Xeikon America, Inc. announced the first in its 2022 series of regional events. Xeikon Café on Tour will take place at the company’s suburban Chicago facility with sessions for label converters on Wednesday, May 18th and sessions on Thursday, May 19th for graphic arts/commercial print providers. Registration is complimentary.

Live demos during upcoming Xeikon Café Europe, April 26-28

To meet industry needs for sustainable printing methods and environmentally friendly packaging production, Xeikon announces TITON technology, a new toner formulation offering all the benefits of UV inks without the disadvantages.

Innovation in adversity as customers see continued growth despite pandemic

HP reaches a milestone of 100 installations of the breakthrough HP Indigo 100K Digital Press, as Solopress completes latest install

HP looks back at 10 years of B2 Solutions – over 800 units of the world’s most productive B2 printing solution¹ installed worldwide
Announcing today the worldwide availability of the HP Indigo 15K Digital Press
Announcing today new capabilities for the HP Indigo 100K Digital Press - Auto Pallet Replacement and 5TH Colour Station

The official dictionary meaning of ‘to embellish’ is ‘to make something more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features’. Brand owners looking to use embellishments to add value to labels and packaging are now able to take advantage of the latest digital technologies to achieve unusual and unique effects.

Kodak and GDM have entered into a partnership to integrate Kodak’s high speed inkjet technology into disposable hygiene production lines. Kodak is a leading global manufacturer focused on commercial print and advanced materials & chemicals; GDM, a company of Coesia Group, based in Offanengo, Italy, is a global leader in converting and packaging solutions for the Disposable Hygiene industry.

So what’s new in the world of labels? Pundits and Industry Influencers gave their predictions at the beginning of 2021:

more investment in full production automation
enhanced variable data management
the necessity of having an effective, seamless and automated workflow

Stronger presence of new toner digital press in Spain with live demonstrations and distribution partnership with Copy Service

Fujifilm Spain has unveiled its new Revoria Press PC1120 toner digital press alongside the Acuity Prime flatbed press at the Peak Performance Print Experience event.

Azonprinter has recently put on the market a new solution to their DTF family – Azon Pronto UV.
UV Pronto DTF printer prints directly on special film and cures the ink with a UV lamp. The film is self-adhesive, and it uses two types of film in the process. First it is printed on one film, and afterwards it is finished with the use of laminating machine applying the other film onto the print out. In the end, the films are separated manually, and the print out is applied to any kind of surface of any shape, and it is water resistant.

Advanced new offering adds to award-winning industrial packaging portfolio

At the CCE International Corrugated and Carton Exhibition, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. announced its newest ultra-high-speed inkjet solution for the corrugated market – the EFI™ Nozomi 14000 LED press.

Since installing the two Truepress presses, the Spanish printer's turnover has increased by more than 60%
Producciones Digitales Pulmen, a leading Spanish digital printer specialising in book printing and binding, has installed two SCREEN Truepress 520HD+ printing systems in just two years. The company has also purchased SCREEN's EQUIOS PT-R software to establish a common workflow for all its printing systems.

Conference program and live demos on digital label production at Xeikon HQ in Belgium

In response to the cancellation of this year’s Labelexpo Europe and to maintain contact, showcase its latest innovations and inform its customers, Xeikon and a variety of its industry partners have announced a special edition of its ever-popular Xeikon Café to take place at the company’s headquarters in Antwerp, Belgium at the end of April. Entrance is free and visitors will discover new digital printing solutions for a diversity of applications and print sectors.

Continuous feed inkjet system conforms to ISO 12647-8 standard
The Ricoh Pro VC70000 is the only market available continuous feed inkjet press to hold prestigious Fogra Validation Printing System (VPS)certification. The recognition confirms compliance with the industry’s highest standards and delivers client confidence in its ability to produce excellent print consistently and repeatedly.