Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., announced today that it has entered an exclusive distributor partnership with TCL Hofmann for its Business Unit (BU) Coatings.

Pioneering flexo trade shop embraces new PureFlexo™ Printing from Miraclon

Trisoft Graphics, based in Costa Mesa, California, is an innovative flexographic prepress provider that serves narrow, mid and wide-web flexible packaging and label printers globally. Nearly 30 years ago, in 1993, the business was founded by President Tristan Zafra and partner Johnny Hong, who together identified a market opportunity that became the catalyst to build a full-service prepress business; delivering artwork design to press-ready plates for printers. Tristan recalls: “It was a time when a lot of prepress providers were primarily concentrating on quantity instead of quality of jobs and chasing lower-margin work. We decided there was greater potential and opportunity to serve more printers and their brand clients by focusing on efficient and high-quality work.”

Brett Martin is pleased to announce that Italian thermoforming equipment manufacturer, Cms – a unique supplier of best-in-class machines for plastics processing – has been announced as the latest company to acquire Approved Partner status. Cms has been awarded this accolade following the successful testing of Brett Martin’s Marpet-g FS (PETg) material on its Eidos vacuum forming machine.

The major UK newspaper and magazine printer cited Fujifilm’s processless plate technology as a major reason for their decision

Fujifilm and Reach Printing Services have agreed a new five-year plate supply contract following a competitive tender process. The two companies had been working together for more than a decade, but as the old contract ended, Reach Printing Services wanted to test the market and invite other suppliers to pitch for the business.

The successful concept continues: Paperworld Office Village will be offered again at the trade fair in 2022. In the specially developed area, companies from the office sector can present themselves in a high-quality environment. Eleven brand-name companies have already registered for the area.

MAX International Converters, Inc. continues to invest in the future through Transform 2025, a corporate initiative launched to reduce the environmental impact of waste through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse. The latest commitment is MAXDLF™, the world’s first dispersible linerfree direct thermal label.

Having served the 3D-printing market since a long time with its piFLOW®p vacuum conveyors, Piab is now proud to introduce the first vacuum conveyor developed specifically for Additive Manufacturing - the piFLOW®am, which is now available for integration into OEM systems

Novodur® 550 selected for use in the range of car models manufactured by THACO Plastics Component

Combination of high heat resistance, good process-ability and high impact strength, making it an ideal polymer for rear spoiler application

Extensive simulation-ready material performance datasets inspire confidence in a sustainable PA66, TECHNYL® 4EARTH® from DOMO Chemicals.

TECHNYL® 4EARTH® reduces CO₂ emissions by 41%, energy consumption by 60% and water consumption by up to 79% vs. virgin polymers, as confirmed by the material Life Cycle Analysis.

University Bayreuth acquires extruder from INEOS Styrolution to support further research projects

New extruder elevates the University of Bayreuth to a new level in plastics compounding

Leading UK label manufacturer adopts Fujifilm’s water washable Flenex plates following successful trial in May 2021

Established in 1993, Aztec Label manufactures a huge range of self-adhesive labels and tags in a variety of colours, sizes and quantities for customers in the UK and abroad. The company has been growing steadily since its founding and now employs 25 people at its West Midlands facility and turns over £3.6 million annually.

Lessebo Paper has won a big order of yellow and blue paper to ballot production to the Swedish Election 2022. Lessebo Colorit Chamois and Sky Blue will be used for ballot papers for the 2022 parliamentary elections and the elections to the regional council.