Articles

Kolorcraft expands offerings with EFI Nozomi 14000 SD

12 Jul 2024
  • Colour quality
  • Display graphics
  • Electronics For Imaging
  • Kolorcraft
  • Large Format Printing

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. reports that UK-based Kolorcraft has acquired an EFI Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass display graphics printer, most recently highlighted at drupa. The EFI Nozomi 14000 SD was designed to specifically meet the needs of the di...

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Emsur Saymopack upgrades to latest Esko platemaking technology

12 Jul 2024
  • Automation
  • Emsur Saymopack
  • Esko
  • Flexo printing
  • Platemaking
  • Sustainability

Emsur Saymopack has installed latest generation Esko equipment that will upgrade its flexo platemaking system at its Valencia plant. This investment will not only improve the quality of Emsur’s products but will also allow it to offer shor...

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Taking your brand to new heights with premium label solutions

11 Jul 2024
  • Compliant labelling
  • Industry regulations
  • Multipage labels
  • Premium labels
  • Pyrotec PackMedia

In today’s highly competitive market, standout packaging and informative, compliant labelling are not just optional, they are absolutely essential – and this is especially true when it comes to chemical and cleaning products. Enter Premiu...

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Kemtek celebrates official opening of Midrand head office and service & distribution centre in Germiston

10 Jul 2024
  • Customer Experience
  • Experience centre
  • Kemtek Imaging Systems
  • Relocation
  • Service & distribution

Kemtek Imaging Systems celebrated the opening of its new head office with a ribbon cutting ceremony on 25 June 2024. The new premises is situated in Hertford Office Park in Midrand, with its service and distribution centre moving to larger premises i...

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The logic of digital embellishment – Unlocking ROI and sustainability

10 Jul 2024
  • Customisation
  • Differentiation
  • Digital embellishment
  • innovation
  • Sustainability

By Francois Martin – Print, Labels & Packaging Industry Consultant In the modern business landscape, where competition is fierce and customer attention is fleeting, the quest for differentiation and eye-catching products has become a ...

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5 ways to persuade a client to be bold and innovative with their print

09 Jul 2024
  • Collaboration
  • Design Thought
  • Digital printing
  • innovation
  • New technology

By Silas Amos, Founder/Director at Silas Amos Ltd. Design Thought This piece is for those with new printing technology to offer, but no immediate queue of clients who understand its advantages or why they should be the first to use it. I’m a ...

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ACM revamps prepress suite with Asahi AWP water-wash carbon neutral plates

05 Jul 2024
  • ACM Flexible Packaging
  • Asahi Photoproducts
  • Carbon neutral
  • Flexographic printing
  • prepress

Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, reports that Italian converter ACM Flexible Packaging, based in Cremosano near Milan, has partnered with Asahi Photoproducts to create a highly sustainable, solvent free p...

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Koenig & Bauer presents digital printing press in a production-line for metal decorating

05 Jul 2024
  • Digital printing
  • Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint
  • Metal decoration
  • MetJET ONE
  • Print technology

Koenig & Bauer has successfully developed the first digital printing press that is integrated into a production line for metal decorating. As a leading supplier in the field of metal decorating, the Group subsidiary, Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint...

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GMG initiates industry gathering for brands, creatives and production

03 Jul 2024
  • Colour management
  • GMG
  • Proofing
  • Software
  • Technology

It’s unlikely for people in the industry to be unaware of GMG’s colour management and proofing solutions, especially in the packaging industry. After all, the colour experts at GMG have been tackling the industry’s challenges for th...

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Richflex, BOBST & Beswick Machinery demonstrate their commitment to sustainability at two-day open house event

03 Jul 2024
  • Beswick Machinery
  • Bobst
  • Efficiency
  • flexible packaging
  • Richflex

Richflex, a provider of end-to-end flexible packaging solutions, is swiftly becoming a major player in the market. This was demonstrated at a two-day open house event, which included the launch of its newly installed BOBST Vision CI flexographic pres...

