KURZ Transfer Products L.P.

Many converters are already enjoying the benefits of KURZ DIGITAL METAL® technology such as variable data, high gloss effects, late stage customization, and small or mass runs. The decoration is easily overprintable and capable of fine detail, expanding design options all while remaining sustainable, sortable, and recyclable.

Digital embellishment machines, supportive software, consumables, and service can all be found with your trusted partner, KURZ. Our machine offerings range from stand-alone solutions to in-line offerings for both narrow-web and sheet-fed digital printing. KURZ offers metallic embellishment options for any digital platform.

Leonhard Kurz has acquired the design-oriented production company Burg Design from Spanish automotive supplier Grupo Antolin. The acquisition will expand Kurz's design and decoration capabilities.

KURZ Transfer Products, an international supplier of hot and cold stamping technology, has announced three new hires. Janet Palmer, Mike Lewis, and Andrew Wilson have all joined the KURZ sales staff.

Those searching for in-depth information on the print finishing technologies of hot stamping and cold foil transfer can now find it in one location. Stamping foil manufacturer Kurz has published a comprehensive work that covers all aspects of these technologies in detail.

Gallus, Inc. is partnering with ASL Print FX to host a Package Printing Forum on Thursday, July 14 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Vaughan, Ontario Canada (five minutes from Toronto Pearson Airport).

In the words of John Giusto, senior vice president of manufacturing, Curtis Packaging, foil decorating “is still probably the most significant enhancement that can be made to a package.” That’s a pretty strong choice of words, but not entirely out of line. Foil decorating is a very useful way to differentiate one package of graham crackers from another as they stand side by side on a supermarket shelf. It permeates high-end cosmetic packaging. “A high-end cosmetic package is not a high-end cosmetic package unless it has foil stamping on it,” says Giusto. “It just exudes quality or upper end.” High quality means higher value,

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Kurz Transfer Products, L.P. (KTP), announced plans to expand its North American facilities, increasing manufacturing and finishing capacities in multiple locations. The expansions include doubling the size of its Elk Grove, Ill. finishing and distribution facility and installing new finishing equipment in its Anaheim, Calif. facility. Additionally, KTP has concluded a substantial capital investment program in its Lexington, N.C. manufacturing location, sharply increasing domestic production capacities. Myron Werner, area sales manager for KTP’s graphics foil products said, “We are excited about these expansions. It is important for us to be able to service our customers quickly and efficiently; the expansion of central manufacturing

“Counterfeit Colgate Toothpaste Found” is the headline for a June 14 U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release warning that toothpaste with packaging resembling a Colgate product found its way into dollar-type discount stores in four states in the United States. Consumers were lucky this time around —packages were readily identifiable as fake so they could discontinue use or dispose of the product immediately. The counterfeit labels included several misspellings, and stated that the product had been manufactured in South Africa—a location Colgate does not use for manufacturing toothpaste. This is only one example of how a brand’s identity was stolen and reproduced to

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—KURZ Transfer Products, L.P. (KTP), announced plans to expand its North American facilities, increasing manufacturing and finishing capacities in multiple locations. The expansions include doubling the size of its Elk Grove, Ill.finishing and distribution facility and the installation of new finishing equipment in its Anaheim, Calif. facility. Additionally, KTP has concluded a substantial capital investment program in its Lexington, N.C. manufacturing location, sharply increasing domestic production capacities. Myron Werner, area sales manager for KTP’s graphics foil products said, “We are excited about these expansions. It is important for us to be able to service our customers quickly and efficiently; the expansion of central