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The DigiLase Duo at LOUPE Americas AB Graphic (ABG) is putting on its largest-ever exhibition with its presence at the ongoing LOUPE Americas in Chicago with a total of 14 solutions on stand. This display included the DigiLase Duo, Galaxy GS20 Plus with Pouch Jet, and the Converter Series 4 with ASU (auto server unwinder) and Vectra turret rewinder technologies.

Martin Leitner (Durst) with the TAU G3 Peak at LOUPE Americas Durst’s new TAU G3 Peak has made its North American debut at LOUPE Americas in Chicago, following its launch at Labelexpo Europe in Barcelona last year. Representing the next evolution in Durst Tau technology, the G3 Peak delivers exceptional 1200dpi print resolution, outstanding colour consistency, and speeds of 80m/min which can be expanded to 100m/min, depending on configuration.

Chris Bodger (CS Graphics) and Marcus Greenbrook (GEW) CS Graphics is celebrating its first year following its ownership takeover of the core distributor operations from Aldus Graphics. CS Graphics co-director Chris Bodger was at LOUPE Americas in Chicago, where he told ProPack.pro about the company’s recent advancements, including the move to its own building, having its own warehouse and showroom, and the addition of new staff to its team.

Gerardo Gordon (Epson) at LOUPE Americas At Epson’s booth at LOUPE Americas, there were no presses physically displayed on stand but instead, a huge Epson screen connected to its demo centres in California and Paris are showcasing three of its latest products – the SurePress L-4733AW, the SurePress L-6534VW, and the SurePress L5034.

Ronaldo Martinez (Canon) with the LabelLine FL4p Canon has taken to LOUPE Americas in Chicago to debut Edale to the US market following its acquisition of the company in 2022. As a result of that strategy, the company had the LabelLine FL4p as the hero product of its booth at the trade show. The Edale LabelLine Series is a modular label-converting platform engineered to handle short-, medium-, and long-run flexographic production of labels, packaging, and light cartons.

(l-r) Michiel Borst (MPS Printing BV) and Christoph Gamper (Durst Group) As one of the first announcements out of LOUPE Americas 2026 in Chicago, Durst has revealed it will be acquiring Netherlands-based specialist in flexographic printing systems for the label and flexible packaging industry, MPS Printing, and that the latter will become part of the Durst Group on 1 January 2027, operating under the name MPS – a Durst Group company.

Jason Dizzine and Artie Williams from Konica Minolta with the new AccurioLabel 231 Building on the success of more than 2,000 customer installations worldwide since it entered the digital label market nearly a decade ago, Konica Minolta has launched its newest AccurioLabel 231 at LOUPE Americas in Chicago.

Yoav Lotan (HP) and Mark Daws (Currie Group) with the HP Indigo 6K+ Digital Press at LOUPE Americas The ongoing LOUPE Americas tradeshow in Chicago marks a milestone for the HP Indigo 6K+ Digital Press, which has surpassed 200 sales since launching at Labelexpo Europe 2025, with a growing number of customers investing in a second or third press.

Flint Group Packaging Solutions is showcasing its EkoCure Fast Cure Ultralow COF Shrink White for the first time At LOUPE Americas 2026 this week, Flint Group Packaging Solutions has the latest edition of the established EkoCure XS product line – the EkoCure Fast Cure Ultralow COF Shrink White – making its show-floor debut.

Informa Markets Americas group director Tasha Ventimiglia Informa Markets’ first LOUPE tradeshow is currently underway in the US, with the organiser running the first iteration of the show in Chicago since its rebranding. LOUPE was formerly known as the Labelexpo series, and the rebranding was unveiled at Labelexpo Europe in Barcelona last year.