylvania plant

21 November 2011

Apex North America, a subsidiary of Holland-based Apex Group of Companies, a manufacturer of anilox rolls for narrow, wide web, corrugated and coating…

New products

Tresu Group launches closed chamber doctor blade system

21 November 2011

Danish flexo press and printing ancillary product manufacturer Tresu Group has launched a closed chamber doctor blade system for narrow web water- and…

Substrates & adhesives

Avery Dennison opens adhesives research center

18 November 2011

Avery Dennison has opened its new Adhesives Center of Excellence research center in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, USA. The 24,500-square foot facility…