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Keller Crescent, a Greensboro, N.C.-headquartered printer and converter of healthcare secondary packaging, is celebrating 125 years in the industry. For Keller Crescent, which currently enjoys a strong market presence in pressure-sensitive roll labels, package inserts and outserts, and folding cartons for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare packaged goods industries, longevity is a product of a solid financial and infrastructural foundation and, most significantly, a long history of smart strategic choices.

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.

MACtac Printing Products has enhanced its digital label offering with a series of qualified paper and synthetic film labelstocks for the Xeikon 3000 Series of digital label presses.

There is a digital option for almost any criteria package printers have. packagePRINTING asks leading suppliers about what is available today.

Digital technologies and news were at the forefront of Labelexpo Americas 2010. Here is a sampling of digital information of interest to the label printing market coming out of the show.

For those of you whose favorite shopping venue is a candy store, Labelexpo Americas might have been able to satisfy your craving—albeit, at slightly higher price tag.

Digital printing and workflow implementations by package printers, including items on Rotolabel, Woolworths and HP Indigo, along with coverage of the Digital Label Summit.

FENTON, Mo.—Masterpiece Graphix (MGX) of St. Louis, Missouri, has partnered with Xeikon to offer metalized substrate enhancement services for the Xeikon label presses.

Masterpiece Graphix (MPX) will be on hand to meet with digital printers and learn about the new press technologies and capabilities in the label marketplace.

ITASCA, Ill.—The QA-I toner suitability for indirect food contact applies to all process colors (CMYK) as well as spot colors (white, clear, extra magenta, red, green, blue and orange).