The 2011 inaugural Harper Road Show held at the Mark Andy Inc. campus in Chesterfield, Missouri, was a great success. With 70 attendees representing converters and suppliers from across the midwest, it was a packed house. The focus of the day was short-run flexo and presentations and demonstrations focused on increasing converter profits for short-run work using flexo technology.
Customers of Southeastern Printing have a unique opportunity to experience today what could be the future of eco-friendly label manufacturing across the board. The Stuart, Fla.-headquartered producer of film-based roll-fed, in-mold, and cut-and-stack beverage labels has so completely integrated "green" practices into its manufacturing processes, its customers can't help but come away with a finished product that has a reduced impact on the environment.
Mark Andy announced that Macaran Printed Products has purchased a Mark Andy Performance Series P7 in-line flexographic press.
Global anilox supplier Harper Corp. has announced an expanded schedule for its Harper Roadshow—free technical seminars held around the country that address important issues for the printing industry.
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including Anderson & Vreeland, Flint Group, Agfa Graphics, Davis-Standard, Heidelberg USA, and Schawk, Inc.
The largest event for the label, product decoration and converting industry in India took place on 8 to 11 December at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Labelexpo India was hailed a great success with 6,054 visitors in attendance, a figure that was up by 27 percent from the show in 2008.
Mark Andy announced two Performance Series machine sales in India, with both machines are scheduled for installation in early 2011.
The new Performance Series P5 has quickly surpassed company sales expectations. The the latest addition to the new flexo press line, the model P5, was officially launched at Labelexpo Americas.
Packaging equipment, software and service purchases by U.S. packaging printers, featuring Weber Marking Systems and Nosco.
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.
