Industry News

SOMA Announces Completion of Expanded Manufacturing Facilities

SOMA, producer of flexographic printing presses, plate mounters, slitter rewinders and laminators, announced that it successfully opened two new manufacturing facilities in June that are fully operational. These are located at the company’s headquarters in Lanskroun, Czech Republic.

The Budding Need for Bio-Based Content in Inks & Coatings

Learn about sustainability at BASF and its commitments. See how sustainability is inks to printing and packaging before it hits the store, while it’s in the store and after it’s purchased from the retailer. Plus, examine BASF’s BRC products and MB portfolio.

What’s New in FIRST 7.0

FIRST evolved over time and expanded as print segments changed and flexographic print capabilities improved. The latest version, FIRST 7.0, contains numerous modifications.

Label Traxx Announces Intent to Merge with Siteline and Batched

Label Traxx, a leading provider of print MIS/ERP solutions for the labels and flexible packaging segment, announced the intent to merge with its two key partners: Siteline (web-to-print and sales portal/CRM) and Batched (automated scheduling and capacity planning). This merger will create the industry’s only fully integrated, end-to-end production solution designed specifically for the labels and flexible packaging market.

Maxcess Launches FIFE-500 MAX Web Guiding System

Maxcess, a global leader in innovative products and services for web handling applications, unveiled the FIFE-500 MAX web guiding system. Ideal for nonwoven, tag and label, battery converting and numerous other narrow web applications, the FIFE-500 MAX packs in more features while improving accuracy and throughput.