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South Africa – Centurion-based full-service printing company Fine Art Printers has upscaled its digital production by purchasing a Xerox Versant 4100 Press from XBC-IT through their distributor Altron Document Solutions. Founded more than 60 years ago by the Kalianjee family, Fine Art Printers offers a broad range of printing services to walk-in, online and corporate customers alike. The company provides…
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JAPAN – Japanese photography company, Fujifilm has launched Activ Hybrid LED UV curing system, which can be installed on new presses or retrofit to existing equipment by label and packaging converters. The system combines the latest LED UV curing technologies with Fujifilm’s ink expertise to improve label production on narrow web presses. It enables traditional UV or water-based flexo presses…
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USA – Electronics For Imaging, Inc., a Siris portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of Inèdit Software S.L., a developer of raster image processors (RIPs) and related software for digital industrial textile printing. The acquisition extends EFI’s strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print through investments. The strategy advances the company’s presence and capabilities in packaging and corrugated, display…
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BRAZIL – Brazil’s largest producer and exporter of packaging paper, and the leader in the corrugated board packaging and industrial bags segments, Klabin has launched EkoFlex for flexible packaging in Brazil. The solution is targeted at diverse segments, such as food, hygiene, cleaning, and pharmaceuticals, and helps to significantly reduce the use of plastic across the consumption chain. EkoFlex is…
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SWITZERLAND – Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has unveiled a product rebrand designed to give customers a clearer, holistic view of its growing portfolio of more sustainable packaging solutions. This significant marketing effort provides customers with greater visibility and transparency of Amcor’s extensive product portfolio that has grown over the years through innovation and…
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USA – Videojet Technologies, a global leader in Marking and Coding solutions has partnered with Loftware to change the paradigm for how companies automate printing across production lines, factories, and warehouses. Loftware is the world’s largest cloud-based Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management provider, offering an end-to-end labeling solution platform for companies of all sizes. The collaboration focuses on extending Loftware’s…
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UK – Global leader in packaging and paper, Mondi has collaborated with Austrian mechanical engineering company EW Technology to launch a new machine for paper pallet wrapping. The two companies worked together to design the innovative machine, which fills a gap Mondi identified in the pallet wrapping market The machine can be fully automated to wrap up to 60 pallets…
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UK – British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has sold its first paper bottle machine to Canadian packaging firm KinsBrae Packaging. The deal was announced by Frugalpac’s CEO Malcolm Waugh at the London Wine Fair, one of the largest wine fairs in the world – two years after launching the first Frugal Bottle in June 2020 with Cantina Goccia’s 3Q wine…
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