Labelexpo Europe Opens Registration, Welcomes Cartons BY GREG KISHBAUGH Registration is now open for Labelexpo Europe 2025, whicn will take place September 16-19 2025 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. Evolving with the industry, Labelexpo Europe 2025 is incorporating folding cartons for the first time, a strategic move responding to the convergence of inline and digital technologies. “This will be the biggest Labelexpo Europe show to date and en- compasses the full range of package printing and converting technol-
E-magen Acquires Suite Of Hybrid Solutions
E-magen, prepress service provider for flexo- graphic printing, has acquired a comprehen- sive suite of Hybrid Software solutions. This investment is reportedly an industry first in Argentina.
The suite includes PACKZ, native, open-standard PDF editor tailored for the label and packaging market with the PACKZ Connector for GMG Color; CLOUDFLOW, a secure, cloud-based platform that stream- lines editing and approval processes for print shops, converters, and clients; Packzflow, designed to optimize workflow across all PACKZ-related tasks; and Proofscope, a com- prehensive and secure HTML-based solution for creating digital proofs and enabling collab- orative review. E-magen also acquired Roundtrip, a tool that enables deeper integration with original Adobe Illustrator (.ai) files, said the company. These files can now be opened directly in PACKZ while preserving their complete struc- ture—including metadata and object hierar- chies—ensuring seamless editing and work- flow continuity. In addition, the company announced stra- tegic investments in Intelligent Flexo and Vel- vet Screening for flexo, two Hybrid Software technologies designed to optimize screening patterns.
ogy for the labels, flexible packaging and folding cartons markets,” said Andrew Galloway, Group Director EMEA, Labelexpo Global Se- ries. “More than 600 industry suppliers have already booked into La- belexpo Europe 2025, with 15 percent exhibiting for the first time at the show.” Show organizers say the addition of folding cartons are a natural evolution based on inline and digital technologies, which look set to disrupt the traditional folding carton industry in much the same way they did with flexible packaging. As part of this move, Labelexpo has announced a strategic part- nership with Brunton Business Publications Ltd, publisher of ‘industry bible’ Folding Carton Industry magazine. Through its website ThePackagingPortal, Brunton is the leading daily source of industry news for the folding carton, corrugated and re- covered fibre industries globally. The company additionally publishes International Paper Board Industry and The Packaging Portal Newslet- ter magazines. This partnership will allow Labelexpo to communicate directly with
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