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Finishing & embellishment

Soma cooperates with Heidelberg in Middle East

03 February 2010

Soma Engineering has named Heidelberg ME as partner for the sales of its range of printing and converting machines in the Middle East.  ‘This…

Finishing & embellishment

US converter installs first AB Graphic laser cutter

02 February 2010

AB Graphic International has sold a SabreXtreme laser label cutter to Diagraph of Northern Ohio, USA. The installation is the first of the company’s…

Ancillary equipment

New Chinese import tariffs favor flexo unit presses

02 February 2010

The Chinese government has published a new schedule of import tariffs for print-related consumables and machinery, which heavily favors in-line flexo…

Finishing & embellishment

Mark Andy acquires Arpeco

02 February 2010

Mark Andy has acquired Arpeco, the manufacturer of inspection rewind equipment. The brand has been purchased ‘as part of an ongoing plan to further…

New products

Goss introduces web offset press for packaging

02 February 2010

Goss International, a manufacturer of wide-web newspaper printing presses, has introduced a web offset press with variable repeat capability for label…

Keller Crescent acquires Puerto Rican converter

02 February 2010

Keller-Crescent, part of the Clondalkin Group, has acquired Lehigh Press, a label and packaging converter located in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Lehigh Press…

CCL Label begins construction of Chinese facility

02 February 2010

CCL Label has begun construction of a facility in China. With a land area of 7,800 square meters and an investment of USD $6 million, CCL Label…

Hammer wins nine IAPHC print awards

01 February 2010

Hammer Packaging won nine awards at the 35th International Gallery of Superb Printing competition, produced by the International Association of…

US converter wins local print awards

01 February 2010

The Printing Plant has received five 2010 Print Excellence Awards from the Printing Industries of Ohio/N. Kentucky. This year member companies…

New products

EFI launches upgrade to XF software

01 February 2010

EFI has launched its latest upgrade to the XF software series. Key features include cutting-engine support, powerful RGB print workflow, latest spot…

Interactive technology

HP selects Brady as security label supplier

01 February 2010

Brady Worldwide, a global supplier of anti-counterfeiting and brand protection label products, has been selected by HP as its supplier of…

New products

Stora Enso unveils new label papers sample book

01 February 2010

Stora Enso Specialty Papers has released a new sample book with its full label papers product range for the beverage and food industry. Each paper…