Finishing - Foiling

With enormous crowds and packed booths, Labelexpo took Chicago by storm. The show demonstrated digital is heading in exciting new directions and flexo continues to evolve.

A strong combination of sharply printed text and graphics, foiling and tactile doming earned McDowell Label third place in Best of Show in the 30th annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards.

Eagle Systems, a U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment, has announced that Marrs Printing and Packaging has successfully completed its Eagle Cold Foil Certification Course.

At Labelexpo Americas, Martin Automatic will introduce the MLSW splicer for non-stop roll change of self-wound overlaminate films. The new splicer can be installed above a new or existing narrow web press.

Kluge will demonstrate advancements in folding and gluing, laser cutting, foil stamping and UV coating at drupa 2016.

Eagle Systems has announced it will display the first system capable of applying cold foil finishing to uncoated paper at drupa 2016. The system is being unveiled after more than six years as an R&D project.

Digital finishing technology continues to evolve and is poised to emerge in a field once dominated by analog.

Eagle Systems has launched a new cold foil certification program, improving production understanding and techniques, and improving ROI.

It’s no longer enough to rely on high-quality printing to ensure a folding carton’s success. Creative finishing is what takes a package to the next level.

Under the theme "Creating New Horizons," Kurz will be demonstrating new opportunities and perspectives for the printing and print finishing sector at drupa 2016.