Lattice Labels in Cambridgeshire, U.K., has chosen a new four-color Gallus EM 410 label press for its ability to convert from both reel-to-reel and reel-to-sheet, and its ability to produce larger sheet sizes, such as A3 and SRA3. The new label press will be the company’s sixth Gallus machine, but the only one with a 410-mm-width capability.
Gintzler Graphics will be adding a second Gallus ECS 340 flexographic press at its Buffalo, NY location in late December of 2012. The new press will be the same configuration as the original, but with the addition of a rotary screen unit and register control.
True to its history of introducing new technology to the printing world, drupa 2012 offered plenty of new things, including a great deal of packaging specific offerings in printing and finishing technologies.
At Labelexpo Americas 2012, a steady parade of show attendees were treated to a wide array of new products and technology demonstrations. A major highlight of the show, the Label Industry Global Awards 2012, took place on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Steve Lee, vice president of technology at RotoMetrics, was honored with the prestigious R Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award.
With more than 400 exhibitors at this year's Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, including Avery Dennison, UPM Raflatac, Gallus, EskoArtwork, Nilpeter, Flint Group, Mark Andy, and Sun Chemical, show visitors will be perfectly positioned to make informed choices from the numerous live demonstrations of the latest machinery and materials. Three new comprehensive workshop sessions for label and package printers will also be offered.
During the 14 days of the fair over 8,000 visitors came to watch the live demonstrations of the Gallus ICS 670 machine system demonstrate the efficiency of inline production of top-quality folding cartons.
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Harper Corp., Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, DWS Packaging Associates, Smyth Companies and UPM Raflatac.
Our last day at drupa ended up being full of promising packaging solutions, much more than we expected and we wished we could have extended our stay another few days.
A contest conducted by Gallus at its booth at the Paperboard Packaging Council’s recent Spring Meeting in Louisville, KY, revealed that out of 22 contest entrants—who represented a cross-section of the folding carton industry—only one was able to tell the difference between flexo and offset samples.
Since the last drupa held in 2008 the suppliers of digital solutions have become even more important and reflect the mega-trend of digitization. In six halls, drupa 2012, held at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, will show everything concerning digital printing, workflow, or Web-to-print applications, just to name some important examples.
