Food producers trying to appeal to consumer demands see inkjet printing for their packaging as a cost-effective solution for introducing test products or a wider range of flavor offerings.

Toshiba America Business Solutions, Lake Forest, Calif., unveiled its next-generation BA400 mid-range, industrial thermal barcode printers.

Chroma Color Corp., McHenry, Ill., launched CHROMARK laser marking additives and concentrates to mark plastics extremely fast, contactless, cleanly, precisely and permanently compared to pad printing or adhesive labels.

Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, Ill., partnered with Seiko Epson Corp., Japan, to develop printers and labels for the industrial, construction and network infrastructure marketplaces.

Linx Printing Technologies, UK, made enhancements to its Linx PrinterNet secure, cloud-based service.

Multi-Conveyor, Winneconne, Wis., built a unique stainless-steel, 3-A Dairy sanitary washdown-welded conveyor, designed to transport plastic-wrapped blocks of food in conjunction with a customer-supplied starwheel top and bottom labeler.

Videojet Technologies, Wooddale, Ill., introduced two new printhead sizes in the Videojet DataFlex 6530 and 6330 series.

Linx Printing Technologies, UK, built a North American distribution network to expand its product portfolio.

Matthews Marking Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., launched a new product line focusing on OEM customers that want to integrate marking and coding equipment into their machines.

Squid Ink Manufacturing, Inc., Brooklyn Park, Minn., introduced the new CoPilot Flex Inkjet Printing System, designed to print superior quality high-resolution characters, razor-sharp text, real-time information, scannable barcodes and logos on pulp, foam or PET egg cartons at 135 feet per minute.