Flextec Corporation’s mission has always been to provide “Quality First Without Compromise,” and its recent achievement of full digital certification from Graphic Measures International (GMI) on its HP Indigo 8000, has reinforced that mission even further.
Karlville has announced it has entered into an agreement with ePac Holdings, LLC to establish a digital flexible packaging facility at its Miami headquarters. ePac is North America’s first flexible packaging company focused on the quick turn, short to medium run length market, based on the latest in digital printing technology.
At the recent Digital Packaging Summit, representatives of three prominent converters spoke candidly about their experiences with digital printing technology and the impact it has had on their respective businesses.
The third annual Digital Packaging Summit kicked off on Monday night with a keynote presentation that addressed the impact digital will have across the four varying packaging segments. Jennifer Dochstader and David Walsh of LPC, Inc., and the co-chairs of the event, led the presentation.
During the opening session of the Digital Packaging Summit, Bob Leahey of Keypoint Intelligence provided a look into the latest statistics in digital package printing to outline where the technology stands across all packaging segments, including labels, folding cartons, flexible packaging and corrugated.
At the Xeikon Café North America, Xeikon unveiled a number of initiatives and new hires as part of the ongoing expansion of its North American organization. The opening of the event also marked the unveiling of Xeikon’s new Innovation Centre.
Xeikon has announced it has terminated its Trillium liquid toner development project, which was first demonstrated at drupa 2016. The company will re-focus its resources and efforts where it can add the most value and leverage its strengths in delivering exceptional customer solutions.
Xeikon has announced that Dr. Vlad Sljapic has joined the management team as VP of global sales, effective Oct. 1. In his role, Sljapic will lead Xeikon’s worldwide sales organization and expand the company’s global strategic sales efforts in the digital printing market.
At Labelexpo, Konica Minolta has announced a “100th customer” milestone, a strategic partnership in Europe with finishing specialist GM and the launch of a new product to underpin its accelerating growth path within industrial printing.
At Labelexpo Europe, currently underway in Brussels, Xeikon has announced four digital label presses, spanning both the UV inkjet and dry toner segments. The new presses expand on Xeikon's existing Cheetah dry toner technology and its newly announced Panther UV inkjet platform.
