Weilburger Graphics is set to showcase a range of new and already established products at this year’s interpack event in Germany. The event will take place from 4 to 10 May in Düsseldorf. At the event, the company will ...
Tags: UV LED, LED lacquers, UV range
Paper-based packaging solutions provider Smurfit Kappa, along with printing inks and coatings producer Sun Chemical, has developed new digital laser-based coding solution to fulfill customer packaging and labelling requirements. SunLase ...
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Folding cartons, corrugated packaging producer Green Bay Packaging has purchased and installed a new Speedmaster XL 145-7+L printing unit from Heidelberg at its facility in Wisconsin, US. The very large format (VLF) printing press, ...
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Flint Group has acquired Printec Industries, a manufacturer of water-based inks for flexo and gravure applications in the North American region, for undisclosed amount. Printec is a supplier of inks for high-end paper cups, plates, ...
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Packaging company Grafobal has installed the group’s sixth KBA Rapida’s Rapida 106 press at its headquarters in Skalica, Slovakia. Grafobal specializes in printing packaging for food, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, ...
Sun Chemical has agreed to acquire Flint Group’s European publication gravure ink business. Flint Group has decided to divest its European publication gravure business, as part of the long-term strategy to increase focus on its core ...
Tags: Sun Chemical, gravure ink, core web offset
Sun Chemical has opened a new coatings lab at its research and development facility in Carlstadt, New Jersey, US. The new lab will enable Sun Chemical to provide enhanced services to the graphic arts and packaging markets. Featuring ...
North Star Packaging and Print announced the installation of a new Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 6 + LX UV press. The state of-the art 6-color plus coating tower model features Prinect Image Control, Heidelberg's most advanced imaging ...
Flint Group has acquired Arkansas based American Inks and Coatings (AIC) for undisclosed amount. American Inks and Coatings is engaged in providing inks and related products for the rotogravure, flexographic packaging, and specialty ...
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Functional printing will be a big focus at global printing trade fair drupa in May. The European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association will host a pavilion dedicated to functional and industrial printing, with member companies ...
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Swisstex Printers, a subsidiary of clothing labels manufacturer Swiss Tex Group, is investing in a new KBA Rapida 105 six-colour press that will be installed in Bangladesh. The press that comes with inline coating facilities will ...
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The printing industry is changing tracks: These days, more and more specialist firms are switching from the traditional analog approach to digital printing procedures, preferring in particular the use of inkjet printers that increasingly ...
Post-consumer bottles exposed to ultraviolet (UV) rays impact the physical properties and visual attributes of recycled PET (rPET) bottles, according to a study by Plastic Technologies. Research undertaken by the the PET technology firm ...
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Folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products manufacturer Colbert Packaging Corporation has installed a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 printing press at its 109,000ft2 Elkhart manufacturing facility. The ...
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The Radiation Curing Program (RCP) has announced that John J. Stancampiano is the first to earn an Advance Certificate in Radiation Curingfrom the State University of New York (SUNY). This certificate is a graduate-level online program ...
Tags: radiation curable inks, coatings