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The power of connection: from Labelexpo to LOUPE and the next decade of narrow-web

For more than three decades, Labelexpo Europe has been the global meeting point for the label and narrow-web community, and FINAT has been proud to stand alongside it as a long-term association partner. The move from Labelexpo toLOUPE (Labels and OUter Packaging Embellishment)from 2026 is more than a rebrand. It signals a structural shift: (self-adhesive) labels remain the anchor, while the ecosystem widens, geographically and technologically, towards adjacent narrow-web and outer-packaging embellishment.

Offset Printing

Media service provider Page Bros automates production and accelerates growth with solutions from HEIDELBERG

The Page Bros Group, based in Norwich, UK, is a printing and fulfillment company serving publishing and commercial companies in the UK and beyond. The company offers a wide range of premedia, printing, and fulfillment services, including direct mail, security printing, and accessible formats. Page Bros has set the course for further growth and has launched a three-year investment program worth seven million pounds (approx. eight million euros). A significant portion of this will be invested in renewing the companys machinery.

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Pressroom

German uv curing technology meets swiss coating solutions at gulf print & Pack

Hoenles Business Unit Curing will present its curing and drying systems at Gulf Print & Pack 2026 in Dubai. As a development and solution partner for the printing and packaging industry, the German UV Technology specialist Hoenle will showcase its latest innovative and smart curing systems alongside coating solutions expert Mondula from Switzerland.

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Textile Printing

Mimaki Demonstrates Versatile, Simple TRAPIS Textile Printing at Heimtextil 2026

Mimakis textile pigment transfer printing system, TRAPIS, is able to print on a diverse range of fabrics - unlike traditional processes - including natural fibres and synthetic fabrics. The full solution will be shown on Mimakis booth (Hall 3.0 Stand A97), as the company returns to Heimtextil to showcase its advancements in sustainable, high quality and efficient textile printing.

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Workflow

EyeC presents the new Proofiler Graphic Connect at Interpack 2026

From May 7 to 13, 2026, EyeC GmbH will present the new Proofiler Graphic Connect as a key innovation for prepress at Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf. At booth D01 in Hall 11, visitors can explore the latest generation of cloud- based artwork proofreading software, along with a comprehensive portfolio of inline and offline inspection systems.

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