September 28, 2016,  USA • The Danish company demonstrated a new DC330Mini converting machine with an integrated Trojanlabel inkjet unit and a supergloss/cold foil feature. According to Grafisk Maskinfabrik, the integration of an inkjet unit provides users with an economic entry into digital markets. For Uffe Nielsen, CEO, this is the reason that they received 30… → read more

September 28, 2016,  Digital printing has a way of working its magic on creative label converters. Just as the average person finds it difficult to remember life without the internet and the smart phone, so these printers can’t imagine having achieved such high efficiencies and quality standards without the impact of a digital colour label press. (more…)

September 27, 2016,  USA • At Labelexpo Americas 2016, Mark Andy debuted Digital One, a new entry-level digital printing and converting press designed to print short run label jobs with in-line converting. The all-in-one press offers a four-colour CMYK digital process at a 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution on a pay-as-you-go model combined with a single flexo station… → read more

September 27, 2016,  USA • Each of the company’s stand’s four zones featured products tied to common label and packaging themes. At the “Productivity Zone” the focus has been on saving money and resources related to workflows. Products in this zone included their inkjet portfolio, water-based and UV, aimed at helping label converters get even more out of… → read more

September 27, 2016,  USA • For the first time, Nilpeter introduced their digital press line, Panorama to the Americas. This complete digital solution offers digital opportunities in a 360° perspective. The smart workflow management system ensures typeface optimisation, provides automated step and repeat functions, and impressive colour matching. According to… → read more

September 27, 2016,  USA • Designed for high volume label slitting, inspection and rewinding the extreme rugged HSI offers label converters an operator-friendly horizontal configuration. Featuring end-to-end servo control, web width of 13” or 440”   (330 or 440 mm), up to 1000 fpm (305 m/min) running speed, extra-large inspection table, 37 inch (940mm) high… → read more

September 27, 2016,  USA • The company introduced four new products to the market and also showed the entire portfolio of products for narrow web applications.  The new Powerscope 5000 visual inspection system has a resolution 16 Mb camera capable of viewing a print area as large as 4” x 3” (100 mm x 75 mm) and magnifying register marks and other small print… → read more

September 27, 2016,  USA • MPS demonstrated its flagship flexo press, the EF. This automated multi-substrate press was built in Green Bay, WI and thereflore can be seen as a reslt of the the company’s  investment in a North American organization including local assembly, sales, marketing and customer service. According to Kees Nijenhuis, Vice President of MPS… → read more

September 21, 2016,  USA • Hub Labels of Hagerstown, MD, has signed a contract for the new Gallus Labelfire 340 digital label printing press. The customer first previewed the press at Labelexpo Europe 2015 in Brussels, and it is now scheduled to deliver in Q4/2016. Purchasing one of the first US-bound Gallus Labelfire 340 presses follows a tradition of being an… → read more

September 21, 2016,  USA • The 15th edition of Labelexpo Americas saw 17,407 label and package printing professionals descend on Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center from 13 – 15 September. According to Labelexpo organizers, as well as posting an 8.5% increase in attendee numbers, the show was also the largest in its history with a show floor size of… → read more