40 Years of Labelexpo: A Showcase for Innovation & Change

In May 1980, a fledgling new exhibition dedicated to the labels, labeling, marking and identification industries was held in the Old Horticultural Halls in London. Its name was Labelex ’80. It had just 44 exhibitors made up of label converters, label and marking machinery, and label materials suppliers, including Fasson self-adhesive label substrates. The following … Continued

Hub Labels Raises the Color Bar, Thanks to Nazdar Ink Technologies

SHAWNEE, KS—Hub Labels, a label-print shop in Maryland, has raised the bar in its ability to serve customers, thanks to a partnership with Nazdar Ink Technologies. With the help of ink manufacturer Nazdar’s expert color training, Hub Labels has now earned both GMI Certification and G7 Master Qualification, accomplishments that demonstrate the shop’s ability to … Continued

Heidelberg-Gallus Offers Update on Sales and Service Teams Growth in US

KENNESAW, GA—A little over a year after integrating, Heidelberg-Gallus is continuing to increase its market coverage and efficiency in sales and service for its narrow web customers in the US. “In the last 14 months, Heidelberg-Gallus has gone to great efforts to expand its presence in the narrow web market and also to make it … Continued

Zecher Strengthens Partnership with OEMs

PADERBORN, Germany—For many years, Zecher has worked intensively together with all well-known machine manufacturers from the areas of flexible packaging, label printing, offset, coating and corrugated cardboard. Three years ago, Zecher established a Key Account Management especially for this customer segment in order to offer in-depth support, which is adapted to the special requirements of … Continued

Labelexpo Europe 2017: Quality Printing Extends Beyond the Press

Assessments of Labelexpo Europe 2017 are in: “Traffic flow from start to finish was strong. Four days flew by in no time!” Labelexpo Europe 2017’s footprint grew 12 percent from the event two years ago, with 679 exhibitors filling nine halls of the Brussels Expo. The event shattered past records, counting 37,724 visitors, up 5.6 … Continued

Gallus Innovation Days to Take Place Sept. 20-22

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland—A prototype of a new generation Gallus press will be unveiled at the Gallus Innovation Days in Switzerland, which runs from Sept. 20-22. The event looks set to attract about 1,000 visitors from all over the world. The new generation of label press is equipped with flexo printing units and features an innovative new … Continued

Gallus Rebrands as Heidelberg Web Carton Converting

PHILADELPHIA, PA—The former Gallus Stanz- und Druckmaschinen, GmbH and Gallus Printing Machinery Corporation (the North American Agents) have been integrated into the packaging business of Heidelberg and renamed Heidelberg Web Carton Converting. All contact phone numbers and emails remain the same (including the “Gallus-group” email suffix). Sales and service personnel are the same, and customers will … Continued

Gallus Sells Third ECS 340 Press to Gintzler International

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Andre Blais, Gallus, Inc. Eastern North America regional sales manager, announced the sale of a new Gallus ECS 340 label printing press to Gintzler International, headquartered in Buffalo, NY. This is the third Gallus ECS 340 press the company has purchased since the model was released in 2009. The last press was delivered just two … Continued

Best Label Purchases Gallus ECS 340 Label Press

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Frank Hasselberg, Gallus, Inc. Western regional sales manager, announced the sale of a new Gallus ECS 340 label printing press to Best Label, Inc. with headquarters in Cerritos, CA. Best Label has seven older Gallus R- 160 rotary letterpresses that still make perfect labels, but this is the first Gallus ECS 340 the company has … Continued