News

Karl Knauer invests in Heidelberg VLF carton press

20 December 2010

Heidelberg has sold one of its new Speedmaster XL 145 carton presses to Karl Knauer, (Germany) as part of an ongoing partnership between converter and…

New products

RotoMetrics launches new rotary die module at Emballage 2010

20 December 2010

RotoMetrics, one the world's leading manufacturers of precision rotary tooling, chose the recent Emballage 2010 expo in Paris to give a European debut…

Flint Group invests in India

20 December 2010

Flint Group is building a new factory near Baroda, India to produce inks for the packaging and narrow web sector as part of its ongoing program to…

PRATI secures sale of SUN TE330 to Wintek Flexo Prints

20 December 2010

PRATI secured the sale of its SUN TE330 servo slitter inspection rewinder machine at Labelexpo India.

New products

UPM Raflatac unveils facestocks for metallic effects

20 December 2010

UPM Raflatac has launched two label face materials – one solid aluminum, the other gold-metalized on both sides – aimed at wine, beverage and…

Substrates & adhesives

Mactac labelstocks certified for HP WS6000

20 December 2010

Mactac Printing Products has received RIT certification for four of its Indie film labelstocks on the HP Indigo WS6000 press. The company’s Indie…

Finishing & embellishment

Rotocontrol appoints agent in Czech and Slovak Republics

20 December 2010

Rotocontrol has appointed P-servis Zika as its agent in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.  ‘P-servis Zika has a strong team of sales consultants…

Digital printing

Digital label helps increase sales by 30 percent

20 December 2010

BH Barcode, a converter based in Israel, is helping its customers to be more profitable with its range of high-quality, digitally printed labels…

New products

Color-Logic launches flexo version of metallic printing system

17 December 2010

Color-Logic has released a flexographic version of its Process Metallic Printing System. Originally available only for offset lithography, the…

Substrates & adhesives

Evonik increases organics prices

17 December 2010

Effective January 15, 2011, Evonik Goldschmidt’s household care business line will increase prices for products marketed in North…

K2 Flexo installs fourth press at Turkish converter

17 December 2010

K2 International has installed a fourth flexographic printing press at packaging contractors Toros Ambalaj Sanayi in Turkey. The 3 Series 410mm…

Heidelberg invests close to £1m in UK

17 December 2010

Heidelberg UK is centralising all its functions and demonstration facilities at its 10,000 sq m site in Brentford, West London.