Packaging Solutions i2r Packaging Solutions has appointed Benito Sala as its new managing director.   He joins i2r with more than 20 years of international leadership experience across fast moving industries, including chemicals, automotive, aerospace, FMCG and industrial manufacturing. He will report directly to Marco De Lellis, CEO of Contital and managing director of the Laminazione Sottile Group Container Division.   The appointment follows a period of organisational tran

Print Solutions Digidelta has announced it will use the FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 to showcase how its renewed Decal range of self-adhesive monomeric vinyl is setting a new standard across the global industry.   Taking place from 19 to 22 May in Barcelona, Spain, the FESPA Global Print Expo is one of the largest gatherings on the annual industry calendar. Featuring more than 550 exhibitors from around the world, the event is expected to attract over 14,000 visitors from acr

Packaging Solutions Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has unveiled the Jetvarnish 3D Web 400, a new digital embellishment solution designed to help label converters accelerate time to market, enhance brand impact, and deliver greater value to their customers. By enabling premium finishes in a single, efficient digital workflow, the system supports faster product launches, more agile design changes, and stronger shelf differentiation for brand owners.   Available now, the

Print Solutions With immediate effect, drupa insights, a new digital knowledge platform from drupa, is being launched. Just weeks after the opening of exhibitor registration, the exhibition is expanding its information offering with continuous market and future analyses for the international print and packaging industry.   The format is developed in cooperation with Alliance Insights, the research division of Printing United Alliance. Access is available via one time, free re

Packaging Solutions An undergraduate graphic design programme has been launched by the Can Makers UK, in partnership with Edge Hill University. It follows the university’s participation in The Can Makers UK Design Accolades Programme, which saw students judge the previous year’s designs to select an overall winner for 2025. It is expected that the new undergraduate graphic design programme will serve as a pilot, before being offered more widely to universities with a graphic

Packaging Solutions hubergroup Chemicals is introducing UHVPI-222200, an amine modified Polyether Acrylate Oligomer designed to significantly improve curing performance, process efficiency, and surface quality in modern UV curing coatings.   A key characteristic of UHVPI-222200 is its very high reactivity, even at low addition levels. This enables faster curing, supports shorter production cycles, and contributes to reduced energy consumption in UV curing processes. At the sa

Print Solutions Color-Logic, the exclusive distributor of the Visualis3R platform, has introduced a new educational video highlighting the seamless integration of Fujifilm Revoria silver toner using Visualis3R. This instructional resource, the Ink Trap Engine, enables graphic designers, brands, and printers to leverage metallic color visualisation directly on their monitors, streamlining their workflow and reducing costly trial and error.     With the new video , users can ac

Print Solutions Siegwerk has launched Formula 2030, its strategic agenda guiding the company’s development for the next five years. It builds on the achievements of the previous strategy New Horizons 2025+ while setting new priorities for the next phase of sustainable and profitable growth. The strategy is designed to further strengthen its support for customers in addressing evolving market, regulatory and sustainability requirements.   Economic volatility, geopolitical deve

Packaging Solutions UPM Specialty Materials is expanding its proprietary UPM Forte pre-coating technology into its UPM SCK release base paper portfolio to better support silicone coaters and labelstock manufacturers seeking to boost coating speeds, optimise silicone formulation costs and improve overall production efficiency.   Forte technology helps labelstock manufacturers and silicone coaters optimise silicone curing and anchoring in release liner production, while managin