Packaging equipment manufacturers

Bobst warns of slowdown in H1 results
Bobst has reported a slowdown in sales for the first half of 2019 and subsequently issued a warning on growth for the remainder of the year.

Tetra Pak to pioneer digital colour carton production
Multinational food packaging giant Tetra Pak has claimed it is to become the first carton manufacturer to introduce full-colour digital printing capabilities, in a collaboration with Koenig & Bauer...

Koenig & Bauer acquires Duran folder-gluer business
Koenig & Bauer (K&B) has bought an 80% stake in the folder-gluer business of manufacturer Duran Machinery in a deal that will enable K&B to offer a complete folding box production line.

Shawpak doubles part production speed with £600k investment
Shawpak has invested £600,000 in a Chiron vertical milling machine to double the speed at which it can produce parts for its thermoforming machines.

Screen launches new eight-page platesetters
Screen has launched a new series of eight-page thermal CTP systems.

Shawpak targets £3m turnover with thermoformer range
Shawpak has initiated a major drive to increase its turnover to £3m within the year and to sell 100 of its thermoforming machines annually by 2020.

CMC launches CartonPack box-on-demand system
CMC Machinery has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of CartonPack, an on-demand box-making and packing system for e-commerce fulfilment.

KBA has had a positive Q1 in Europe with orders and revenue up
KBA Group posted 20% more orders in the first quarter of 2017 than in the same period last year with a “substantial increase” in orders for medium-format sheetfed presses, particularly in southern...

Xeikon launches new printer and cutter at Drupa
Xeikon has revealed a new one-pass-duplex web-fed system, the Xeikon 9600, a flatbed die-cutter and brought its long-awaited Trillium One for its first public outing at Drupa.

Drupa reveal for 'ultra fast' Scodix B1 enhancement press
Scodix has launched a B1-format multi-function digital enhancement press for short to medium-length runs that it said were previously not viable for printers in the packaging sector.

Esko reveals several Drupa product launches
Esko is to launch two new additions to its Kongsberg cutting table range at Drupa alongside a new flexo platemaking system and a software update.

Azonprinter reveals Razor upgrade
Azonprinter gave an international debut to its upgraded UV LED A3 machine, the Azon Razor Conti at Fespa Digital last week.