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Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced availability of it’s next-generation larger format water-wash flexographic plate processor, the AWP-DEW 4260 PLF. This is the first water-wash processor of its kind with an automated process from plate wash-out to the UV finished plate including plate processing, rinsing, drying and UV post exposure within one system.

DTM Print, international OEM and solution provider for specialty printing systems, recently announced the EMEA sales start of the two newest colour label printers in its portfolio: LX610e Pro and LX600e.

The new EJ-640 DECO printer from Roland DG is now available across EMEA. Designed specifically for the interior décor market, the EJ-640 DECO runs innovative water-based inks. The Roland EJ-640 DECO meet numerous demands from today's market: sustainability, health and safety, personalisation, economy and versatility. The solution is ideal for a variety of customised décor products including wallpaper, lampshades, blinds and posters, plus exhibition graphics, outdoor promotions and more.

With nyloflex FTL Digital Flint Group announced the launch of a very low durometer flat top dot flexographic printing plate for printing on sustainable substrates with a higher content of recycled fibers and other paper and board applications in combination with water based inks. The core advantage of this new plate is the out-of-the-box reliable performance in fluting reduction in corrugated post-print e.g. delivering a very appealing print performance on substrates like uncoated test liners or kraft liners in combination with a B flute.

Baumer hhs introduces its compact and intuitive Xact controller, whose range of functions is geared entirely to automated gluing. The controller incorporates the latest software and hardware technology, giving customers maximum flexibility. They can run all of their Baumer hhs hot melt and cold glue application heads on the Xact and implement both simple and complex gluing applications cost-efficiently. Short setup times and high reliability make the new controller the ideal solution for high-precision gluing in many areas of folding carton production, end-of-line packaging and print finishing.

hubergroup is a traditional family business. With over 255 years of company history, it is rich in experience and know-how. In order to position itself even better for the future, the printing ink manufacturer has taken a number of measures such as a relaunch of its website and further development of the logo. These are now visible and tangible for the customer.

Screen Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. (ScreenGA) has finalized development of its PacJet FL830, a new high-speed, water-based inkjet system specifically designed for the flexible packaging market. The PacJet FL830 is currently scheduled for release around March 2021.

New Sakurai in-line hot foil stamper at ESC. As specialist for particularly sophisticated print tasks ESC is actually offering a new time- and cost-saving solution for finishing UV-varnished screen prints with metallized hot foil. The in-line hot foil stamper Sakurai LQM Evolution is suitable for all graphic, packaging, automotive, appliance and plastic card applications etc.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is presenting its Print Media Industry Climate Report to the public for the first time. The company provides weekly updates on the development of print volumes in the packaging and label printing and commercial printing market segments. The representative basis of the anonymized data is formed by around 5,000 selected offset presses of all format classes at customers worldwide who are connected to the Heidelberg Cloud. The current data for around 50 countries per segment is determined from this and displayed on a world map. The colors shown on the country map are indicators of how the estimated current production in print shops is compared to the previous year. The scale ranges from 1 (serious impact of COVID-19 on production) to 8 (production above last year's level), with 7 representing production at last year's level.

Xeikon unveils its ground-breaking new generation dry toner technology for the graphic arts industry. It delivers higher speeds, reduced cost of ownership and further improved quality, and – even better – the first digital press based on this new technology will be launched and commercially available as of June 2020.