Artwork Systems

Sustainability in package printing news, featuring ModusLink, Kimberly-Clark and Sunoco.

Anderson & Vreeland (A&V), a leading supplier of flexo prepress equipment and materials, marks a milestone in January, 2011—a half-century of supplying platemaking equipment and materials to the flexographic industry.

A concept for an environmentally-friendly, easy-to-use alternative to liquid soap has been named the Grand Prize Winner in the “Package of the Future” competition, a component of Project 2020: The Consumer Experience, sponsored by DuPont.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including EFI, EskoArtwork, Bunting Magnetics, Pulse Roll Label Products, DuPont Packaging Graphics, and Ral Print Etiquetas e Rótulos Adesivos.

On Nov. 1 and 2, Doyle Research Associates will issue the Design Challenge from the PACK EXPO Brand Zone Attendee Oasis, asking attendees to compare printing technologies and offering the chance to win a netbook computer.

PMMI announced 10 package designers and developers have been named finalists in the “Package of the Future” competition, a key component of Project 2020: The Consumer Experience, sponsored by DuPont being held at PACK EXPO.

MIAMISBURG, Ohio—At Graph Expo 2010, EskoArtwork demonstrated how its Suite 10 portfolio of packaging and print pre-production software can cut costs by integrating, not only with products within the suite, but also with software products from numerous partners.

Labelexpo Americas 2010 provided an active platform for companies to introduce new products and product enhancements. The following is a snapshot of just some of the products on display at the show.

EskoArtwork reported a strong performance during the first half year of 2010. Consolidated revenues for the first half year of 2010 amounted to 84.9 million euro, an increase of 25 percent over the first half year of 2009 and an increase of 7 percent over the same period in 2008.

EskoArtwork announced that its partnership with Sun Chemical is extended to further integrate access to the Sun Chemical SmartColour database in a workflow where EskoArtwork pre-production tools and GMG proofing solutions are combined.