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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Hybrid Software will debut a suite of AI-driven innovations at Interpack 2026 (Hall 8A, Stand B54), focused on advancing artwork management, workflow automation, and data-driven prepress operations for packaging production. At the core is Smart PDF, a solution designed to automate artwork compliance across the packaging prepress lifecycle, enabling structured validation of …
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Kodak has released version 11.5 of the web-based KODAK PRINERGY INSITE Portals, introducing updates to its prepress and creative workflow tools. The portals provide authorized users with continuous remote access to production environments. The PRINERGY INSITE Prepress Portal functions as a gateway to prepress operations, enabling file uploads into the …
Miraclon has announced the global launch of the FLEXCEL Prime Plate, a new flexographic plate technology developed to improve pressroom performance and production efficiency. The plate is designed to retain the established characteristics of FLEXCEL NX Plates while introducing additional features aimed at reducing press interruptions, extending plate life and supporting more …
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GAMA Group has expanded its portfolio of products and accessories for the flexographic printing sector, adding new equipment and systems aimed at supporting production operations in printing facilities. The expanded range of professional accessories includes plate washers and anilox washers, branded plate mounters, and storage systems for sleeves and …