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Unveiling the big brand opportunity: Digital print & digitalisation

02 Jul 2024
  • Digitalisation
  • drupa
  • Landa Digital Printing
  • Personalised experiences
  • Print technology

By Sharon Cohen, Chief Business Officer at Landa Digital Printing In the dynamic landscape of modern business, where innovation is the heartbeat of success, the convergence of digital print and digitalisation offers an unprecedented opportunity for ...

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manroland Southern Africa ramps up packaging printing in Kwa-Zulu Natal

27 Jun 2024
  • Manroland Sheetfed
  • manroland Southern Africa
  • offset printing
  • packaging printing
  • Print technology

manroland Southern Africa’s technicians are hard at work in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, where the initial installation phase of a Roland 706 3B LV is currently underway at a prominent folding carton board packaging manufacturer in South Africa. As...

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XSYS unveils Catena ProServX for real-time equipment monitoring, alerting and reporting

26 Jun 2024
  • Equipment monitoring
  • ProservX
  • Software
  • Technology
  • XSYS

XSYS is proud to introduce Catena ProServX, a cloud-based, real-time equipment monitoring tool for proactive maintenance and superior quality control. By precisely measuring equipment performance, energy consumption and consumable usage, ProServX emp...

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New Line Print is hooked on Konica Minolta

25 Jun 2024
  • Business growth
  • Digital printing equipment
  • Diversification
  • Konica Minolta South Africa
  • New Line Press

After being an employee in the printing industry for more than 20 years, Trevor Chetty yearned for a printing operation that he could call his own. Such an endeavour would necessitate a capital investment in reliable printing equipment that wouldn&rs...

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Digitalisation, global dynamics, sustainability: The future of print

25 Jun 2024
  • Digitalisation
  • Global dynamics
  • LEONARD KURZ
  • Reinvention
  • Sustainability

By Markus Hoffmann, Executive Senior Vice President for Business Area Industrial Products & Application at LEONHARD KURZ The printing and packaging industry is undergoing a continuous transformation process that is being driven to a large extent...

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Pureprint Group upgrades large format capabilities with Durst P5 350 HSR D4 production press

25 Jun 2024
  • Durst Group
  • Large Format Printing
  • LED printer
  • Out of Home media
  • Pureprint Imprint

Pureprint Imprint, the large format and retail services division of Pureprint Group, has expanded its large format roll-to-roll manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of the Durst P5 350 HSR D4, a cutting-edge high-speed 3.5m LED printer, at...

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Alliance between ECO3 and eProductivity Software empowers print success

18 Jun 2024
  • ECO3
  • eProductivity Software
  • ePS
  • Technology
  • Workflow

ECO3 and eProductivity Software (ePS) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that will push automation in print production to the next level. With fully integrated and tailored workflow solutions, this collaboration will set a new benchmark ...

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Workflow automation drives the future of print

18 Jun 2024
  • Automation
  • Business growth
  • Business strategy
  • Printing
  • Technology
  • Workflow

By Pat McGrew, Managing Director at McGrewGroup, Inc. For more than 60 years, we have talked about workflow automation – driven by data – to add efficiency, reduce costs, manage labour challenges and increase margins. In this century, we...

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Miraclon guarantees packaging printers a path to modern flexo at drupa 2024

10 Jun 2024
  • drupa 2024
  • Flexo printing
  • Miraclon
  • Print production
  • Sustainability

Miraclon is bringing the benefits of modern flexo to packaging printers at drupa 2024 by enabling them to achieve their efficiency, sustainability and quality goals, maximising returns on flexo press investments. Exhibiting in Hall 15, Booth F50, vi...

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Printing and paper industry shows the way to greater sustainability

06 Jun 2024
  • drupa 2024
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Printing industry
  • Touchpoint Sustainability
  • VDMA

Paper and other printed materials will continue to play an indispensable role in of our everyday lives, which is why the printing and paper industry is working hard to further reduce its ecological footprint. This is also evident at drupa, the world&...

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