Two industry leaders, hubergroup and manroland Goss web systems, have embarked on an exciting collaborative journey to drive innovation in sustainable packaging. This dynamic partnership brings together expertise from diverse companies, fostering inn...

XSYS, a global provider of flexographic printing plates, plate processing equipment and prepress software, has introduced two new plates under the newly established “nyloflex® eco” brand. This innovative approach demonstrates the comp...

HP Inc. announced a strategic multi-year global partnership with Canva, the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, to empower millions of Canva users worldwide to seamlessly design online, create visual content and print locally...

Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, reports that All4Labels’ site near Hamburg, Germany, has seen a significant boost to its productivity since installing the CrystalCleanConnect automated platemaking ...

Xeikon has partnered with KURZ Company, SCRIBOS, to collaborate on new technology that enables digital label printers to provide added value with interactive features for brand protection, track & trace and consumer engagement. Leveraging the cap...

Beavertown, a British brewery based in Tottenham, is well-known across the country for its craft beers including Neck Oil, Gamma Ray, Lupuloid and Bones. Alongside its beers, the brewery has this month partnered with the Campaign Against Living Miser...

Esko has launched a new print inspection module that can inspect and detect defects in varnish coatings during a live label print run, heralding a new era of varnish inspection for printed labels. The innovative Varnish Inspection module for the AVT...

Thunderbolt Solutions was founded by Peter van der Walt on 1 April 1999, with the Müller Martini agency on its books, offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and a staff compliment of five. The ethos of the company is firmly entrenched in the phi...

Building on its long partnership with Sappi, Xeikon has developed food-safe, paper-based candy packs that are fully recyclable in the paper waste stream. With high image quality, bright colours and a silky surface, packets of “Maoam Chew F...

The Belgian Graphius Group, an expert in converting paper and folding carton into a wide range of high-end products, is improving its ecological footprint by choosing the ECO3 Adamas chemistry-free offset printing plates. As a leading international ...

Global packaging specialist, ALPLA, has added a PET wine bottle to its product range. The 0.75-litre bottle weighs just 50 grams – around eight times less than the alternative made of glass. The first white wine bottles belonging to the Wegenst...

Combined with intelligent on-demand production, Müller Martini’s Smart Factory is the answer to sustainability in the printing industry – not only significantly reducing the carbon footprint, but also driving the digital transformati...

Leading manufacturer, NUtec Digital Ink recently announced a major stride in its sustainability journey with the installation of an extensive solar energy system at its production facility in Cape Town, South Africa. The newly installed photovoltaic...

Miraclon and BOBST have reinforced their strategic partnership, with Miraclon named as the plate technology partner in BOBST’s new Competence Centre in Atlanta. Officially opening this week, the center is home to a FLEXCEL NX System and FLEXCEL...

A smart factory designed for productivity also needs an innovative service approach. Müller Martini recognised this early on, proactively configuring its service offering to tap into the full potential of its machines in operation. The extensive...

How much do the printers you use on your packaging line cost? What we mean is, how much do they really cost? As the pressure increases on food producers and packagers to make their production lines more efficient, we are often asked about how our cus...

By François Martin, Graphics Industry & Communication Consultant at François Martin ConsultingThe packaging industry has operated behind the scenes for decades, driven by the things we encounter every day, some of which rely on mach...

Workflow is just as important as the printing technology in the production of print products in short and ultra-short runs, as well as books of one. With its numerous modules, the Connex system, developed by Müller Martini, is an important drive...

The British Crisp Co. has launched the first fully recyclable paper crisp packet, providing an environmentally friendly and scalable alternative to the eight billion packets thrown away each year in the UK, ending up in landfill or incinerated. ...

Highcon has announced a new portfolio line-up ahead of drupa 2024, addressing the fastest-growing segments of paperboard packaging.  Responding to a global market with continuously growing demand for smaller production batch sizes, faster delive...