12 | Regulars / NewsNewsEtiket Schiller joins EST 1978PERFECTION IN VOLUME 44 ISSUE # 1 JAN - MAR 2022 LABELSANDLABELING.COMOptimum THE PRINTING PROCESSEtiket Schiller, a self-adhesive label converter, M&A IN INCREASE QUALITY, OPTIMIZE PRODUCTIVITYhas become part of Optimum Group’s NORTH German platform. The current management AMERICATHE WORLD OF PACKAGE PRINTINGof Etiket Schiller will remain in place within A changing landscapethe organization. Ruud Zantman, CEO of Optimum Group, said: ‘Following the acquisition of HT Labelprint and SC Etiketten, we are excited to take this further step in Germany and welcome Etiket Schiller to the group.’ Optimum Group now consists of 17 members located in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark.#STARTSMART WITHArjobex and MDV WEB TENSION SYSTEM ELTENS? NETWORKABLE SYSTEMSbecome Polyart100%? Graphic touch panelL&L1’s front cover features cold foiling from Kurz? Web tension trend for process analysisPolyart has been confrmed as the new group name following the merger of Arjobex and Cover storyMDV, specialists in label facestock, packaging WEB GUIDING SYSTEM ELGUIDERL&L’s front cover embellished by Kurzand advertising signage substrates. This EC10 S?SPEED SETUPCommissioning, operation and maintenance ?move is expected to further support of the via web-based managementWear-free, brushless motor?global brand, strengthen its objectives and The front cover of this edition of L&L features a graphic that has been embellished accelerate international development.using the KPS SX+ cold transfer product from Kurz. PRINT IMAGE INSPECTION SYSTEM SMARTSCANStéphane Royère, head of business area Packaging and Print at Kurz, said: ‘We are ?INSPECTION200%very happy to have the opportunity to present our strong cold transfer quality KPS ?100% Affordable I.D. Images expands? 0 DefectsSX+ on the cover of the latest issue of Labels & Labeling. With this development, we SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL Sole Source Capital, a private equity frm, have succeeded in creating an even more reliable product for effcient cold transfer WEB MONITORING has made three acquisitions over the past SUBSTRATES LABELINGdecoration. This not only enables us to guarantee stable production and process SYSTEM ELSCANHemp gains momentum Challenges and opportunitiesfve months through its portfolio company, IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY ?reliability for converter, but also gives designers the scope to create impressive shiny 4KDelay-free digital zooming ?I.D. Images (IDI). IDI’s acquisitions of effects with partial as well as full-surface application. Suitable for different materials ?VOLUME 44 | ISSUE # 1 | JAN - MAR 2022 WWW.LABELSANDLABELING.COMDigital Printing Concepts, Multi-Action ‘The excellent overprintability allows a wide range of colors, designs, gradients Communications, and Valley Forge Tape & and glossy effects to be realized, which also score highly in terms of sustainability: Embellished with KURZ cold Label Company have more than doubled the surfaces decorated with our cold transfer technology remain recyclable and deinkable, transfer solution KPS SX+size of the company and extended its reach if they were before. Discover our products and order your spare parts at e-l.shoperhardt-leimer.comto several new markets across the US and ‘A very important aspect of our process is that only extremely thin layers of Canada since it became a Sole Source Capital lacquer are transferred during the transfer process, no plastic flm. The flm as such portfolio company in August 2021. only serves as a carrier material and is removed during the process and either disposed of in an industry-friendly manner or recycled in our specially developed RECOSYS-plant, there being turned into high-quality injection-molding material.’ePac opens Poland facility ‘Cold foiling can be an excellent alternative to hot foil stamping,’ said Garth Davis, group managing director of Lexon Group, who printed the cover. ‘The areas of the ePac Flexible Packaging has opened a new design that do not require a metallic fnish can be reversed out on the sheet, so white production facility in Poland in collaboration opaque ink does not need to be applied in a separate station on the printing press. with mFlex. ePac Poland North, near This cold foiling does not leave any impression in the paper, allowing for perfect Bydgoszcz, marks the company’s third printing on both sides. manufacturing site in Europe.‘At Lexon, we overprint metallic cold foil on our Komori IS29 UV inkjet press for exceptional results. The added advantage of the inkjet process is that the color gamut Hybrid opens in Barcelonais around 30 percent wider than traditional litho printing, resulting in a much superior vibrant color rendering for the fnished product.’ Hybrid Software has opened a dedicated L&L’s production manager James Wenman said: ‘Labels & Labeling strives branch in Barcelona, Spain, through the to bring new and creative solutions to our readers and the cover for issue 1 is acquisition of its regional reseller. The new no exception. Many of our readers will be familiar with cold foiling but on this offce will be a hub for support and sales cover we are overprinting the Kurz Lumafn foil, for what we hope will be an across the Iberian region. The team will interesting take on what our readers will be used to. As with any specialist process be led by industry veteran David Morales, where several suppliers have been involved, the cover has been challenging but managing director of Hybrid Software Iberia rewarding nonetheless.’ since September 2016. labelsandlabeling.com