Articles

HBD Packaging chooses high-end printing technology from Koenig & Bauer

17 Nov 2025
  • Koenig & Bauer

HBD Packaging, a family-owned company founded in 1985 and based in Greater Noida on the outskirts of Delhi, India, has expanded its production capacities with a new sheetfed offset press.  At the end of August, a Rapida 106 with seven printing ...

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Miraclon and SGX collaboration validates Shine LED Lamp Kit performance on LAMS flexo plates

14 Nov 2025
  • Miraclon; SGX

Miraclon, in partnership with US-based trade shop, SGX, has concluded a recent study that confirms the Shine LED Lamp Kit, innovated by Miraclon, produces high-quality plates that provide measurable benefits for a full range of LAMS flexo plates over...

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Award-winning peel-and-reveal beer label printed on Domino N610i showcases creativity and technology in harmony

13 Nov 2025
  • Domino Printing Sciences; Labelnet; Hackney Church Brewery

UK-based label converter, Labelnet, and Hackney Church Brewery have joined forces to produce a peel-and-reveal label on a Domino N610i label press. The “Noah Knows Best” beer label has not only captivated consumers but also been recognise...

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Clariant’s reliable bio-based wax for resilient printing inks and premium applications

13 Nov 2025
  • Clariant

How can you achieve flawless aesthetics and high-performance functionality in inks and coatings while meeting the world's demands for greater sustainability, transparency and supply chain resilience? For decades, carnauba wax and its blends, often c...

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Fiery and Esko announce Esko Color Engine now integrated with Fiery Impress

10 Nov 2025
  • Fiery; Esko

Esko, a leading provider of integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to- market of packaged goods, and Fiery LLC, one of the print industry’s leading innovators of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow software, have a...

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Asahi Photoproducts introduces a flexographic REVOlution with the REVO SERIES

06 Nov 2025
  • Asahi Photoproducts

Incorporating both AWP™-REVO and AFP™ REVO plate technologies, the series delivers reduced environmental impact, faster turnaround and consistent quality. These plates are part of the AWP™-REVO Ecosystem, a water-based flexographic ...

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Major screen printing decorator adopts digital production solutions from Kornit Digital

03 Nov 2025
  • Kornit Digital; Promos Ink

Kornit Digital LTD., a global pioneer in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, announced another premier screen printing contractor is transitioning production volumes from its 60 analogue systems to Kornit Digit...

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Empowerment fund boost for SA’s circular economy

28 Oct 2025
  • Petco

An empowerment fund created by one of South Africa’s longest-standing producer responsibility organisations is starting to deliver on its mandate to bolster small to medium-sized businesses and move them up the collection and recycling value ch...

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Mondi ramps up FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate to meet growing demand for sustainable high-barrier paper-based packaging

27 Oct 2025
  • Mondi

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is expanding its range of high-performance barrier papers with the rollout of FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate, a paper-based solution that meets even the most demanding packaging requirement...

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Koenig & Bauer strengthens printing companies with new “protected at print” initiative

24 Oct 2025
  • Koenig & Bauer

With the strategic “protected at print” initiative, Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection is giving the printing industry a boost and helping its customers expand their value chain. The initiative aims to enable printing companies to...

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Kyocera launches new A3 TASKalfa range to power South Africa’s digital transformation

22 Oct 2025
  • Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa

Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa has unveiled the next generation of smart A3 multifunction printers (MFPs) designed to help businesses work faster, safer and more sustainably in an increasingly digital world. ‘The new TASKalfa MZ7001ci...

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Paper’s next chapter: Innovation, sustainability and growth

20 Oct 2025
  • Ricoh Graphic Communications

By Erwin Busselot, Director Business Innovation & Solutions, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe  The digital evolution has transformed demand for paper and sparked a wave of innovation. Future growth in the paper and forest products...

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Walkers Chocolates introduces recyclable paper wrapper co-created with UPM and EvoPak

17 Oct 2025
  • UPM Specialty Papers; Evopak; Walkers Chocolates

UPM Specialty Papers has partnered with EvoPak to support Walkers Chocolates' transition from a plastic wrapper to recyclable paper-based packaging. This will help Walkers Chocolates achieve its sustainable packaging ambition while reducing plastic u...

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Colour: Where every shade narrates its own tale

15 Oct 2025
  • James Cropper

By Mickael Minot, Brand Owner Director at James Cropper As you cross the River Kent in Burneside, the old schoolhouse comes into view. Once a place of traditional learning, it is now home to a new kind of education. Just upstream, the mill ...

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All4Labels and ACTEGA showcase STARSHINE™ on-demand metallisation with reduced CO2 emissions

14 Oct 2025
  • All4Labels Global Packaging Group; ACTEGA

All4Labels Global Packaging Group, a global leader in digital and sustainable labelling solutions, together with ACTEGA, is excited to announce the launch of "The Flow", a groundbreaking campaign designed to showcase the STARSHINE™ on-demand su...

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ARMOR-IIMAK launches AWR XL

06 Oct 2025
  • ARMOR-IIMAK

ARMOR-IIMAK, one of the global leaders in thermal transfer ribbon technology, has announced the launch of AWR XL, a revolutionary wax ribbon that redefines the standards of sustainability, performance and efficiency in thermal transfer label printing...

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Did you know that rice bran waxes can replace carnauba waxes?

03 Oct 2025
  • Clariant

Carnauba wax, derived from palm leaves, has long been considered as the gold standard for delivering key properties like hardness, scratch resistance and gloss in coatings. However, with increasing supply constraints and sustainability concerns, form...

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Demystifying the alchemy of colour

30 Sep 2025
  • James Cropper

By Stephanie Walker, Head of Technical at James Cropper It’s easy to be mystified by colour management. Every individual perceives colour slightly differently. The human eye has roughly 126 million photoreceptor cells, creating 126 mi...

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New era in high-speed inkjet printing begins as Agfa’s SpeedSet Orca completes field test programme

30 Sep 2025
  • Agfa

Agfa is celebrating a major innovation milestone as its customer The Delta Group completed beta testing of the new SpeedSet Orca – a versatile single-pass water-based digital press that redefines inkjet printing as we know it.  The De...

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Beyond labels: Why folding cartons are the natural next step for converters

26 Sep 2025
  • Labelexpo Europe

By Will Parker, Senior Packaging Executive and Labelexpo ambassador Labelexpo has long been the bellwether for change in our industry. From the digital disruption of narrow web to the transformation of mid-web and flexible packaging; the show has al...

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