Converting & Printing

Packaging equipment giant Bobst says a new reality is now in play as it releases a slew of new products with technology and innovation well and truly in the forefront.

Alon Bar-Shany, the global face of HP Indigo and its long-time general manager, is leaving the company after a quarter of a century with the innovative labels and packaging print systems developer.

Xeikon is launching into the corrugated printing market with its Idera system, a new fully integrated digital solutions platform for corrugated packaging converters.

Savas Mystakidis will be the new managing director of Heidelberg Australia & New Zealand, succeeding Richard Timson, who steps up to the role of Asia Pacific project director.

Ross Read, a pioneer of digital print for packaging in Australia has enabled small food and beverage brands to create a big impact on shelf.

Aldus Graphics has appointed industry veteran Shaun Pullen as its general manager for South East Asia. He will be based in Malaysia to serve the whole region.

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Esko has unveiled its Innovation Hub, an interactive always-on tool to enable the industry to explore the Esko 2020 portfolio of new and upgraded products in a virtual environment.

HP has certified a new thick paperboard from Iggesund Paperboard for its HP Indigo digital presses; the paperboard is especially suitable for premium packaging applications.

Technology innovator Screen GP is launching new print solutions for the packaging sector for folding carton, corrugated, and wide web flexo, setting itself up to be a major player in the field.

Packaging ink supplier Siegwerk and APK AG, a producer of plastic recyclate, have worked together to complete de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE films.

Perfection Packaging has scooped the prestigious (North American) FTA Best in Show wide web category Award for Print Excellence, crediting the use of the Kodak Flexcel NX plates in large part for the award.

Domino Digital Printing Solutions is launching a new food packaging compliant UV-curable black ink, available for use with the Domino K600i high resolution digital ink jet printer.

Currie Group is helping labels and packaging printers that use its HP Indigo presses up-skill their sales practices during the Covid downtime, through a series of small group webinars.

AB Graphic International (ABG) will provide Digicon Automation modules to deliver high-speed finishing in both nearline or inline configurations for the new high speed HP Indigo V12 Digital Press.

Press giant Heidelberg is expanding its subscription model, which sees printers not pay for the press but rather the sheets they produce, to create four distinct contract packages.