Packaging

CTP manufacturer Cron (5-B24) has unveiled six new products at Drupa, which it said will take it into broader fields of offset press optimisation, plate production and flexo packaging.

Web-to-print giant Cimpress is set to take “up to” 20 Landa Nanography presses, and Landa has also announced the identity of its first three beta customers.

Goss International has announced a strategic partnership with Netherlands-based web offset and service specialists DG Press Services.

KBA aims to bolster its offering to packaging printers by entering the die-cutting market through the acquisition of Iberica.

Creative Edge Software has upgraded its iC3D packaging design software for Drupa with a range of 3D modelling functions that make it easier to visualise a label or product design.

Finland-headquartered global packaging firm Huhtamaki has acquired Delta Print & Packaging for £80m.

Double PrintWeek award-winning high-end printer Boss Print has produced a sample selector of different types of boxes, in order to carry samples.

Falkland Press is going B1 as part of a major reinvestment in its litho and digital facilities.

Macfarlane Group has made another strategic buy to boost its packaging distribution network by acquiring the packaging business of Glasgow-based Edward McNeil.

Packaging manufacturer and printer Excelsior Technologies has completed the first stage of an investment programme following its acquisition by an investment fund.

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.

Asahi Photoproducts is launching two new flexo plate products at Drupa, which will, the company said, improve both print quality and efficiency.