Converting & Printing

Digital print solutions developer Xeikon is launching Titon, a new toner formulation which it says offers all the benefits of UV inks without the disadvantages, for printing fibre-based food packaging.

Sun Chemical has collaborated with HP to launch sustainable flexible packaging, produced with HP’s Indigo digital press and Sun Chemical’s new solventless lamination solution SunLam.

Graffica, supplier of premium equipment and services to the packaging and POS industries, will be exhibiting its best in-house box making solutions, along with other packaging equipment, at PacPrint.

The Asia Pacific and Japan HP Inkspiration Awards are back for 2022, with printers needing to get their entries in by Monday 11 April, for the awards which will be announced on 23 May.

A B Graphic International – represented by Currie Group in ANZ – has formalised its exclusive global agreement with Actega Metal Print (AMP) for its metallisation technology, Ecoleaf.

EFI is bringing a new version of its Nozomi press to market, the EFI Nozomi 14000 LED, which it says is a ultra high speed inkjet solution for corrugated printing.

Label printer MCC came top of the awards table at the FPLMA evening event, bagging half a dozen awards, including Best in Show – Labels, for its Jabberwocky Gin label.

AUSPACK exhibitor Konica Minolta (stand D020) predicts 2022 will be a stronger year for the print industry due to demand for applications such as label, light packaging, and wide-format printing.

Sydney-based packaging and labelling specialist Luminar has expanded its digital printing operations with the installation of a Screen L350UV Inkjet Series digital press.

After a three year Covid-hiatus, the global label and printed packaging exhibition Labelexpo 2022 will spring into life from the 26 to 29 April, with the organisers saying it will, “safely showcase the dynamic and diverse marketplace driving innovation across the industry.”

Global coding and marking specialist, DataLase, has launched its new SB Lamination Coatings range, available in four variations with translucent to white and white to black colour change options.

Italiya Graphics is installing the country’s first HP PageWide C500 Corrugated Press, which will enable it to expand its offering of corrugated products and digital printing services.

Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials and consumables, Ball & Doggett, has appointed Zaidee Jackson as national BDM, Sustainable Packaging.

Impact International won Gold in the Environmental Sustainability Award at the NSW PICAs, the latest in its series of awards for its pioneering eco-work.

Auckland‐based Soar Print and communications group ICG are merging, creating a Kiwi print powerhouse of packaging, logistics, commercial print, creative, publishing and large format expertise.

PDQ Labels has made its first move into digital printing, installing a new Screen L350UV inkjet press from Jet Technologies, and seeing its turnaround times go from two weeks to two days as a result.