11 Aug 2020

Gallus Labelfire with Low Migration successfully passes field test at SCHELLING AG

by Marx Matthias
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Field test successfully passed: this is reported by Birkhäuser + GBC AG, a subsidiary of SCHELLING AG, only a short time after the Gallus Labelfire was installed with low migration equipment. In the Reinach plant near Basel, the company has been able to print a variety of labels and flexible packaging in accordance with low migration requirements since July 2020. The native print resolution of 1200 dpi and the flexibility of the hybrid label printing press are outstanding. It is already the second Gallus Labelfire for Birkhäuser.
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23 Apr 2020

First Gallus label press for Elloflex in Brazil

by Marx Matthias
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Higher production efficiency, reliable print quality and the ability to enter new markets are the insights for the Brazilian print shop Elloflex one year after the successful installation of a Gallus Labelmaster. The 8-colour flexo narrow web press is the first Gallus press for the label printer and converter.
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02 Apr 2020

Gallus with new management

by Marx Matthias
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Dr. Frank Schaum (54) has headed the Label division (Gallus) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) in Sankt Gallen (Switzerland) since the beginning of March 2020. He succeeds Christof Naier, who left the company at his own request.
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21 Feb 2020

Batsios Labels invests in first Gallus label press

by Marx Matthias
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It is the third Gallus ECS 340 in Greece within three years: Batsios Labels installed its first Gallus press, a conventional label press for the production of self-adhesive labels. Besides to an increased productivity and widening up of substrate and color range, the Greek label printer reports that the investment is already paying off since its installation in May 2019.
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14 Feb 2020

Great interest in Gallus Open Day in February 2020

by Marx Matthias
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More than 130 visitors came to Gallus Open Day event, which took place on 6th February 2020 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The two printing systems Gallus Labelmaster and Labelfire were demonstrated live at the Print Media Center Label. In the Knowledge Forum printing experts talked about the latest developments regarding low migration as well as digital white applications.
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05 Nov 2019

Gallus celebrates sold Labelmaster No. 100

by Marx Matthias
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Gallus celebrated a milestone at Labelexpo Europe 2019: the Gallus Labelmaster No. 100 is being installed at the printing company Interfas, based in Louviers, France. The conventional press with a printing width of 440 mm is equipped with eight flexographic printing units and three die-cutting units. Cold foil finishing is integrated, too. It is the first Gallus Labelmaster and the first flexo press for Interfas, which has previously relied exclusively on label production with offset printing.
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08 Oct 2019

Successful Labelexpo Europe 2019: Gallus Labelmaster and Gallus Labelfire in great demand

by Marx Matthias
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Gallus draws a positive conclusion on Labelexpo Europe 2019 . More than 5000 visitors gathered information at the Heidelberg / Gallus stand at the label show. Especially the live demonstrations of the Gallus Labelmaster with new and optimized functions as well as the fully equipped Gallus Labelfire digital printing press were very well attended. Numerous machine sales across the entire product portfolio were made at Labelexpo Europe 2019.
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24 Sep 2019

Labelexpo Europe 2019 – Heidelberg/Gallus focus on digital printing and converting as growth market

by Marx Matthias
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Gallus, a Heidelberg Group Company, shows the whole range of possibilities for digital and conventional label printing and converting at Labelexpo Europe 2019. The hybrid label press Gallus Labelfire combines industrial inkjet printing with conventional label printing at printing speeds up to 70 m/min and further shows a range of digital finishing possibilities with the integrated Digital Embellishment Unit (DEU) at Labelexpo. The “Your Smoothie” campaign explains to visitors how full Variable Data Printing is working. On the Gallus Labelmaster visitors can see the newly launched Digital Printbar for digitally printed opaque white as well as a new rotary, quick-change die-cutting unit and further optimized features for conventional narrow web printing.
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05 Aug 2019

All4Labels – Global Packaging Group invests in conventional narrow web printing press

by Marx Matthias
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mproving the productivity of tube laminates while reducing waste were the main reasons for All4Labels – Global Packaging Group for investing in a new narrow web printing press. For the second time the German label printing group chooses a Gallus Labelmaster Advanced, a flexo label press which enables a high productivity and print quality as well as process flexibility.
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25 Jul 2019

Labelexpo Europe 2019 – Gallus focuses on digitization of label production

by Marx Matthias
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Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, will be focusing on the digitization of label production at the upcoming Labelexpo Europe 2019, which is taking place on September 24 – 27 in Brussels. Under its motto for the event – “Powered by Your Trust” – the Heidelberg/Gallus team will be exhibiting a wide range of label printing presses equipped with new functions that enable customers to benefit from higher quality standards in digital embellishment, produce variable print applications, and improve productivity in conventional label production.
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26 Jun 2019

Insignis wins FINAT Label Award for sparkling wine label

by Marx Matthias
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Austrian label printer and converter INSIGNIS receives the prestigious FINAT Label Award in the category “Label Printing Processes – Combination Printing”. The winning “Frizzante” label was produced for the local winery “Weingut PayerPayer” and was printed and converted at the hybrid press Gallus Labelfire.
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01 Feb 2019

Providing Lower Cost to Entry

by User Not Found
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Effective February 1, 2019, Gallus will offer a new five-color version of their innovative digital hybrid flexo press, the Gallus Labelfire E 340. The five-color Labelfire (CMYK plus digital white) provides a different entry point to those looking to produce lowest cost, digital, finished labels in a single pass on an industrial platform.
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09 Jul 2018

Visitors, customers and exhibitors were thrilled by Gallus Innovation Days 2018

by Marx Matthias
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For the third time, more than 800 visitors from all over the world attended the Gallus Innovation Days that took place from 26 to 28 June. The event was held at the headquarters of Gallus a member of the Heidelberg Group, in St. Gallen, Main attraction of the event was clearly the premiere of the new digital label press Gallus Smartfire. Further innovations in the field of inline applications on the renowned conventional and digital Gallus presses also attracted many guests.
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27 Jun 2018

Gallus looking into a smart future

by Marx Matthias
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Already on the first day of the "Gallus Innovation Days", almost 300 visitors came to the headquarters of Gallus to St. Gallen to see the innovations of the Swiss manufacturer of label printing machines. This year, Gallus, a member of the Heidelberg Group, continues this success story for the third time in an even larger exhibition area.
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26 Apr 2018

Gallus broadens product range for growing digital label market: presentation of a new digital label printing system at Gallus Innovation Days 2018

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For the third time in a row, Gallus is happy to host the Gallus Innovation Days, this year from 26th to 28th June. Up to 1000 visitors are expected to come to the Gallus headquarters in St. Gallen. With this amount of guests to attend the event, the Openhouse of the Swiss company has already become an established event in the industry.
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