Partnering with Sihl, a leader in digital print media, Afinia Label is introducing the FP-230, a desk-top solution for short to medium press runs of flexible packaging.

The ultimate aim of the narrow web converter is essentially the same as it is for their counterparts operating in wide web converting – that is to turn out a product to the highest quality in the minimum of time while realizing a healthy profit. Easier said than done.

Portland, OR-based Craftsman Label is a full-service narrow web company serving brands and packaging buyers across the U.S. and abroad. With its fleet of state-of-the-art flexo, thermal and digital presses, the company’s high-definition label and flexible packaging applications serve a wide range of end-use sectors.

Kodak is introducing its ULTRASTREAM technology in the new Uteco Sapphire EVO W, the first flexible packaging press to enter the market using Kodak’s latest continuous inkjet technology.

DIP Co. now offers disposable drip tray inserts for use on Tresu’s Flexo Innovator series of wide web presses. Tray inserts eliminate the need to wash OEM pans during color changes.

Prestige-Pak of Fond du Lac, WI, has purchased a PCMC Fusion C flexographic press. The press will be the second Fusion C (and the fourth PCMC press) for Prestige-Pak.

BOBST launches the NOVA RS 5003, a brand new gravure press delivering cost-effective and sustainable performance in flexible packaging production.

Landa announces that the Chinese packaging giant, Zhongrong Printing Group Co., Ltd. (ZRP), has completed the installation and launched the first Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press in Asia Pacific.

SCREEN Americas has finalized development of its new Truepress Jet L350UV SAI inkjet system for label printing. The press features improved color reproduction as well as superior scalability, enabling it to meet a wide variety of market needs.