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Billerud launches a new generation of Billerud Flute®
Billerud is launching NEW Billerud Flute® – an improved version with even higher compression strength, opening up new possibilities for smarter corrugated packaging designs. Compression strength is critical to the performance of corrugated packaging. With the additional strength of NEW Billerud Flute, converters can optimize board structures, reduce material use and lower packaging weight while maintaining the required packaging performance.
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Diamant PRO Digital: A New Level of Freedom in Hardcover Production
The Diamant PRO Digital from Müller Martini takes digital hardcover production to an unprecedented level. It offers maximum versatility, exceptional process reliability, and performance that makes production cost-effective from the very first book. The new bookline is the “ultimate solution” for customized, highly flexible book production, right down to individual copies. This is made possible by a unique individual servo drive concept, the latest control technology, and dynamic format adjustment for producing both round- and flat-back books to industrial quality standards.
Sade Ofset relies on Prinect from Heidelberg
What began as a purely technical decision has evolved into a strategic turning point for Sade Ofset Packaging & Label, Turkey. The Istanbul-based operation, specializing in chocolate packaging, wet-glue labels, and high-quality packaging solutions, today uses Prinect Production from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) as the central platform for digitally managing its print production. Prepress, press, and production planning are seamlessly connected, with production and quality data captured automatically.
Leibinger strengthens Security Printing Solutions business unit
Leibinger has strategically and organisationally restructured its long-established numbering machines business, which has operated under the name Security Printing Solutions (SPS) since 1 October 2026. The new structure brings together the company’s expertise in high-security printing, strengthens its focus on international customers and lays the foundations for the continued, targeted development of this specialist business area.
Kodak launches Prosper Plus 5 Imprinting System
Kodak has launched the Prosper Plus 5 Imprinting System, expanding its Prosper Plus portfolio with a 152 mpm (500 fpm) solution that adds Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology to existing presses and finishing lines. Designed for printers and converters, the Prosper Plus 5 enables variable data printing, coding, serialization, personalization and versioning without replacing current equipment, giving them the flexibility to expand into higher-margin applications, respond faster to changing customer demands and generate new revenue from assets they already own.
Manroland Goss becomes a 100 % subsidiary of the Possehl Group
The Lübeck-based Possehl Group, an in-ternationally active, diversified industrial conglomerate, is acquiring the remaining shares in manroland Goss web systems GmbH, the leading provider of web offset printing solutions, effective October 1, 2026. The Possehl Group previously held a 51 percent stake and will continue to provide full financing for the company. The former co-shareholder, American Industrial Partners (AIP), is exiting the shareholder structure. With this full acquisition, the Possehl Group is consolidating managerial responsibility for manroland Goss under a single ownership structure.
Cardbox Packaging elevates production with continued investment in Bobst die-cutting equipment
Cardbox Packaging, an international manufacturer of boxes, cartons, containers, cups, and other paper-based food packaging products, is reaping the rewards of its investment in die-cutting equipment from Bobst. Two important reasons for Cardbox Packaging’s investment in Bobst die-cutting technology are productivity and reliability. The first machine, a Bobst Novacut 106 ER installed in 2017, delivered on these requirements, and the company opted to reinvest in 2021 and 2024, choosing a Visioncut 106 LER on both occasions. Die-cutting at Cardbox Packaging complements a pair of sheet-fed offset presses and additional finishing equipment, enabling the company to turnover c€20 million a year.
Pharma: Heidelberg and Pfenning group combine packaging and logistics under one roof
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and the Pfenning group have entered into a partnership to develop integrated solutions for pharmaceutical packaging production. The goal of the collaboration is to combine production, packaging, and logistics into a seamless end-to-end process and, within this system, to unlock new potential for efficiency, transparency, and compliance in regulated supply chains. This partnership directly builds on Heidelberg’s strategy, unveiled at interpack 2026, to position itself as an end-to-end system integrator for the entire packaging production value chain. The focus is on processes that precede and follow the printing process.
ECO3 unveils Apogee IQ: an integrated platform for connected print production
ECO3 announces Apogee IQ, the next generation of its Apogee prepress workflow platform. Where Apogee has automated prepress workflows, Apogee IQ expands that foundation into full print operation integration, connecting business systems, shop floor equipment, and production data into one environment. It reflects ECO3's commitment to building a future-proof platform for print businesses.
Sappi Europe announces price increases for wet glue label papers
Sappi Europe announces a price increase of €37 per tonne for Wet Glue Label grade, Parade Label Pro and €97 per tonne for Wet Strength Label grade Parade Label WS. These increases will apply to new orders and deliveries as from 1st November 2026. While ongoing efficiency initiatives and cost-control measures enabled Sappi to absorb and offset a portion of the rising costs the adjustment is essential to ensure sustainable supply.
Klampfer Druck boosts competitiveness with Jetfire 50 digital printing system from Heidelberg
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is also seeing growing interest in its industrial digital printing solutions centered around the Jetfire 50 in its Eastern Europe region. The main reason for this is the growing trend toward increasingly smaller print runs, which has also taken hold in this region. According to Heidelberg’s analyses, the share of digitally printed volume in the total commercial printing volume in Eastern Europe will rise to around 44 percent by 2030, with Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic ranking among the strongest markets due to their well-established printing industries.
Sappi launches Parade Face Edge for oil- and grease-resistant self-adhesive labels
Sappi Europe has launched Parade Face Edge, a one-side coated semi-gloss paper for self-adhesive labels used on products that can come into contact with oils and grease. The new 80 g/m2 face stock combines a grease-resistant fibre base with advanced coating technology. This construction provides resistance to grease on the surface of the label and helps prevent oil from penetrating through its cut edge.
