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• Building a bond with adhesive solutions from Drytac

  Adhesives are one of the most common and necessary components of many applications across a whole host of markets and industries. With this wide-ranging demand and use comes the core

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• Onyx Graphics announces global availability of ONYX 22

  Onyx Graphics, Inc., has announced the global availability of ONYX 22, the company’s newest software version release of industry leading wide-format RIP and print workflow software that was

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• IDTechEx forecasts $29.5B 3D print materials market

  Polymer, metal, wax, sand, concrete – as the 3D printing technology landscape has grown in diversity and complexity, so has the variety of materials compatible with these many

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• EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA solution leads green innovation at ITM

  Textile companies can take full advantage of expanded print opportunities with the ground-breaking new EFI Reggiani textile solutions presented at the 14-18 June ITM Exhibition in

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• FESPA Global Print Expo 2022 affirms business bounce-back

  FESPA Global Print Expo 2022 brought the speciality print community together for four motivational days in Berlin (31st May to 3rd June 2022), in an atmosphere of overwhelming positivity that

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• Summa acquires Valiani expanding business in flatbed cutting

   

  Valiani, with its headquarters in Certaldo, Florence, Italy, is a developer and manufacturer of small to medium sized, highly reliable flatbed cutters with a worldwide

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• Fujifilm acquires European inkjet system integrator UNIGRAPHICA

  FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire UNIGRAPHICA AG (head office in Ruggell, Principality of

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• Fujifilm Australia Demo Centre now certified for Color-Logic

  Color-Logic has certified FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia as the first Color-Logic Demonstration Center in Australasia.

• Agfa-Gevaert Group closes acquisition of Inca Digital Printers

  The Agfa-Gevaert Group announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Inca Digital Printers, which was announced on April 20.

• FESPA Print Census 2023 to provide detailed industry insight

  FESPA is launching its third global Print Census, with the first surveys being completed by visitors to FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo 2022 (31 May – 3 June 2022, Messe

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• HP investigates how wide-format print businesses can evolve

  Many companies are looking for opportunities to enter new markets, improve competitiveness and drive business growth.

• HP analyses the most important trends in wide-format printing

  The world has changed, and printers need to keep up by producing a range of new and practical applications for their customers.

• Profit from Drytacs pattern coating science

  Adhesives are absolutely critical to the success of applications across a range of sectors. Simply put, if you get this choice wrong, then you put the entire project in jeopardy and run the

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• Fujifilm deal adds Color-Logic software for metallic effects

  Fujifilm has announced an agreement with Color-Logic to sell its solution for producing metallic effects, using either digital toner or analogue printing processes.

• Nazdar announces 205 Series inks for Roland TrueVIS printers

  Nazdar Ink Technologies, the leading manufacturer of UV, water-based and solvent-based wide-format digital inkjet, screen-printing and

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• Nazdar celebrates 100-years with a new look

  Nazdar celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation with the official launch of a refreshed brand identity. Nazdar's new look reflects the company's celebratory milestone and its

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• New version SAi Flexi 22 software to be unveiled at FESPA

  SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing, textile and CNC machining industries, has announced the launch of Flexi 22, a

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• PRINTING United Expo 2022 - registration is now open

  Registration for PRINTING United Expo 2022 has officially opened! The leading event in printing, representing all facets of the industry, takes place October 19-21 in Las Vegas.

• Meteor and Dyndrite announce Meteoryte Software for 3D printers

  Meteor Inkjet Ltd, leading supplier of electronics, software, tools and services for industrial inkjet, together with Dyndrite, providers of the core accelerated computation engine used to

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• HP launches The Print Hub interactive large-format portal

  HP is delighted to announce the launch of The Print Hub, an interactive

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• EFI IQ now available for sign and display graphics printers

  Electronics For Imaging, Inc., has announced the availability of its EFI IQ suite of cloud and mobile applications with supported EFI VUTEk, Wide Format, and Nozomi inkjet printers.

