Sustainability is today a key driver for consumers when making a purchase decision. The judgment goes beyond the product itself and includes a multitude of factors, such as:
1. how the product was produced and the overall generated waste
2. can it be reused (single use vs multi-purpose)
3. its packaging, oversize vs right size, as well as its material (recyclable vs non-recyclable)
4. its journey from the factory to the final destination, CO2 consumption and pollution

Notarianni Srl, based in Alessandria, Italy, ordered Grafotronic HAPTIC machine.
The company has been producing self-adhesive labels for almost 50 years, including 30 years specializing in the printing labels for the wine sector where it has differentiated itself with continuous investment in both technology and employee training.

Zünd has revamped the ZCC Zünd Cut Center software and user interface from the ground up. In Version 4, ZCC offers even more capabilities for flexible, automated file preparation and efficient digital cutting. Controlling the cutter via touchscreen makes for extremely intuitive and simple operation.

palamides GmbH, the leading provider of automated deliveries for the printing industry, announced its participation in the Horizon Finishing First Event 2023. The event, hosted by Horizon, a global pioneer in print finishing technology, will take place from September 13 to 15, 2023, at Quickborn, Germany. As a featured exhibitor, palamides GmbH will showcase its innovative gamma automated delivery machine, highlighting its value in postpress production processing.

Building on the innovative technology of the NOVAFOIL 106, BOBST launches a new version of the hot foil stamper, dedicated to the application of holograms. Featuring a completely redesigned hologram application system, the NOVAFOIL 106 H gives converters maximum flexibility and efficiency for hot stamping transfer with holograms.

“It’s fun to see the investment pay off, and the end result you see in the field is encouraging”, Prisma Graphic of Phoenix, Arizona
Prisma Graphic began as a small commercial printer serving the local market. Over the years, they brought services in-house and became one of the Southwest’s leading supply chain marketing providers with a national reach.

Durham Box is a well-established family owned business operating in the packaging space since 1989 and has recently expanded their business capabilities by investing in a Zund D3 digital cutter equipped with a fully automated Board Handling System BHS150.

As part of a decision to grow their business and keep up with increasing customer demand, the Durham based packaging solutions provider is the first customer in the UK to have a Zund D3 cutter with a BHS150 board handling system installed, giving them 24/7, non-stop operation capabilities.

JPS Books + Logistics serves educational curriculum publishers and corporate training professionals. They produce student workbooks for K-12 schools, and corporate manuals mainly dealing with safety, regulatory and compliance training. These materials are standard 8 ½” X 11” books that are most commonly soft cover perfect bound or coil bound. The K-12 market has rebounded better from the pandemic than corporate training.

Rhyguan will present a compact fully digital finishing machine with Corona, full rotary flexo (flood varnish), digital die-cutting, and automatic slitting. Die-cutting without any tooling, without compromising on materials or the traditional look and feel of a good die-cut label. Specifically for efficient finishing of ultra short run jobs without any tools and a Modular machine with digital embellishments. Prepared for a JDF workflow and standard QR code scanning for automatic set-up.

Prati promotes its DigiFastone digital finishing line based on the company’s Futura field-upgradable open platform technology.

The line is fully digital from inkjet module to laser die cutting and turret rewind, and offers the capability to produce short-run promotional labels in the food and beverage, wine and spirits, cosmetics, personal care and home care sectors.

Maxcess, a leader in end-to-end automated and sustainable web handling solutions, will showcase new innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2023. RotoMetrics, Fife, Tidland, Maxcess Vision Systems and Componex offer precise, sustainable, and productive solutions to work better, faster and smarter.

KURZ presents various solutions from the areas of hot stamping, cold transfer, digital embellishment and sustainability at Labelexpo Europe 2023. The latest digital embellishment systems are the KURZ DM-UNILINER 2D and the DM-UNILINER 3D from KURZ subsidiary Steinemann DPE.