News

Ancillary equipment

Flexo Concepts opens UK sales office and distribution center

08 March 2010

Flexo Concepts has opened a sales office in the UK to expand its distribution channels in Europe. Paul Reeve, who previously represented the company’s…

Digital printing

US converter installs HP WS6000 with ABG finishing unit

08 March 2010

Kentucky, US-based converter Steinhauser has installed an HP Indigo WS6000 digital press and a servo-driven Digicon Series 2 finishing unit from AB…

Substrates & adhesives

thelamco achieves SFI certification

05 March 2010

thelamco, a provider of coating, laminating and slitting services for industries using roll stock products, has achieved Sustainable Forestry…

Inks & coatings

Flint to host annual awards at Labelexpo Americas

05 March 2010

At Labelexpo Americas 2010, Flint Group will host the sixth Annual Narrow Web Print Awards, celebrating excellence and entrepreneurship in the wider…

Digital printing

Israeli converter installs HP Indigo WS6000 press

05 March 2010

S. Lerner, a label converter based in Akko, Israel, has invested in an HP Indigo WS6000 digital press, driven by an HP SmartStream labels and…

Inks & coatings

Sun Chemical opens plant in Germany

05 March 2010

Sun Chemical has opened a manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, Germany, to serve the food package printing market. The plant was built using clean room…

New products

Madico unveils destructible PVC film for security applications

04 March 2010

Madico Graphic Films, a UK-based supplier of specialist pressure sensitive, coated film products for durable label applications, has extended its…

US converter purchases Omet Flexy press

04 March 2010

QSX Labels of Everett, Massachusetts, USA, has installed an 8-color Omet Flexy press with a 10-inch web width. The press contains a combination UV/hot…

New products

Pamarco Global Graphics introduces ink management system

04 March 2010

Pamarco Global Graphics has introduced an electronically controlled, automated cartridge-based ink dispensing system, Sentinel iPro, which can track…

Plates & platemaking

Success for Flint Group at AFTA awards

03 March 2010

Products printed using Flint Group Flexographic Products’ plates and sleeves won 54 percent of the prizes at the eighth annual Asian Flexographic…

FFTA forum offers FIRST press operator certification course

03 March 2010

On Saturday, May 1, Foundation of FTA's TEST technical education services team (TEST) will host a complimentary pre-conference FIRST Press Operator…

Label growth for Argentine packaging converter

02 March 2010

The label division of Argentina’s premier pharmaceutical packaging converter is the fastest-growing part of the company, with further investment and a…