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APR Appointed USA Distributor for Camis Plate Mounting Equipment
03.29.2021

Eurograv Limited has announced that All Printing Resources (APR) will now sell and service Camis Plate Mounting Equipment in the United States. Camis has a global client base and one of their most recent innovations...

Esko Unveils New Advancements in Automation and Cloud-based Capabilities with Next Generation Automation Engine
03.29.2021

Esko has unveiled a major new release of its market-leading Automation Engine workflow solution, packed with new capabilities and for the first time available as a Software-as-a-Service (‘SaaS’). “Designed and built by packaging experts, for...

Sustainability: It’s The Outside That Counts
03.29.2021

In recent decades, packaging technologies continuously improve to combine optimum product protection with highly efficient processes. One factor has gained importance within the last few years: The environmental impact of packaging. Manufacturers are seeking new...

AR Packaging Sets Sights on UK Expansion
03.29.2021

Swedish flexible and carton packaging firm AR Packaging is looking to increase its reach in the UK following its recent acquisition of Firstan. Its UK operation consists of three sites producing flexible barrier materials, carton-based...

Flexible Packaging Firm ABX Expanding in Macedon
03.29.2021

A flexible packaging firm in Macedon will be expanding its current facility on Rt. 31 in Wayne County. ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions plans to add on new bag lines and relocate some of its operations...

Shore Capital Partners Announces Partnership With Innovative Packaging Company
03.29.2021

Shore Capital Partners is pleased to announce it has completed a partnership with Innovative Packaging Company, a custom packaging solutions provider based in Vancouver, Washington. Innovative Packaging Company was founded in 2012 by co-founders Jeremy...

Virtual MeetingPack 2021 Agenda Will Address Packaging Sustainability and the Incorporation of Recycled Material
03.29.2021

Virtual MeetingPack 2021, a prelude to MeetingPack 2022, will present innovations and address the challenges of the food packaging sector on 27 May through a series of inspiring presentations and round-table discussions. Sponsors such as...

Baldwin’s New Unlocking Potential Podcast Explores Printing and Industrial Process Automation Trends
03.29.2021

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. has launched Unlocking Potential, a new podcast series that covers the latest trends, innovations and technologies in key industries—from packaging and converting, to security printing, textile production, film extrusion and more....

FPA Submits Testimony in Support of Rhode Island’s House Committee on Corporations House Bill 5446/Senate Bill 254
03.29.2021

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to support HB 5446 and SB 254, which would provide regulatory certainty for advanced recycling processes and create a more circular economy for plastics in Rhode Island.

Manufacturing Cybersecurity: Critical Components for Risk Assessment
03.28.2021

By the second quarter of 2020, cyberattacks targeting manufacturers accounted for 33% of all incidents across all industries with losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Small businesses are also at risk. According to a...

LMI Packaging Partners with APR for MacDermid Plates and SupplySentry
03.26.2021

All Printing Resources (APR) helped to upgrade the CDI system, supply MacDermid flexo plates and install a RFID Inventory Management system at LMI Packaging in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. LMI produces complex lidding applications and have...

Waldo Invests in CGS Oris and Mutoh Proofing
03.26.2021

UK reprographics and platemaking specialist Waldo has called the new proofing product developed by CGS Oris and Mutoh the ‘holy grail’ of lifelike proofs. The Louth, Lincolnshire, firm supplies UK companies and brands with files...

Durst Group Restructures Label & Flexible Packaging Segment
03.26.2021

Durst Group, manufacturer of future-oriented digital printing and production technologies, is restructuring its successful Label & Flexible Packaging segment. The current Segment Manager Helmuth Munter will retire at the end of 2021 after more than...

The PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION to be moved to October
03.26.2021

Due to the ongoing pandemic as well as national and international lockdown measures and associated travel restrictions, the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION congress and trade fair originally planned for June will be moved to 20-21...

Bedford Paper Invests in Third Tissue-converting Line From PCMC
03.25.2021

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller and a leading tissue-converting equipment provider, has announced the sale of a third tissue-converting line to Bedford Paper, a De Pere, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of high-quality paper products....

Flexible Packaging Offers Sustainable Solutions
03.25.2021

Sustainable solutions continue to be a top priority for consumer packaging goods (CPG) companies. They are one of the drivers pushing brand owners to switch from traditional materials to flexible packaging types, according to the...

Sealstrip Launches Recyclable VerdeSeal™: Evolving Innovation for the Future of Responsible Packaging
03.25.2021

VerdeSeal is a recyclable, proprietary pressure sensitive tape technology with FDA food compliance, applicable to Sealstrip’s easy open and resealable product lines. The recyclable material produces our same consumer-loved convenience features and no loss in...

drupa 2021 Articles Series: David Pittman - Digital Drivers in Labels
03.25.2021

It has been a few decades since the term ‘digital’ first entered the lexicon of the label printing industry. Since then, those at the bleeding edge and adopting when the market was still very much...

Transparent, Certified Renewable Content, Carbon Neutral Packaging Film
03.25.2021

Innovia Films is launching a new film in its Encore range of Sustainable Polypropylene packaging films. REF30cn has a high level of certified renewable content (via ISCC PLUS mass balance) specifically achieving carbon neutral on...

Xeikon Launches New Color Services: A Total Color ‘Insurance Policy’
03.25.2021

Xeikon has brought to market its brand new XCS Pro 2.0. The fully automated suite of colour management tools is based in the cloud and delivers every advantage of quality colour control – predictability, repeatability...

Davis-Standard to Host Virtual “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” Seminar
03.25.2021

Davis-Standard is pleased to offer its popular “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” seminar, in virtual format, April 13 – 15, 2021. This three-day interactive seminar will cover the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, composition and properties of...

One Year Later: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Drive Long-term Shifts in Packaging Strategies
03.25.2021

2020 was a year unlike any other in recent memory: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a nationwide shift in all manners of daily life. In the manufacturing realm, due to the influx of people choosing to...

With a Solid Order Backlog of More Than €630m Koenig & Bauer Expects to Achieve Organic Revenue Growth of Around 4% and Break Even at the EBIT Level in 2021
03.24.2021

The Koenig & Bauer Group achieved revenue of €1.0bn in 2020 (2019: €1.2bn) despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The 17.4% decline in revenue reflects the measures adopted by governments worldwide in 2020...

EskoWorld 2021 Reveals Packed Agenda as Virtual Event Launches
03.24.2021

Esko has announced that registration for its annual technology showcase, EskoWorld, is now open – with a packed agenda for this year’s week-long virtual event. The global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions to...

Unilever Invests in Fund That Acquires Recycling Companies
03.24.2021

Unilever North America will invest $15 million in the Closed Loop Partners Leadership Fund, a private equity platform that helps grow companies in the recycling value chain. Unilever tied the investment to its goal of...

U.K. Builds Site to Recycle Plastic With High Pressure Steam
03.24.2021

The first commercial scale plant to recycle all types of plastic using high pressure steam in the U.K. began construction. The plant in the northeast of England will cost 30 million pounds ($41 million) to...

Let Jeff Bezos Fund City Cleanup: It’s Time for ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ for Packaging
03.24.2021

This winter’s snow made crowded sidewalks even more claustrophobic. But the real drain on street space, trash, won’t melt away with warmer weather. Instead, New Yorkers must often contend with gargantuan garbage bag piles that...

Top Packaging Considerations for Premium Pet Food Brands
03.24.2021

A recent report by Packaged Facts estimates the overall U.S. pet food and treats market at $39 billion in 2020. Given the increase in pet adoption in 2020, seasoned and new pet parents alike are...

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