May 31, 2017,  BELGIUM • Online visitor registration is now open as Labelexpo Europe 2017 gears up for its biggest edition to date. Taking place at Brussels Expo from 25 to 28 September the four-day trade show is expecting about 650 exhibitors - 106 new exhibitors - lining-up to showcase the latest developments for the label printing market in nine exhibition… → read more

May 31, 2017,  ITALY • In March 2017 the Italian supplier of printing press and converting machinery organised an open house event in Lecco, Italy, to launch its new mid-web offset press Varyflex V4. Titled “Your passport to packaging” Omet’s event held next to Lake Como demonstrated a new line which is suitable for label printers and converters and… → read more

May 31, 2017,  FINAT has released the programme for the third edition of its European Label Forum, the annual summit for business owners and other decision makers, thought leaders, trade media and other label community members to discuss issues relevant to the future of European label businesses. The programme for this year’s edition will address five key… → read more

May 30, 2017,  GERMANY • Next week  the FINAT ELF 2017 takes place in Berlin, Germany, from 7 to 9 June. The conference will launch with an opening keynote address by “the other” Michael Jackson, the management guru from South Africa. Following the keynote speech, the programme will highlight the manufacturing, product experience and people side of this… → read more

May 30, 2017,  Connectivity as a key issue A smart factory, connected production, Industry 4.0, these market trends are clearly relevant for Labelexpo Europe 2017. Suppliers of printing presses are focussing more and more on a smart factory concept. MPS Systems treats workflow management as a big topic and will be discussing this during the trade show in… → read more

May 26, 2017,  SLOVENIA • NiceLabel, developer of label and marking productivity software solutions, was selected among the top ten European companies with the most successful growth strategy at the European Business Awards final in Dubrovnik in May 2017. At the gala final in Dubrovnik on 4 May, NiceLabel was awarded as one of ten Europe’s most dynamic… → read more

May 25, 2017,  GERMANY • As organiser of the UV Days 2017 IST Metz reports official numbers: 45 exhibitors and 920 guests from 33 countries took part. With these numbers, the German company breaking its own records. From 15 to 18 May, at the facility of IST Metz in Nürtingen near Stuttgart, Germany, was selected for the eighth time to host UV and LED UV… → read more

May 25, 2017,  BRASIL • The graphic printing company from Sao Paolo, Versacolor, has acquired its second digital label press, a Durst Tau 330e. The digital UV inkjet label press is set to provide advantages to customers with the deployment of high pigmented inks and an increased productivity at a low production costs. The new Durst press offers Versacolor… → read more

May 24, 2017,  SWEDEN • Looking to add to his existing flexo capacity, the label converter LariTryck AB ordered a fourth Mark Andy P7 press, second generation, as well as a new Mark Andy Digital Series inkjet hybrid press platform. The new six-colour UV machine has a 430 mm (16.92”) web width and will be delivered in June 2017. The Swedish label… → read more

May 24, 2017,  THE NETHERLANDS • Familiarly known as “ELF”, the annual European Label Forum takes place this year in Berlin, Germany, from 7 to 9 June. This event will bring together a spectrum of industry participants, from raw material suppliers to end users, to debate current major strategic business topics and gain in-depth wide-spectrum market… → read more