Etimark, a label and package printer based in Switzerland, has made the switch from mercury to UV LED curing for its presses after adopting Flint Group’s EkoCure® Dual Cure ink range. Etimark, known for its customised package printing solu...

Commercial printers in South Africa face a number of challenges in today’s economy including the rise of all things digital, economic stress, heightened competition, rising costs and the importance of environmental concerns. Heidie-Mari Middel...

Taking place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) from 24-26 October, Propak Cape will put the spotlight on the latest trends across the packaging, food processing, plastics, print, labelling and wine & olive oil production in...

After two decades of success, Apogee automation workflow continues to lead the market allowing customers to stay ahead of their competition and maximise opportunities in offset print production. Version 13, which is now available, builds in even more...

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 ...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...