Printing ink sales down 18%
24 November 2020
According to the British Coatings Federation (BCF) printing ink manufacturers have had a subdued 2020 with year-to-date printing ink sales down 18%
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First DC350NANO installed in Denmark
24 November 2020
Nemprint based in Aarhus, Denmark, has become the first company in Denmark to buy a DC350NANO
Print Control Wizard update focussed on corrugated
23 November 2020
Esko’s update to Print Control Wizard 20.1 is aimed at giving corrugated converters quicker plate production and improved graphic performance
Vetaphone pulls out of trade shows for 2021
23 November 2020
Due to show postponements and continued Covid-19 related disruption Vetaphone has withdrawn from all major trade shows
Label Tech capacity increased with Evolution
20 November 2020
The addition of a Mark Andy Evolution flexo press has increased production capacity for Dublin-based Label Tech
Offset printer moves to flexo
20 November 2020
Sreevan Offset has completed the installation of an 8-colour Lombardi Synchroline 430 flexo press
Nicolas Wiedmann to succeed as CEO of Siegwerk
17 November 2020
Siegwerk CEO, Herbert Forker, will retire on 31 March 2021
ACME Graphics installs Flexcel NX System
17 November 2020
South African flexo trade shop, ACME Graphics has installed the Kodak Flexcel NX System in its new Cape Town site
Brexit readiness measures taken by Avery Dennison
17 November 2020
Avery Dennison has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of products and reliable local support to UK customers after Brexit
Regional Service Centre opened by Flint Group
16 November 2020
Flint Group Packaging Inks has invested in a Regional Service Centre (RSC) in Barcelona, Spain
Flexypack appointed as MPS agent
16 November 2020
MPS has appointed Flexypack as its local agent for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Montenegro, and Macedonia
Splicing units launched by ABG
13 November 2020
AB Graphic International (ABG), has launched both a non-stop unwinder (NSU) and non-stop rewinder (NSR) solution
Third Edale press for Reelvision
12 November 2020
Manufacturers of pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care and FMCG cartons, Reelvision, have invested in an Edale FL5, single-pass printing and converting carton line.
Pandemic raises rotary screen demand
11 November 2020
Creation has noticed that converters are increasingly turning towards rotary screen printing due in part to the coronavirus pandemic.
FlexoKITE takes flight
10 November 2020
A collaboration between five flexo industry suppliers has create an online Experience Centre to help printers and converters achieve best practice flexo production.