Digital Printing-Hybrid - Inkjet/Flexo

Series production of the Gallus Labelfire 340 digital label press is off to a successful start in Heidelberg's Wiesloch-Walldorf facility. The press is the result of a collaboration between Gallus, its parent company Heidelberg, and Fujifilm. Multiple U.S.-label converters have signed on to install the press.

WS Packaging Group has purchased its second Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid solution. The press will be installed in the company's Dallas location, which is one of the company's 17 North American facilities. WS Packaging's first Digital Series press has been running at full production since December 2015.

Label Solutions, a pressure-sensitive label converter based in Marshfield, Mo., has enhanced its digital printing capabilities by installing a Mark Andy Digital Series hybrid press. The press has been in production for more than six months and has been a reliable source of high-speed, high-quality production.

WS Packaging Group’s drive to find the right solution for customer needs includes investments in the latest printing technologies.

As the print industry continues to evolve, 2016 will be remembered as the year when packaging became the hottest growth area.

At the second annual Digital Packaging Summit, three converters with varying experiences with digital technology discussed factors that may drive jobs toward digital production. This story includes audio clips from WS Packaging Group, Caraustar and PrintSure executives.

The Digital Packaging Summit concluded on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Key takeaways from the event included the industry's passion for new technology, digital and conventional coexisting as partner technologies, digital's expanding growth and an evolving culture.

With enormous crowds and packed booths, Labelexpo took Chicago by storm. The show demonstrated digital is heading in exciting new directions and flexo continues to evolve.

With both flexographic and digital equipment on display, along with impressive sales results, Mark Andy is reporting a successful Labelexpo Americas 2016. Among the products in the company's booth were the Digital Series, Digital One and Performance Series presses.

Hub Labels of Hagerstown, Md., will receive the second Gallus Labelfire 340 in the United States. The press was developed through a partnership between Gallus, Heidelberg and Fujifilm and features inkjet and flexographic capabilities.