Packaging

Xaar sees future potential in sheetfed inkjet

Fresh Xaar chief executive Doug Edwards is aiming to expand the use of the firm’s technology in commercial print, and has inkjet replacements for today’s mid-range electrophotographic (EPS) digital...

Watermill invests £1m in Omega label converting technology

Watermill Press has invested £1m in three Omega label converting machines to support its continued growth.

Sonora boosts Kodak results

Kodak’s Sonora processless plate business grew by 212% year-on-year and the company is set to add 15 million square metres of manufacturing capacity for the plate in 2015.

HP and KBA to launch 2.8m-wide Color Inkjet Web Press

HP and KBA have announced plans to produce their first co-developed press, the HP T1100 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press.

Brother in £1bn cash offer for Domino Printing Sciences

Brother has launched a 915p per share cash offer for Domino Printing Sciences in a deal that values the Cambridge-based coding & marking and inkjet print equipment manufacturer at more than £1bn.

Killer app: Saxon uncorks the class for a boutique brand

Luxury drinks brand development specialist Boutique Brands has been sourcing the finest materials from all over the world for its drinks bottles, labels and corks for the past eight years. It recently...

Packaging Innovations sees record visitors in 10th year

The Packaging Innovations event closed its doors last week boasting record numbers. Some 6,585 visitors made straight for the stands of 350 exhibitors, trumping last year’s event in size and scope.

Handy finishers find firm footing to stand alone

Back in their schooldays, friends Lynn Russell and Cath Maybin had no idea that in the future they would be joint directors of a successful contract packing, handwork and finishing company.

OPM invests in Tharstern Primo MIS

OPM (Labels and Packaging Group) has backed up a recent spending spree on kit and premises by halving production times with a new management information system (MIS).

Packaging Innovations attracts record visitor numbers

Last week's Packaging Innovations show clocked up record numbers, say organisers, who totted up 6,585 visitors descending onto the stands of the 350 exhibitors.