EEDE, the Netherlands—At Labelexpo Europe, Xeikon introduced the new Xeikon CX500 digital label press, the first press based on a new generation dry toner platform that is ready for Industry 4.0. For larger sized labels, labels requiring an opaque white or an extended color gamut, the Xeikon CX500 is meant to outperform in terms of … Continued
Four days… 30 hours… nine halls… 700 exhibitors… 375,000 sq. ft., covered by both machinery and materials… 35,000 attendees, all eager to establish a competitive edge. These are the defining marks of Labelexpo Europe 2017. The event, set for Sept. 25-28 at Belgium’s Brussels Expo, is forecast to break all records posted over the last … Continued
BRUSSELS, Belgium—Flint Group has officially opened its 13th annual Print Awards competition with its call for entries and announced it has expanded it to include narrow web inks and coatings, digital printing solutions and flexographic products. Label converters from around the globe are encouraged to submit printed samples of their choosing for evaluation by a panel … Continued
EEDE, Netherlands—Xeikon, a division of Flint Group and a market leader in digital color printing technology, today announced that Benoit Chatelard will assume the role of president and CEO of Flint Group’s Digital Solutions effective May 8. In his mandate to further develop Flint Group Digital Solutions portfolio and customer reach in that arena, for which … Continued
EEDE, Netherlands—Xeikon has made a strategic move with the addition of Panther technology, a UV inkjet platform that complements its dry toner digital label press portfolio. The first UV inkjet press based on this technology, the Xeikon PX3000, will be unveiled at the upcoming Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations 2017 event, set for 28 to 31 … Continued
WYOMING, MI—When Mark-Maker Company, Inc. of Wyoming, MI decided it was time to further enhance its imaging capabilities to serve the high standards of its flexo printing customers, the company researched the market for the optimum solution. The Xeikon ThermoFlexX 80 S imager was a front runner, and after hearing about the Flint Group/Xeikon acquisition, Mark-Maker’s … Continued
EEDE, Netherlands—Xeikon has announced two new additions to its U.S. team. Kent Wolford is the tag and label sales manager, southeast/southwest USA, and Tom Gray is tag and label sales manager, West Coast. Kent’s extensive print industry background was one of the key reasons Xeikon chose him for the role. Kent joined from Domino Amjet where … Continued
EEDE, Netherlands—Xeikon is sad to announce the death of its founder Lucien De Schamphelaere on Jan. 20. He was 85. After a 40 year career with Agfa-Gevaert, where he was instrumental in forming the company’s electronic imaging system department, Lucien wanted a new challenge. So, in August 1988 he established the limited liability company, Ellith NV, … Continued
EEDE, Netherlands—The third edition of the highly popular Xeikon Café educational conference is back in 2017. This engaging event is designed to be an informal knowledge exchange platform around packaging and label innovations, demonstrating end to end digital production solutions with content presented by leading industry suppliers, including experts from Xeikon and its Aura partners. … Continued
EEDE, Netherlands—Xeikon has welcomed James Murphy as business development manager for heat transfer (HTL) and in mold labels (IML) in North America. James will be responsible for further developing the HTL and IML markets in North America and expand upon the first steps Xeikon has already taken in delivering solutions for these markets. His goal is … Continued
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