Looking back: 1997
10 January 2014
As an industry, environmental concerns have always been a part of how we have grown over the last few decades, as we see in this…
Curing
Comexi leads the way in sustainable quality
9 January 2014
Comexi held a practical workshop during its Solventless Printing Technologies seminar The Comexi Group is pressing on with its strategy to lead the industry on making…
Zero to Landfill gains momentum
2 January 2014
The project designed by BPIF labels and PRISMM Environmental to reduce the amount of production waste going to landfill by diverting this waste to energy…
Migration proves to be popular topic
23 December 2013
Delegates represented the whole packaging chain Under the title ‘Managing the Migration Myth’, the British Coatings Federation pulled in an impressive number of attendees to its packaging summit…
BPIF to hold operator training day
13 December 2013
To continue to promote the importance of training in the printing industry, the BPIF has collaborated with GEW, Edale and Fujifilm to hold an operator…
IST Metz extends facilities
29 November 2013
(L-R) Christian Metz, director IT and processes and grandson of the company founder, with Otmar Heirich, senior mayor of Nürtingen, Antonio Camuti, architect, Dirk Jägers,…
Chesapeake Bristol converts to ultra-low migration
29 November 2013
Chesapeake has converted its Bristol facility to ultra-low migration using ULM inks from Paragon Inks As the first self-adhesive label manufacturer in the UK,…
FlexoTech Awards honour the best in the industry
18 October 2013
The JV Uniflex team collect the Supreme Award At the Hilton London Metropole, the best examples of the flexographic industry were honoured by receiving awards…
Industry initiative on additive migration
16 October 2013
Through the British Coatings Federation (BCF), ink manufacturers are leading a major industry initiative with the food packaging supply chain on additive migration. The Food…
Inks and migration
4 October 2013
Labels printed with Fujifilm’s Uvivid inks With no global legislation available and terminology not definitely defined, ink formulation for food packaging remains a challenge for suppliers…
Label Life helps to show sustainable options
2 October 2013
To help printers make sustainable choices based on a comprehensive life cycle assessment, UPM Raflatac introduced Label Life at Labelexpo. The ‘Label Life’ concept is…
IST makes UV LED curing more accessible
2 October 2013
IST has future proofed its MBS-6 curing solution by making it UV LED compatible Looking to make it easier for printers to use UV LED…
Milestone power unit reached by IST
19 August 2013
(L-R) Werner Michael Seidel, Carl Edelmann GmbH, Dietmar Kaiser, Holger Kühn, Dirk Jägers, IST Metz GmbH and Oliver Sattel, Carl Edelmann GmbH, at the presentation…
UV LED lights the way to the future
7 August 2013
The IST Metz UV Days are held every two years at the company headquaters in Nurtingen, in southern Germany. In the sweltering Swabian summer, IST…
New business managing director at Comexi
23 July 2013
Comexi Group has appointed Miquel Salvà as business managing director, marking the end of a plan initiated in late 2012 by the Catalan company to…