Gallus appoints new head of research and development
7 March 2013
Georg Riescher has been appointed head of research and development for the Label Business of Gallus. In his previous position, Mr Riescher was head of newspaper…
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Smurfit Kappa UK makes a significant investment
6 March 2013
A major investment package has been made as part of Smurfit Kappa’s continuing development of its high-quality post print (HQPP) service. The investment consists of…
Evolution of the species
25 February 2013
ITR laser engraving by WNRS Most people believe the point that Darwin was making in ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection’…
Full of Eastern promise
18 February 2013
With its unequivocal commitment to optimising materials resource combined with a natural ability for developing innovative solutions that often appear to be quite simple, the…
New CDI expands Esko offerings for tag and label printers
14 February 2013
Esko has developed a new addition to its market leading family of CDI flexo plate imagers with the introduction of the CDI Spark 2420. This…
Growth in label market reflected in show event
14 February 2013
easyFairs continues to expand its exhibition activities and has for the 2013 NEC event added Labelling Innovation. This will be co-located with Packaging Innovations, Ecopack,…
New M9 press for packaging launched with an open house
13 February 2013
Gidue recently opened its doors to present the new M9 ‘all in one pass’ multi-process press for the carton and packaging industry. The Italian manufacturer…
BPIF Labels holds AGM
11 February 2013
On 6 February BPIF Labels held its AGM at the offices of CPI (Centre for Process Innovation Limited) in Sedgefield. In total 20 label converters…
New sales and marketing director for Loparex
8 February 2013
Ruud Wigman has been named as European sales and marketing director at Loparex succeeding Jussi Pukkila, who is retiring after 25 years with the company. …
DuPont hosts flexographic printing conference
7 February 2013
Held in Moscow, DuPont biennial flexographic printing and technical seminar attracted more than 150 attendees from over 70 companies. There was keen interest among attendees…
Edale appoints sales manager to work out of a new northern office
7 February 2013
Print manufacturers, Edale has announced the appointment of Chris Chappel as sales manager. The changes to the sales division now means that Mr Chappel will…
V&W Graphics moves flexo proofing to a new level with GMG OpenColor
5 February 2013
Gareth Heward, graphics and production director (right) and Shaun Mettam, studio manager Investment in GMG OpenColor proofing software now means that flexographic platemaker V&W…
Rotocontrol RSC finishing machine is a success
4 February 2013
Marco Aengenvoort (Rotocontrol), Abdia Haricombe, (Operator, Panprint), John Lowther (Panprint) Panprint, in New Zealand, has successfully installed a customised Rotocontrol RSC slitter/rewinder finishing machine. The…
Mark Andy offers trade ins
31 January 2013
Mark Andy has recently expanded its support offerings to include trade ins and rebuilds. Under this programme, the company will accept select pre-owned equipment and…
Successful open house for MPS
29 January 2013
Held at the company’s headquarters in Didam, The Netherlands, MPS has described its latest open house as ‘a success’. The event saw live demonstrations of…