SpectraLab installed at Elopak plant
7 April 2015
Elopak has added AVT’s SpectraLab on-press module to its quality control process in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, following previous installations at plants in Germany and Denmark. …
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FTA Forum debuts ‘Toolbox Tuesday’
2 April 2015
Under the theme ‘Hitting the Perfect Harmony’, the FTA’s annual forum will take place on 3-6 May at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville.…
New folding box board launched by Sappi
2 April 2015
Sappi Speciality Papers has introduced a new folding box board (FBB), atelier, which broadens the company’s offering of coated virgin fibre cartonboards for the packaging…
Heidelberg buys Swedish arm of Fujifilm
1 April 2015
Axel Johnson International technology trading group, has sold Fujifilm Sverige AB to Heidelberg in a strategic move to realign its business-to-business operation. ‘We are very…
Fixed colour gamut used for new Andrex range
1 April 2015
The new Andrex range created for Kimberly-Clark Manufacturer and supplier of embossed, plain and printed flexible films, Skymark has partnered with Kimberly-Clark to develop…
Etiquette Labels halves energy consumption in a year
1 April 2015
Wrexham-based Etiquette Labels has seen a reduction in CO2 emissions of over 50% and cut bills by £4500 following the installation of a Vickers energy…
First narrow web EASI-Plasma installation
31 March 2015
Vetaphone has sold its first EASI-Plasma VE2E surface treatment unit to be fitted to a narrow web press. Designed and developed in cooperation with…
Gallus Group increases sales
30 March 2015
In 2014 the Gallus Group has increased its sales by 8% to CHF 202 million, from CHF 187 million in 2013, after achieving record sales…
SF Services expands aftersales team
30 March 2015
Fraser Tungate (left) with Richard Ivatt, service manager Hot foiling and cutting & creasing machine specialists SF Services has recently expanded its aftersales division following the…
New recycling option for label matrix waste
27 March 2015
Avery Dennison and Belgian-based Seliplast have launched a recycling option for label matrix waste made of polypropylene and polyethylene. The programme is now available…
Regional manager for UK and Ireland appointed by ThermoFlexX
27 March 2015
ThermoFlexX has improved its sales support in the UK with the appointment of Doug Mawdsley as regional manager, who is now responsible for the company’s…
Open house marks sale of first EB press from MPS
24 March 2015
Quick changeovers are a key feature of the EB press The sale of the first EB press from MPS Systems was celebrated with an…
Gold for TRM at EFIA Awards
24 March 2015
The team from TRM Packaging celebrate their win The Best in Show gold winner at the EFIA Awards 2015 was TRM Packaging for the…
OMET installs 600th printing press
24 March 2015
XFlex X6 530 With the 600th Omet printing press installed, the company is gearing up to launch two new machines labels and packaging in May…
New products added to H.B. Fuller’s adhesive range
23 March 2015
H.B. Fuller has added two new products to its range of high-performance adhesives for the flexible packaging market, the Flextra Fast and Flextra Reseal flexible…