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Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment | Substrates

APTech and FSEA announce Amplify event

The three-day exhibition and educational program will spotlight the print finishing value chain.

07.21.21

Bobst announces oneLABEL event in Atlanta

At this customer-facing event – which is a combination of in-person and online formats – Bobst will outline its clear vision for the label industry.

07.19.21

Digital Printers & Presses | Digital Printing | Finishing | Flexo Presses | Flexography

Mark Andy introduces My.markandy.com

The new online portal will support virtual global customer training and development.

07.14.21

Finishing | Label Converting Equipment | Label Finishing Equipment

Lemorau chooses Vetaphone to help grow business

“We have to ensure the web is in the best condition possible for printing and varnishing," says Natalia Lopes.

07.12.21

Finishing | Label Converting Equipment | Label Finishing Equipment | North America

Lemu Group partners with Lemorau to expand product range

The Lemorau ICR3 is a cost-effective, high performance solution that helps converters keep up with increased demand.

07.12.21

Finishing | Prepress

Roland DGA adds orange and red options to ECO-UV 5 color gamut

LEC2-640 and LEC2-330 users now reach previously unreachable colors, the company says.

07.01.21

Europe | Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment

ABG sponsors local educational charity

"Run With It" uses the power of sports to deliver learning programs for children, young people and adult learners.

06.22.21

Finishing | Flexo Presses | Flexography

German converter adds two Gallus Labelmaster presses

The 5-color and 8-color flexo UV LED presses are being used for the production of highly-embellished labels.

06.21.21

Europe | Finishing

Digicon 3 upgrades operations at NSD Labels

The modular ABG unit has been configured to meet individual finishing requirements for labels and flexible packaging.

06.03.21

Dies And Tooling | Finishing | North America

Six tool and die companies make IMPACT

Scott Ellison talks to L&NW about the combined expertise that will assist label and package printing converters.

Online Exclusives Greg Hrinya, Editor 05.25.21

Finishing | Label Converting Equipment | Prepress | Prepress Equipment

Rotary screen printing ‘seeing post-Covid surge’

Creation Reprographics reports a dramatic boost in demand for rotary screen printing in the label and packaging sectors.

Steve Katz 05.25.21

Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment

Rotocontrol appoints new partner in Benelux

Albyco is a key player in the Dutch digital graphics market.

Steve Katz 05.18.21

Finishing | Flexo Presses | Flexography | Label Finishing Equipment

First Nilpeter FA-26 installed in Denmark

FlexoPrint chose the FA-26 – the latest and widest Nilpeter press – after months of comprehensive research, production job tests and calculations.

Steve Katz 05.07.21

Digital Printing | Finishing | Flexography

GEW celebrates 20,000th installation

To mark the significance of this milestone, each of the UV lampheads has been specially anodized with a gold finish to the front.

Steve Katz 05.05.21

Finishing | India | Label Converting Equipment | Label Finishing Equipment | Prepress

India’s Shriram Veritech Solutions benefits from Guardian OLP

The Baldwin Vision Systems technology verifies that files used for production – or start-of-run press samples – match the customer-approved master file 100%.

Steve Katz 05.04.21

Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment

GM celebrates 40 years of finishing

The Danish equipment manufacturer remains a family-owned business and has experienced particularly rapid growth in recent years.

Steve Katz 05.04.21

Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment | Sustainability

Kolbe-Coloco completes EcoLeaf beta program

The technology enables the German converter to meet its customers’ sustainability targets for reduced waste, while increasing operating efficiencies.

Steve Katz 05.04.21

Label Converting Equipment | Label Finishing Equipment

GEW names DigitalEtiq distributor in France

“With DigitalEtiq, GEW starts a new strategy in France with one partner for all UV systems and service needs," says Robert Rae.

Steve Katz 04.30.21

Finishing | Label Converting Equipment | Label Finishing Equipment

Antares Vision introduces AV Print Inspector

It can define as many as 40 unique regions of interest, each with independent parameters and reportable defect statistics.

Steve Katz 04.26.21

Finishing | Substrates

Channeled Resources installs new slitter in Toronto facility

The Catbridge 900 was purchased for CRG’s silicone coating division, GMC, in Toronto, Ontario.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 04.21.21

Digital Printing | Finishing | Flexography | Prepress | Sustainability

Successful start for virtual.drupa

About 17,000 registered visitors from 155 nations benefited from 660 minutes of education in the Conference Area.

