printing
Rexam unveils beer can designs
Rexam has collaborated with Baltika #3, to create 990 different can designs for a first of its kind limited collection of beer.
Rexam produces celebratory cans for Grolsch
Rexam has partnered with Dutch brewer Grolsch to produce a range of celebratory cans.
acáo chooses Rexam slim cans
Rexam has partnered with acáo, a German drinks start-up, to launch an organic vegan ‘Smart Drink’ in Rexam’s 250ml slim cans.
The fine print
Richard Piper visits Jørgen Windelev, in Copenhagen, Denmark, to find out how this innovative firm can offer near photo-quality finishes on metal substrates.
Business news, Can & end making, Metal decorating, Sustainability
Sun Chemical acquires shares of European ink supplier
Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief UA has purchased the remaining shares held by the Druckfarben Hellas Group in its South Eastern Europe region joint venture companies.
Tonejet appoints new sales manager
Tonejet, a manufacturer of advanced electro-static drop-on-demand digital print engines, has announced the appointment of Marvin Foreman as worldwide sales manager.
Enter the digital age?
On a recent visit to the IMDA conference in Chicago, there was a certain buzz around the topic of digital printing. Opinions vary as to the viability of this technology, but we have to start somewhere.
Picture perfect
Decoration on beverage cans has improved exponentially over the years due to the tireless research and development work undertaken not only by the manufacturers of the decorators themselves but also by the plate makers.
Limited edition Pilsner Urquell cans
Rexam has collaborated with Czech beer brand Pilsner Urquell to create a range of limited edition cans celebrating Pilsner’s sponsorship of the Czech Republic´s national ice hockey team, due to take part in the World Championships in Prague later this year. The cans are designed using Rexam’s Super Premium Editions technology and high definition printing, […]
AEROBAL discusses the rise of the aerosol
As recently reported, Aerosol cans are on the rise. The industry has reported positive results for 2014 and production grew again last year by 4% to 7.6 billion cans. The companies that are members of AEROBAL, the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers, account for about 70% of total production worldwide. Gregor Spengler, secretary […]
A good year for KBA-MetalPrint
A review of the business year 2014 found that KBA-MetalPrint has once more recorded an increase in turnover. With its presentation of the two new metal decorating presses Mailänder 280 and MetalStar 3, together with the energy-efficient HighEcon drying oven (winner of the silver Metpack Award 2014), KBA-MetalPrint had a busy year and saw turnover […]
INX International’s Jim Bailen recognised
Acknowledging over 30 years of achievements in the ink industry, the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers bestowed a Printing Ink Pioneer Award to INX International Ink Co executive Jim Bailen at its Centennial Convention’s awards and black tie dinner on 23 March in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Jim has served as lead project engineer […]
Crown cans for Hops For Heroes’
For the second year, Crown will help to make Memorial Day memorable in support of US military armed services, veterans, and their families. The Company will be a national sponsor of Hops for Heroes’ 2015 Homefront IPA program and will donate cans, graphics work for can printing, and freight for shipping, so that the 10 […]
Euro CanTech Day Two
The second day of presentations was set in motion this morning by John Revess of Rexam. The delegation were no doubt interested to hear if he would discuss the potential takeover by Ball, and whilst this was mention briefly in the beginning, the main body of his presentation was devoted to his specialist area of […]