The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the formation of a digital converting community of interest. Bringing together both folding carton manufacturers and industry technology suppliers, the community will help PPC members explore new digital technologies and understand the growing trend toward low-volume orders.
HP had a very eventful interpack, unveiling the HP PageWide C500 press for corrugated packaging, and announcing multiple installs of its latest digital printing equipment for labels and flexible packaging.
Having now completed four editions in the United States, ICE USA has established itself as a premier industry event for the converting industry. But with the addition of InPrint USA and the Future of Converting Theater, the 2017 version of the show offered new educational opportunities.
The inaugural Global Inkjet Conference, which focuses on sharing the latest developments for industrial inkjet technology and solutions in functional, decorative, and package printing applications will be held in conjunction with InPrint USA and ICE USA, April 26-27 in Orlando, Fla.
Helios Digital Packaging, a Houston-based custom packaging and display print provider, has acquired a Durst Rho P10 250 HS as the focal point of its printing operations.
The first shipment of Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Presses will reach beta customers beginning in July 2017. The three beta sites are printing and converting companies based in Israel, the United States and Germany.
Heidelberg and Gallus will be presenting a range of solutions and measures aimed at automating quality assurance and control during Interpack.
KBA has begun the construction of a new digital and flexographic demo center at its headquarters in Würzburg, Germany. With the growing packaging market, the facility will provide an opportunity for KBA to highlight its latest digital and flexographic technology.
Visitors to Kodak’s stand at Hunkeler Innovationdays saw how the latest advances in the company’s Stream and UltraStream Technology create new opportunities in digital printing, including a wider range of applications and substrates that can be utilized.
Throughout 2016 InPrint Show ran a number of surveys, panels and seminar sessions with the aim of sharing insight with the inkjet and manufacturing community to promote growth in industrial printing. What is clear from all of the information, the speed of growth within industrial printing is fast outpacing other traditional print segments.
