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Walki adds printing capacity to meet growing demand for future-proof flexible packaging

Walki Westpak has made sizable investments to meet the rising demand for recyclable flexible packaging. The company is expanding its production capacity by acquiring a new printing press and constructing a new post-processing hall.

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Feldmuehle successfully implements restructuring measures

Following intensive discussions with the works council, Feldmuehle has implemented the planned restructuring measures. Key elements of this reorganisation include adjustments to production capacities, changes to management and the shift system. The aim of these measures is to ensure better planning, greater reliability and punctuality for customers, suppliers and the company – without compromising on product quality.

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Hubergroup launches NC calculation service

As the packaging industry faces increasing pressure to comply with future recycling regulations, hubergroup Print Solutions introduces a nitrocellulose (NC) calculation service to support printers in determining the NC content in their packaging. Each hubergroup service technician is now equipped with an NC calculator, enabling an accurate assessment of the NC content in packaging constructions and checking their compliance with thresholds.

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One for everyone and everything! The bestseller from Heidelberg: Speedmaster CX 104

The Speedmaster CX 104 was first unveiled at China Print 2021 and has since been installed over 950 times. More than 6,100 of its printing, coating, and drying units have been delivered worldwide, making it the biggest-selling sheetfed offset printing press that Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has ever made, relative to its start of production. In one year, all the systems installed globally churned out a collective total of eleven billion printed sheets.

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Sibress to showcase new version of FlexoControl 3D Plus for photopolymer sleeves

Sibress, a manufacturer of measuring and analysis systems for the quality control of flexographic and packaging printing, will be presenting its entire current product portfolio at Labelexpo Europe 2025 in Barcelona. As a new innovation, the company will unveil a version of the FlexoControl 3D Plus device for measuring photopolymer sleeves.

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Labelexpo: Xeikon introduces the TX300 with Titon

Originally introduced for paper-based flexible packaging applications, Xeikon’s Titon technology has now evolved into a category-defining toner platform for mainstream label production. Built on Xeikon’s legacy in dry toner innovation, Titon technology, without the use of varnish, delivers the resilience of UV inkjet, in combination with the regulatory confidence of dry toner. Titon toner technology offers both composition compliance and migration technical compliance for food applications.

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X-Rite joins forces with Esko at Labelexpo 2025

At Labelexpo Europe 2025, taking place September 16–19 in Barcelona, Spain, X-Rite Incorporated and Esko will showcase their latest innovations that deliver faster, smarter, and more sustainable packaging workflows. Together, the companies will demonstrate how connected color solutions help label printers and converters reduce lead times, optimize print quality, and support real-time brand color conformance from design through production.

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Start of new training year at Heidelberg – fostering young talent ensures future power to innovate

At the start of the training year on September 1, 2025, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is welcoming around 100 new trainees and dual study program students to its sites in Germany. The Wiesloch-Walldorf site will be home to 75 of them. In this way, Heidelberg is once again making a clear statement regarding the prospects of young adults and the company’s future. Award-winning training for the targeted development of its homegrown talent is a key component of the human resources strategy adopted by Heidelberg as a global technology company.

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Durst integrates GMG color management into Durst Workflow and Smart Factory portfolio

Durst Group, manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, announces the full integration of GMG’s spectral color management technology into its proprietary Durst Workflow software as well as into the open Smart Factory portfolio of the Open Software Initiative. The official launch of the solution is scheduled to coincide with the presentation of the Open Software Initiative at Printing United 2025.

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Windmöller & Hölscher to Present Varex II and Alphaflex at K 2025

German machine manufacturer and flexible packaging specialist Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) will exhibit at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 8–15, as well as at its In-house Expo at company headquarters in Lengerich. Highlights include a new development for MDO lines, solutions for easier machine operation, and a range of sustainable packaging applications. A special highlight: W&H will feature two running machines at its booth, with live demonstrations in extrusion and printing.

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Atlantic Zeiser presents CodeVault and 2D Code Readiness at Labelexpo 2025

Atlantic Zeiser, a Coesia company and global player in digital packaging printing and card personalization solutions, will present its latest software and printing innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2025, taking place from September 16 to 19 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona (Booth L95). Atlantic Zeiser will highlight solutions that enable brand owners and print-houses to meet evolving global serialization requirements, strengthen supply chain security, and leverage packaging codes for operational and marketing benefits.

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WKS Group once again investing in cutting-edge technology from Heidelberg

The WKS Group, which is headquartered in Wassenberg, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, is a reknown print and media service providers in Europe’s German-speaking countries. With some 1,000 employees at seven sites throughout Germany, it offers a wide range of commercial printing services, including fulfillment and logistics solutions, and is continuing to grow. Besides the high-volume, industrial-scale production of commercial print products, WKS also provides its customers with digital services such as marketing portals and shop systems. The company always aims to combine quality and delivery reliability with flexibility. At its Felsberg site, the WKS Group is now investing in two new highly automated Speedmaster XL 106 presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), with the specific goal of creating a center of excellence for sheetfed offset printing.

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