MPS has appointed Reprograf-Grafikus as its local agent for Poland, to represent the MPS brand of high-quality printing performance solutions. The cooperation between MPS and Reprograf-Grafikus was officialised at the end of October. Reprograf-Grafikus is a supplier of in-house produced inks and polymer plates, and represents many other industry-related brands. The company is active in four main areas: wide-web and […]

Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, and Totalflex Indústria de Embalagens, one of the largest flexible packaging companies in Brazil, have reached an agreement for the acquisition by the Brazilian company of a Comexi Offset CI8. This purchase will allow Totalflex to increase productivity; offering customers shorter runs, capable of combining various SKUs […]

The UK paper bag and sack manufacturer has invested in a new Evolution CI flexo press. Derbyshire-based packaging and converting machinery specialist, Optimation Ltd worked with Forum Packaging to select the bespoke press from Expert S.r.l., which features inline slitting and a shaftless unwind. Optimation director, Helen Mitchell commented: “Expert is renowned for their technical ability and their customer service. […]

The Austrian printer confirmed order for two fully automated MPS EFA 530 presses via WhatsApp group video call. To further increase label production capacity due to increased volume, Austrian printer Ulrich Etiketten based in Vienna is adding two additional MPS flexo presses to their machine park. Ordered were 8- and 9-colour MPS EFA 530 presses, and marks a total of […]

Mehner & Rust Etiketten GmbH (MRE), based in Lichtentanne, a small town between Plauen and Zwickau in Saxony, can trace its roots back to the period immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 when the Communist East Germany suddenly emerged into the capitalist western world. Founded and still owned and managed by Heiko Mehner and Klaus-Dieter Rust, […]

Danish manufacturer Flexo Wash will be exhibiting a range of cleaning technology from its comprehensive portfolio at Labelexpo in Brussels including a generation of Anilox Cleaners with the focus on easier handling, improved technology and sustainable solutions. The NXT generation and LASER units will lead Flexo Wash’s innovation into the 2020’s, where the company will focus increasingly on easy handling and sustainability, with the […]

One of Colombia’s leading manufacturing suppliers of flexible packaging, Flex Pack SAS, has installed Flexo Wash technology at its plant in Bogota to help improve the quality of work being produced on its two flexo printing presses. Founded in 2001 and still owned and managed by Carlos Alberto González and his wife Maribel Jácome, the company is vertically integrated offering […]

One of Colombia’s leading manufacturing suppliers of flexible packaging, Flex Pack SAS, has installed Flexo Wash technology at its plant in Bogota to help improve the quality of work being produced on its two flexo printing presses. Founded in 2001 and still owned and managed by Carlos Alberto González and his wife Maribel Jácome, the company is vertically integrated offering […]

Mondi plunged head first into that market via its July 2016 acquisition of Turkish flexible packaging manufacturer Kalenobel, with that firm’s Istanbul headquarters and pair of production facilities in the northern Turkish city of Kirklareli. Key factors such as seasonality, varied consumer behaviour, and novel production technology tend to make the ice cream packaging business a different animal from other […]

Heat seal pre-cut lids manufacturer Chadwicks of Bury (part of the Clondalkin Group) has produced a set of eye-catching lids for a new range of gin and vodka infused ice cocktails from frozen cocktail brand, LIC.