Mark Andy has introduced its SmartPress Program, offering a range of pre-configured press systems designed to reduce delivery times from 16 weeks to eight weeks. The program is available across the company’s Pro Series, E5 and P7 press platforms and provides configurations tailored for label, film and shrink sleeve production applications. …
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FUJIFILM Middle East has outlined plans to expand its Office Printing business across the Middle East, with a focus on secure and sustainable document infrastructure for enterprise customers. While the announcement is centred on office printing rather than packaging production, the development is relevant to the wider print and packaging ecosystem as converters, …
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SOMA has completed the installation of its Optima flexo press at Shree Plast Industries, a packaging converter based in Satara, Maharashtra, India. The installation adds flexographic printing capacity to Shree Plast’s operations as the company continues to expand production to serve demand across multiple packaging segments. Shree Plast produces laminated …
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Hubergroup Print Solutions has introduced a new resin technology for its conventional offset inks, marking an update across several established commercial and packaging product lines. The new formulation follows an internal development programme focused on changing the resin component of offset inks. According to the company, the technology is intended to …
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GCG Enterprise Solutions has expanded its print production services into Saudi Arabia and Oman, extending its commercial and industrial print operations across the GCC region. The move will provide customers in both markets with local access to production print technologies, including high-speed inkjet systems and digital press platforms supporting commercial print, labels, …
SOUTH AFRICA – NUtec Digital Ink has released Ruby R10-DTF, a UV-curable direct-to-film ink for LED-UV printers, developed for durable decal production on hard goods and irregular surfaces. The ink supports decal transfer and release without a manual weeding step, making it suitable for short-run, customised and promotional decoration applications. …
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At interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, HEIDELBERG announced three strategic partnerships aimed at strengthening its position in integrated packaging production, sustainable carton applications, traceability, and connected logistics workflows for the packaging industry. The partnerships with Pack-Smart, Metsä Board, and the pfenning group reflect Heidelberg’s growing focus on packaging as a key growth …
Agfa and Hybrid Software have announced a collaboration aimed at supporting variable data printing in digital folding carton production. The agreement brings together Hybrid Software’s packaging design, prepress and smart digital front end workflow software with Agfa’s digital printing technology, including the SpeedSet Orca single-pass digital packaging press and Asanti …
Canon South Africa has announced the local availability of the Edale portfolio, expanding access to label and packaging production technologies for converters and commercial printers in the South African market. Edale, a UK-based manufacturer of printing and converting equipment for the label and packaging industry, develops flexographic presses, hybrid …
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Mondi has developed a digitally printed corrugated packaging solution for glassware manufacturer Riedel Glas, combining premium retail presentation with recyclable fibre-based materials. The project focuses on the use of white digital printing directly on brown kraft paper packaging for Riedel’s bourbon glass collection. The packaging was designed to retain the …
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