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Best Label, located in Cerritos, California, has purchased a Gallus ECS 340 label printing press. The ECS 340 will join Best Label's seven Gallus R-160 rotary letterpresses.

MPS Systems North America (MPS) has hired Michael Weyermann as its area sales manager for the northeastern United States.

Flexo technology provider TRESU Group has announced a new holistic care program, enabling customers to gain maximum value from complete workflows that feature TRESU ancillary equipment, printing units and processes.

Nilpeter will host a "Bases Loaded" Technology Center open house on Thurs., Nov. 12, 2015, at its sales and manufacturing facility in Cincinnati. Three of Nilpeter's narrow web platforms will be on display during the event.

Mark Andy, a global narrow-web machine manufacturer, has reported Labelexpo Europe as a 'resounding success,' with interest and orders from many new customers, and new opportunities for the two machines making their European debut.

The newly released PRIMIR “U.S. Market Trends for Flexographic Printing” research study, authored by Freedonia Custom Research, provides an understanding of where the market is today, and how brand owner, converter and application trends will impact the U.S. flexographic printing market in the future.

ETI Converting Equipment reports that its Digital Mini-Cohesio machine attracted numerous visitors to the ETI booth during Labelexpo Europe.

Bobst North America has announced that Todd Blumsack has joined the company as vice president, business unit web-fed for North America effective Aug. 31, 2015.

Matik Inc. has announced the installation of the first OMET iFlex in North America. Phenix Label of Olathe, Kansas, has installed the new press.

To enter the folding carton market, a package printer may need to upgrade an existing flexo press or acquire new equipment altogether.