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A team of students from Dunwoody College of Technology Design & Graphics Technology earned two first place awards in the Annual Student Packaging Design Competition, hosted by the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC).

Esko, a packaging design and workflow solutions compan, and Highcon, developer of the Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine, have expanded their cooperation with an OEM agreement. Highcon will distribute, install and support the Esko CAD Digital Front End (DFE) software as complement to the 2014 Must See 'Ems award winning Highcon Euclid. This combined solution is available immediately on a worldwide basis.

If you’re a press operator, would you rather manage 100 inks or just seven? This question was top of mind for attendees at an Expanded Gamut seminar hosted by Nilpeter at its Cincinnati Technology Center.

EFI, a company specializing in digital printing innovation, announced that InnoMark Communications has selected EFI Radius ERP software to unify and manage business data and operations across its 11 facilities. Fairfield, OH-based InnoMark selected this ERP system based on its best-in-class tools for streamlined, multi-plant management and the technical capabilities Radius gives users to direct an extensive range of finishing and fulfillment processes.

With increasing capabilities for digital printing on corrugated board, packagers are now looking at ways to use the medium as a means of directly communicating with the consumer.

Esko has released new, advanced technology, which delivers the best quality digital flexo platemaking workflow with no analog steps. Full HD Flexo combines the highlight capability of HD Flexo and the solid ink lay down capability and print stability of flat-top flexo plates.

Smithers Pira is pleased to announce that X-Rite Incorporated, SCHAWK!, HP Scitex Industrial Printing, Xeikon, Esko and many others will present at the 2nd annual U.S. version of Digital Print for Packaging 2013.

Bunting Magnetics Co.—producer of precision magnetic products for the worldwide printing, automobile, plastics, food, and electronics industries—has announced dramatic changes in how it supplies flexible dies to label manufacturers. The changes are the result of extensive market research into evolving label die cutting requirements. The research indicated that a number of factors necessitate changing the way suppliers interact with and respond to label converters. In response to this research, Bunting has announced a number of changes.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on design firm Hornall Anderson, Esko/Germany-based Bischof + Klein, Color Ad Packaging, Technicote, Century Packaging, and GMG and matchmycolor LLC.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Blue Dog Bakery and Hornall Anderson; Lebensbaum and Innovia Films; PIA's InterTech Technology Awards; UPM Raflatac; and Michelman.