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AIMCAL Teams with SPE for Technical Meeting

This year’s Web Coating & Handling Conference/FlexPackCon offers a wide range of topics, including a track devoted to flexible packaging

Atlas Celebrates 50 Years of Titan Slitters

An Open House in the UK will feature the latest equipment as well as presentations by partner suppliers

Smithers Pira Issues Report on Luxury Packaging

The market for luxury packaging is growing, says the new report, driven by such trends as personalized packaging and sustainability issues

SCANLAB Announces Polygon Scanner

Hybrid system is suited for line-by-line processing of surfaces via high-repetition USP (ultra-short-pulse) lasers

TOKYO PACK Offers Pre-Show Orientation Tour

The Packaging Insight Japan Tour includes a look at materials and technologies from the show as well as a retail tour to see packaging in action

Davis-Standard to Show Capabilities at Labelexpo

A new curtain slide coater, a five-roll silicone coater, and the dsX flex-pack extrusion coating line will be among the highlights

PCI Analyzes the Global BOPET Industry

It is now a buyer’s market, and the study expects this to continue for a while, meaning suppliers must find new ways to improve profitability

Label Converter Max Aarts Implements MIS-ERP Solution

Calls installation of DiMS.NET! a big step forward

Cortec Paper Offers Environmental Benefits

Recyclable/repulpable EcoShield is said to offer good barrier properties and to work as a replacement for PE and wax-coated paper

IADD·FSEA 2015 Odyssey Filling Up Fast

Organizers say exhibit space is filling up, and early commitments promise a wide array of equipment will be running on the Techshop floor

OMET Americas to Show New Press at Labelexpo Americas

The XFlex X4 offers a width that works for both short and medium label runs as well as long runs of flexible packaging

Jacob Holm Will Acquire the DuPont Sontara Business

The DuPont Sontara global nonwovens business will join Jacob Holm, a supplier of spunlaced nonwoven fabrics

Converflex Will Join IPACK-IMA in 2015

The reorganization, which will make the 2015 event more focused on packaging, includes the postponement of Grafitalia from 2015 to 2017

Kodak Improved Thermal Plates Now in Latin America

TRILLIAN SP Thermal Plates have a new formulation that uses less chemistry and are said to offer high levels of efficiency

Color-Logic Moves Design Suite to HTML5 Architecture

The change, caused by the move of Adobe Creative Suite to the cloud, reportedly will be transparent to users of the Process Metallic Color System

Vidmar Offers Custom Movable Pallets

Adjustable racking system and the STAK system let operators handle heavy loads without a forklift

Mark Andy Expands Technology Center

With Esko and DuPont equipment, company reports it is helping converters optimize their businesses with leading platemaking workflows

EKS-Label Invests in UV Inkjet Press

DSI press from SPGPrints meets demand for short run self-adhesive labels

Stafford Shaft Collars Offer Options

Flanged one-piece shaft collars are said to enhance user mounting options

Coveris Acquires St. Neots Packaging

The acquisition is part of Coveris’s strategy designed to support its continued growth in cartonboard

CV Labels Invests in Second Nilpeter Press

Adding FB-2500 UV-flexo press to meet demand for self-adhesive pharma labels

Ideal Labels Delivering Complete Digital Flexo Solution

Esko CDI 2530 plate imager and DeskPack software give label provider quality boost

Appleton Mfg. Division Adds to Safe-Slab Line

The Butt Roll Safe-Slab and the Master Roll Safe-Slab are said to provide many updated benefits, including new safety features

Foodservice Packaging Institute Reports Survey Results

Survey finds companies are optimistic about industry growth and many are planning expansion, but there are challenges ahead as well

Badger Plug Spool Kits Allow On-Site Assembly

Kits are said to add speed and convenience to product packaging, and flanges are offered in many varieties

Esko Releases Suite 14 Software

The next-generation productivity suite for packaging preproduction and management is said to enable better connections throughout the supply chain

FTA Fall Conference Open for Registration

Innovation will be the focus, with an agenda that includes indirect flexo, FIRST 5.0, printed electronics, RFID, expanded gamut, and much more

Channeled Resources Acquires Atlas Adhesive Tape

Channeled expects the acquisition of Atlas’s pressure-sensitive tape applications to bring another dimension to an already diverse product line

NDC Infrared Engineering Merges with Beta LaserMike

The two suppliers of noncontacting measurement and control solutions come together to form NDC Technologies

DFE Celebrates 40 Years in Business

Dover Flexo Electronics shares some history on how it got started 40 years ago and how it got its name

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