• Ricoh Pro TF6251 will be highlighted at Gulf Print and Pack

  Application possibilities supported by the Ricoh Pro TF6251 hybrid flatbed UV printer will be highlighted at Gulf Print and Pack 2022.

• Spandex unifies group under single refreshed brand

  Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics, architectural and automotive markets, is introducing a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while

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• Jeff Greenspoon keynote speaker at WOO congress Toronto 2022

  Jeff Greenspoon keynote speaker at WOO congress Toronto 2022

• Add an extra dimension to your graphics with clear varnish

  Like its lamination cousin, varnishing was previously seen as a process that was only really useful for adding an extra layer of protection to a piece of printed work without impacting the

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• Inkcups receives GOTS Certification on four of their inks

  Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces that four of its inks from the SB Eco Series Eco-Friendly pad printing ink line received the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

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• Drytac rebrands leading Protac AMP solution as SteriTac

  Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, has announced the rebranding of its market-leading Protac AMP

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• Auto Trim boosts capacity with Kongsberg C64 install

  The team at Auto Trim DESIGN, the leading Canadian specialist in signage and vehicle wrap design and production, has nicknamed its new Kongsberg C64 digital cutting table ‘The Beast’ after

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• Orbus recycles over 80% of its total waste in 2021

  To commemorate Earth Month and Earth Day, Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, North America’s largest wholesale supplier and manufacturer of visual communications solutions, is proud to share

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• LFR Spotlight feature on specialist UK distributor ArtSystems

  Sitting between the manufacturers of wide-format printing hardware, and the resellers that end-users subsequently purchase from, is specialist distributor ArtSystems. Working as a logistics

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• Opening Pandora’s Box? Make Colour Management work for you

  Remote colour management seems to be one of the latest buzz words in the industry, and for good reason. In theory, these products and solutions promise a whole host of benefits to the user

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• Kongsberg announces new demo centers around the world

  Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has announced a number of partnerships to showcase its digital cutting solutions to customers at demo centers across Europe, the Middle East

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• Toyo low-odour/migration inks achieve INGEDE certification

  Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a member of the Tokyo-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Toyo Ink Group, has announced that its LP-9000 TOYO LIFE PREMIUM FOOD LO/LM series of sheetfed offset

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• Kongsberg announce distribution partnership in South Africa

  Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has announced a new agreement with Graphix Supply World (GSW), the leading African supplier to the sign, digital print, packaging, textile

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• Konica launches AccurioPro Dashboard to maximise efficiencies

  Konica Minolta has launched the AccurioPro Dashboard to maximise print room efficiencies by reducing downtime and production costs.

• More top industry leaders join WOO Toronto Congress line-up

  What do clients and agencies really think of Out of Home? In 'Global OOH, a view from the inside' Ben Milne, Head of Out of Home at global ad network dentsu International, reveals what buyers

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• HP investigates the transformations driving change for PSPs

  Many leading print businesses are making it a top priority to diversify their large-format print offering as customers increasingly demand unique ideas, eco-friendly output, more creative

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• Durst agrees distribution partnership in North & West Africa

  Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, agrees with Masaka Business Solutions, based in Casablanca/Morocco, on a distribution partnership for the

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• Onyx Graphics announces new prepaid ONYX Go subscription

  Onyx Graphics, Inc., today announced a new annual prepaid option for ONYX Go, the company's subscription RIP software. In addition to the no-contract monthly subscription, these one-, three-,

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• Eighth edition of printpack alger is in the starting blocks

  Together with plast alger, printpack alger is the industry meeting place for plastics, printing and packaging technologies in Algeria and the Maghreb region. In May, the industry will once

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• XSYS to implement global surcharges for nyloprint products

  During the past weeks and months, extraordinary events on a global scale has continued to put pressure on supply chains. This is resulting in continued shortages and significantly increased

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• Kornit introduces its distinctive Kornit Atlas MAX Poly system

  Kornit Digital Ltd. (“Kornit”), a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashionx and textile production, introduced its distinctive

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• Kornit Fashion Week to rewrite rules for fashion and textiles

  Kornit Digital Ltd., “Kornit”), a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashionx and textile production, announced the Company will

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• Color-Logic releases Pattern-FX Volume 6

  Color-Logic--the leader in metallic colors systems and print embellishment--has announced the release of Pattern-FX Volume 6.

