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CAMBRIDGE & WIGTON, UK—Nov. 2, 2011—Innovia Films, a leading global manufacturer of speciality films, and PragmatIC Printing, the pioneer in imprinted logic circuits, have announced the successful integration of printed electronic functionality onto Innovia Films’ Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) label substrates. The first prototypes are interactive bottle labels that activate a sequence of flashing lights when the bottle is held. This is only one example, from numerous possibilities, of how active packaging can be used to attract, inform or interact with the consumer. Innovia Films exhibited the prototype electronic labels on its stand at the Packaging Innovations show held

Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas has produced new sustainable packaging for Belgium-based Beyers Coffee's BénéCafe brand.

United Kingdom, North East England £35000 - £45000 pa DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER - Extrusion Coating Sweden, Various - Sweden Packaging Project Manager United Kingdom, Midlands & West England £45000 - £52000 pa Senior Packaging Technologist United Kingdom, London & South East £35000 - £42000 pa Structural Designer – Corrugated Transit Packaging United Kingdom, London & South East £30000 - £37000 pa Packaging Engineer - Europe Spain, Various - Spain Will be a salaried job Packaging Design and Innovation Manager - Food United Kingdom, North West England £35000 - £45000 pa Senior Packaging Designer United Kingdom, London & South East £45000

Label Traxx, a print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters worldwide, will launch Version 6.1 at Labelexpo Europe 2011 in Brussels, Belgium, September 28 to October 1.

Nordson Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy Belgium's Constructiewerkhuizen G. Verbruggen NV, which makes equipment for the flexible-packaging industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Nordson, which makes equipment to apply adhesives and other materials to consumer and industrial products, said it expected the deal to close within several days and to have no effect on its earnings in the first full year. Verbruggen makes flat dies and coextrusion equipment used in the manufacturing of

From the joint efforts of EskoArtwork and VTales Graphics, new software has been created that allows brand owners to assess the on-the-shelf and point-of-sale impact of their packaging.