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Xeikon showcases digital GEW’s new
leadership
embellishment capabilities tems manufacturer GEW has
UK-based UV curing sys-

announced several key
changes to its senior manage-
Xeikon hosted an open PX3300HD Panther LED ment team, headquartered in
house at its North American inkjet press, as well as the in-
headquarters and Global line digital metallization West Sussex, England.
Innovation Center in Elgin, performed with Xeikon’s Rob Rae will be the manag-
Illinois, on June 9, just one TX500 press and Kurz tech- ing director of the global
day before the Amplify Print nology. GEW business and will serve
2025 finishing and embel- Welford began the presen- as president of GEW Inc. in
lishment show in nearby tation by discussing Ohio. Rob continues to lead
Rosemont. Xeikon’s financial perfor- the company’s sales, market-
Xeikon used the proxim- mance. Despite the uncer- ing and research and devel-
ity to the Amplify event to tainty caused by US tariffs, opment functions.
demonstrate its technology At an open house at its Global Innovation Center in Elgin, USA Ele Neill (née Rae)
to converters, partners and Xeikon is doing well and has becomes company secretary
other interested parties, with Xeikon’s TX500 press introduced the Titon [toner] seen an increase in demand and is global HR director. Ele
who could visit at their con- integrated with a Kurz mod- but not the Kurz formally.’ for toner this year, while ink
venience, examine the ule for in-line, food-safe dig- The open house began sales remained stable, now oversees all financial
machinery in the demo ital metallization. with a presentation by Rob Welford said. Wolford pro- matters within GEW as well
room and converse with ‘This is really kind of a Welford, Xeikon’s president, vided a history of Xeikon, as her HR role.
Xeikon team members. launch for this year,’ said and Wolford. After the pres- which began more than 35 Under Rob’s leadership,
A setup in the demo room Kent Wolford, Xeikon’s entation, attendees moved years ago in the dry toner sales at GEW have grown
showcased Xeikon’s digital marketing director labels to the demo floor, where technology field. Flint steadily across all market sec-
embellishment capabilities, North America. ‘We’ve they saw Xeikon’s Group acquired it in 2015. tors worldwide.
First Cartes embellishment line Konica Minolta

installed in Mexico partners with Adobe

Mexican label converter Konica Minolta has part-
Etiquetas y Formas has nered with Adobe to inte-
installed the country’s first grate its new pre-press
GT360 converting and embellishment technology,
embellishment line from Project Goldsmith, across
Italian manufacturer the company’s range of digi-
Cartes. tal embellishment devices,
The Guadalajara-based marking the first implemen- Collab for Project Goldsmith
converter has added the sys- tation of the automated
tem, which it describes as workflow system in the embellishment devices,
the ‘top machine in its The landmark installation at Etiquetas y Formas inkjet and foil embellish- including the AccurioShine
field’, to its production arse- it announced at Labelexpo took charge of sales for the ment space. The technology 3600 with iFoil One option,
nal to add high-end embel- Mexico in April this year. fledgling company. They aims to simplify the process JETvarnish 3D 52L,
lishment to labels for Furthermore, it reflects the installed a 3-color Mark of adding special finishes JETvarnish 3D Evolution,
tequila and other premium increasing quality demands Andy press and began pro- like foiling and varnishing to
products. of a local market that has ducing labels for small local printed materials by auto- JETvarnish 3D Web 400 and
For Cartes’ global sales seen strong growth in businesses for products mating job preparation and AlphaJET.
director, Virgilio Micale, recent years. such as snacks and soap. creating production-ready The automated file prepa-
the installation (which was Etiquetas y Formas was Roberto García handled ration toolkit empowers
followed swiftly by a second founded in Guadalajara in production, and René files, reducing errors and operators to move from
at the Juarez site of 2001 by siblings Martha, focused on administration manual workarounds hours of manual preparation
Roberto and René García.
Codiflex) represents imme- The trio had no background and sales. between designers and print to minutes of automated
diate vindication of the in printing or the label ‘At the beginning, the service providers.
company’s recent invest- industry, but ‘spotted an learning curve was very Project Goldsmith will be execution, helping print ser-
ment in a sales and service opportunity in the market’, tough,’ recalls Martha available across Konica vice providers reduce costs
office in Guadalajara, which recalls Martha García, who García. Minolta’s full range of and increase profitability.
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