Folding carton workflow on show
12 February 2015
An operator demonstrates fast sleeve change on Tresu’s iCoat 30000 at the Kama open house Kama, HP Indigo and suppliers, including Tresu presented the first…
Features
EFI paves the way to an integrated future
30 January 2015
Sophie Matthews-Paul reports on her recent attendance at the latest Connect event in Las Vegas For EFI, Connect is now a regular annual event which…
Multi-Action Labels reports success with DSI press
29 January 2015
Jonathan Bourbonnière, president of Multi-Action Labels A self-adhesive label laminator and converter based in Quebec City, in Canada, Multi-Action Labels has expanded its short run,…
‘Beer Label of the Year’ produced by PeterLynn
29 January 2015
A label printed by Corby-based PeterLynn has been given the prestigious award of ‘Beer Label of Year’. Produced for Phipps Brewery, it adorns the bottles…
Changing retail landscape will impact label and packaging production
29 January 2015
The UK retail sector is changing. Tesco’s reported profits are 92% down and its share price is 50% of what it was a year ago,…
Taking the most efficient route from start to finish
9 January 2015
The EFI Jetrion 4950lx, the press is just one element of the workflow Sophie Matthews-Paul outlines why digital end-to-end workflows complement the final output device.…
Chili makes it easy
3 December 2014
Ruddocks’ client, the NMBS, is benefiting from simple editable online templates through the e4print Pro web to print system. Customers want easily editable, brand-compliant…
ILS goes wide in packaging
2 December 2014
HP Indigo 20000 press Innovative Label Solutions is a privately owned converting business based in Hamilton, near Cincinnati. It has used flexo since starting up…
Gallus premieres new digital press
26 November 2014
(L-R) Stefan Heiniger, COO of the labels division at Gallus with Heidelberg CEO Gerold Linzbach and anchor investor Ferdinand Rüesch start up the new digital…
What are you waiting for?
26 November 2014
If there was one message that came out of the recent ‘Digital Print for Brand Success’ conference, it was that digital printing of labels and…
The capital hosts packed out packaging show
26 November 2014
Oki printed products on show Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London closed its doors in October to record numbers. Over 3930 visitors, an increase of…
The integrated approach to digital print
29 October 2014
Exploiting the full potential of digital UV inkjet depends on high press specification, ink technology, integrated software and long-term professional support, argues Bas Hoijtink,…
Prepare for legislative changes with the Edge 850
29 October 2014
Changes in legislation planned for 2015 will force label printers to conform to the GHS (Global Harmonised System) of classifying labels and labelling chemicals. In…
Inks and toners examined
29 October 2014
Digital printing uses totally different colourants to analogue methods. The technologies vary and there is a totally different supply model, with the great majority tied…
Labelexpo round-up
26 September 2014
SPGPrints Labelexpo 2014 DSI UV-inkjet press presentation Labelexpo Americas 2014 closed last week after enjoying its most successful show to date. Celebrating its 25th anniversary,…