Labelexpo
UPM Raflatac, global supplier of innovative and sustainable self-adhesive paper and film products, will showcase its solutions for labeling a smarter future beyond fossils at Labelexpo Europe 2023, taking place in Brussels, Belgium on 11 – 14 September. These solutions include UPM Raflatac’s products and services that are designed to enable their customers to Reduce, Recycle, Renew and Reuse.
MPS Systems North America confirms the sale of a new 530mm, 10-color MPS EF next generation fully automated flexographic press to Meyers, the fourth MPS machine added to their production facility. The MPS EF next generation press brings narrow web flexo printing to the 21st century with 24/7 data collection and feedback. By embracing the full potential of IoT, the EF helps MPS customers optimize production by identifying possible bottle necks and automatically suggesting areas for improvement.
Gallus Group, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), is active in the development, production, and sale of conventional and digital narrow-web and reel-fed presses for the label printing industry. Yesterday, it was celebrating its 100th anniversary by opening its doors to a brand-new industry hub in St. Gallen, Switzerland – the Gallus Experience Center – which is designed to serve as an industry touchpoint for customers, industry experts, stakeholders and members of the public, to drive market transformation. Importantly, Gallus is also utilizing its centenary celebrations to announce the launch of three new products across its portfolio: the Heidelberg Customer Portal, the new Gallus One with Converting, and a digital upgrade to the company’s successful Gallus ECS 340.
ICScolor, provider of remote digital color proofing solutions, and Hybrid Software, provider for the label and packaging industry, announce the seamless integration between Hybrid Cloudflow and ICScolor Remote Director to offer a simple and exact way to view and approve color-accurate digital proofs. While Cloudflow users could always access Remote Director, now they can launch the Remote Director color viewing window directly within Cloudflow.
Rondo Ganahl AG has invested 36 million euros in its St. Ruprecht site in the Austrian province of Styria,culminating in the inauguration of one of the most modern print centres for corrugated packaging in Europe. The centrepiece in the production hall is a new six-colour Rapida 164 sheetfed offset press with inline coater and extended delivery.
The first trade show focusing on sustainable packaging, Édition Spéciale by Luxe Pack in Paris is set to demonstrate how vital the issue of sustainability is for luxury goods. Mondi will be showing a selection of high-quality, sustainable packaging papers made from natural materials in the historic clothes market hall of the Carreau du Temple in Paris on 7 and 8 June 2023. In addition, 15 different presentations will give visitors the opportunity to learn about current trends and innovative product developments.
Actega, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, has announced a collaborative agreement with Makro Labelling. The partnership aims to accelerate the development and supply of container application machines for Signite® - a sustainable decoration technology which has been widely recognized by brand owners and the labelling industry as one of the most potentially transformative and progressive technologies to be developed in recent years.