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Barcelona buzz wins over Labelexpo heated debate

The decision to move from Brussels was welcomed; the decision to change its name to Loupe less so. Labelexpo’s move from Brussels to Barcelona has been successful though not without its teething problems. Last week was the tail end of the Spanish summer, with temperatures reaching close to 30º outside and far, far higher than […]

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Canon

Canon adds ‘factory’ to packaging offer

Canon is adding to its labels and packaging portfolio with a ‘label factory’ using its Colorado large format printer. Canon is underlining its commitment to the label and packaging industry with the introduction of a ‘label factory’ version of its Colorado UVgel large format printer at Labelexpo. This is in addition to a presentation, though […]

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• Print Business Winter 2023

Buzzing Labelexpo bows out of Brussels

Labelexpo is moving to pastures new, and leaves long term home on a high as hybrid technology is way ahead. According to Noam Zilbershtain, general manager of HP Indigo, the label industry will be the first to go fully digital – “the first to adopt a digital first mindset” he told visitors to Labelexpo. Perhaps […]

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• Print Business Winter 2023

Pressing the case for automation in labels

One of the strongest themes running through Labelexpo this year went well beyond the question of how ink might be applied to a self adhesive substrate. Label printers across he world are facing the same recruitment problems that commercial printers in the UK face. While this delivers some relief that the UK printer is not […]

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• All4Labels

HP Indigo V12 races to take on flexo

The new Indigo label press is going to take HP into a new dimension, but will also force it to think about how to build these new style machines. HP is installing an Indigo V12 at its showroom in Barcelona following a highly successful European debut at Labelexpo last week. The company ran public demonstrations […]

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Cheetah

Xeikon releases the Lion, its label king

The LX3000 is the fastest Xeikon to date, earning the press the nickname of the Lion. After Cheetah, after Panther, Xeikon has revealed its Lion digital press as its fastest toner press to date. Beta testing at two sites has begun, says the company.  The Lion LX3000 is a five-colour single-sided press running on a […]

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•Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta sneaks in inkjet

A small inkjet head on its AL230 toner press adds to the flexibility of its label presses. As expected Konica Minolta focused attention on the AccurioLabel 400, its faster and most sophisticated label press to date. It sat alongside an MGI embellishment line capable too of cutting out digital printed labels, the PKG13000 inkjet powered […]

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Avery Dennison

Bobst adds Expert version for 340 press

The Digital Expert 340 is a new label press that joins the Digital Master as Bobst straddles inkjet and analogue production. Bobst has revealed the Digital Expert 340 narrow width inkjet press to sit alongside the Digital Master 340, but without some of the features of the flagship digital press. The new machine uses the […]

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Domino

Domino brings it under one roof

With the new N730i, Domino controls the inkjet heads, the Rip and workflow as well as the ink to building on 40 years’ expertise. Domino has demonstrated the N730i inkjet press to a full public audience for the first time at Labelexpo in Brussels. The 1200dpi was expected to debut at the show in 2021 […]

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• All4Labels

HP revs up Indigo V12 for Labelexpo debut

HP has completed beta testing of its high speed digital label press and will show progress in Brussels this week. HP is giving its futuristic Indigo V12 digital press a first public outing in Europe at Labelexpo this week. The press brings together six Indigo print engines, each capable of printing two colours, to print […]

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Digital

Xeikon to stress sustainable approach to labels

With Labelexpo looming, Xeikon is quick to lay down a sustainability marker for the show. Xeikon has fired an early gun in order to maximise its impact at the Labelexpo at the end of September. The digital press company, part of the Flint Group, is betting that its sustainability story will be strong enough to […]

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