TRESU Americas Sells 12 DPC5-6 iSeries Chillers to Cool HP Indigo 12000 Presses

KOLDING, Denmark—TRESU Americas announces the sale of 12 DPC5-6 iSeries chillers to a customer based in Arizona, to efficiently eliminate excess heat on its HP Indigo 12000 Digital Presses. TRESU’s DPC (Digital Process Chiller) carries out the vital cooling of the digital engine, pumping heat away from the press, and exhausting it from internal environment … Continued

Liberty Marking Systems Installs Second Nilpeter Press

CINCINNATI, OH—Liberty Marking Systems of Cincinnati, OH has recently installed its second Nilpeter flexo press, an FB-3300S, just 18 months after purchasing its first FB-3300. Established in 1988, Liberty Marking Systems is a privately owned company located in Cincinnati. Specializing in custom labels and innovative solutions for all labeling needs, Liberty Marking Systems has earned a reputation … Continued

Bobst Hawkeye Defect Detection System Finds Pinholes, Improves Film Quality

ROSELAND, NJ—An increasingly concerning issue in the metallized film industry is surface quality and reduction of pinholes and other defects which can lead to loss of barrier properties (WVTR & OTR) and customers eventually rejecting the film with negative cost implications for the supplier. Additionally, producing metallized films with the correct optical density (OD) coating … Continued

ALTANA to Acquire Landa Group's Metallography Technology

WESEL, Germany & REHOVOT, Israel—The Landa Group and ALTANA AG today announced that ALTANA has acquired Landa’s metallography technology. First unveiled by Landa at the drupa printing exhibition in June 2016, this novel technology for producing metallized graphics is a sustainable alternative to foil transfer processes, enabling metallization graphics at up to half the cost of conventional … Continued

Chemence Announces Product Rebranding Under Krylex

ALPHARETTA, GA—Chemence, a multinational leader in chemical technology with reach from Malaysia to London, is pleased to announce the awaited brand reinvention of Krylex. Chemence develops a diverse range of chemicals products, including 3-D printing solutions, consumer adhesives, sealant and impregnation systems, and a full range of medical devices. Slated for release in 2017, Chemence … Continued

Kodak Announces Kodak PRINERGY Cloud

ROCHESTER, NY—Kodak today announced KODAK PRINERGY Cloud, an analytics enabled cloud platform that offers print service providers (PSPs), new industry first solutions to minimize cost and risk while driving business growth. PRINERGY Cloud harnesses production data and turns it into easy to interpret dashboard reports of actionable information, allowing informed decision making in real time. … Continued

Kent Wolford, Tom Gray Join Xeikon

EEDE, Netherlands—Xeikon has announced two new additions to its U.S. team. Kent Wolford is the tag and label sales manager, southeast/southwest USA, and Tom Gray is tag and label sales manager, West Coast. Kent’s extensive print industry background was one of the key reasons Xeikon chose him for the role. Kent joined from Domino Amjet where … Continued

MPI/Labeltek Adds Durst Tau LFS 330

ROCHESTER, NY—MPI Label Systems, headquartered in Sebring, OH, operates from 11 plant locations across the U.S. (Ohio, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and New York), each working together for fulfilling the overall MPI commitment of high service, outstanding quality, integrity, customer satisfaction and innovation. Its Wadsworth, OH facility, now known as MPI/Labeltek, was … Continued

Ralph Beier Joins EyeC as Business Development Manager

ST. CHARLES, IL—EyeC, a global expert for high performance print inspection systems, has assigned Ralph Beier as business development manager for the U.S. and Canadian label markets. EyeC expanded its team to guarantee a high level of quality and service in this key market. In his new position with EyeC, Ralph’s focus will be developing … Continued

drupa 2020 Dates Moved to June 16-June 26

DÜSSELDORF, Germany—The drupa 2020 dates were moved by one week and the world’s most important trade fair for printing technologies will now be held from Tuesday, June 16 to Friday, June 26, 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany. This was agreed by the drupa Committee and Messe Düsseldorf at their meeting on Feb. 15. The key argument for this … Continued