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In late 2009, InfoTrends, Inc. (www.infotrends.com), a market research and strategic consulting firm, conducted a Web-based survey of converters about the role and prospective role of color digital printing in their operations. packagePRINTING magazine contributed to that effort by inviting subscribers to participate in this effort. InfoTrends is grateful to the many packagePRINTING subscribers that supported the survey. This article provides key results from the feedback.

ITASCA, Ill.—Xeikon announced that it has worked closely with UPM Raflatac to qualify a range of label substrates on its Xeikon 3300 digital press.

Over the past five years or so, the digital printing of labels has undoubtedly become a mainstream printing process, with examples of high quality printing being produced daily for the food, beverage, health and beauty, pharmaceutical, consumer products, industrial, and other labeling sectors.

ITASCA, Ill.—Xeikon (www.xeikon.com), a division of Punch Graphix, a manufacturer of digital color presses, and the Jimmy Fund, a leading supporter of the fight against cancer in children and adults at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, recently announced that more than $318,000 was raised through the 2009 Holiday Greetings program to support cancer care and research.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including Sun Chemical, NimCor, ProtoPrint Technologies, Schawk, KBA and Mark Andy.

Digital printing and workflow developments for package printing, including items Xeikon, Griffin-Rutgers, Hewlett-Packard and Masterpiece Graphix.

Labelexpo Asia confirmed its status as the leading label event in Asia when the show welcomed a record 16,601 visitors in early December—compared to 14,004 in 2007, an increase of 18.5 percent.

The fourth Labelexpo Asia 2009 is taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai from the December 1-4 this year. The show has grown since the last successful event in 2007 with more than 75 percent of exhibition space sold.

Latest news on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including RotoMetrics, MULTI-PLASTICS, Sun Process Converting, Xeikon and others.

ITASCA, Ill.—Xeikon, a division of Punch Graphix, announced that the company has entered into a joint alliance with the Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI). Under the new arrangement, Xeikon will offer new Xeikon 3300/3000 customers a complimentary first-time TLMI membership.