Federal advocacy continues in six high-priority areas

The American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA) board of directors formally established the association's key federal policy initiatives for 2014 at its recent meeting in Washington.

Xennia Technology announces that its XenInx Zircon range of digital ceramic printing inks has been awarded formal approval for use in recirculating printheads from major printhead manufacturer Xaar plc.

The XenInx Zircon range of digital ceramic inkjet inks has been awarded formal approval for use in all models of the Xaar 1001 recirculating printheads. Xennia's digital inks have been used in ceramic tile production environments in key markets for several years.  XenInx Zircon inks provide ceramic tile manufacturers with the ability to create high colour intensity prints with excellent print quality for both wall and floor tiles.

Today, Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery and production of green packaging and tissue products, is announcing that its subsidiary, Cascades Djupafors, located in Ronneby, Sweden , will start the consultation process with the unions on February 25 concerning the potential closure of the Djupafors business.

Superior smoothness gives excellent results in foil lamination

Metsä Board is launching a new cartonboard, Carta Allura, designed especially for luxury end-uses. Carta Allura has exceptional smoothness making it ideal for foil lamination, high-gloss varnish and other special effects. It also has high brightness and an attractive visual appearance that creates the right impression when used for premium products.

Leading UK manufacturer of narrow web printing presses and converting machinery, Edale has adopted Fujifilm's UVivid Flexo JD inks for use on its 'Flexo Line' range of presses on display in its showroom in Whitely, Hampshire.

UVivid Flexo JD is a high quality UV curing flexo ink system for narrow web printers, which has been developed to give the highest performance across an extensive range of UV flexo machinery, complementary press products and substrates.

3S Simons Security Systems GmbH at Hannover Messe 2014

A counterfeit protection system must be quickly and cost-effectively integrated into existing production processes – this is the motto under which 3S Simons Security Systems GmbH presents its industry solutions at the Hannover Messe 2014. The focus is on the counterfeit protection SECUPRODUCT®, which enables the direct security of products, parts and components in mechanical and plant engineering as well as in the automotive and aviation industry.

RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, announced that Mondi SCP has received the coveted PPI Supply Chain Award which was presented at the PPI Awards event recently in Dubai.

The Light illuminates the Communication

Glittering eyeshadows, shimmer effects lipstick and nail polish lacquers: on the runway, Style plays with light. The fashion world inspires Guandong for an enlightening communication. Here is the Glittering Metal, the new Multilayer PVC-PET roll-up which combines a silver blasted front, granting the printing brilliance, and a mirrored back, for a decorative and precious mirror effect.

While the machinery that powers the average offset press can easily last for up to twenty years, the lifespan of the color measuring technology which controls these presses pales by comparison.

The Tiara Group in conjunction with Diamond Research Corporation (DRC), is proud to announce a strategic alliance with the Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly (GrCI)  for the Tiara Group Toner Conference to be held at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, California, on June 2-4, 2014.

The GrCI is an arm of the Graphics Communication Department of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.

Zum mittlerweile vierten Mal war der Großhandel für Druckereibedarf vom 25. – 28. Januar auf der Paperworld in Frankfurt als Aussteller vertreten und auch in diesem Jahr war die Messe wieder ein voller Erfolg. „Wir kommen jedes Jahr gerne auf die Paperworld. Neben vielen potentiellen Neukunden freuen wir uns auch immer sehr, dass uns auf der Paperworld zahlreiche Bestandskunden besuchen. Da wir keinen klassischen Außendienst besitzen, sind Messen für uns normalerweise die einzige Möglichkeit mit unseren Kunden persönlich in Kontakt zu treten, deshalb sind uns diese Messebesuche auch so wichtig. Außerdem haben wir in diesem Jahr viele wichtige Kontakte zu ausländischen Unternehmen knüpfen können, was uns in unserem Bestreben, international weiter zu expandieren, sicherlich weiterhelfen wird", zeigte sich SPRINTIS-Geschäftsführer Christian Schenk zufrieden mit der zu Ende gegangenen Messe.

Verseidag receives prestigious sGIa-award in the category of textile media for seemee® 3P Premium Backlit

At the SGIA trade show (Specialty Graphics Imaging Association) in Orlando/Florida Verseidag's seemee® 3P Premium Backlit won the „Product of the Year"-Award in the textile media category. An independent judging team of imaging professionals awarded innovative products that are supporting and advancing the specialty imaging industry.