Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) has today announced its acquisition of Lake Image Systems, a market-leading producer of automated, vision-based inspection systems, for quality control and data verification. The acquisition comes as part of Domino’s ongoing commitment to ‘Do more’ to deliver best-in-class customer experience through products, services, and expertise, that help customers improve …
Koenig & Bauer Durst beta tests its first hybrid printing system for digital packaging print.
Targeting the folding carton industry, the much-anticipated B1 6,000sph VariJET 106 is at the heart of the collaborative development between Koenig & Bauer and Durst. It integrates inkjet technology into the platform of the high-performance Rapida 106 offset press. The VariJET 106 combines the strengths of digital inkjet with those of classic offset …
Dantex signs up with Afra as its digital distributor for MEA region
Dantex has recently signed a new distributor agreement for the MEA region with Dubai based Afra International DMCC. The move represents the first digital distributor partnership agreement since the formation of the company’s digital division. Dantex, established their digital division in 2015, principally to develop its own range of digital presses, launched under the Pico …
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Xeikon and Flint Group’s Idera solution brings digital print to the corrugated industry
An ideal solution for a corrugated box market with decreasing lot sizes, shorter lead times and ever-increasing demand for high-quality packaging, Xeikon’s Idera promises to deliver higher print quality than flexography and enable printing of both short and long runs with all the benefits of a digital print-on-demand solution, including reduced waste. With a much …
Koenig & Bauer wins award series at virtual printing fair
Koenig & Bauer’s new Rapida generation wins two awards – the iF Design Award and the Red dot Award at their live virtual fair – Koenig and Bauer LIVE on 22nd June. “Our newly developed machine will set new standards in the printshop, not only technically but also in its design,” said a clearly delighted …
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DTM Print begins sales of their LX610e in the EMEA region
DTM Print will start sales of LX610e Color Label Printer, the latest product of US manufacturer Primera Technology, Inc in the EMEA. The LX610e claims to be the only full-colour, desktop label printer/plotter in the world that delivers photo-quality labels in any size and shape. It combines colour inkjet label printing at up to 4800 …
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Saudi-based United Carton Industries invests in digital print for packaging with EFI Nozomi corrugated printer
Jeddah based United Carton Industries Company (UCIC), a leader in Saudi Arabia’s packaging industry, is achieving a breakthrough advancement in digital print for corrugated packaging with the installation of an EFITMNozomi C18000 six-color, single-pass LED inkjet printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The new printer will bring exciting opportunities for UCIC to enter new market segments, …
Convergence of digitalization and sustainability
Packaging MEA technology editor Vikram Fotedar reports from FachPack Germany on the highlights of the show FachPack 2019, the European trade fair for packaging, processing and technology, held in Nuremberg from 24 to 26 September 2019, brought together around 1,600 exhibitors in 12 exhibition halls with roughly 44,000 trade visitors from packaging-intensive sectors. The focus …
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