Decorative foils can help support the perception of luxury in products like Scotch whiskey.

The appeal of using hot foils

Andy Kerr of API Foils makes the case for the use of hot foiling techniques to produce decorative effects in Scotch whisky packaging. THE first...
Linx Black Strong Plastic-Film Ink

New inks aim to address flexible plastic packaging coding challenges

LINX Printing Technologies has launched two new inks to meet the challenges of printing 'consistently high-quality and easily readable' codes onto the latest generation...
Richard Pether

TIJ comes of age

THERMAL ink jet (TIJ) is emerging as an affordable and practical coding option for food and other FMCG manufacturers, on the back of game-changing...

DataLase steps up mental health focus

DATALASE has confirmed that the business has taken steps to ensure it has a trained mental health first aider available on site to recognise...

Xaar appoints chief operating officer

INKJET printing specialist Xaar has announced the appointment of Graham Tweedale to the new role of chief operating officer. Joining Xaar in 1997 as a...

Domino celebrates International Women in Engineering Day

Domino Printing Sciences celebrated International Women in Engineering Day by paying tribute to some of its female employees working in key technical roles. The coding, marking,...

Stamping out human error

ROTECH has introduced a new machine which the firm claims enables fast, efficient feeding of secondary packaging such as flat boxes and cartons into...

Laser coding system helps meet traceability demands

Macsa ID has highlighted its D-5005 Duo Green laser system for 'reliable, accurate and high speed' marking directly onto pills. Designed for marking delicate substrates...

Ravenwood launches anti-reflection and deep learning tech for VXR system

RAVENWOOD has unveiled anti-reflection and deep learning technologies for its VXR vision pack inspection system. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent...

Flexible coders are a Clear winner

COFFEE roasting specialist Lincoln & York Ltd has snapped up ICE Zodiac thermal transfer printers to meet requirements following a period of growth. The firm...