Primera Technology Inc. announces its newest desktop color label printer, the LX910. The new machine is Primera’s fastest desktop color label printer that prints a 4” x 3” label with 50 percent coverage in less than 6 seconds.
Folding boxboard (FBB) innovation is changing the global standard. As this on-the-rise packaging technology continues to become more prevalent globally and in the North American market, printers must be aware of both why the market is on the up and up, and how they can best adapt to this technology to give their package printing customers the end-results they desire.
The distinction between mass-market and luxury products is becoming blurred, prompting luxury brands to turn to innovative technologies and strategies to attract customers to their high-end goods. According to a Smithers Pira report, the global luxury packaging market is expected to increase by an annual average of 1.3 percent to 2022.
Videojet Technologies introduces a new rough texture black ribbon compatible with Videojet DataFlex and Videojet 6200 series of thermal transfer overprinter (TTO) products. The ribbon features excellent adhesion and contrast when printing on rough surfaces such as Tyvek, uncoated labels, paper tickets, Kraft paper and hang tags.
Transcontinental has acquired Multifilm Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging supplier located in Elgin, Ill. The company specializes in high-end candy and chocolate packaging verticals in North America, and specializes in piece-wraps and high-barrier laminates for the confectionery, snacks and dry foods markets.
Everyone should know Kit Kat chocolate bars—but did you know the wafer in the center is actually made from broken Kit Kat bars? Kit Kat manufacturers leave no bar uneaten. If quality assurance deems that a certain Kit Kat is not up to standards, it will go in the reject pile, ready to be crushed and used to fill other Kit Kats.
Swiss company Cremo just released its line of Caffe Lattesso ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee drinks in a new innovative RTD cup, with a treat under the lid. Drink varieties include Sport, Fit, Macchiato, Cappuccino, Espresso and Black.
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