Regulars / News | 11NewsNews in BriefAWT acquires MacArthur CorporationAWT Labels & Packaging has acquired Michigan-based MacArthur Corporation. AWT’s acquisition of MacArthur, which will continue to operate under the MacArthur Corporation name, will broaden its end-market knowledge, engineering expertise, and manufacturing capabilities. ‘We are incredibly excited to have MacArthur The Shanghai facility was inaugurated at the end of last yearjoin the AWT family,’ said Bruce Hanson, CEO of AWT. ‘Christie and Tom Barrett have Xeikon opens Asia Innovation Center built an outstanding business that shares Shanghai facility aims to speed up digital adoption our core values of providing innovative solutions, industry-leading service, and the Xeikon has inaugurated its Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai, China. The facility aims highest degree of quality to our customers to accelerate the adoption of digital printing in the Asia-Pacifc region.The new center while creating an environment for our in Shanghai is one of Xeikon‘s four innovation centers worldwide. employees to develop and thrive. MacArthur ‘This new Asia Innovation Center, which took 16 days from the beginning of is the frst acquisition made by AWT under preparation, site selection, decoration, equipment commissioning to the opening the ownership of Morgan Stanley Capital event, truly illustrates the “speed of digital people”,’ said Sean Wu, general manager Partners, and we are excited to continue for Greater China at Xeikon. ‘The opening is an important step for Xeikon to provide acquiring great businesses and partnering a faster response and further optimize service for customers. In the future, we plan to with great teams across the labels and host our brand events such as Xeikon Café here.’fexible packaging space.’Lina Gu, GM for China and Southeast Asia at Flint Group, added: ‘Xeikon is one of the fagship brands of Flint Group. We will make full use of global advantages and Gallus to sell used provide customers with more localized and personalized technology and services.’In 2021, Flint also set up a new accessory warehouse in China, aiming to improve presses and partsdelivery times and quality of after-sales service. Gallus has launched Gallus Classics, a division specializing in refurbished machines Hybrid Software partners with Digimarc and spare parts service for older machine systems, offering a comprehensive portfolio Hybrid Software has partnered with Digimarc to drive sustainability and effciency in for second-hand Gallus machines. The Gallus the packaging printing market. Combined with Hybrid’s software, this partnership will Classics team aims to help its customers leverage Digimarc’s expertise in digital watermarking techniques to automate brand ensure that they can continue operating protection and traceability. ‘Our partnership with Digimarc will allow Hybrid Software used Gallus machines effciently. This also to enhance our technology to address our customers’ increasing needs in sustainable includes a pool of new and used original packaging and brand integrity solutions,’ said Patrick Coussement, managing director spare parts and a network of relationships to of Hybrid Software. ‘We look forward to a long relationship with Digimarc and a procure urgently needed parts. The printing shared commitment in providing scalable technology for our customers and partners.’experts are also repairing old Gallus printing Digimarc digital watermarks offer covert and overt protection for physical products, presses and carrying out upgrades so that packaging and digital assets, adding a layer that supports brand protection. These they can be serviced again by the Gallus digital watermarks are fully compliant with industry standards yet imperceptible to Service and Helpdesk team. An upgrade the human eye. Building on the integration already available in CloudFlow, Hybrid campaign is currently running for the TCS Software also plans to add Digimarc support to its Packz PDF editing software, 250 and Gallus EM 260/340/410/510 series.enabling application and detecting digital watermarks during the pre-press phase.Sun Chemical acquires Sapici HP India expands Sun Chemical has acquired Sapici, a global company specializing in high-performance distribution polyurethanes for coatings, fexible packaging, industrial adhesives and more. With HP has expanded its distribution network in Sapici, Sun Chemical reinforces its integrated supply strategy in the packaging market India with TechNova Imaging for the mono by adding capabilities to develop and produce unique polymers for the entire portfolio carton and label segments. Founded as an of inks, coatings and lamination adhesives. Mehran Yazdani, president of global offset plate manufacturer, TechNova is now packaging and advanced materials at Sun Chemical, said: ‘Sapici’s core competencies in a recognized name in pre-press, pressroom the manufacturing of ultra-low monomer isocyanates-based solutions will allow Sun chemicals and as a manufacturer of laser and Chemical to further address both current and future trends in sustainability, compliance, inkjet digital print media. food contact, health and safety – reinforcing our commitment to responsible care.’Jan - Mar 2022