Nilpeter welcomed more than 150 label and package printing industry personnel to the unveiling of the company’s North American Technology & Educational Center. The Nilpeter Expanded Gamut Open House event, which took place on April 9, 2024, featured educational seminars, live product demonstrations and tours, and networking and collaboration.

This state-of-the-art center allows Nilpeter to highlight its expansive product portfolio, which includes flexo, digital, and value-added technologies, to the North American market. “We want to educate and teach, and that’s what this new facility is all about,” says Lenny DeGirolmo, managing director of Nilpeter USA.

The facility, located at 11550 Goldcoast Drive in Cincinnati, OH, played host to a number of industry partners, including ACTEGA, BST North America, Flexo Wash, GEW, Multi-Plastics, Maxcess, Siegwerk, Techkon USA, and more.

Meanwhile, Lewis Cook, co-founder and CEO of Catapult Print, a label converter based in Orlando, FL, served as a keynote speaker, touching upon the use of “Expanded Color Gamut” (ECG) – also the event’s theme. Clemson’s Chip Tonkin, Techkon’s George Adam, and Flexografix’s Ken Pavett were also featured speakers at the event.

Plus, L&NW caught up with the team at Grace Label to learn more about their company and the growth coming with digital printing. L&NW was joined by Steve Grace, president, sons Kyle Grace, operations manager, and Ethan Grace, digital press operator, as well as Lou Thurston, account executive, Mark Brooks, account executive, Amy Bogle, customer service representative, and John Watsabaugh, digital press operator.

Grace Label was the first label converter in North America to add the Domino N730i digital UV inkjet label press to its business.

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