Packaging

Infigo teams with HP for pouch automation
Infigo Software has integrated its technology with HP Indigo for the fully automated web-to-pack setup that will be showcased at Labelexpo.

EPac ready to roll with new UK site
EPac Flexible Packaging’s new UK digital printing production facility will be up and running next month.

Staeger launches UK-sourced recycled PET packaging
Staeger Clear Packaging is now able to manufacture its recycled PET from post-consumer waste fully sourced in the UK.

Sun Chemical inks Epple deal for food-safe know-how
Printing ink giant Sun Chemical has signed a deal with Epple Druckfarben aimed at taking Epple’s specialist sheetfed offset inks for direct food contact to a wider global market.

PlasticFreeLand to launch at Packaging Innovations
Sustainability will be the focus of the new PlasticFreeLand feature at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London later this week.

Oris adds Roland DG VersaUV S-Series to high-end proofing system
Oris Packaging Innovations has added the Roland DG VersaUV S-Series as an option for its Flex Pack/Web packaging proofing bundle to increase the bed size available to users.

Call for ‘Smoking kills’ warnings on every cigarette
Printing ‘Smoking kills’ onto every individual cigarette could discourage smokers, according to new research.

DS Smith confident on trading despite volume challenges
Packaging giant DS Smith has reported that its trading “continues to progress well” despite expected continued macro-economic uncertainty and “ongoing subdued volumes” in some markets.

Macfarlane adds Leyland to growing portfolio
Macfarlane Group has acquired Leyland Packaging Company in a deal that could be worth up to £3.25m when complete after courting the business for more than a decade.

SwissQprint to go direct in the UK
SwissQprint has ended its exclusive UK reseller partnership with Spandex and moving to direct sales and support in the UK.