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Komori announced it will begin field testing the 40˝ Impremia NS4 sheetfed nanographic printing system. The technology is equipped with Landa Nanography technology and has been in development at Komori in Japan for more than two years.

Memjet thrives on its relationships with more than 30 OEMs that have adopted its VersaPass and DuraLink print technology. The opportunity to mingle with many of them in an all-new trade show venue is one reason why Memjet has signed on to exhibit at PRINTING United.

Abbott-Action, a corrugated packaging and display printer based in Attleboro, Mass., has received G7 Master Qualification, awarded by Idealliance. Abbott-Action is among the early adopters of single-pass, direct-to-board digital corrugated printing, having installed the Barberán Jetmaster 1890.

The fourth-annual Digital Packaging Summit will be held from November 5-7 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., building on its mission of connecting digital packaging equipment suppliers and package printers for three days of education and networking. Atlas Die, Barberán, MPS and Label Traxx are the latest suppliers to join the 2018 event as sponsors.

Heidelberg and Gallus will exhibit together at the same booth during Labelexpo Americas 2018. During the show, Gallus will unveil the Smartfire digital label printing system and Heidelberg will demonstrate its Omnifire 250 4D inkjet digital printer.

Mid-America Display is the latest destination for the EFI Nozomi C18000, a single-pass, direct-to-board digital press. Mid-America Display is the custom product display and signage division of St. Louis corrugated packaging provider Boxes, Inc.

Xeikon hosted its second edition of Xeikon Café North America last week, highlighting its latest innovations in digital printing, sharing digital printing success stories, and providing a glimpse into what the company has in store for Labelexpo Americas in the fall.

Dusobox Corp., an Orlando, Fla.-based printer of corrugated packaging and displays, has purchased the first HP PageWide C500 press to be installed in the United States. The single-pass, direct-to-board, inkjet press is expected to be installed this summer.

Calling the area the "Silicon Valley of New Hampshire," EFI CEO Guy Gecht officially opened EFI's new 220,000-sq.-ft. inkjet facility on Tuesday, May 8, in Londonderry, N.H. The facility will house EFI's U.S. inkjet business and will position the company closer to the talent pools in Boston and Manchester, N.H.

Alliance Packaging, a corrugated packaging manufacturer with locations throughout the Northwestern United States, is adding an EFI Nozomi C18000 direct-to-corrugated digital press to its Seattle headquarters. It marks the ninth Nozomi transaction and shipment as of the end of March 2018.