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PACKAGING NEWS

LabelPress joins the IN BRIEF

The organizers of the inau-
gural Labelexpo Mexico 2023
All4Labels Group will host an educational
webinar ahead of the show,
due to take place over 26-28
April at World Trade Center,
Mexico City. The one-hour
Mana us, Amazonas, webinar, hosted in Spanish,
Brazil based converter takes place on Wednesday
LabelPress lndustria e 29 March at 9-10am Mexico /
4-5pm BST, and will cover the label and package printing
Comercio da Amazonia has industry in Latin America post covid-19 pandemic. The
signed an agreement for the session is divided into two parts; firstly, an in-depth
company to become a 100 panel discussion and live Q&A, chaired by freelancer writ-
percent subsidiary of the er and consultant James Quirk. This will examine the key
trends in the region, M&A activity, and supply chain chal-
All4Labels Global Packaging lenges. Panelists comprise two leading converters from
Group. The transaction is The strategy enables All4Labels to enter the durable labels market the region, Ari Vonderwalde, CO/CEO, Etiflex Mexico and
subject to customary closing Sandy Almirall, president of North America Region,
conditions, including regula- president Central and South The LabelPress CEO, All4Labels; plus Carlos Uribe, general director of
Colombian self-adhesive label materials supplier, ARclad.
tory approval. Terms and Americas, said: ‘We are very Juvino Tavares, continues to The second part of the webinar will be a show preview,
conditions of the transaction happy to welcome a company manage the business and, also given by Quirk, providing further insight into those
were not disclosed. such as LabelPress in our thanks to his extensive expe- trends and a preview of what visitors will be able to see
With this transaction, group, adding even more rience and market knowl- in action on the showfloor at Labelexpo Mexico 2023. For
full details of the webinar or to reserve a place, which is
All4Labels extends its pres- diversity to All4Labels: to its edge, will contribute to free to attend, visit https://www.labelexpo-mexico.com/
ence to the north of Brazil people, customers, end mar- strengthening All4Labels' pre-show-webinar
and is now present in the kets as well as geographically. market position in Latin
highly industrialized zone of Their many years of experi- America. EskoWorld 2023 will take
place from May 23- 25 at the
Manaus. The strategy is to ence in this important region Adrian Tippenhauer, CEO Gaylord Palms Resort &
enter the durable labels mar- of Brazil will further comple- of All4Labels, summarized Convention Center in Orlando,
ket, where LabelPress plays a ment All4Labels' business, that this new partnership Florida, USA. The program
major role and to grow rap- expanding our footprint widens the company’s offer focuses on addressing the
challenges faced by business-
idly in the region. across the Latin American across Brazil and Latin es today and planning for
Isidro Quiroga, All4Labels' market.’ America. those on the horizon. More
than 500 packaging and label converters and brand repre-
Eticom doubles embellishment sentatives are set to come together at the Gaylord Palms
Resort in Orlando, Florida, for a three-day deep dive into
how the latest integrated innovations make it easier for
capacity with GM packaging companies to connect its people and processes,
to access data, automate operations and drive operational
efficiencies. With more than 130 sessions, demonstrations
and workshops already confirmed, this year’s EskoWorld
Eticom, a label and packag- event will bring packaging supplier and brand representa-
ing printer headquartered in tives together with Esko experts and packaging supply
Mexico, has invested in a sec- chain partners.
ond HF330 standalone hot Hy br id So f tw ar e h a s
foil unit from GM to increase appointed Igor Vandromme
efficiencies and speed up as business manager for new
delivery times of embellished mark et se g m ent s .
labels. Serving brand owner Vandromme boasts a 27-year
customers in many different career spanning various
markets with both digital and managerial positions, includ-
ing 22 years in the label and
flexo printed labels and pack- packaging industry. With his expertise and strong industry
aging, the company already Eticom adds second HF330 standalone hot foil unit from GM knowledge, Hybrid Software looks forward to having him
relies on GM’s technology for machine features a 50-ton duction capabilities by opti- on board in his new role. Vandromme holds a bachelor’s
its finishing requirements. flatbed hot stamper with mizing time, cost, and degree in Graphic Management from Arteveldehogeschool
The new GM HF330, multiple foil streams for quality. Now with a duo of in Ghent, Belgium, and earned his Executive MBA at ESCP
which can work either in-line applying different colors and GM HF330 standalone hot Europe. Vandromme joins Hybrid Software after 5 years as
with a digital press or off-line effects to the printed labels. foil units, we can not only vice president of Global Services Healthcare at Barco.
Previously, Vandromme was employed at Esko for 14 years
as a standalone machine, is add maximum value for our where he was vice president of global services. Vandromme
enabling Eticom to add preci- Carlos Ramirez, produc- label customers with high- remarked: "I am thrilled to join the Hybrid Software team
sion hot foil stamping and tion director for digital at quality hot foiling and to lead their new business development efforts. ybrid
embossing in a single pass. Eticom, said: ‘We are always embossing, but also deliver Software has built a massive portfolio of software capabili-
This versatile yet compact looking to improve our pro- the products much faster.’ ties dedicated to the industry."

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