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Navigating the digital transformation was at the core of Xeikon Café TV, a virtual event held April 22-23 for both the label & packaging and commercial printing sectors. With the physical Xeikon Café event moved online, Xeikon hosted the virtual session with presentations from digital printing experts and Xeikon customers.

Xeikon hosted a virtual press briefing on Monday, March 30, unveiling the latest additions to its lineup of dry toner digital presses for both the graphic arts and labels and packaging segments. The announcement also included the reveal of Sirius, the newest dry toner platform from Xeikon.

The latest generation of HP Indigo digital presses has been revealed. In a webcast held Monday, HP Indigo showcased the variety of digital presses it will launch at drupa 2020, including several label and packaging platforms that are geared toward providing new opportunities for printers, converters, and their customers.

As consumers continue to turn toward craft, boutique, and artisan-made products, new entrants into the spirits industry are continuing to emerge. Mi Campo tequila is one of these brands, showcasing how creative craft spirit labels can differentiate innovative producers from the competition.

Nosco may have been founded more than 100 years ago, but the company continues to prioritize growth in multiple packaging segments and embrace new technology. With digital printing capabilities for labels, folding cartons, and flexible packaging, it now counts for 50% of Nosco's orders.

The fifth-annual Digital Packaging Summit — the largest ever edition of the event — addressed all four major segments of the packaging industry and how package printers from across the board can benefit from all that digital printing and converting technology have to offer.

During the 2019 Digital Packaging Summit, Steve Powers, sales director for North America, labels and packaging, HP Indigo, shared how HP has taken a leadership position in digital printing for labels and packaging with its diverse portfolio that addresses all packaging segments. 

ePac, a producer of digitally-printed flexible packaging, has revealed the location of its Minneapolis facility. While the site will open in January 2020, it is currently accepting orders, which are being fulfilled by ePac's other locations while construction is occurring.

An emerging trend in the craft beer market is implementing digitally-printed beer labels on cans, rather than utilizing direct print methods. In today's episode of POW!, we're highlighting how Northern Monk, a Leeds, England-based brewery, has turned its labels into collectors items, with some help from CS Labels and its digital printing capabilities.

Red Truck Beer’s Road Trip Classic Lager needed a label that would stand out on shelf while expressing the nostalgic tone of the brand. To achieve the desired effect, The Great Little Box Company implemented digital printing to produce this excellent label.