Durst Group has agreed to acquire the holding company of MPS Printing B.V., adding flexographic press technology to its digital and hybrid label-production portfolio. The transaction, announced in Brixen and Chicago during LOUPE Americas on 15 September 2026, remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Netherlands-based MPS, which …
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GEW has launched its EOS power and control platform at LOUPE Americas 2026 in Chicago, replacing the company’s RHINO Power infrastructure. The platform introduces redesigned power supplies, control electronics, cabling and UV system control software. GEW said the changes are intended to improve efficiency, modularity, equipment integration and maintenance across its UV …
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Sihl introduced a polyethylene film facestock portfolio with aqueous inkjet coatings on 21 July 2026, targeting print-on-demand label production and mono-material PE packaging applications. The range brings aqueous inkjet printing to PE films and is intended for labels applied to curved, flexible and small-diameter containers. Sihl said the films have lower …
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Stahl introduced an updated Sensora haptic coatings portfolio on 31 August 2026 in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, for brands and packaging producers seeking tactile finishes across paper, board, labels and flexible packaging. The range is designed to add sensations including soft, velvety, smooth, silky, rubbery and textured effects to packaging surfaces. According …
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Hybrid Software Helix has released Mako Core 9, a software development kit designed to accelerate PDF processing in packaging prepress workflows. The release targets rasterisation and PDF file creation, two stages in preparing and outputting packaging artwork. Its Apex GPU-native renderer accelerates rasterisation by up to 30 times compared with CPU-based …
Flint Group Digital Xeikon has entered a strategic partnership with Xerox Holdings Corporation to expand the market reach of its digital printing technology through Xerox’s sales and service channels. The agreement will allow Xerox to offer digital presses under its own brand using Xeikon technology. The companies are targeting …
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Packaging MEA has launched The Flexo Digest, a specialist publication dedicated to flexographic printing, converting and the technologies, businesses and people shaping the industry across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Published by JJ Media FZ LLC, The Flexo Digest builds on Packaging MEA’s industry presence since 2012, extending its publishing platform with …
Al Jawad Flexi has commissioned a Windmöller & Hölscher NOVOFLEX II flexographic press at its new manufacturing facility and is preparing to install an OPTIMEX II blown-film line, advancing an expansion programme spanning film extrusion, printing and converting. Al Jawad Flexi, part of Takamul Industries, is expanding its flexible packaging manufacturing …
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Konica Minolta has expanded its partnership with Color-Logic to integrate the Color-Logic metallic colour communication system with the AccurioLabel 400 digital label press, enabling label converters to produce metallic decorative effects for packaging applications without conventional foiling processes. The collaboration was announced by the companies as part of their continued efforts to broaden digital embellishment …
El Safa Press has invested in three new Rapida sheetfed offset presses from Koenig & Bauer as part of a production modernisation programme aimed at increasing manufacturing flexibility, reducing makeready times and strengthening packaging printing capacity for domestic and international customers. The investment includes two medium-format Rapida 106 presses and …
