FuturePrint is delighted to announce that technology innovator, Highcon, has joined as a FuturePrint Partner with a focus on the hybrid FuturePrint & Pack Summit which takes place 11-12 November in Cambridge, UK and digitally and globally throughout the weeks after the event.

Bringing new levels of automation and productivity to folding-gluing lines, BOBST has unveiled its latest breakthrough innovation for the packaging industry – the SPEEDPACK.

As demand for sustainable alternatives to PVC materials continues to rise significantly across Europe, TAYA Groups announces a new partnership with Print Supplies AS for the exclusive distribution of KAVALAN PVC-free products in Norway.

The Sihl Group is taking the next step on its transformation journey into becoming a modern technology company: On September 1, 2021, Stefan Benito will assume the new position of Vice President Commercial for EMEA and APAC.

Is inkjet not quite ready for industry as some have suggested for years, or is the reverse true – is industry not quite ready for digitization? Richard Darling, Ricoh’s Industrial Printing Business Developer, has enjoyed a long career in inkjet, so is ideally positioned to offer insight into how it has developed and evolved.

Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics performs many different types of testing in the narrow web market, centered around flexographic printing and the different processes within that market.

FM Future, with Strategic Partner Ricoh Europe, has launched the latest survey designed to measure the growth potential, challenges and opportunities for digital print technology for the packaging sector.

The compact UV LED curing light sources offer advanced capability and increased production speeds for coding and marking applications. The LEDs are instant on/off, so the UV is only on when ink curing has to occur.

In the digital printing area, UV curable inkjet inks are a perfect fit for printing on thick polymeric substrates as well as printing directly onto pre-shaped objects such as bottles, tubes or cups.

The management consultancy Munich Strategy conducted the “Innovation Champions 2021” study on behalf of business weekly WirtschaftsWoche and selected the 100 most innovative SMEs in Germany.

Digital printing on glass is an incredible innovation, but not one without its complexities. A collaboration between Marabu Inks and Kammann/Koenig and Bauer has facilitated a unique solution in this space, combining their respective specialisms in chemical and mechanical engineering.

UV LED curing technology is a perfect fit for 3D printing and additive manufacturing due to the compact size, ease of integration, and high intensity output achieved through optimized thermal management of the LEDs.

Global Print Technology Innovator, Screen, has joined FuturePrint as a partner with a specific focus on their new print technology that has been developed for the fast-changing packaging sector.

As a leading manufacturer in digital inkjet, Durst is consistently striving to develop solutions that help its customers achieve peak performance.

UV LED curing technology is a great fit for screen printing, in applications such as printing of glass, plastic bottles and closures.

A group of committed machine and equipment manufacturers from OstwestfalenLippe has decided to launch an alternative event format that aims to bring together woodworking technology and interested customers.

TAYA Groups has officially launched the world’s first Eco Calculator for large-format banner materials, making it simpler than ever for businesses to evaluate and understand the eco savings of KAVALAN PVC-free banner and textiles.

UV is sometimes shrouded in mystery, but this doesn’t need to be the case – this paper from Integration Technology aims to outline the basic elements of UV technology, why you need to know it, and what you should be asking. Once armed with this foundational knowledge, a bespoke UV provider that understands how UV interacts and integrates with each stage of the printing process will take you the rest of the way.

At virtual.drupa 21 earlier this year, Francois Martin, Global Marketing Director of BOBST outlined some of the ways in which sustainability in packaging is achievable, and how we can start making it a reality today. Yes, packaging production needs to be more sustainable and there is no reason why the solutions already at our disposal can’t be more widely implemented today. Yes, new innovations will continue to develop but we need to act now with what we already can rely on.

Seiko is set to hold a technical knowledge sharing event at its new service centre and laboratory near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 19 to 23 July 2021. Attendees will have the opportunity to see a range of digital print technologies in action, covering all components and how they work together.