Packaging
Nosco to install first Indigo 30000 in the US
Gurnee, IL-based Nosco is set to become the first US customer for the HP Indigo 30000 digital sheetfed folding carton press, both companies announced at Pack Expo in Chicago this week.
The packaging bandwagon that is worth jumping on
Personalised and added-value packaging is on the rise, with big-name brands like Coca-Cola and Heineken already taking advantage. Here is what you need to know to ensure you are in on the action
Glossop Cartons buys UK's first Acuity LED 1600
Glossop Cartons is eyeing the short-run packaging market after becoming the first UK-based company to invest in Fujifilm's Acuity LED 1600, earlier this year.
Packaging sector mourns shrink-sleeve pioneer Memarnia
Sia Memarnia, a pioneer in the use of shrink-sleeve labels in packaging, has died.
Flowprint equips itself to target folding carton market
Flowprint has spent around 750,000 finishing its folding box department with the arrival of an SBL STS-1050 cutting and creasing platen and Sakurai Oliver offset press.
SGS International buys Stevenson Color
Louisville, KY-based SGS International this week announced its Southern Graphics Systems subsidiary had acquired Stevenson Color of Cincinnati, OH as it looks to continue to expand beyond packaging...
Océ launches film media for 3D effect applications
Océ has launched a clear polypropylene film, for use with its Arizona flatbed UV presses, that gives a three dimensional effect to anything that is printed on it.
Labelgraphics boosts production capacity with 7.5m investment
Labelgraphics has boosted its production capacity by more than 60% after moving into its new facility, marking the culmination of a 7.5m investment programme.
Reflex Labels acquires Labelsco
The 50m turnover Mansfield-headquartered packaging firm has purchased label printers Labelsco for an undisclosed sum.
DS Smith and SCA Packaging integration 'off to a great start'
Recycled packaging supplier DS Smith has said its acquisition of SCA Packaging will deliver a return on investment above its cost of capital in 2012/13, with a 'substantial' earnings enhancement.