Gallus Inc.

Gallus Group achieved turnover of CHF 201 million, improving on the previous year of CHF 178 million.

The future for the PaperWorks Packaging Group is looking bright. Its growth has been explosive and its customers obviously appreciate the diversity and creativity. Across PaperWorks' 17 facilities, there's a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that encourages its members to rethink, adapt, and constantly improve.

At this year's drupa (from May 3 to 16 in Düsseldorf, Germany), Gallus Stanz- und Druckmaschinen GmbH (Hall 2, Booth 2A45) from Weiden, Germany, will be putting the spotlight on the enormous productivity potential in producing folding cartons in an inline process.

Featured Products for the the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries, including LRD and STR automatic transfer rewinders, upgraded finishing platforms, high-speed slitter inspection rewinders and more

EskoArtwork reports 'exponential' growth in the number of HD Flexo Certified customers, partners and vendors as the industry increasingly recognizes the impact this unique process can have on the success of their businesses.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on AB Graphic International and UV supplier GEW, RotoMetrics and Avery Dennison, Toray Plastics (America) and its new Matte BOPP Film, acpo, Comexi, EFI, SGS International, and Hewlett-Packard.

Gallus, Inc. has welcomed Frank Hasselberg as the company’s new western U.S. sales manager, starting January 1, 2012. Previously, Hasselberg was executive vice president for Kocher + Beck USA, a manufacturer of solid and flexible dies based in Lenexa, Kan.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Avery Dennison and Gallus, AB Graphics, Montalvo upgrades for Mark Andy presses,  Multi-Plastics Extrusions' signing of the Hutchinson Miller Sales Company, Martin Automatic, TLMI and ALTANA.

Pressure-sensitive labeling technology has many advantages and has a huge installed base of label application equipment, but its waste profile could be viewed as a longer term Achilles Heel.

A new diecutting technology, called Avery Dennison ThinStream, allows the diecutting of labels with a liner as thin as 12 microns, about half of the current minimum in the market.