Steve Katz 04.21.21

Digital Printing | Finishing

Digital embellishment makes labels shine

This is mostly true with alcoholic beverages and luxury goods, writes Lorenzo Villa in discussing Cartes' Jet D-Screen.

Lorenzo Villa 04.20.21

Finishing | Flexo Presses | Flexography

Germany's Bentlage-label invests in Gallus ECS 340

The 8-color flexo press with an integrated cold foil embossing unit produces a variety of labels.

Steve Katz 04.14.21

Mark Andy launches monochrome digital print bar

DPV is an inkjet module designed to efficiently add single-color variable data to any new or existing digital, flexo, or finishing machine.

Steve Katz 04.12.21

Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment | Medical Labels | Pharmaceutical Labels | Specialty Labels

Pacific Innovations installs Anycut III laser finisher

The machine will help laminate and cut BS-5609 compliant isopropyl alcohol labels and other chemical labels for their products.

Steve Katz 04.06.21

Finishing | North America

Enterprise Print Group invests in SEI Laser Labelmaster

According to president Kirk Icuss, the Labelmaster provides a reduction in setup waste of 70-75% versus conventional finishing.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 04.05.21

Finishing

Dantex and Kocher + Beck announce partnership

Kocher + Beck is now supplying the magnetic cylinders and flexible dies for the finishing options in the Dantex Pico range of digital label presses.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.31.21

Europe | Finishing

Limpet Labels invests in ABG Digicon 3

The investment provides a future-proof and modular-based finishing line to match the label producer’s growth expectations.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.25.21

Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment

GM introduces LR250 inspection rewinder

The flexible entry-level model aims to boost daily productivity and comes with a built-in sensor for missing label detection.

Steve Katz 03.22.21

Dies And Tooling | Finishing | North America

Kocher + Beck highlights GapMaster enhancements

In an interview with L&NW, David Morris explains how his company's latest technology gives the operator full control of the diecutting process.

Online Exclusives Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.15.21

Europe | Finishing

Enprom secures first UK order for eRR40

The dual doctoring solution heads to Olympus Print Group, which is a specialist in self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeves and large format digital print.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.10.21

Finishing

ABG sees record number of DigiLase orders

With web-to-print companies continuing to upscale their output, sales are likely to be strong throughout the current year.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.10.21

Digital Printers & Presses | Flexo Presses | Label Finishing Equipment

Edale names SMAG Graphique distributor in France

The alliance enables the press manufacturer to reach a wider market and be closer to customers through local contact SMAG.

Steve Katz 03.02.21

Europe | Finishing

ABG delivers Digicon Series 3 to UK printer

The move will provide the privately-owned Print-Leeds with added impetus to target the self-adhesive label market.

02.25.21

Finishing

Tecnocut unveils new diecutting unit

The Pit Stop diecutting unit features a die-cylinder change in a matter of seconds, the company says.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 02.25.21

Finishing

Amberley Labels turns to Kurz for embellishments

The Kurz DM-Jetliner is integrated within an HP Indigo 6000 series press to offer seamless inline digital foiling.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 02.25.21

Dies And Tooling | Finishing | North America

Grand Rapids Label offers custom diecutting services

The company can provide diecut labels in an array of "standard" sizes and shapes, as well as in complex custom geometries.

Greg Hrinya, Editor

Dies And Tooling | Finishing | North America

Wilson Manufacturing drives die development to assist label converters

The supplier has engineered new flexible dies and a “digital” adjustable anvil roll system to further promote printing efficiency.

Online Exclusives Greg Hrinya, Editor 02.22.21

Finishing | Label Converting Equipment

Phoseon announces NIR LED lamps

The near-infrared LED lamps provide customers with a small form factor, instant on/off and lower power consumption over traditional NIR lamps.

Steve Katz 02.22.21

Finishing | Label Finishing Equipment

Artex Label installs Rotoflex DF1 finishing machine

The Michigan converter was seeking advanced finishing technology to combat bottlenecking delays.

Steve Katz 02.22.21

Finishing | Substrates

K Laser adds Justin Apolito to sales team

He will serve as the main point of contact for the outside sales team while expanding the company’s customer base.

Steve Katz 02.18.21

Finishing | Substrates

Hot stamping foils market to reach $7.8 billion by 2027

Metallic Foils, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 2.2% CAGR and reach $2.8 billion by the end of the analysis period.

Steve Katz 02.12.21

Europe | Finishing