The decision to double the digital print capacity at its Leicester factory has proved to be the right choice for Soabar Ltd. The printing company’s two Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190 presses, installed just over a year ago, have been working flat out since the start of the COVID-19 crisis to support customers, and in the process more than tripled output. […]

Scandstick, Europe’s leading manufacturer of high-performance self-adhesive labels, has replaced its customised ERP/MES solution with a standard ERP integrated with Greycon’s industry-specific solutions. The installation went live at the beginning of December 2019 with Greycon implementing its scheduling, planning and production systems, opt-Studio and GreyconMill, across Scandstick’s facilities in Höganäs, Sweden; Aalst, Belgium; Celje, Slovenia and Pruszków, Poland. The solution […]

GM introduce their latest converting machine – the DC350MINIflex – a super-efficient and economical compact finisher with the best components of the DC350 Premium Finishing Line. The DC350MINIflex is a natural continuation of DC330MINIflex and at the same time the new member of DC350 line. It has been designed with semi-rotation in varnish, die cutting, slitting and dual rewind as […]

Würth IT, a service provider for assembly and fastening materials wholesaler, the Würth Group, has selected NiceLabel, a leading global developer of label design software and label management systems, to help it create a new web-based standardised supplier labelling process. To achieve this, Würth IT decided to replace its existing custom-built labelling solution with NiceLabel’s flexible web-based printing solution, the NiceLabel Label […]

According to Paul Larkin, Operations Director at Coalville based Hamilton Adhesive Labels, the key to success is long-term strategy not short-term returns – and he speaks with more than 45 years of experience in the business, during which time he has developed a well-honed technique for the measurement of production control that assesses every element of the process from inks […]

The Label Makers, who have been creating premium quality labels for over half a century, have produced a label update for gin producer, Hawthorn’s, to celebrate their recent award success. Hawthorn’s has earned worldwide recognition after being awarded an unprecedented fourth gold medal at the highly regarded San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Hawthorn’s gin was inspired by the grandfather of […]

Domino Digital Printing Solutions will be showcasing its newly developed digital cold foil and spot varnish applications at Labelexpo Europe 2019 (Hall 9, booths 9A60 and 9B50, 24 – 27 September, Brussels Expo). Installed on the latest AB Graphic’s Digicon Series 3 finishing line, with a semi-rotary die-cutting system, two of Domino’s 333mm UV ink jet K600i printers will be […]

LINTEC EUROPE is partnering with SCREEN EUROPE, a leading manufacturer of digital high speed inkjet printers and label and packaging solutions, to address one of the most pressing issues in the pharmaceutical packaging industry: ink and adhesive migration. LINTEC will be treating Labelexpo Europe (24th – 27th September 2019, Brussels Expo) as an opportunity to showcase its ultra-low migration labelstock, […]

Bringing their wealth of expertise and experience to the table, senior representatives (MDs or equivalent) from seven of the world’s leading label converters: Reynders, Skanem, Germark, Olympus Group, Anglia Labels, CS Labels and Dan Labels recently met in Cambridge, UK to discuss the merits of different finishing options designed to support digital printing. Philip Easton, Director of Domino Digital Printing […]

The GSH Group has been an Edale customer for more than 10 years, owning and still running two older presses. The GSH Group recently ordered Edale’s latest generation FL3 label printing press. After extensive study, The GSH Group concluded that the new Edale FL3 offered the highest level of automation and demonstrated a level of productivity and print quality that […]