News

Finishing & embellishment

Rotocontrol appoints distributor in South America

18 February 2010

Rotocontrol has appointed Brazilian company Forpack International Trade as the exclusive distributor for its range of finishing equipment for the…

Digital printing

Lightning Label launches iPhone application for custom quotes

18 February 2010

iPhone users can now get a free custom label printing quote in less than a minute with the new iLabel application from Denver, USA-based Lightning…

New products

MGX launches coatings for EFI Jetrion press

18 February 2010

Masterpiece Graphix (MGX) now offers both a matte and gloss substrate coating for the EFI Jetrion UV inkjet label press. MGX has tested these coatings…

Digital printing

Expanded Digital Summit to return to Barcelona in June

17 February 2010

Following the success of the first Digital Label Summit and the Digital Label Experience at Labelexpo Europe in 2009, the organizers of the Labelexpo…

Xeikon partnership raises $318,000 for cancer care

16 February 2010

Xeikon and the Jimmy Fund, a supporter of the fight against cancer at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, have raised over USD $318,000 through the…

Workflow, MIS & inspection

MGX’s digital materials available through Label Traxx

16 February 2010

Masterpiece Graphix’s materials and services will be available through Tailored Solutions’s job management software Label Traxx Version 5.5. MGX will…

Substrates & adhesives

Plantic appoints Klockner as distributor for Americas

16 February 2010

Australia-based Plantic Technologies has appointed Klockner Pentaplast as distributor in the Americas for its line of biopolymer rigid packaging…

People

3 Sigma names chief strategy and marketing officer

15 February 2010

3 Sigma Corporation, a supplier of custom adhesive and top-coated materials for the pressure-sensitive label industry, has named Mark Dallmeier as…

Sustainability

UPM Raflatac achieves ISO certification in Illinois facility

15 February 2010

UPM Raflatac has received ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certification for its labelstock factory in Dixon, Illinois, USA. This…

People

PCMC reappoints sales director

15 February 2010

Rich Rogals has rejoined Paper Converting Machine Company as sales director, printing, coating and laminating, US and Canada, and will lead sales…

New products

Edale launches Alpha-Multi press

12 February 2010

UK press manufacturer Edale will launch its Alpha-Multi machine in March 2010. The new press can print up to 9 colors in a footprint of five square…

Substrates & adhesives

Masterpiece Graphix named as acpo distributor

12 February 2010

Masterpiece Graphix (MGX), a digital coating company and HP-Certified treatment center, has partnered with acpo, a manufacturer of polyester and…