Packaging equipment manufacturers

Lakeland UK boosts efficiency with CMC CartonWrap 1000 investment

Kitchenware and homeware retailer Lakeland UK has bought a CMC CartonWrap 1000 box-on-demand system to automate its packaging of home shopping products.

Finish gets creative with motioncutter investment

Mock-up and experiential agency Finish is hoping to transform its offering with a new Motioncutter high-speed digital laser cutter.

Sun Chemical launches new ink dispenser and ink

Sun Chemical is launching a new ink dispenser for the label market, which it says will be more efficient and drive down costs.

Labelexpo Europe 2013 predicted to be biggest yet

This year's Labelexpo Europe, held 24-27 September, is expected to attract a record number of around 30,000 visitors, according to show organisers.

Polestar confirms plans for mega web spend

Polestar has announced plans for a £50m spend on new web offset kit, including the first 96pp commercial web presses in the UK.

Heidelberg makes VLF and packaging appointments

Heidelberg has established a Very large Format and Postpress Packaging division, appointing company veteran Stefan Hasenzahl to head it up.

Wifag ceases direct Virtu sales in EU

Wifag-Polytype Group (WPG) has restructured and refocused its wide-format printer division, ceasing direct sales in Europe and focused its R&D efforts on packaging and industrial applications rather...

Kenray Forming fined for health and safety breach

Packaging industry supplier Kenray Forming has been fined 10,000 after an employee severed a finger whilst testing machinery in September 2011.

Contego to sell cartons business for 81m to US's Graphic Packaging

Contego Packaging is selling its food and beverage cartons business to US food specialist Graphic Packaging in a deal worth 81m.

S S Transfer picks up Grafica's Camshell screen printer on day two

Rajeev Bansal, the proprietor of S S Transfer, manufacturer of ceramic transfers, booked another Camshell from Grafica on the day two of Pamex.

Exhibitors at Pamex speak about print

Rajeev Tiwari, Canon India; Deepak Chawla, TechNova; Bhargav Mistry, Grafica Flextroica; C N Ashok, Autoprint; Neeraj Dargan, Galaxy Propac and Sangam Khanna, Insight Print Communications

Pamex 2011 news in brief- Part I

News from exhibitors like Proteck Machinery, Paper Bind, Associated Engineering Corporation and Pinnacle Technocrats