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Flexography in 2019: Looking Back on What the Year Meant to FTA, FLEXO Magazine & the Industry

With each passing year, innovations in flexography continue to grow and expand, and this year was no exception. In 2019, flexography was once again a preeminent force. Attendees to events like INFOFLEX and Labelexpo Europe saw firsthand the new and upcoming technologies that are allowing companies to streamline processes, automate and become more competitive. Printers […]

Preston Neetzel Named Technical Sales Manager for KBA-Flexotecnica

Preston Neetzel KBA North America

DALLAS, TX—KBA North America recently named Preston Neetzel as its new technical sales manager for KBA-Flexotecnica. With more than 30 years of leadership in the flexible packaging industry, Neetzel has held various sales and general management positions with leading industry converters. His vast technical knowledge and experiences have given him a deeper understanding of the […]

Preston Neetzel Named Technical Sales Manager for KBA-Flexotecnica

DALLAS, TX—KBA North America recently named Preston Neetzel as its new technical sales manager for KBA-Flexotecnica. With more than 30 years of leadership in the flexible packaging industry, Neetzel has held various sales and general management positions with leading industry converters. His vast technical knowledge and experiences have given him a deeper understanding of the operational […]

KBA-Flexotecnica Announces New Sales, Installations and Staffing

TAVAZZANO, Italy—KBA-Flexotecnica, a subsidiary of Koenig & Bauer AG, announces new key staff members, ongoing flexographic press installations and more updates. Jeffrey R. Dietz, vice president of the web and specialty press division at KBA North America, which oversees flexible packaging in North America, says, “As I approach my first year in my capacity, I […]

NPES Rebrands as Association for Print Technologies

RESTON, VA—NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, announces a name change to the Association for Print Technologies (APT). The new identity is a nod to the association’s signature annual event, PRINT, and signifies progress toward the completion of its Strategic Business Plan for the industry that launched in January 2017, […]

KBA Receives NPES 2017 Harold W. Gegenheimer Award

DALLAS, TX— KBA North America has received the 2017 Harold W. Gegenheimer Corporate Award for Industry Service from NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies. The prestigious award, named for the former NPES president and Baldwin Technology Company chairman emeritus, recognizes leadership and participation in NPES and industry activities, civic leadership, and […]

Ultimate Flex Open House Hosts 300 Guests to Celebrate New Facility

On a warm, starlit evening in Los Angeles, Ultimate Flex and its parent corporation, Ultimate Paper Box, welcomed 300 guests to a one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor open house to celebrate its newly triple-enlarged facility and see its broad swath of capabilities, including its environmentally friendly flexographic production. The Ultimate Flex open house also included the […]

Martin Corall Joins KBA North America as Sales Manager

KBA Martin Corall

DALLAS, TX—With its announcement last year of its return to the sheetfed flexo market for corrugated, KBA North America is pleased to name Martin Corall as its sales manager to this important position for its new corrugated product line. Martin began his new position in early May and reports to Jeff Dietz, vice president of web […]

KBA North America Named Exclusive Distributor for Iberica AG S.A.

DALLAS, TX—KBA North America announces it has been named the North American exclusive distributor for the newly acquired Spanish medium and large format flatbed diecutter manufacturer Iberica AG S.A. by its parent company, Koenig & Bauer. The new subsidiary, KBA-Iberica Die Cutters S.A., is a Barcelona based producer of medium and large format flatbed die […]