Industrial Print Magazine Staff
Labelexpo Europe 2025 debuts in Barcelona at the Fira Gran Via from September 16 to 19, 2025. The biennial trade show is part of the Labelexpo Global Series and its largest event.
Since its inaugural event in 1980, Labelexpo serves as a leading global industry platform for label and package printing professionals. The show brings together manufacturers and suppliers of the most advanced collection of technology with printers, brand owners, and designers under one roof.
This year, the show includes a strategic pivot by event organizers to add folding carton and flexible packaging print and converting to the mix.
On the Floor
AB Graphic International (ABG), booth 3E41, showcases its customer-driven innovations. With a focus on automation, efficiency, and delivering complete end-to-end solutions, ABG promises an engaging experience across its own stand and in collaboration with HP, who is exhibiting on stands 5E25 and 5D21.
ACTEGA, booth 3D41, showcases its latest solutions, partner and customer collaborations, and advanced labelling technologies. Combining quality, functionality, and sustainability, these innovations demonstrate how the company helps brands achieve environmental and performance goals. Visitors will see live demonstrations of ECOLEAF, ACTEGA’s on demand metallization technology, configured with a Gallus One Digital Press. ACTEGA and Gallus’ established partnership recently extended to include ECOLEAF technology.
Amtech, booth 5F25, invites attendees to see the latest Label Traxx enhancements, which are designed to help label converters streamline operations and drive growth, including managing multiple facilities in one solution.
CARTES, booth 3D101, shows seven embellishment lines as well as its digital embellishment system with new features. The CARTES digital embellishing technology, Jet D-Screen, combined with the laser die-cutting system builds a perfect blend for digital converting processing.
Domino Printing Sciences, booth 3E91, unveils its latest digital printing innovations, including the new compact Domino N410 LED label press. Find live demonstrations of the N410 LED label press, N730i and N610i digital label presses, as well as K600i and K300 monochrome inkjet printers.
GEW, booth 3G61, highlights its air-cooled AeroLED2 UV LED curing system, alongside its highest power, water-cooled LeoLED2 system. GEW launches OxyGuard, the company’s next generation oxygen control system, which is designed to rapidly achieve and maintain the optimal curing atmosphere for low odor, low migration production, siliconisation, and other high-performance curing applications. GEW also launches DoseGuard, which is powered by ICAD technology to deliver inline UV monitoring and automatic UV dose control.
Graph-Tech USA, booth 3A54, educates the label, flexible packaging, and folding cartons communities on how efficient and flexible inkjets are. See demonstrations of its digital printing solutions and narrow web systems and discover or learn more about its products designed to help you increase your throughput and uptime and reduce costs.
Heidelberg/Gallus, booth 3E23-3E29, unveil a new chapter in its vision for smart, connected printing with the debut of two new machine solutions. Visitors experience how, underpinned by Gallus’ System to Compose concept, existing and new innovations launched at the show enable converters to futureproof their operations, with Gallus’ modular solutions designed to work seamlessly not just within its own ecosystem, but also alongside complementary partner technologies from across the production line. The announcements build on the momentum of recent developments from Gallus, including the recent launch of Gallus MatteJet technology for the Gallus One.
Hoenle, booth 3A109, showcases cutting-edge LED-UV curing systems from its proven LED Powerline series, designed not only for label printing, but also for the increasingly important flexible packaging market. Among the highlights is the innovative Curing System LED Powerline Web. Also on display, the unique UV dose measurement system UV Scan MACS and the entire Hoenle UV Technology portfolio for drying and curing inks, coatings, and varnishes, such as LED-UV, IR/Hot Air, and Inert UV solutions.
HP, booths E25 and D21, displays the HP Indigo V12, HP Indigo 6K+, and HP PrintOS and HP Nio.
hubergroup Print Solutions, booth 4D19, presents its latest developments for flexographic printing alongside its established, versatile portfolio—from inks, varnishes, and laminating adhesives to a range of services.
Hybrid Software, booth 5E55, highlights the latest innovations for label printing across its pre-press and production workflow ecosystem, including PACKZ, CLOUDFLOW, iC3D, Capture 3D, along with new products like PACKZ Max and Colorspace.
KURZ, booth 3D73, invites visitors to “rethink what’s possible” by showing a fully integrated ecosystem, from innovative design software like DREAMCOMPOSER, to efficient digital production equipment, to high-impact print embellishment that drives results at the point of sale. Live demonstrations on the DM‑UNILINER 3D and the new MJET D-Series Generation 2 highlight how digital embellishment meets next-level precision and industrial efficiency, translating design visions into measurable commercial impact.
Ultimate Tech, booth 5923, introduces a tech workflow to enable label and adhesive partners to maximize the opportunities available on the market in a world where short runs, varying SKUs, the rise of ecommerce and the flexibility is supported by digital print. Leveraging dynamic step and repeat with Ultimate Impostrip along with dynamic laser cutting with GM LC350, this makes for a combination allowing to finish many varying label formats on the fly, yet maintaining maximum productivity.
Valloy Incorporated, booth 5A36, introduces advanced automation technology that empowers non-experts to achieve high-quality results with ease. DUOBLADE FX is a versatile, sheet-fed finishing system using multiple tools simultaneously to produce stickers, tags, toppers, boxes, and decorative cards—all without user intervention.
Industry Innovations
The vendors featured here and many more will feature the latest innovations in label and package printing, including advancements in digital print and finishing at Labelexpo Europe 2025. Stay tuned to dpsmagazine.com for continued updates and news from the event.
Sep2025, DPS Magazine
