When rewinding there are three main factors to control – Tension, Nip Load and Wind Torque – these forces and torques can be viewed as the stress and strain in the product being rewound. By ensuring they are actively monitored and controlled you will end up with an improved final product, whether it be paper, foil, plastic film, wire or […]

Labelexpo Americas is the prime opportunity to witness the new face of Mark Andy and truly understand our commitment to the converter. Formerly a company maintaining an OEM-centric business model, the organisation has more than doubled its supply and service operations and expanded workflow offerings in recent years. Six new innovations never before seen by the Labelexpo Americas audience will be […]

Jet Label & Packaging produces labels and printed tape efficiently and cost-effectively for a diverse portfolio of customers, including grocery stores such as Safeway (CDN) and Sobeys; international forest product companies such as Canfor and West Fraser; consumer product companies such as Bee Maid Honey and Arctic Chiller; industrial application companies such as Acklands Grainger, Gregg Distributors, and All Weather […]

New facility has 28,000-square-foot warehouse and office with training centre     Kongskilde Industries, which recently operated out of a plant in nearby Hudson, has relocated to a new location at 1802 Industrial Park Drive, Unit A, in Normal. The company will continue to market its pneumatic product lines for the plastic, paper, packaging and grain industries. “We appreciate the […]

Erik Hodenpijl became the new Managing Director of Bosch Sprang located in Sprang-Capelle in the Netherlands. He assumed his position as CEO from January 1, 2018, following the departure of his predecessor Rob Smeulders Erik Hodenpijl (54) held technical, commercial and senior management positions at various rigid plastic converters and worked as an independent consultant since 2010. He is already […]

In the 125th year of its existence, the German family-owned company, Bischof + Klein, with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France and Poland, is once again extending its capacities for manufacturing flexible packaging and technical films. In recent years, B+K has invested around five million pounds in modernising and increasing the production capacity at its plant in Shropshire. “We are […]

ebeam Technologies, the developer and manufacturer of electron beam (ebeam or EB) solutions, and Uteco Converting S.p.A., a leading producer of diverse flexible packaging applications for the printing and converting industry, have announced a new addition to its growing list of partners that will boost the development of ebeam solutions for print and packaging production. The new partnership is far […]

X-Rite has announced that it has acquired the ColorCert software assets from Nelissen Consulting, a privately held company in Germany. Since 2013, X-Rite has been the exclusive distributor of ColorCert software, a real-time colour and print quality process control and reporting tool used by consumer packaged goods companies and packaging converters to simplify colour communication across all internal and external […]

Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Kirchberg has been successfully awarded the ISO 14001:2015 environment management standard, recognising the company’s commitment to minimising its impact on the environment. ISO 14001:2015 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system. It recognises companies that have adopted environmentally responsible practices in their business processes. In addition Clondalkin Kirchberg has also achieved the international occupational health […]

Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase the business unit ‘Plastic Tubes and Laminates’ from SCHEKOLIN AG, a provider of packaging lacquers located in Liechtenstein. With this acquisition, Siegwerk broadens its portfolio by adding specialty UV varnishes suitable for plastic packaging […]