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As part of its commitment to ongoing product development, Vetaphone, the originator of the corona process in the 1950s, has advanced surface treatment with the introduction of the 'M' model for the narrow web sector in 2019. Remaining at the forefront, the VE1A-M corona station delivers all the expected benefits from a market leader devoted to supplying top-notch technology.

Resonating with the ambitious EU regulatory targets for reducing waste, UPM Specialty Papers has introduced a new 'LinerLoop compatible' label to promote closed loop recycling of release papers used in self-adhesive labels and tapes. Release papers carrying the label qualify for recycling in UPM LinerLoop, which is the first commercial-scale closed-loop recycling solution for silicone coated release papers.

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is proud to announce the election of Kasie Fairbarn, product sales manager for extrusion systems at Windmoeller and Hoelscher Corporation, as the co-chair of FPA's Emerging Leadership Council (ELC). In this new role, Kasie takes over from Adrianne Tipton, former senior vice president of innovation at Novolex.

Passionate about sustainability and its role in the health of the global environment, Epson announced its MakeTheSwitch campaign to celebrate World Environment Day. This global campaign encourages everyone to reduce energy consumption, lessening the impact on the environment, starting with Epson.

Print industry user group Automate Print, comprising leading print solution providers, is holding its inaugural UK session at the iconic Kia Oval cricket ground in London. The Automate Print collective, which includes Infigo, PrintIQ, Enfocus, and Esko, was established as a platform for print industry professionals to learn how to streamline their workflows, capitalize on personalization, and significantly reduce overheads using innovative technology.

Maxcess International, a manufacturer of automated web handling technology, has opened its new  facility strategically located just west of Mumbai.   The facility will house sales and service support, global R&D resources, a repair center, and administrative offices for the APAC region supporting the Maxcess’ portfolio of brands, including RotoMetrics, Fife, Tidland, Magpower, Webex, Componex and Maxcess Vision Systems.  

Appvion has introduced its new, sustainable, patent-pending Next Generation Technology direct thermal coating free of phenolic developers including BPA, BPS, and other phenols.   Next Generational Technology coating creates heat-stable, legible, dark images on paper and film labels, tickets, tags, and point-of-sale applications while complying with environmental regulations and corporate sustainability initiatives. 

Suxin Smart Label, a company registered and established in 2001, is on a path of diversification - both with its technology and product offerings, as the Chinese converter lays out a roadmap for the future. The company is equipped with a flexo press, letterpress and digital press, and primarily produces pressure-sensitive labels for the medicine, alcohol, tobacco and high-end health care sectors. Suxin Smart Label has more than 40 employees and the annual output value is close to 60 m...

Aquapak Polymers, a developer of Hydropol (a polymer based on PVOH), has joined The Circular Economy for Flexible packaging (CEFlex)1 initiative – a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations and organizations representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging2. Its mission is to make all flexible packaging in Europe circular by 2025. 

Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of innovative functional label solutions for the healthcare industry, is supplying its durable Pharma-Comb IL Label to a company whose clinical trial cancer medication requires low-temperature storage and pre-administration thawing, making marking and documentation particularly challenging.