More than 150 guests arrived at the Heidelberg Print Media Performance & Training Center in Kennesaw, GA, USA, to see the latest in printing innov
Heidelberg North America provided live demonstrations, education, and networking opportunities for printers in the label, packaging and commercial industries. The Innovation Showcase also included the North American debut of the Mastermatrix 106 CSB diecutter.
“For the first time publicly, we are bringing an affordable, highly productive, digital label machine to the industry,” stated Felix Mueller, president, Heidelberg North America. “And for the first time we have it here at this event. This machine has been designed to optimize the user experience, and it’s perfect for ease of use and reliability. In the digital arena, we have an uptime of 95%.
Meanwhile, AWT Labels & Packaging, a provider of custom labels, flexible packaging, and precision converting solutions for healthcare, consumer brands, and technology companies, has announced the acquisition of ASL Print FX (ASL).
Operating for over 50 years, ASL provides print solutions to beverage, consumer packaged goods, envelope, and promotional markets across North America. Headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, with US locations in Napa, CA, and Winston-Salem, NC, ASL offers a wide suite of printing technologies, differentiated embellishment, and prototyping capabilities.
The business will continue to operate as ASL Print FX, an AWT Company.
“We are grateful and thrilled with the opportunity to have the ASL Print FX team become a part of AWT Labels & Packaging,” states Bruce Hanson, CEO of AWT. “The cultures at both AWT and ASL emphasize trust, expertise, collaboration, and customer partnership. We are excited for our teams to collaborate to bring more value to our customers and opportunities for all our employees. The geographic fit between our two organizations, along with the strong leadership team in place should quickly allow us to unlock customer value immediately.”
Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on June 16:
1. Gallus One digital label press makes world premiere in Georgia
2. AWT Labels & Packaging acquires ASL Print FX
3. Custom Labels invests in flexo and digital technology from Mark Andy
4. APR recognizes metalized films with AD CleanFlake technology
5. Winners of 30th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards announced
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