• International Innovation Days to take place at eurolaser

  On May 18 and 19, 2022, the INNOVATION DAYS will take place at eurolaser GmbH in Lüneburg. The market leader for high-end laser cutting systems invites interested parties from all over the

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• Nazdar appoints Joshua Tokar as Ink Jet Field Specialist

  Nazdar Ink Technologies, the industry’s leading manufacturer of UV, water-based and solvent-based wide-format

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• Fedrigoni announces investment of a majority share of Tageos

  The Fedrigoni Group, a global player of reference in the production of high value-added special papers for packaging, publishing, and graphics, as well as premium labels and self-adhesive

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• Apolo Sistemas Gráficos to represent Xeikon at ExpoPrint 2022

  Xeikon has announced its participation at ExpoPrint 2022, where the company will be represented by local dealer Apolo Sistemas Gráficos.

• Konica sustainable practices recognised by EcoVadis and CDP

  Konica Minolta, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a GOLD Level Recognition Medal in the EcoVadis sustainability ratings for 2022 in recognition of its sustained and

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• WOO to reveal new audience measurement guidelines at Toronto 2022

  Audience measurement is arguably the biggest issue for any medium and the World Out of Home Organization is to reveal new global guidelines for audience measurement at its 2022 Global

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• PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL returns for its 8th edition in October

  After more than a two year absence due to uncertainties caused by the pandemic, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL is keeping its sights firmly fixed on the 19-22 October 2022 dates for its 8th

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• Avoiding greenwash is vital in the drive to sustainability

  Greta Thunberg famously called out the fashion industry for greenwashing and, looking closer to home, you’ll find the print industry is far from innocent. But what exactly is greenwashing and

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• HP analyses why the print industry needs a sustainable edge

  Social responsibility is a hot topic for businesses in all industries, but this is particularly true for the print industry. One recent study from HP and C Space found 85% of print businesses

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• Tharstern and CarbonQuota launch carbon footprint calculator

  Leading MIS provider Tharstern has achieved another world first with the launch of their live carbon footprinting tool, in partnership with CarbonQuota, the packaging and print industry’s

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• EFI Fiery Prep-it software can significantly decrease media useage

  Display graphics print providers now have a powerful solution for saving media and reducing prep time with newly available EFI Fiery Prep-it true-shape nesting and cut-preparation

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• Test and approve to save time and costs

  Material choice is an incredibly tricky process and can cause all sorts of headaches for print companies. After all, if you don’t get this decision right, you put the quality of valuable

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• Valuable updates to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

  CorelDRAW Graphics Suite,

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• HP highlights three key trends transforming large-format print

  Print business leaders have a huge opportunity to reinvent the way they work with new products and services, new ways of working, plus a more eco-conscious and socially responsible outlook.

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• CHILI publish announces it is ISO 27001 certified

  CHILI publish today announces it is ISO 27001:2017 certified. This certification builds on CHILI publish’s ongoing security efforts and brings the highest level of data reliability and

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• Modern Ambalaj installs an EFI Nozomi C18000 Plus printer

  Electronics For Imaging, Inc., reported that Istanbul-based Modern Ambalaj has installed an EFI Nozomi C18000 Plus single-pass inkjet corrugated packaging printer.

