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Mondi: Wide range of high-speed inkjet papers at Hunkeler Innovationdays
Mondi is back at Hunkeler Innovationdays, a premier continuous feed and sheet fed technology and networking event. From 24 to 27 February, the company will be in Lucerne, Switzerland to present its comprehensive portfolio of high-speed inkjet papers.
Prinect User Days: Print shops want more automation and rely on hybrid production
Automated production control in a hybrid workflow environment was the focus of the Prinect User Days 2025. More than 300 Prinect users, mostly from Europe, took part in the two-day event, which was held at the Heidelberg Congress Center and the “Home of Print” at the headquarters of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) in Wiesloch-Walldorf. The Prinect User Days are a welcome forum by users for users to exchange information about working with Prinect and the further development of this workflow technology.
Toscotec to participate in EXPOACOTEPAC in Colombia
Toscotec will take part in the 33rd International Conference and EXPOACOTEPAC 2025 organized by the Colombian Association of Technicians of the Cellulose, Paper, and Cardboard Industry (ACOTEPAC) from 19th to 21st February in Cali, Colombia.
Fiery: Two new cutting-edge DFEs for Xerox's PrimeLink C9200 series printers
Fiery, LLC announced the worldwide launch of two dedicated Fiery® DFEs for the Fiery Driven™ Xerox® PrimeLink® C9200 Series Printers. The Fiery DFEs for the PrimeLink C9200 series will maximize productivity, image quality, brand color accuracy, and workflow efficiency for both production and office applications.
drupa
Dr. Andreas Pleßke confirmed as chairman of the drupa committee – course charted for the future
“It is a special honour for me to continue to actively help shape the development of drupa as chairman of the drupa committee. The world is changing rapidly – both in technical and political terms. Together with the committee we will ensure that drupa constantly develops further to also assert its pole position as a world-leading trade fair for print technologies in future and to orient the industry for the future,” explains Dr. Andreas Pleßke upon his re-election. His deputy Wolfgang Poppen also stresses: “drupa is the centrepiece of the industry, a place of innovations and technology launches. The coming months will be used intensively to further sharpen the profile of drupa’s position in 2028.”
Andritz strengthens environmental offering with acquisition of LDX Solutions
International technology group Andritz has acquired LDX Solutions, a provider of emission reduction technologies and related services in the North American industrial market, with annual revenues of about $100 million. This acquisition further strengthens Andritz’s offering of environmental technologies and its presence in the growing North American market.
James Cropper triumphs with packaging redesign win at Paris Packaging Week 2025
James Cropper has scooped the Packaging Redesign Award at this year’s Paris Packaging Week for its collaboration with Bruichladdich distillery. Announced at the awards ceremony on 29th January, 2025, the B Corp distillery’s Luxury Re/Defined range was recognised for demonstrating that premium spirits can be both sustainable and aesthetically beautiful.
Tecnau equipment drives unprecedented efficiency gains for Suttle-Straus
Since its founding in 1910, Suttle-Straus’ goal has been to develop long term partnerships with its clients. The company listens to clients, ensuring it provides solutions that help them win in the marketplace. Suttle-Straus has a strong presence in Wisconsin, serving most of the major employers in the region, along with a diverse customer base nationwide. The company’s growth objectives are focused not only on printing, but also around value add services, such as creative design, data services, and variable composition programming. “We try to have a real stickiness with our customer base. Most of them use all our products and services, but direct mail and wide format printing are two of our biggest sellers,” said Brett Keene, Chief Operating Officer at Suttle-Straus.
Lecta supports the Asterix charity initiative with a cookbook for Les Restos du Cœur
Lecta has collaborated in the production of Astérix Les 40 banquets: à table avec de grands chefs gaulois! (“Asterix - The 40 Banquets: Dining with Great Gallic Chefs!"), a special publication created in association with the well-known Asterix comic book series to raise funds for the French charity Les Restos du Cœur.
OE-A elects new international Board of Directors
The members of the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) appointed Dr. Alain Schumacher, IEE, as the new Chair of the Board of Directors at the end of January. Dr. Luke Pan, Brilliant Optoelectronic Technology is the new Vice Chair for Asia. Dr. Carsten L. Herzhoff, Lohmann, and Dr. Chloé Bois, ICI are elected as Vice Chair Europe and North America respectively.
Heinzel-Mondi-Sappi Research Award 2025
APV Graz and the Institute of Bioproducts and Paper Technology would like to remind you that until February 28th there is still the chance to submit a nomination for the Heinzel-Mondi-Sappi Research Award, which will be presented at the next Paper & Biorefinery Conference (4/5 June 2025) in Graz/Austria.
Workshop “Recyclability of paper & board based packaging”
PTS Papiertechnische Stiftung cordially invites to their workshop “Recyclability of paper & board based packaging” on March 11 and 12, 2025. This online workshop gives the opportunity to get a closer look at different main aspects of recycling and recovered paper. During the two-day course, the workshop covers the legislation and regulations for packaging waste and paper for recycling, the technical aspects of recycling including test methods and also the design to recycle packaging more effectively.
