Xeikon

Indications of a North American economic recovery are popping up everywhere. From a large jump in new orders by U.S. non-manufacturers to a continued increase in long-term housing demand, there is ample reason to be hopeful.

In May it was Belgium for Xeikon Café, a packaging-focused open house at Xeikon's headquarters in the Antwerp suburb of Lier. More than 200 customers and prospects were on hand, along with representatives of 28 companies that partner with Xeikon in developing and delivering solutions for labels and folding cartons.

So just how widespread is digital printing in our industry, and what might the future hold? To find out, packagePRINTING magazine and InfoTrends recently conducted a survey of North American label and packaging converters. Over 100 converters offered up some interesting responses. Take a look.

Digital printing is here to stay in the packaging space and will become more important over the next few years. Taking advantage of the value it offers requires balancing imaging technology and substrate selection to achieve the best possible results.

Industry News on the package printing industry, including Middleton Printing, GPA, DuPont, Labels Unlimited, OEC Graphics, Toray Plastics (America)

Featured Products for the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries, including Agfa, Heidelberg, Esko, Kodak,

Anderson & Vreeland has added Xeikon's ThermoFlexX solutions to its portfolio after the two companies signed a distribution agreement. The ThermoFlexX line of digital imagers is a complement to the Xeikon 3000 Series of digital label and packaging presses.

There have been some notable developments in the digital production landscape for folding cartons, but overall the landscape has not changed significantly in the past year and a half.

At its 2013 Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies elected a new chairman, two new directors and re-elected several returning directors.

This year's Labelexpo Europe reported its largest ever edition with record-breaking attendance figures. In addition, numerous market exhibitors increased their presence at the event, and the debut of several new busy feature areas was highly successful.