• Women's Print HERstory Month returns in March

  'Women's Print HERstory Month' coincides with Women's History Month to align the telling of stories that empower and inspire the fierce fabulous females of print, as well as young women and

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• CMYUK is first ever Fiery for Display Graphics Premier Partner

  CMYUK has become the first EFI reseller in the world to be awarded ‘Fiery for Display Graphics’ Premier Partner status.

• Drytac Polar Choice White films now available globally

  Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, has announced the global availability of its popular

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• Lamar Advertising joins World Out of Home Organization

  Lamar Advertising, one of the largest out-of-home advertising companies in the world, has joined the World Out of Home Organization (WOO).

• Kornit Digital unveils state-of-the-art ink manufacturing site

  Kornit Digital Ltd, a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand, digital fashion and textile production technologies, announced today the official opening of its new scalable,

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• Can you coat it? Yes, Drytac can!

  Selecting the right adhesive is critical for the success of many different types of applications and projects. Simply put, if you do not get this choice right, you risk ruining the hard work you

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• PRINTING United opens the 2022 Premier PRINT Awards program

  PRINTING United

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• Flint Group to increase prices across all packaging products

  Flint Group Packaging will increase the prices of all its packaging products sold by the Flexible Packaging, Paper & Board and Narrow Web businesses.

• Avery Dennison launches certified portfolio of vegan labels

  Avery Dennison has achieved another market first with the launch of a new certified portfolio of vegan labels, which contain no animal-derived components.

• Appletree boosts productivity with Kongsberg X24 Edge install

  Appletree Printing has invested in the latest Kongsberg digital finishing technology as part of its commitment to offer more creative solutions while meeting demand for ever-faster

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• Understanding the true value of mounting adhesives

  Mounting adhesives, sometimes referred to as double-sided adhesives or double-sided mount film, were used extensively in the early days of digital imaging but their use has waned as the

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• Ricoh Pro L5160 transforms coffee shops with backlit graphics

  A leading Ricoh customer in the United Arab Emirates has deployed its new Ricoh Pro L5160 printer, installed in December 2021, to produce thousands of stunning bespoke backlit graphics for use in

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• Neschen welcomes new distributor in South Africa

  For Neschen Coating GmbH, a leading German manufacturer of self-adhesive media, laminators, and industrial coating solutions, the new year begins with the start of promising cooperation.

• McKinsey to deliver EskoWorld keynote speech on 'New Normal'

  Leading experts from McKinsey will deliver the keynote speech at this year’s EskoWorld event, detailing the ‘New Normal’ for the packaging value chain to hundreds of packaging professionals from

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• IDTechEx asks why the 3D printing market is not consolidating

  “We expect to see the additive manufacturing market consolidating in the near future” has been the refrain of many for nearly a decade now.

• Agfa to highlight unique printing for laminate surfaces at TISE

  Visitors to TISE, the International Surface Event (Las Vegas, 1-3 February, 2022), will get the opportunity to experience unique inkjet printing technology for laminated surfaces from Agfa.

• Epson SureColor wide format printers win Buyers Lab 2022 Awards

  Three of Epson’s latest SureColor large format printers have been awarded Buyers Lab (BLI) 2022 Wide Format Pick Awards.

• Konica Minolta wins 2 Buyers Lab (BLI) 2022 Pick Awards

  Konica Minolta has received two Buyers Lab (BLI) 2022 Pick Awards in the Document Imaging Software category: its remote visual support tool AIRe Link and its document workflow solution Dispatcher

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• Nazdar Ink Technologies adds QR codes to product labels

  Nazdar Ink Technologies has made its inks even easier to work with by adding QR codes to the labels of the majority of its products, allowing customers to easily access key information about its

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• Toyo Ink India expands capacity with new toluene-free factory

  Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a member of the Tokyo-based global specialty chemicals conglomerate Toyo Ink Group, recently installed a brand new gravure ink factory at its Gujarat site along the

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• Ricoh responds to market demand with sustainable solutions

