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Under the (th)ink lean banner at LabelExpo (stand 12U-68), GSE Dispensing will show how its automated ink logistics systems offer ink-yield increases of over 30 percent and significant improvements in colour preparation and ink procurement as well as spot colour accuracy.

Atlantic Zeiser Group, a well-known developer and supplier of integration modules and standardised complete solutions for industrial digital printing, will demonstrate at Labelexpo in Brussels from September 28 to October 1 (Hall 11, Stand R95) the versatility of drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet printing technology in security printing and commercial label printing on different label materials and formats.

When the “IPA-free Package” is launched this summer, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be the only manufacturer to offer a fully comprehensive solution for alcohol-free printing – the package incorporates coordinated machine components, consultancy services, and Saphira consumables.

Exhibiting for the first time in the digital press area (Hall 9 Stand H10) Domino will display two key technologies for offering fast and efficient digital label personalisation and short to medium run printing; the K600i single colour high resolution modular print bar, which can be integrated into an existing press or finishing line or supplied as a standalone roll to roll solution, and the next generation N600i four colour 13” (333mm) web UV inkjet digital label press.

Clariant offers papermakers new deposit control solutions with the addition of Cartaspers SCH and Cartabond DST.01 to its range. The extended portfolio has been developed specifically to improve machine cleanliness and runnability when wastepaper is used as a raw material in the papermaking process.

Building on its established base of modular screen printing and finishing solutions, SMAG Graphique will be presenting a range of new systems, running live, on its stand (7K10) at Labelexpo Europe, 28 September - 1 October, Brussels Expo, Belgium.

The packaging industry plays a major role all around the globe. In 2009, more than four billion packages were sold. With a share of 46 per cent, Asia is now the most important regional market, ahead of Europe at 27 per cent and North America at 15 per cent.

The Fespa Digital 2011 exhibition in Hamburg, has been a successful edition for wide-format inkjet printer and cutting plotter manufacturer Mutoh Belgium During the Fespa Digital 2011, Mutoh Belgium received two EDP awards from the European Digital Press Association.

Speakers’ Corner, Textile or LED Summit, Digital Signage News and Lunch & Learn: Some three months before the start of viscom, plans for the International Trade Fair for Visual Communication, Technology and Design are becoming more concrete everyday.

The printing of flexible packaging, cartons and tubes using narrow-web conventional and digital presses will be the focus of a new Package Printing Zone at Labelexpo Europe 2011. Live demonstrations and seminar sessions will all be part of this new visitor attraction. Mike Fairley looks at the evolution of this fast evolving sector.