Varga chooses Vetaphone corona for new food casing CI-flexo press
5 September 2024
Varga-Flexo has introduced a new food casing CI-flexo press, Varga Oktoflex, designed to produce food casings with fast changeovers due to its non-stop reel change.
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Comexi launches new slitter/rewinder
28 August 2024
Comexi has launched a new version of its S1DT slitting technology, with the new S1DT evolution being ‘a significant step forward in productivity and automation’.
Mark Andy partners with Rotometal on component development
22 June 2024
The companies are already working on several products, including a composite print cylinder sleeve with high thermal resistance and dimensional stability characteristics.
New vision system for Nilpeter presses aims to ensure consistent colour
14 May 2024
Press manufacturer Nilpeter has jointly developed a vision inspection system with Austrian automated technology manufacturer B&R that the companies claim reduces waste, improves quality, and…
LeadEdge develops fast-drying plate sealer for corrugated post-print
9 May 2024
The company's new 347 Plate Sealer has been developed to improve plate mounting and production efficiencies in corrugated post-print.
Macedonian label converter installs Martin unwind/splicer
25 March 2024
Macedonian label converter, Moniko, has fitted a Martin Automatic MBS non-stop unwind/splicer to its newly installed Edale FL5 flexo press to improve productivity and reduce…
Spanish flexo tradeshops benefit from Miraclon technology
13 March 2024
Barcelona-based Magnegraf and sister company Prepack, based in Murcia, has described Miraclon’s Shine LED Lamp Kit as ‘simple, smart, cost-effective and 100% reliable,’ following a…
Avery Dennison introduces new recycled wine and spirits label product
8 March 2024
Avery Dennison has introduced 30% post-consumer waste (PCW) versions of three facestocks, and a new program designed to help northern California winemakers and label converters…
Labels focus for Polymount sleeves with Dantex partnership
20 February 2024
Dantex Group will promote Polymount's self-adhesive sleeve technology to the label industry in the USA and parts of Europe.
Looking ahead to 2024
20 February 2024
With the first drupa in eight years on the horizon, Sean Smyth looks at the developments likely to come in flexo.
UV Ray expands distribution network
13 February 2024
The Italy-based UV, LED and hybrid curing technology manufacturer has announced new partners in parts of Europe and in China.
Grafiche Quartana looks to UV Ray for dual curing capability
29 January 2024
Italian label printer Grafiche Quartana has installed UV Ray’s Atom mercury arc UV and MaxLED water-cooled LED curing lamps on its Omet iFlex label press.
XSYS unveils online customised adapter sleeve tool
10 January 2024
Step-by-step configuration of rotec adapters, including dimensions and application details, makes customisation and ordering of adapters quick and easy.
Beating the bounce
1 December 2023
The right adapter sleeve can make a profound difference to on-press productivity and profitability, helping reduce on-press reverberations.
Iconex hails reliability of its splicing systems
20 November 2023
After installing more than 40 Martin Automatic butt splicers over 32 years, the label and receipt manufacturer has lots of experience of production efficiency and…