April 13, 2016,  UK • Nigel Bond, CEO of Domino Printing Sciences, has become a member of the Brother executive management team with effect from 1st April, 2016. Following Brother Industries’ acquisition of the coding and marking and digital printing company on 11 June, 2015, the appointment reflects the importance the Japanese multinational company places on… → read more

April 13, 2016,  USA • With the Spray N Tape turret rewinder rolls are closed via the tail taping system which uses ordinary masking tape to precisely close the rolls. The length of the closure tape can be varied via a simple adjustment to meet varied needs. The advantage of the tape versus a tail labeler is that there are no tail labels needed to be… → read more

April 13, 2016,  CANADA • The company received a patent for its “Apparatus and method for cutting facestock” immediately prior to drupe. This reinforced their promotion of the Pellicut rotary die-cut unit for the processing of extremely thin release liners (12 to 18 micron). This technology ensures that the die will not mark the liner during the cutting… → read more

April 12, 2016,  ITALY • The manufacturer of self-adhesive materials with 23 facilities throughout the world, opened two new slitting and logistic centers, one in the Dominican Republic, named Ritrama Caribe and one in Peru as Ritrama Perú. The investment will allow the company to offer shorter delivery and a wider range of products from its coating facilities… → read more

April 12, 2016,  Germany • During the fiscal year 2015, the specialist in self-adhesive technology expanded by 19.3% abroad. Total revenues rose by 12.8% to close 2015 at EUR 304.5 million. The export ratio increased considerably, from 57.5% in 2014 to 60.9% in 2015. This is said to be the highest figure recorded in the company's 110-year history. On the… → read more

April 11, 2016,  UK • The label printing and packaging company has selected Alphasonics as the recommended partner for anilox cleaning across their UK label sites. Ten Melaniie benchtop systems have been installed across three sites, with a view to expanding the portfolio to forty machines in the near future. They have been specially adapted to include… → read more

April 8, 2016,  UK • The manufacture of laser engraved ceramic coated anilox and gravure rollers for the flexo printing industry celebrated a third consecutive Gold win for “Supplier of the Year” at the EFIA Awards 2016 and is the first business to be awarded the prize three times in a row. This award follows previous “Supplier of the Year” wins for… → read more

April 8, 2016,  UK • The provider of industrial inkjet technology, will present its range of premium inkjet printheads and products, announce a number of new developments and launch a new thin film silicon MEMS technology platform at drupa. Among the highlight are the Print Bar System, the 501 printhead and the new 1003 printhead (Hall 6 Stand C 05). The… → read more

April 8, 2016,  GERMANY • With the new Digiline label offline system, extremely abrasion-resistant, high-quality labels can be printed at speed, serialized and made available for a wide range of different packaging lines. Atlantic Zeiser is premiering this roll-to-roll solution at drupa 2016 (Hall 15, Stand). It means that the serialization and dispensing… → read more

April 8, 2016,  FINLAND • The company has launched PET Extra Matt Silver TC 50, an extra-matt label face stock for reliable barcode scanning on durable goods. Its gloss rate of less than 20% gloss minimizes light-scatter and directs more light back to barcode readers, increasing the effective contrast and the consistency of scanning. Pre-printed information… → read more