Joke of the month
21 March 2016
Why did the Easter bunny bang his head on the piano? He was playing by ear
News
Parkside makes investment in Malaysia
18 March 2016
John Taylor, general manager at Parkside Speciality packaging manufacturer Parkside will invest in its Malaysian operations to ensure its growing customer base in the…
Aeromaid wins Technical Innovation Award
18 March 2016
Flexomaid received the 2016 FTA Technical Innovation Award for its Aeromaid cleaning technology at the annual Awards Banquet held in Fort Worth, Texas, 6 March.…
Asahi to introduce new plates at drupa
17 March 2016
Pinning technology for clean transfer A range of flexographic printing plate solutions have been announced by Asahi Photoproducts and will feature at drupa 2016.…
Vetaphone strengthens sales team
15 March 2016
Vetaphone’s new area sales manager for Europe, Karsten Koch In response to growing demand for its surface treatment technology, Danish corona treatment specialist, Vetaphone,…
AVT appoints new president for Europe
15 March 2016
AVT’s new president of European operations, Walter Nackaerts Walter Nackaerts will join AVT as president of European operations. Mr Nackaerts, who will be based…
Bobst kit automates at Encore
14 March 2016
Financial director Mike Williamson and business Durham inward investment manager Peter Rippingale, with the new Bobst Visionfold Encore Packaging Solutions has invested £250,000 in…
API announces new appointments
11 March 2016
API’s distribution centre in Sheffield Brand enhancement specialist API has announced a number of new appointments to build on the success of its foils…
New packaging format from TCL
11 March 2016
The ovenable stand-up pouch, developed by TCL Packaging TCL Packaging has developed a stand-up ovenable pouch. The Doypack took 12 months to produce and…
Custom Labels invests in Mark Andy press
10 March 2016
The Mark Andy P5 Press running production at Custom Labels in New Jersey Converting company Custom Labels has installed a Mark Andy Performance Series…
Pamarco offers advice
7 March 2016
FlexoPedia, LinkedIn discussion group for the flexo industry, has been launched by Pamarco. The FlexoPedia group will facilitate discussions regarding any issues faced by flexo…
New adhesive for faster run speeds
7 March 2016
Ashland Specialty Ingredients has launched Aroset PS 5333, a pure acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) that is free of hexane, toluene and vinyl acetate…
Glunz & Jensen launches FlexScan
4 March 2016
The FlexScan 1800 Developed in consultation with its customer RC Group A/S, Glunz & Jensen has introduced the FlexScan 1800. This scans polymer sleeves…
drupa preview set for Kodak’s Ultra NX
1 March 2016
Kodak will preview a next-generation flexo technology, Flexcel Ultra NX, at drupa, alongside upgrading the Flexcel NX system, including extending the product line to support…
Prinergy to be deployed as a cloud-based system
1 March 2016
Kodak has committed to deploying its Prinergy workflow as a cloud-based system and will launch a workflow for digital presses that it claims is set…