300th Miraflex sold
4 July 2014
Windmöller & Hölscher is celebrating after the German-based company sold its 300th Miraflex press to a US customer, Multifilm Packaging. Multifilm manufactures flexible packaging for…
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WH Leary becomes exclusive UK supplier of Robatech
4 July 2014
(L-R) Kevin Leary, president and CEO of WH Leary with Marcel Meyer, president and CEO of Robatech Owners Kevin Leary of WH Leary and Marcel…
Nilpeter set to host expanded gamut printing seminar
3 July 2014
The seminar will be held in Nilpeter’s Technology Centre in Cincinnati In a bid to educate and inform printers on the seven colour expanded gamut printing process,…
Orkestra alliance combines Italian printing technology
27 June 2014
A new coalition of Italian manufacturers serving the packaging printing and converting market, Orkestra, has been established with the aim to combine their technology and…
Waste not want not
25 June 2014
During the last couple of years, the technical seminars held by the labels section of the BPIF have become a firm fixture in the industry…
European flexographic associations discuss collaboration
19 June 2014
EFTA-Benelux has organised a meeting to further discuss and investigate the possibilities of establishing a European umbrella organisation for the flexographic printing industry. The meeting…
Hands on experience at Edale’s training day
19 June 2014
Edale’s print and technical services manager, Darron Shimmons, leading a small group discussion Edale hosted its own training day on 17 June at its head…
Innovating in packaging pre-press
18 June 2014
Each department at Contact has been fitted with a large plasma screen for easy access to the new system Six years ago, Contact Originators Ltd,…
Mock ups and prototypes
18 June 2014
Mock up samples from Reproflex3 More and more brands are demanding to see what the final product will look like on shelf before committing to…
Full merger of Chesapeake and Multi Packaging Solutions
11 June 2014
Chesapeake and Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) have unified under the MPS name and will share the same branding and logo. The news comes four months…
High tech technology ‒ that’s flexo plates today
4 June 2014
DuPont’s new Cyrel Fast DFUV plates on a Mark Andy press Multi-billion dollar takeovers in a high tech industry – yes, the world of flexo…
Riviera Labels opts for Star Plate and Smart Screen
2 June 2014
(L-R) Chris Bastow, Riviera Labels, Kevin Adams, Dantex Graphics, and Peter Burnard, Riviera Labels Torquay-based Riviera Labels has brought film production in house following…
Open house reveals new additions to Omet’s range
2 June 2014
The new double unwinder on an XFlex X4 Omet’s open house event in May saw the unveiling of two new additions to the company’s product…
Flexcel NX wide system provides high quality platemaking
30 May 2014
After UV exposure and removal of the TIL, the Flexcel NX plates are washed and dried in an automatic processing line Plate manufacturer Flex-Punkt has…
Three new additions to the Vetaphone sales team
29 May 2014
Vetaphone has strengthened its sales team with a raft of new appointments that will increase the company’s market coverage. The new appointments are: Pete Kelly,…