Long-serving CEOs Walter Kurz and Peter Kurz have retired from the operational side of LEONHARD KURZ, headquartered in Fürth, Germany, and have taken advisory functions as chairman and deputy chairman of a newly founded advisory board. Dr. Andreas Hirschfelder, previously serving as senior vice president of the business area plastic decoration, has been named CEO. Walter … [Read more...] about LEONHARD KURZ Undergoes Changes in Leadership

Metsä Board has announced the winners of its international 2022-2023 Better with Less – Design Challenge. A jury of package design experts chose two submissions to share first place: “Kid’s Headphones Packaging” by designer Kitty Ching and the “Cardboard Protecting Filler” by designers Marcin Michalski, Monika Kimpel and Adrian Olejnik. The first winning design, “Kid’s … [Read more...] about Metsä Board Announces Finalists in Design Challenge

Komori America, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, announced that more than 50% of its press installations during the last fiscal year were in the packaging sector, which is a 15% increase over the previous year. Statistics show the United States is one of the fastest-growing packaging markets in North America, valued at USD $184.65 billion in 2021, and it is expected to reach USD … [Read more...] about Komori America Sees Significant Growth in Packaging Sector

Industry leaders in the diecutting, diemaking, printing and package design, foiling, embossing, folding carton, corrugated and specialty markets will be featured at Odyssey Expo 2023, which will be held May 10-12, 2023, at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With 91% of exhibit booths confirmed, the almost sold-out show already has machinery commitments for the … [Read more...] about Odyssey Expo 2023: May 10-12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

BOBST, Mex, Switzerland, launches the latest iteration of its folder-gluer, the EXPERTFOLD 50 ǀ 80 ǀ 110. The new machine is designed to have a leaner footprint and help packaging printers and converters accomplish more in today’s rapid and resource-intensive converting market. It comes equipped with new features and delivers a number of box styles at speeds of up to 450 m … [Read more...] about BOBST Launches New Evolution of EXPERTFOLD

DTM Flexo Services, based in Ontario, Canada, has been selected to represent GEW’s label and narrow web retrofit business across Canada. DTM Flexo offers solutions for flexible packaging CI presses, label, shrink sleeve and mid web press markets across Canada. Spare parts and services for Canada will continue to be supplied by GEW, Inc., headquartered in Crawley, West … [Read more...] about DTM Flexo Services Representing GEW in Canada

Solo Printing, a provider of color lithography in Miami, Florida, has acquired two Muller Martini Alegro perfect binding lines to increase Solo’s output capacity while providing the added security of redundant production systems for future growth opportunities. These 7,000 books-per-hour binding lines, with fully automated servo-controlled functionality and equipped with the … [Read more...] about Solo Printing Acquires Two Muller Martini Perfect Binding Lines

MBO America, Marlton, New Jersey, has boosted its portfolio with its FC web coating unit, available in 23-inch- and 30-inch-wide web widths. The unit applies aqueous (water-based) or UV-based (chemical-based) protective and tactile coatings to a printed web at full-press or finishing-web speed. It can coat two sides of the web with gloss, matte, soft-touch, satin and more. … [Read more...] about MBO America Introduces FC 23/30 Web Coating Unit