Packaging

The X-Pro is the UK's first

S&W installs UK first Cleartech ejection rubber cutter

Nottingham die forme manufacturer S&W Cutting Formes has installed the UK’s first Cleartech X-Pro 1311 plotter-drawer-cutter.

Short (R) with joint managing director Lisa Smith

Qualvis completes £1m investment spend

Bespoke packaging company Qualvis has completed a £1m investment round designed to maintain the firm’s competitive position after strong performance through the pandemic.

Star product: Esko software release 22.11 

The latest version of Esko’s powerful modular tool set for packaging and label production.

Prince William presents England team captain Harry Kane with his personalised box

Royal handover for Pureprint’s World Cup kit boxes

Bespoke boxes containing the England squad’s World Cup match kit, printed by Pureprint, were presented to the squad by Prince William.

HSE: risk assessment was “neither suitable nor sufficient”

Worker relives hand horror as firm is fined £115k

A man whose hand was severed at the wrist after it became caught in machinery at a packaging firm has spoken about the devastating impact the incident has had on his life.

Making bottles from beach plastic does little to prevent plastic pollution

Greenwashing site takes aim at brands for packaging hypocrisy

Greenwash.com, a website dedicated to exposing misleading ecological claims from large consumer brands, has expanded its remit to cover plastic packaging.

Samba 42K print bar: exciting potential for high-speed applications

Fujifilm inkjet deal completes

Fujifilm has completed its acquisition of inkjet integrator Unigraphica, which will boost its plans to expand its offering in Europe.

Caps Cases team and the new Nozomi 14000 LED

Caps Cases in Nozomi world first

Caps Cases has installed the world’s first EFI Nozomi 14000 LED as it ramps up its offering for direct-to-corrugated digital production.

Varijet 106: production powerhouse

Star product: Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJet 106

This press partnership sets out to offer the best of digital and offset for packaging printers.

Kodak's Prosper Plus system has speeds of up to 600m/min

Kodak and GDM in tech partnership

Kodak and GDM have entered into a partnership to integrate Kodak’s high-speed inkjet technology into GDM’s disposable hygiene production lines.