RadTech (Chevy Chase, Maryland), the U.S.-based non-profit trade association for ultraviolet (UV) and electron-beam (EB) technologies, will hold a new conference in 2019 called Big Ideas for UV+EB Technology. The event will take place March 19-20 in Redondo Beach, California. Big Ideas replaces the regional uv.eb West event and will focus on current “big ideas” … Read more →
Dr. Peter Lechner is the new CEO at Koenig & Bauer (KBA) Flexotecnica. As previously planned, he takes over from Christoph Müller, who moves to the company’s Supervisory Board as its Chairman. “Peter Lechner has many years of experience in the field of flexible packaging. He’ll continue on the positive path of Flexotecnica and achieve … Read more →
Esko, alongside sister companies Pantone, X-Rite and AVT, have released a new study titled Packaging and the Digital Shopper: Meeting Expectations in Food & Beverage. Highlighting what primary shoppers want from food and beverage packaging, the report is aimed at brand and marketing managers, design leaders, packaging professionals and tech leaders who want to gain … Read more →
Twelve technologies have been selected to receive a 2018 InterTech Technology Award from the PIA (Printing Industries of America). “The technologies receiving the award have been judged as truly innovative and are expected to advance the performance of the graphic communications industry,” said the organization. An independent panel of judges deliberated over an outstanding selection … Read more →
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA, Annapolis, MD) has announced that the 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards call for entries is now underway with a deadline of Monday, November 19, 2018. Currently available on the FPA website is an overview of the awards program and the competition rules – including eligibility requirements, entry fees and complete … Read more →
Leading Canadian commercial printer CJ Graphics Incorporated of Mississauga, Ontario has been awarded 6 Benny’s, the highest honour in the PIA’s (Printing Industry of America’s) 2018 Premier Print Awards competition. The annual awards represent the printing and graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious worldwide competition, recognizing outstanding achievements in print production. Now in its … Read more →
Building on its unique set of features as a true “production hub,” Apogee v11 “takes print production to the next level by automating all prepress tasks,” said Agfa. The new release also includes multi-product support to increase printing efficiency, while the integration with PressTune supports Agfa Graphics’ ECO³ market approach focused on economy, ecology and … Read more →
The Graphic Systems Division of Fujifilm North America has released the first product in its Samba Printbar System line, the Samba PS4300, for the commercial and packaging printing segments. The Samba PS4300 is a compact printbar system designed to be easily integrated into most existing print equipment or manufacturing process, adding variable inkjet imprinting capabilities … Read more →
Minuteman Press International, one of the world’s largest design, marketing and printing franchises, is celebrating its 40th anniversary of franchising in Canada. “After expanding our franchise operations in the U.S. in 1975, we decided to bring our passion for printing and entrepreneurship to Canada. Our first Canada-based Minuteman Press franchise opened in the summer of … Read more →
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has won the Sustainability Product of the Year Award for its Foopak Bio Natura line of food packaging products. The Sustainability Awards from The Business Intelligence Group honour those people, teams and organizations that have made sustainability an integral part of their business practices and/or overall mission. The group was … Read more →
Esko has announced its acquisition of Blue Software, LLC, a label and artwork management software company based in Chicago, IL, from Diversis Capital and Schawk Digital Solutions. This acquisition, says the company, joins two complementary teams to unlock product packaging development, management and execution efficiencies for brand owners in the consumer-packaged goods, life sciences and … Read more →
Wayside, in North Okanagan, BC, acquired Lakeside Printing and its three locations in the province’s interior at the end of June. The company will now provide a full range of services directly to both companies’ clients in Vernon, Revelstoke and Salmon Arm. Lakeside Printing, owned by Susan and Dan Renaud, had been in business since … Read more →