Ricardo Abud is the new president for CMD Corporation. Abud will lead the company on its commitment to advancing equipment technology to bring next-level success to customers; expanding CMD’s international footprint and market presence; and fostering a culture of customer focus.
Henkel is partnering with Waste Free Oceans to remove plastic waste from oceans and rivers, and transform it into bottles for its Lovables laundry brand. The collaboration will run for at least three years. Together, the partners aim to remove enough plastic from rivers, lakes, seas and oceans to produce 100 metric tons of usable recycled material each year.
The rapid growth and success of digital print are prompting brands to experiment with marketing—improving approval ratings and brand loyalty from consumers—as well as meeting new regulatory demands and evolving new business models.
Kala is expanding its digital printing fleet with an HP Indigo 6900 Digital Press, a newly released narrow-web press driving data for labels and packaging with higher speed and performance.
The Product Inspection Group of Mettler Toledo, manufacturer of product inspection systems for the food and pharmaceutical industries, has moved into a new facility in Pasco County, Fla. The Group will house four business units in the 270,000 square feet space.
Los Angeles-based Signature Flexible Packaging now offers EBGloss energy-cured coatings for its nutritional bar packaging, a development that will reduce the carbon footprint of the packaging wrap format.
Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA) Forum 2018 will begin with a session from the Flexo Quality Consortium (FQC) titled “Cultivating Our Future Through Research.” The session will host an array of speakers and data focused on providing important updates on current FQC projects and how looking to the future of flexo will impact today’s pressroom.
The inaugural edition of Industrial Pack, North America’s first show dedicated to the industrial, protective and transit packaging sector, will take place at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta on April 4th and 5th.
Uflex’s Shudh Plus Ultra - Sparkling Tactile Sachet with 3D embossing has earned 2018 Gold and Silver Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards in technical innovation, and printing and shelf impact, respectively.