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Green planet

20 February 2018

Fully compostable thermoplastic Lactips pellets made from milk   With plastic packaging back in the headlines again for all the wrong reasons, the time has…

Calm before the storm

20 February 2018

Marc Olin during a session on the state of the products    The annual EFI Connect conference gathered for the 19th time to present a…

Unboxing uncovered

18 January 2018

Unboxing: the new starring role of packaging    As sales continue to shift online, retailers are now paying more attention to the online experience where…

The growing march of digital

18 January 2018

Wilbert Streefland of Technology Coaching BvbA talking about disruptors in corrugated converting   The European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) held its technical seminar…

The modular game

18 January 2018

ABG Digicon 3 line with new flatbed screen-printing unit and two Bigfoot modules   Modularity is the name of the game in finishing with speeds…

The less you waste, the more you finish

30 November 2017

The latest digital finishing platform from Prati is much more than just high speeds. Digital printing has opened up countless scenarios in the labels and…

My digital journey: leading from the front

15 November 2017

St Pancras Chambers Collection of scented candles   Interview with Trevor Smith, managing director of Amberley Adhesive Labels. By Des King. Since investing in his…

Bigger, stronger, faster

15 November 2017

Print samples from the Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190   There were plenty of new label presses introduced at Labelexpo. Some we knew about in advance,…

Return of the Jedi

6 November 2017

Filip Weymans, vice president of marketing at Xeikon, spoke to DL&P about the bold move to take on the Jetrion presses   In an interesting turn…

The complete package

10 October 2017

Matt Evans, sales director at Kalas Packaging (L) and Chris Tonge, executive director, Ultimate Group   Proving that there is so much more to digital…

Flexible packaging goes inkjet

10 October 2017

Wipak launched its ProDirect printer in May   There is no holding back the march of digital inkjet print technology and more press manufacturers are…

Printhead technology: dot by dot

10 October 2017

Xaar 5601 3p0 printhead   Inkjet presses contain printheads that deliver the individual ink drops to make up the printed image. They are a critical…

Gearing up for Labelexpo

18 September 2017

  With a strong focus on technology, the 2017 edition of Labelexpo Europe takes place in Brussels on 25-28 September. The largest edition since the…

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