Hybrid Software has released updated versions of ColorAnt, CoPrA and ZePrA, covering measurement-data optimisation, printer profiling and automated colour conversion across its ColorLogic Complete Color Solutions Suite. Announced in Rheine, Germany, on 21 September 2026, ColorAnt 12, CoPrA 12 and ZePrA 14 introduce workflow changes for different print segments and …
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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 …
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 …
Hybrid Software has released PACKZ 12, the latest version of its PDF editing software for the labels and packaging printing industry, introducing new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and support for Amazon Transparency as part of its workflow enhancements for packaging prepress operations. The software update is aimed at packaging …
TraceGains and Esko have demonstrated a connected product and packaging workflow that moved a fictional food product from concept change to finished pouches within 48 hours at the recent Esko World event in New Orleans. The ‘Big Easy’ project tested how product development, compliance, packaging artwork and production processes could …
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Glunz & Jensen A/S has launched the HALO LED Kit worldwide, introducing a retrofit route for flexo plate makers to convert exposure units from mercury UV-A tubes to LED technology. Announced on 1 July 2026, the kit is aimed at trade shops, prepress departments and packaging converters using flexographic platemaking …
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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 …
Kodak has announced the launch of its new KODAK SONORA UltraXR Process Free Plates across the EAMER region, covering Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with applications targeting packaging, commercial, and newspaper printing sectors using offset technologies. The new plates will replace SONORA XTRA-2 and XTRA-2 for Newspapers Process Free Plates …
DuPont Cyrel Flexographic Solutions has received Certified Energy Savings recognition from GreenCircle for its Cyrel FAST thermal platemaking workflow, confirming reduced energy consumption in flexographic printing applications widely used in packaging production. GreenCircle Certified, an independent third-party certification body, verified that the Cyrel FAST workflow delivers measurable reductions in energy use …
Esko has introduced Auto PlatePatcher within its Flexo Front End platform, targeting automation of plate patch creation in corrugated flexographic prepress. The solution has received the Innovation Excellence award at the FPPA Excellence in Flexo Awards. In corrugated post-print flexo, patching is a critical step where multiple image elements are arranged …
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