Articles

Guillemot’s roll-to-roll reinvention with the Valloy BIZPRESS 13R digital LED label press

10 Aug 2023

Guillemot Business Forms was founded in 1970 by George Moggach, a former salesman who then became a print broker and worked out of the back office of The Guillemot Bookshop in Randburg, located in the northwest of Johannesburg. He experienced delays ...

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Clip-Tite Display Systems’ Fabric Frame Cubes create eye-catching branding at OR Tambo Airport

10 Aug 2023

Clip-Tite's latest project, which was rolled out at OR Tambo International Airport, saw the company manufacturing eleven 3m x 3m x 3m Fabric Frame Cubes, which were all internally illuminated and suspended from the roofing structures.  The cube...

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LEIBINGER expands leadership team with Christophe Lopez in the role of Chief Commercial Officer

18 Jul 2023

LEIBINGER, the global quality leader in coding and marking, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Christophe Lopez as Chief Commercial Officer. Lopez has an excellent track record as business leader and brings a wealth of experience from more...

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Canon extends world-leading Arizona flatbed printer family and launches PRISMAELEVATE XL for tactile print applications

12 Jul 2023

Canon South Africa launched two new models in the Arizona 1300 flatbed printer series, the GTF and XTF, featuring award-winning FLOW technology, an innovative zone-free vacuum system that makes media handling easy. Also launched is PRISMAelevate XL, ...

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LUMENE cooperates with UPM and SABIC to launch its new bio-based packaging application

12 Jul 2023

Finnish beauty brand LUMENE is the first to launch a bio-based packaging application with both the jar and label made with UPM’s innovative wood-based material, further processed by SABIC.   LUMENE’s new jar and the self-adhesive l...

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Asahi Photoproducts is partnering and installing its water-wash equipment in the new Gallus Experience Centre

12 Jul 2023
  • Gallus
  • Asahi

Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, reports it will be attending the Gallus Experience Days at its grand opening, scheduled for customers from the 21th – 23rd of June 2023 at the new Gallus Experi...

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Redfern Labels welcomes new MPS EF 340 next generation flexo press

12 Jul 2023
  • Rotocon

Redfern Labels has welcomed a new MPS EF 340 next generation flexo press to its production facility in Johannesburg. The machine sale was led by Patrick Aengenvoort, ROTOCON director and co-owner; and Marius van Lith, MPS Regional Sales Director with...

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eProductivity Software acquires Tharstern Group

12 Jul 2023

eProductivity Software (ePS), a global leader in transformational technology for the print and packaging industries, announced that it has acquired UK-based Tharstern Group, a management information system (MIS) software provider serving hundred...

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ECO3 launched as new name for former Agfa Offset Solutions

12 Jul 2023

ECO3 is one of the leading global suppliers of prepress solutions to the offset printing industry. The company is present across all steps of the prepress value chain, offering a portfolio of offset plates, graphic film, equipment & services, as ...

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Sustainability success for Flint Group with improved EcoVadis rating

12 Jul 2023

Global print consumables manufacturer, Flint Group, is celebrating continual improvement after its updated EcoVadis rating, which saw a seven-point increase over 2022. EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustai...

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Printing industry must not miss out on the megatrend of artificial intelligence

12 Jul 2023

‘Artificial intelligence is the nucleus of the greatest disruption of our society since the invention of the letterpress by Johannes Gutenberg,’ says Bernd Zipper, Chairman of the Initiative Online Print e.V.. ‘We are in the midst o...

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Western Cape packaging and related expo geared to grow your business

12 Jul 2023

Returning to Cape Town in October, the highly successful Propak Cape trade exhibition provides an excellent opportunity for suppliers of machinery, products and services aimed at the packaging, food processing, plastics, print, labelling and wine &am...

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Avery Dennison implements Carbon Trust footprinting tool

12 Jul 2023
  • Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation is transitioning to a bespoke carbon footprinting tool created in collaboration with the Carbon Trust to continue its drive towards transparency and continuous improvement in environmental impact measurement and reporting o...

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Canon launches large format A1+ compact desktop printer with A4 scanner

12 Jul 2023

Canon South Africa, has launched the imagePROGRAF TC-20M, a full-colour (CMYK), large format, desktop printer that is equipped with an A4 flatbed scanner.   ‘The user-friendly design of the printer enables even first-time users to easil...

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5 reasons why you can’t afford to miss The GAPP Forum 2023: Touch the future of print

12 Jul 2023

To run a business, especially in the midst of the unrelenting economic upheaval and constant power outages experienced in this country, it is essential to be well-prepared and empowered with the right strategies, contacts, networks, knowledge and int...

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Leading the digital shift by driving productivity and growth in the printing industry

29 Jun 2023

Leading the digital shift can be done by driving productivity and growth in the printing industry. This is the belief of Heidie-Mari Middel, Production Specialist at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa and she bases this on the company’s st...

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GreenCircle certification validates significant energy savings and sustainability claims of Esko flexo solution

29 Jun 2023

Esko is proud to announce its XPS Crystal flexo imaging unit has achieved both Certified Energy Savings and Dematerialisation certifications from GreenCircle - an internationally recognised third-party certification entity that independently verifies...

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Aquapak joins CEFLEX to support the development of the circular economy t the development of the circular economy

29 Jun 2023

Aquapak Polymers, the material technologies business that developed HydropolTM, a polymer based on PVOH, has joined The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX)1 initiative – a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations ...

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BOBST boosts digital-age manufacturing on VISIONFOLD and NOVAFOLD 50 l 80 l 110

29 Jun 2023

True to its vision to advance sector-wide connectivity and digitalisation, BOBST has enhanced its middle-range folder-gluers with the implementation of the SPHERE machine interface. Combined with improved ergonomics, both machines take a decisive ste...

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A proactive power saving strategy for flexo printing

29 Jun 2023

Whichever way we view the future, power availability will be a critical limiting factor for the manufacturing sector. Solutions are being explored and they include fossil fuel powered generators, inverters, solar and wind generators. The team at Poly...

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