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Innovative Recycling Solutions for Thermoset Plastics

New Report Highlights Advances in Technologies for Difficult-to-Recycle Thermoset Materials

Enabling Solutions for Sustainable Packaging

Michelman has enabled advances in paper & film packaging sustainability since creating its first repulpable water-based coating over 50 years ago.

Siflex Packaging Saves With KODAK FLEXCEL NX System from Miraclon

Since setting up business in 2014, Siflex Packaging has focused on developing and improving processes related to the production of flexible packaging in Chile and has invested heavily in machinery

Solutions for Guaranteed Adhesion

SOFTAL Corona & Plasma is a manufacturer of surface treatment systems for foil, film, web, paper, foam and more.

Vetaphone – the first and best in surface treatment

Vetaphone has more knowledge and experience of surface treatment than any other manufacture in the industry.

OMET Joins FLAG as Vendor Partner

FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group LLC) has announced that it has signed a Vendor Partnership with press manufacturer OMET.

CODAIRE-NP/SK Heavy Duty LCP Ink Jet Printer

Dalemark Industries, Inc., a leader in coding, product transport and labeling systems for industrial and consumer packaging

Avery Dennison TC-2000 Film Topcoat Enables Bolder Brand Graphics While Reducing Complexity for Converters

Digital label printing allows brands to streamline workflows, increase agility and enhance sustainability, but only if it can deliver those benefits without compromising shelf appeal.

New Digital Label Applications with Xeikon’s Panther 2.0 Series

Xeikon has announced version 2.0 of its Panther UV inkjet technology with the launch of two new label presses

Sun Chemical Digitizes Color Communication with GMG ColorCard

GMG announces that Sun Chemical has integrated GMG ColorCard into its color matching services and will offer GMG ColorCard to its customers as a part of the SunColorBox solution set.

Phoseon Introduces Nexus ONE Sustainable UV LED Curing Products for Flexographic Printing

Nexus ONE™ premium UV LED curing lamps deliver maximum power and dose of UV energy for the flexographic markets where high performance is a key requirement.

FCL Graphics Sees Dramatic Print Quality Improvement, Will Outfit Third Web Press with Baldwin Vision Systems Technology

FCL Graphics, located in suburban Chicago, has upgraded two of its commercial web offset presses with color control and ink delivery technology from Baldwin Vision Systems.

Flint Group ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS Inks and Coatings Secure Material Health Gold from Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

Flint Group Packaging Inks, a leading supplier of ink and coatings to the global packaging industry, has announced its ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS ink serie

Xaar’s Presence in China Taken to New Heights with Opening of Shenzhen Customer Service Centre

Xaar, the leading inkjet printing technology group has reinforced its commitment to the Chinese market with the opening of a new Customer Service Centre in Shenzhen.

Cosmo Films Ltd. Re-Launches Direct Thermal Printable Top Coated Label Films - BOPP Based Films with a Proprietary Coating

Cosmo Films Ltd., a global leader in specialty films for flexible packaging, labelling and lamination applications as well as synthetic paper

Xaar Opens New Corporate Headquarters in Cambridge

Xaar officially opened its new global headquarters in Cambridgeshire with a ceremony presided over by Andrew Herbert, chairman, John Mills, CEO, Ian Tichias, CFO and Graham Tweedale, general manager of the printhead business unit, alongside members of the team.

ONECode - A new simplified range of solvent-based inks and coatings for European Flexible Packaging converters

Flint Group Packaging Inks, one of the largest ink and coatings suppliers to the global print and packaging industry

Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of BASF’s Global Pigments Business

Corporation has closed on the acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE).

Siegwerk Unveils Next Generation of Sustainable Water-Based Inks for Paper and Board Applications

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels

PCMC’s Fusion C Now Equipped to Run Gelflex-EB Inks at 400 Meters Per Minute

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a global supplier of high-performance flexographic printing equipment

A Digital Process to Create Better Ink Drawdowns

Brands need to be assured that a printer, and a press, will meet the challenge of matching their colors.

Siegwerk Strengthens Its Process Management & Consulting Teams in Southeast Asia and India

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has announced the expansion of its Process Management & Consulting

Color-Logic Simplifies Metallic Variable Data Printing

Digital printing is rapidly gaining market share around the world, often because digital presses can easily print variable data.

Label Solutions Inc. Invests in Durst RSC-E 1200dpi Technology

Label Solutions Inc., a full-service label manufacturer, has partnered with Durst to be the first in Texas to add 1200dpi UV inkjet technology to its production portfolio.

ACTEGA Launches World’s First Dual Cure Soft Touch Coating for Laminate Tubes

ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, announced the launch of GALACRYL® 89.501.14, the world’s first ‘soft touch’ effect decorative coating for laminate tubes.

Wausau Coated Products Acquires Brandywine Drumlabels

Wausau Coated Products, a leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive products, label materials and custom coating technologies

Ink Raises Standard of Continuous Inkjet Coding for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

Markem-Imaje’s new ink enables better performance and sustainability, with no overall cost increase.

PCMC Launches Fully Modular ION Digital Conversion System

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced the launch of its ION digital conversion system.

Monadnock Paper Mills Enters New Distribution Partnership With Digital Color Ink, LLC

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the U.S., has entered into a new distribution partnership with Digital Color Ink, LLC

Ashland Introduces New Purekote 29100 Water-Based Inkjet Primer Series

Designed for water-based inkjet on-demand printing, Ashland’s coater-ready Purekote™ 29100 primer series offers a versatile range of high gloss

Sun Chemical HD Plates

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