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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Dubai-based Vibe Closure Systems (VCS) has launched a portfolio of closure technologies for industrial pails and drums used in chemicals, coatings, lubricants and other applications. The company is led by David Pritchett, who spent 25 years at Rieke/TriMas Packaging, including ten as president, and Riddhamn Baahri, who served as vice president of …
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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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Husky Technologies has launched its HyCAP 4.0 tooling platform for high-volume beverage closure manufacturing, targeting lightweight and tethered closure production as regulatory and performance requirements change. Announced in Bolton, Ontario, the next-generation injection moulding tooling combines revised geometry, materials and stack design to improve precision, process stability, durability and …
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MM Board & Paper signed an agreement with R.D.M. Group on 17 August 2026 to acquire the operating business of R.D.M. Arnsberg, a recycled fibre-based cartonboard mill in Germany, through an asset deal. The Arnsberg facility has annual production capacity of approximately 230,000 tonnes of recycled fibre-based cartonboard and specialises …
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The Global Rotogravure Association (GRA) has added India-based Kody Equipments Pvt. Ltd. and UK-based RK PrintCoat Instruments Ltd. to its membership, broadening its expertise across flexible packaging machinery, print testing and coating development. Kody Equipments, headquartered in Ahmedabad, designs, manufactures and exports printing and converting machinery for flexible packaging production. Its portfolio …
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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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Boretech has signed a contract with Egyptian Chinese Company (ECC) to supply a 4,000kg/h PET-tray washing line for the GreenTech project in Egypt, targeting closed-loop recycling of post-consumer packaging. The installation is described by Boretech as the first dedicated PET-tray washing project in Africa and the Middle East. It will convert used PET …
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Sun Chemical and Cyngient have formed a partnership to develop and supply inks, coatings and adhesives for narrow-web tag and label converters. The alliance combines the companies’ product portfolios and technical capabilities, with the stated aim of improving customer service and supporting faster product delivery. Under the agreement, the companies …
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 …