  Sustainability is, and will continue to be for many years to come, an incredibly important factor for print service providers, no matter the size of their business or the markets in which they

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• Drytac ViziPrint Deco + used to create interior window graphics

  Australian sign-maker A Sign Design produced a series of striking interior window graphics with Drytac ViziPrint Deco + optically clear

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• EFI Reggiani Open House demonstrates latest textile innovations

  During an expansive, three-day Electronics For Imaging, Inc. open house this month at the company’s EFI Reggiani industrial textile printer facility, textile and apparel manufacturers witnessed

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• Siegwerk receives Thai Prime Ministers Award for Circular Economy

  The Thai Prime Minister has presented Siegwerk with the "Industry Award" in the circular economy category. He thus honored the company's successful work and commitment in this area.

• Explore the great indoors with décor print

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• EskoWorld set to return to Texas as live event in 2022

  EskoWorld, the premier technology-focused event for packaging professionals, will return as a live event next year with an eagerly anticipated three-day program of panels, presentations and live

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• Drytac launch of ViziPrint Deco + boosts ViziPrint portfolio

  Drytac, a leading manufacturer of adhesive-coated products, has expanded its high-quality portfolio of printable media solutions with the launch of ...

• Kongsberg PCS appoints GMS Pacific for Oceana distribution

  Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has today announced a new agreement with GMS Pacific to handle its distribution and servicing business across the Oceania region.

• Mike Horsten is seeing graphics everywhere on every surface

  If you look around you, you’ll soon see that printed graphics are everywhere. On the floor, the wall and the table. In kitchens, offices and bathrooms. They are, in fact, omnipresent.

• Rapid Displays goes big with Drytac for paw-some lorry wrap

  Brisbane-based Rapid Displays used Drytac Polar Premium and Drytac Weathershield to complete an impactful, large-scale wrap of a lorry trailer for long-term customer Big Dog Pet Foods.

• Onyx Graphics releases insights article on the importance of data

  Onyx Graphics, Inc., a leading software solutions provider for the digital inkjet wide-format print industry, has released a new print industry insights article examining the need for data to

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• Wide format printing to grow and with ever more applications

  The wide and super wide format market has undergone its digital transition while certain analogue printing technologies, such as screen-printing, continue to complement the overall mix offered by

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• Drytac blog: Capitalising on rising demand for seasonal work

  The holiday season has, and always will be, a hugely important time of the year for print, graphics and sign companies, with the festive season providing a whole range of opportunities for work

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• Optimize productivity with Zünd Connect

  Zünd Connect compiles production data from integrated Zünd cutting systems into meaningful key performance indicators, such as cutter capacity, availability, and overall equipment effectiveness.

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• Avery enters strategic partnership with Organoid Technologies

  Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions EMENA has formed a strategic partnership with Organoid Technologies GmbH, and will become the sole distributor of Organoid self-adhesive natural surfaces to the

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• How packagers can truly make waves in sustainability

  As the new year hurtles towards us and we collectively hold our breath, edge our way tentatively towards normality and dip a toe into post-pandemic waters, the world may seem almost

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• Xeikon announces VariOne for its X-800 digital front-end

  Xeikon has announced VariOne, a new variable data generation tool for Xeikon’s X-800 digital front-end. This integrated software innovation can immediately generate and print unique creative

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• Xaar is presenting at this months FuturePrint & Pack Summit

  Xaar is presenting at this month’s FuturePrint & Pack Summit just how, within the world of packaging, inkjet is now truly coming of age.

• Drytac announces Polar Premium Clear and Weathershield

  Drytac, a manufacturer of quality adhesive-coated products, has announced the global availability of its 7-year durable ...

• ProPrint adds fourth Kongsberg solution to Toronto setup

  Packaging and in-store retail POS specialist ProPrint Services (ProPrint) has added a fourth Kongsberg cutting table to its production facilities, with the recent installation of a new fully

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