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 […]

Siegwerk Druckfarben, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase family-owned Tupahue Tintas, one of the Brazilian market leaders for flexo and gravure printing inks and varnishes located in Diadema (São Paulo). With this acquisition, Siegwerk expands its presence in the Latin American region and further strengthens its […]

Continuing to meet the needs of customers to help them improve productivity, create new revenue opportunities and contribute to a more sustainable future, Sun Chemical is introducing a set of migration-compliant metallic inks for sheet-fed offset printing. The new set of inks — part of Sun Chemical’s SunPak FSP range of bio-based, lithographic inks for board and paper — comprises […]

The 14th edition of Label Summit Latin America, held in Santiago’s Espacio Riesco, attracted 815 attendees. The two-day event’s combination of informative panel discussions and technical and practical presentations proved popular with delegates attending from the region’s south. Held in Chile for the first time, the Summit’s agenda addressed a number of topics including market trends and challenges, the application of […]

A market leader in inline digital printing solutions, DataLase, part of SATO Group, has secured a further patent in Brazil for its revolutionary inkless technology as the company seeks to expand into Latin America. DataLase believes there is a growing demand in the region for its high speed, high resolution, on-demand digital printing solution. The technology enables brand owners to […]

Commix has consolidated its presence in Central America by incorporating the experience of Go Print as an agent company. The agreement was formalised a few days ago and, currently, Go Print offers its services in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras. Go Print is a company dedicated to providing high level technological solutions oriented to the flexible packaging industry […]

In a significant strengthening of its presence in the North American and Latin American markets, Xaar, one of the world’s leading inkjet technology specialists, has appointed Don Whaley as director of sales, Xaar Americas. In addition, the company has also opened a new sales and support office in Texas. Don Whaley joins Xaar from Piksel, a provider of SaaS-based video […]

Featuring its latest developments in flexographic printing press technology Soma held two, one-day conferences at the Sheraton Hotels Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador reflecting the company’s commitment to continued growth in South America. The events were organised by the company’s agent in Ecuador, Quito based, Ferrostaal Ecuador S.A, with over 40 visitors from the country’s printing and flexible packaging industry in […]

Comexi Group will be exhibiting at PLASTIMAGEN in Mexico that will be held 12-15 March – hailed as the most relevant business meeting point for the plastic industry in Mexico and Latin America. More than 800 exhibitors will be present and more than 30,000 visitors from the sector are expected to attend to experience first-hand the latest technologies and machinery. […]