A B Graphic International (ABG) has reached an impressive milestone in the global supply of its market-leading finishing solutions, by recently installing its 2000th Vectra turret rewinder. The machine, a Vectra ECTR, was purchased by Cleveland, Ohio-based OMNI Systems, the largest, privately-owned label converter in the US. The company began manufacturing turret rewinders in 1995 and its entry-level ECTR 4, […]

A Nottingham-based food packaging giant swapped client gifts for community cohesion this Christmas and embarked upon a mammoth task – to hand deliver over 300 hampers to local Covid19 heroes, and to those most in need. The Wilkins Group usually creates sustainable gifts for its clients during the festive season, to demonstrate its eco-friendly approach to food packaging. However, after […]

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 […]

Classic Packaging Company of Pfafftown, NC recently purchased the Sitexco SL 1.5 Laser Anilox Cleaning System from Eaglewood Technologies, in partnership with Anderson & Vreeland. Classic Packaging is a family-owned business that offers its top-of-the-line packaging technologies to a variety of retailers, food processors and packaging distributors across the country. It is committed to investing in state-of-the-art technologies to provide […]

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 […]

Weilburger Graphics set itself the aim of showcasing a sustainable alternative for food packaging, as a new demo project, and the result was the creation of an innovative and recyclable beverage cooler made from paperboard and employing a completely new waterproof coating. The Germany-based coating, flexo inks and adhesive manufacturer chose strong and lightweight fresh fibre paperboard from Metsä Board, […]

High-quality packaging provider, Hoffmann has developed a differentiating packaging solution for a topical antiparasitic solution produced by Aurora Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and distributer of animal health medicines. Featuring the active ingredient selamectin, the recently-released Revolt Topical Solution is now available via prescription in convenient, high-barrier single-use tubes with a simple, no-mess applicator. For the project, Neopac produced its […]

The BOBST Large Format Digital Inspection Table and BOBST MASTER DM5 All-in-One, All-Inline press have both been declared winners at the prestigious industry awards The leading equipment and services supplier to the printing and converting industry has been given two accolades by the European Digital Press Association (EDP). The Large Format Digital Inspection Table has taken the top prize in […]

AA Labels is aiming to make luxury labelling more accessible to SMEs across a range of sectors following a major investment in new equipment. The Peterborough-based manufacturer has invested £400,000 in new machinery to expand its services with embossing, hot foil, screen printing and spot UV varnish finishing options. It will enable greater access to the embellishment packaging market for […]

Together with Schreiner MediPharm and PragmatIC Semiconductor, Avery Dennison is leveraging NFC technology to extend smart packaging to the unit-level for everyday pharma in order to significantly improve patient safety and experiences. State-of-the-art NFC technology has a lot to offer in smart packaging applications. It can be used for tamper evidence, secure authentication, end-to-end traceability, and easy re-ordering. In the […]