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Comexi & QuadTech Collaborate on Color Control

The companies combine QuadTech’s Color Control & SpectralCam for closed loop color control of flexible packaging on Comexi’s CI8 Offset press

TLMI Announces Committee Summit

Six committees of the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute will meet in January to set agendas for 2018

New WPO President Sets Goals

Pierre Pienaar sets the goals for his term, with the main focus being to help eradicate hunger and poverty through better packaging

GTI Announces Adjustable Floor Stand

Available for CVX-3052 viewing stations, the stand is said to be durable and simple to use

EyeC to Show Inspection Technology

The ProofRunner Label system is said to offer 100% inspection even on the fastest equipment

Constantia to Expand Pharma Plant

Constantia Patz will add production capacity at its pharma plant in Austria with a new lacquering machine and slitter

Shanghai Hosts World of Packaging

Organizers says swop 2017 was a success, with a broad range of exhibits, forum, and special events attracting visitors from around the globe

Pamarco Joins Others in AICC Program

Pamarco, Absolute Engineering, JB Machinery, and Printron commit to the AICC Education Investor program to provide knowledge to the corrugated industry

Phoseon Curing Works on MPS Presses

The company’s LED UV curing is integrated onto flexo presses from MPS, including several sold to converter GM Graphix

Flexo Concepts Continues Green Initiatives

With the completion of a solar renewable energy system, the company’s facility is 100% powered by solar-generated electricity

Flint Group Acquires Eston Chimica

With the acquisition of the Italian manufacturer of water-based inks, Flint says it is able to increase its volume output for paper and board

IMDA Opens Awards Competition

Entries are now open for the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products

GPA Metalized Styrene Joins GPA's Wide Format Offering

GPA, the market leader in substrate solutions for digital, wide format, and offset printing, proudly announces the latest addition to their wide format offering: GPA Metalized Styrene.

Cosmetics Carton Wins Excellence Award for Diamond Packaging

One of three awards bestowed by Paperboard Packaging Council

Prototype & Production Systems Offers Digital Print Engine

The DICEweb is said to offer reliability and a robust design, and to allow an analog press to become a digital model

Drytac Launches Anti-Scratch Film

Company expands Protac line with Anti-Scratch Gloss film said to protect and enhance images

FTA Asks for Entries for 2018 Awards

The Flexographic Technical Association says it is looking for pristine, execution, unparalleled consistency, and exceptional quality

Flint Launches In-Mold Label Ink

Company says Novastar D 2000 IML BIO sheet-fed ink offers high color strength and will serve the growing market for IML labels

HP Calls for Inkspiration Awards Entries

The 3rd annual Inkspiration Awards Americas will honor print projects using HP Indigo, HP PageWide Web Press, and HP Scitex print

Butler Register Sensor Is Enhanced

Enhanced register sensor for SP1 Automatic Film Splicers is said to provide greater resolution and simpler control for reduced packaging film waste

Schreiner MediPharm Adds Features to Labels

Autoinjector-Labels now include irreversible first-opening indicator with anti-recapping functionality and integrated dust protection

IIMAK Offers Longer Thermal Transfer Ribbon

The longer-length NETFlex+ XL near-edge ribbon for flexible packaging is said to aid productivity

pacprocess Tehran and IPAP Debut in Iran

Organizers say the co-located shows featured a wide range of packaging and process exhibits and that business was good during the event

AWA Reviews Sessions on Release Liners

The annual market update, which featured a wide range of industry experts, was part of the recent Labelexpo Europe

IMS Deltamatic Group Moves to New Plant

The company says the move will offer one-source, high-tech production for customers of its brands

BOBST Corrugated Packer Is Automatic

SPEEDPACK works at the of corrugated folding/gluing lines to batch boxes, reportedly while preserving high quality

OMET Americas Hosts Students

The company calls the event a new initiative to provide millennials with access to in-demand occupations in the flexographic industry

Henkel Expands Adhesive Recycling Program

In partnership with TerraCycle, the company now offers a program for recycling anaerobic and light cure adhesives packaging

FPI Honors Two for Innovation & Excellence

PDQ and Pan Pacific Manufacturing shared honors at the annual competition of the Foodservice Packaging Institute

AMI Reports on Polymer Demand in Asia

Polymer demand in Asia is still showing strong growth, says a new study that also covers markets and end-use applications

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