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Associations
14 Kellie Northwood appointed CEO of PVCA Kellie Northwood is officially the CEO of the newly merged PVCA, and has a bold agenda to take the industry forward.
Events
Packaging
Labels21
34 Labelexpo Americas review
The first big label show for three years has just taken place in Chicago, with a positive reponse.
36 Labelexpo highlights
The floor of the Chicago expo centre had multiple new developments for visitors to peruse, Print21 looks at some of the highlights.
38 Sustainable labels
The country’s two big printable materials suppliers,
Ball & Doggett, and Spicers, are bringing sustainable label solutions to the market. Print21 asks them what it means for label printers.
40 Commercial printers move into labels
Print businesses of all kinds are now entering the labels market thanks to digital print technology. Print21 looks at two commercial printers and a trade house that have just made the move.
42 Countering the counterfeiters
Tasmanian cherry grower Reid Fruits has seen a dramatic decline in product counterfeiting over the past three export seasons to Asia, as a result of a Smart Fingerprint solution developed by brand authentication technologist Laava, in collaboration with label printer Peacock Bros.
43 Digital label disruptor
HP Indigo is the world’s biggest digital label press manufacturer; now the company is getting ready to launch its 120metres-a-minute V12.
44 Xeikon releases hybrid label solution
Digital pioneer Xeikon has launched a fully digital hybrid solution, based on its Cheetah and Panther digital press series, recently developed Label Converting Unit, and X-800 digital front-end.
46 Epson launches new SurePress
with white ink
Epson Australia has launched the new SurePress L-4733AW water-based, resin ink, digital label press, which it says continues its legacy of providing white ink primer label printing, while delivering improved automation.
48 Kurz to bring new security with tesa scribos
As counterfeiting of
products in multiple fields
shows no signs of slowing down, Kurz has acquired a leading business in order to develop more rigorous solutions for labels and packaging.
Cover Story
Always a step ahead – Heidelberg postpress solutions
Finishing solutions remain a key focus for the world’s biggest press manufacturer, with its investment in the development of folding, guillotine and die-cutting
systems reaping rewards for print and packaging businesses the world over.
51 Beyond commercial print
Jamie Weller, business development director, Packaging,
at Kissel + Wolf Australia, takes a look at the rapidly growing fibre-based packaging market, and what printers need to do in order to be successful.
52 Driving digital demand
Tim Sykes, brand director at Packaging Europe, assesses the factors that will drive the take-up of digital packaging technologies.
56 Corrugated changes
Print21 publisher Lindy Hughson met Richard Cotterill, global sales director, Packaging, at EFI, to ask why the company has developed a new version of its Nozomi.
Business
30 Digital print to continue growth: Smithers report
The latest report from industry analysts Smithers says over the next five years digital print will continue to grow in volumes and value, while litho will remain static at best.
18 Amplify & Engage LIVE
Printers, designers, retailers and brand owners came together to assess the opportunities in digitally printed packaging, at Print21+PKN LIVE.
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