Digital label printing is an ideal solution for all kinds of brands from craft drinks to artisan food products. Here we look at a range of indulgent bath products inspired by Victorian England but requiring a modern day packaging solution On Main Street in the famous Yorkshire town of Haworth, you are transported back in time to the Victorian era, […]

The countdown has started to discover the best commercial holograms with nominations now welcomed for the 2018 industry awards. The annual Excellence in Holography Awards are organised by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) and will be presented at the forthcoming Holography Conference, which will be held from 15 – 16 November in Minsk, Belarus. The awards recognise outstanding achievement […]

Converters witnessed first formal demonstrations of Digital Series HD  Building on the excitement of the recent Digital Series HD debut, Mark Andy is proud to announce a successful preview event of the hybrid label press in San Diego, California. The product showcase was held on March 14th at the company’s Digital Technology Centre. The facility is the press manufacturer’s “digital […]

“The world is changing: Growing geographically smaller through globalisation, and universally bigger via ‘the clouds’. In this complex value chain, the challenges that face participants at all levels today are massive. Our time-honoured print technologies have new young digital partners, new label decoration and finishing technologies, new substrates, and new inks and curing methods. On top of that, brand owners […]

One new trend in automation is cooperation with customer and supplier throughout the Industry 4.0 protocol. Euromac machines are fully configured to comply with integration into a customised information network, allowing increased productivity, and traceability of the final product. The system also can monitor alarms and errors occurring in the process to implement a safer working environment. Euromac has supplied […]

On the back of recent industry accolades and awards for best supplier for the last four years, Sandon Global was invited to the House of Commons last week to attend the UK Chambers of Commerce National Awards. The annual event celebrates the achievements of the leading regional UK SME’s from any sector. As the North West region winner Sandon Global’s […]

Codimarc, based in Oliveira Sao Mateus, Portugal is about to take its first step into digital colour label printing when it takes delivery of a Domino N610i inkjet label press in early December. Founded in 1997, Codimarc, as well as being a specialist label printer, is a value-added facilitator and supplier of integrated label printing solutions combining hardware, software and […]

Colour and imagery are the most attention-grabbing aspects of packaging design, according to research investigating public perception of packing aesthetics in the digital age. In a survey of more than 650 members of the UK, nearly 40 per cent said that colour was the most appealing feature of packaging, whilst a quarter said that imagery caught their eye the most. In […]

Welcome to the November issue of Converter! In our new Digital Printing & Finishing feature we take a look at a 3D holographic effect that made its debut at an open house event in Belgium. Also, a leading brand of metallic paper and board, Mirri, demonstrates how digital printing can be used in finishing processes by both big and small brands […]

Esko, one of the leading global suppliers of integrated solutions for the packaging, labels, sign and display industries, has launched the Kongsberg C66, a digital finishing table designed for short run production of corrugated applications. The Kongsberg C66 is one of the largest digital cutting tables for heavy-duty corrugated production. It was developed based on market demand as part of […]