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EFI Appoints Bill Muir as New CEO

Muir's appointment is effective Oct. 15, 2018, when he will also join the Board of Directors. 

Zangrass Grass Paper for Sustainable Packaging

The paper has very good stability and processing properties and can be used for flexo printing.

Maxcess Appoints New VP of Global Supply Chain

Tim Quinn will direct the business toward a strengthened global supply chain focus.

Filmquest Announces Price Increase

Company continues to absorb increases in material prices while managing peak demand cycle in PET industry.

Burnishine Products Debuts New Flexo Cleaner

New Burnishine Flexo Cleaner is an effective and versatile product that safely cleans plates, anilox rolls and more.  

Quantum Design Inc. Acquires CTC Intl.

Like KTI, CTC offers a well-known line of Turret Rewinders, Automatic Splicers, Waste Matrix Winders and Unwind/Rewind Stands.

manroland web systems and Goss International Merge

Merger enables global presence, broad product range, long-term comprehensive customer support and e-business in web-fed printing market.

Butkovich Appointed New VP of Operations of PRG

He is responsible for day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning at all four sites to maximize the company’s growth.

FPA Publishes 2018 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

U.S. flexible packaging industry continues to experience positive and steady growth.

ICE USA and InPrint USA Announce Partnership with NAPIM

The partnership will bring all parties together to explore what opportunities new ink technologies can bring to the industrial digital print and converting industries.

Roll-2-Roll Technologies LLC New Partnership with Rod Ambrose Industrial Sales

Rod Ambrose Industrial Sales, manufacturing sales representative firm, will represent the West Coast Region.

GotPrint Takes Home Benny Award Using Scodix Technology

For the second year in a row, GotPrint has received the Benny Award for digital enhancement printing.

Emsur Russia Eximpack Increases Printing Capacity

The St. Petersburg facility invested in a new line of gravure printing and a Combi laminator.

MacDermid Graphics Solutions Appoints Jason Cagle North American Account Manager

Jason will be based in Atlanta, GA, and will be reporting to Mike Williams.

FTA Call for Entries for 2019 Excellence in Flexography Awards

The 2019 Excellence in Flexography Awards Competition celebrates the outstanding print jobs achieved by an industry always advocating progress.

FPA Partners with PACK EXPO International

FPA is supporting the event as a Tier 1 participant of the PACK EXPO International Partner Program.

Heidelberg Appoints Chris Brooks as Vice President of Label Products

Brooks will focus directly on the integration of Gallus into Heidelberg North America and is responsible for expanding the Gallus product line.

E-Commerce Comes to Cast and Cure™ Films

The Cast and Cure™ process for achieving holographic effects on labels and packaging is fully explained in Breit Technologies’ new web site.

Survey Says Invercote and Incada Among Most Valuable European Paperboard Brands

A brand survey was done by the analyst firm Opticom International Research with over 200 converters.

Semi-Slitting, Kiss-Cutting Solution by Rollem

Insignia performs kiss-cutting, scoring, cut-scoring embossing and in-line folding/gluing, ideal for producing folded carton work.

Xeikon Offers New Entry-Level Solution for Digital Label Production

Xeikon 3030 + entryDCoat is a digital print and converting solution with a lower cost of entry & operating cost for professional printers.

Toray Advances Lines of Packaging Films

Improvements made to Torayfan® clear barrier BOPP, Torayfan white BOPP and Lumirror® high barrier PET.

Edaron Improves Performance with Colter & Peterson’s SABER Paper Cutter

The 30-ton press was up and running by mid-June, and the key feature is its ability to cut 2000 pieces all at one time.

Rollem Announces Installation of the Jetstream in Japan

The Jetstream system maximizes productivity by performing high volume, fully automated trimming, slitting, scoring and perforating.

New Era Converting Machinery Maximizes Performance with Goldenrod Shafts and Chucks

Multi-bladder shafts are designed to New Era’s exact specifications. New Era has also incorporated Goldenrod’s New Model 926 Safety Chuck design.

Automatic Cleaning Equipment Saves Money for Trisan

Trisan has moved to flexo production with two Nilpeter and one Omet machine.

Paul Cooper Appointed to Lead Sun Chemical Security Division

Sun Chemical’s Security Division will operate under the brand name of Luminescence, the highly regarded manufacturer of security and brand protection inks that Sun Chemical acquired earlier this year.

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2018

The 16th Annual Labelexpo Americas takes place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill., Sept. 25-27, 2018.

New Stand-Up Pouch System by CMD Corporation

The new stand-up pouch system delivers robust precision, irresistible simplicity, quick changeovers and logical, simple maintenance.

Keystone Folding Box Co. Introduces Blister Solution for Limited Opioid Prescriptions

Customizable Ecoslide-RX packaging design seen as a tool to combat the ongoing opioid crisis.

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