“Interket is one of Europe’s leading label groups operating out of 5 production sites in Europe: Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Denmark and Sweden”, begins Carl Parkander, CEO of the Interket Group. Each site caters to its local market and every site is slightly different from the others. The overall strategy of the Interket Group is to be close to its local markets. The company supplies a wide variety of labels that range from basic labels to complex label solutions as well as security applications to satisfy customer requirements. Its customer base ranges from small local businesses to large Blue Chip and pan-European clients, all of whom are represented across all industry sectors and labelling applications and demand a high level of service.

Esko, a global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions for the print and packaging sectors, has launched its eagerly anticipated latest generation native PDF editor for packaging and label prepress, ArtPro+ 20.0. With advantages including 70% faster trapping, significant time and material savings for staggered plate cutting, as well as simplification of shrink sleeve jobs, the latest software delivers a significant boost to prepress operational excellence.

Tilia Labs, Inc., a leading developer of planning, imposition, and Artificially Intelligent automation software solutions for the graphic arts industries, teams with CERM and Esko to focus on the needs of sheetfed label producers in a collaborative workflow webinar.

The label printing website etikett.de (also known as label.co.uk) recently launched a Transparency label generator. Customers can use Transparency to design their own secure labels, protecting their products against counterfeiting. The entire process - from receipt of order to approval and production - is fully automated. The site has achieved this thanks to pdfChip from callas software as well as a page description system developed by calibrate GmbH, which saves the label design provided by the customer as a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file and hands it over to pdfChip.

Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, produces vegan paper.

Etiquetas Rospil has taken the next step on its digital transformation by capturing new markets with an investment in a Tau 330 RSC E from Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies. Increasing numbers of its own customers are explicitly demanding that their labels are produced on the single-pass inkjet press.

Xeikon is set to broadcast live on Xeikon Café TV to Australia and New Zealand. The company is looking forward to informing its global audience in the printing industry via its XCTV platform, an online derivative of the renowned Xeikon Café series. The sessions are live, interactive and accessible on any device. This is a dedicated session for Australia and New Zealand and will take place on Tuesday June 16, 4:30PM Sydney Time (8:30 CET). There will be a focus on specific subjects for the label community.

Multi-award-winning company The Label Makers has expanded into higher-end markets and turned a major food brand prospect into one of its biggest accounts, thanks to the Durst Tau RSC platform and software capabilities.

The search is now underway for the world’s leading innovators in the label and package printing industry, with a total of five awards available at this year’s Label Industry Global Awards.

Global training provider for the label and package printing industry, the Label Academy, is to start offering its master classes to an international audience online outside of Labelexpo shows for the very first time. This is in response to the increased appetite for digital learning.

Designed for high-quality prime labeling applications for cold food packaging and cold, damp substrates, Mactac® launches its new Wet Strength CHILL AT™ labels.

Megapixel is a printing service specialist that caters to both indoor and outdoor structures from high-end displays to wall/glass murals, LED signage, and customized POS fabrication among many others. Established in 2016, the company not only provides the latest printing technology, with a fleet of 7 HP Latex machines, but they also strive to make a difference by providing high-quality prints with fast turnaround time for their clients.

Alex Liggett went full-time with his business The Vinyl Guys just last summer but has quickly refocused to meet the changing demands of the past few weeks.

Esko, a leading developer of integrated software and hardware solutions for the global print and packaging industry, has today (May 26) unveiled a new virtual hub to launch its 2020 innovations.

Tarsus Group, the organizer of the Labelexpo/Brand Print Global Series of trade shows, has today confirmed date changes to several of its 2020/21 events, taking place in India, Mexico, Thailand and the US, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 situation.

An investment in a Durst Tau 330 RSC E single-pass digital inkjet label press is a strategic move by Megalabel benefiting from a direct service structure, parts and support in Brazil provided by Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technology.

The first Virtual EskoWorld has been a huge success, with more than 3,500 delegates from across the print and packaging industry and all around the world taking part in a program of webinars and discussion sessions held by the global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions.

As the third largest producer of inks in North America, INX International Ink Co has delivered many innovative contributions to the label and packaging industry. With the backing of Sakata INX worldwide operations, their world-renowned Research & Development Centers are responsible for the development of many unique inks and coatings solutions used for commercial, packaging and digital applications.

During the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic Durst North America continues to add resources to support the growing base of Tau products in the market. The company also announced it has an upcoming Webinar with Packaging Impressions on May 20, 2020 to highlight benefits of UV printing.

The organizer of the Labelexpo and Brand Print Global Series’ of international trade shows, Tarsus Group, has today confirmed Shenzhen as the location for the latest additions to its expanding print portfolio in China, which take place between 8-10 December 2020.

HP Inc. together with its global network of print service providers (PSPs) continue to innovate printing applications to help medical teams, businesses and the public adapt in the ongoing effort to combat COVID-19.