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Ronset creates a buzz with sparky open day images

Open days are intended to help a school showcase its merits to the local parents and last month Blessed Trinity College in Burnley, Lancashire enlisted digital and wide-format printer Ronset to create...

Manufacturing a cure for toxic errors is getting simpler

Swiss-made is synonymous with a meticulous attention to detail, reliable performance and unimpeachable standards. Think watches, chocolate, banking, the Red Cross and Roger Federer.

MagnaColours launches 'non-drying' textile screen ink

Water-based textile inks supplier MagnaColours has launched a new 'non-drying' textile ink, that allows several layers of ink to be applied without requiring a separate drying process.

KBA and Flint seal conventional sheetfed inks partnership

KBA and Flint Group have extended their product development relationship by signing an agreement that will see Flint Group’s conventional sheetfed inks used in the commissioning of all new KBA...

Watershed spooks ale fans with sinister sleeve

Watershed Packaging has been producing shrink sleeves for a number of years, with high-profile clients including Smirnoff and Deo-Go. But it has never delved into the beer market until now.

Clever chemists cook up special FX for value-add

Historically manufacturers used to unveil new ink ranges every three to five years. Often these inks were launched to great fanfare and would accompany a new piece of hardware. However, in recent...

Flint launches LED inks for food packaging

Manufacturer Flint Group has launched a new range of EkoCure Ancora UV LED-curable low-migration inks for food packaging.

Overmatter: Blue Lew

Lewis Hamilton may well have been feeling a little bit blue after his recent results on the F1 race track, so it’s good to see him having a bit of fun – as well as being quite literally painted blue –...

Spandex ImagePerfect vinyls receive HP Media Certification

Signmaking and digital display supplier Spandex has received media certification for 10 of its ImagePerfect substrates for use with the HP Latex 300 series of digital printers.

Agfa proposes plate plant closure

Further consolidation of worldwide printing plate manufacturing appears to be on the cards, after Agfa proposed the closure of its Italian plate factory.