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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

The Mark Andy P3 was awarded the technical innovation prize at the 2011 FlexoTech Awards held on October 19 in London, England. This is the second innovation award for the Mark Andy Performance Series press line in 2011, while more than 110 of the machines have been sold in 24 countries since its launch. ‘Mark Andy is honored to have been recognized with this highly regarded industry award,’ said Greg Palm, vice president of sales and marketing for Mark Andy. ‘Our engineering, design and manufacturing teams worked together with converters worldwide to develop a pivotal product for the flexo

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

Kodak demonstrated its Flexcel NX Digital Flexographic System during the Packaging Innovations Show in London, UK. The Flexcel NX System is claimed to achieve levels of print quality that would normally be expected from gravure, offset or digital printing. Flexcel NX is said to provide cost savings on-press with high resolution. The flat-top dots are claimed to provide wide impression latitude, fast set-ups and long plate life. As a result users find that make-ready wastage costs can decline by 25 per cent and their plates are capable of run lengths two or four times greater than traditional digital plates.

LONDON, England—GEW will showcase the latest developments in UV curing efficiencies at Labelexpo Americas and introduce its new SERVICE+ three year warranty initiative.

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. (MPS), a supplier of print, packaging, and merchandising solutions for the cosmetics, healthcare, multimedia, and value-added consumer markets announced the opening of a sales office in London.