Global flexo machine and equipment provider TRESU Group has appointed Innova Flexo Products SL, of Barcelona, agents for its TRESU Ancillary division in Spain and Portugal.
Sun Chemical has acquired the Metal Deco ink business of PPG, a US-based global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials. PPG, with a well consolidated portfolio, and Sun Chemical are both long standing players in the metal packaging industry.
Presstek LLC, a leading provider of eco-friendly printing solutions, today announces the appointment of James Boyden to the Zahara Chemistry-free Plates Division. Boyden brings Presstek over 20 years of experience in print production and sales leadership. At Presstek, Boyden will work directly with printers of all sizes to provide expert advice and guidance with their waterless offset presses and plate requirements.
Commercial printers are optimistic about their business growth in the Middle East, as industry stakeholders gather to discuss challenges and opportunities in the region at the inaugural Gulf Print & Pack Summit.
Printing Industries of America launched Print Powers America this morning, a major industry-wide initiative committed to collectively voicing the tremendous economic influence, consumer impact, and environmental stewardship made possible by print and packaging companies across the country. Spearheaded by Printing Industries of America (PIA), this multi-faceted advocacy initiative combines lobbying, grassroots action, and public affairs to promote and protect the printing and graphic communications industry.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) has completed three additions to its Silicon Valley-based senior leadership team. Gene Zamiska, the former senior vice president of finance, corporate controller and chief accountant for Verifone, is joining EFI this month as the companys new chief accounting officer (CAO). Another veteran accounting executive, Mark Allred, has joined EFI as the companys new vice president of corporate accounting. EFI has also hired Jill Norris, a long-time mobile industry tech leader, as its new chief information officer (CIO).
In the context of the new industrial revolution 4.0, the printing sector is one of the segments benefiting from the most opportunities for growth thanks to innovation: the passage from analogue to digital in fact enables printing companies to improve and standardise production and meet the ever-growing demand for high-quality printing in lower volumes, whilst also allowing for excellent printing results on non-paper media, which before now, was only possible with screen-printing techniques. At Print4All, Fujifilm will be presenting its range of solutions for different printing requirements, with a focus on the environment.
