Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG

1 March 2017

Committed to protecting the climate – Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG helps lower CO2 emissions Around 192 industrialised countries have demonstrated their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by signing the Kyoto Protocol. In 2003, Sw ...

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17 October 2016

World premiere of new Gallus Labelmaster machine platform for label and packaging printing Latest Gallus Innovation Days a hit with label printers from around the world Over 850 visitors from all over the world attended the Gallus Innovation ...

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11 October 2016

Gallus ECS 340 No 400 sold to Relieves Egara in Barcelona At the Gallus Innovation Days, which took place in St.Gallen from the 20th to 22nd September, the 400th label press of the Gallus ECS 340 series was ...

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21 September 2016

Gallus presents new machine platform for the growing label-printing market Seven years after the market launch of the Gallus ECS 340, currently the best-selling and thus most successful conventional label printing system in i ...

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18 August 2016

Dieter Arabin † – visionary engineer and entrepreneur On August 12, 2016 our long-standing business partner and friend Dieter Arabin suffered a fatal accident, through no fault of his own, while engaging ...

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24 June 2016

World premiere of a new machine platform for label printing at the Gallus Innovation Days 2016 The second Gallus Innovation Days event will be held from 20 to 22 September this year, again at the Gallus headquarters in St.Gallen, Switzerland, an ...

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22 April 2016

Gallus’s commitment to digital printing showing strong results Gallus and its parent company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG recently announced that the new product family of all Heidelberg and Gallus digital print ...

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22 April 2016

Gallus’s commitment to digital printing showing strong results The Swiss supplier of comprehensive label printing solutions announces two more sales of the new Gallus Labelfire digital label printing system Gallu ...

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8 March 2016

First Gallus digital printing theme day “How digital printing is changing the label business” Gallus invited customers to the first “Digital theme day” in Frankfurt am Main on 18 February. Karl-Gerhard Amerongen, Gallus Head of Digi ...

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22 February 2016

Drupa 2016: Heidelberg restructures its digital printing portfolio and focuses on growth markets • World premiere of the Heidelberg Primefire 106: new inkjet system smooths the way for industrial digital printing • “Fire” pro ...

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18 December 2015

New Head of Digital Sales Europe at Gallus On 1 November 2015, Karl-Gerhard Amerongen joined the Gallus Group (St. Gallen, Switzerland) as Head of Digital Sales Europe. Amerongen already boast ...

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19 November 2015

The Gallus Group and Matho Konstruktion & Maschinenbau GmbH join forces in North America German company Matho Konstruktion & Maschinenbau GmbH and the U.S. subsidiary of the Gallus Group have been working together very closely for over ...

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27 October 2015

Labelexpo Europe 2015 – Gallus presents explosion of innovations Gallus once again offered an impressive demonstration of its ability to innovate with two upgraded printing press systems – the Gallus RCS 430 a ...

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7 October 2015

Gallus moves to new home in Australia Having taken over 100 percent of Switzerland’s Gallus Group,?German-based Heidelberger Druckmaschinen’s Australian?offshoot has announced? ...

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17 July 2015

Gallus impresses with performance and efficiency at the Labelexpo, Brussels 2015 Gallus DCS 340 – digital printing, from the roll to the finished die-cut label Gallus DCS 340 is the first ever modular digital converting syst ...

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17 July 2015

The Witzhave-based RAKO Group opts for Gallus presses once again With a single printing press, a thousand ideas and plenty of motivation, Ralph and Gabriele Koopmann founded RAKO Etiketten GmbH & Co. KG in Braak ...

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17 July 2015

Gallus impresses with performance and efficiency at the Labelexpo, Brussels 2015 Gallus DCS 340 – digital printing, from the roll to the finished die-cut label Gallus DCS 340 is the first ever modular digital converting syst ...

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27 March 2015

The Gallus Group increased its sales by 8% in 2014 to CHF 202 million (CHF 187 million in 2013) Customers more optimistic and inclined to invest in the second half of the year Since the financial and economic crisis, there has been a trend toward ...

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17 March 2015

First Gallus digital label forum in Heidelberg The Gallus Innovation Days in September 2014 marked the global unveiling of the Gallus DCS 340, a digital printing press developed in collaboration wi ...

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25 August 2015

Michael Ring becomes Vice President Worldwide Sales & Marketing Digital Solutions at Gallus As of the 17th of August 2015, Michael V. Ring has joined the Gallus Group as Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing Digital Solutions. Micha ...

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11 December 2014

Gallus is investing in the future and strengthening its digital printing team Gallus has a positive view of the future. The Gallus DCS 340 digital label printing machine introduced recently at the Gallus Innovation Days is set t ...

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21 October 2014

“Gallus Innovation Days” a hit with label printers from all around the world More than 700 visitors came from all over the world to attend “Gallus Innovation Days 2014”, which was held for the first time at the Gall ...

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24 September 2014

World premiere of a new generation of digital machines for label printing – the Gallus DCS 340 impresses with 1200 dpi St. Gallen, September 2014 – During the “Gallus Innovation Days 2014”, which are taking place from 23 – 25 September, Gallus i ...

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18 June 2014

World premiere of a new digital press generation for label printing at the “Gallus Innovation Days 2014” To mark the world premiere of a new generation of presses with digital inkjet printing technology for label printing, Gallus is issuing a global invit ...

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10 June 2014

Gallus and Heidelberg work closer together focus on the accelerated  development of a digital label printing press in cooperation with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Ferdinand Rüesch ...

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3 June 2014

Flexcoat Labels once again places its trust in a Gallus RCS 430 By purchasing another Gallus RCS 430, the Brazilian company based in Louveira is laying the foundation for further growth. Equipped with five flexogr ...

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23 April 2014

“Gallus Short Run Days” generate great interest The first “Short Run Days”, which took place on 10 and 11 April 2014 at Gallus in St.Gallen, were all about short-run narrow-web label pri ...

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13 March 2014

Label printers show great interest in “Gallus Wine Days” This two-day event at Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG in St.Gallen was all about finishing high-end wine labels. During live demonstrations, numerous pote ...

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12 March 2014

Gallus organises “Short Run Days” in St.Gallen More and more label printers are facing the challenge of making short-run production cost efficient. In response to this trend and to coincide with th ...

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11 March 2014

Following a marked upturn in business in the second half of the year, the Gallus Group posted a turnover of CHF 188 million in 2013 (previous year: CHF 193 million) Business stimulated by growing economic stability over the year The global economy stabilised over the course of 2013, supporting positive business p ...

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23 January 2014

Rako witzhave expands portfolio with a Gallus ECS 340 By purchasing a Gallus ECS 340, RAKO ETIKETTEN GmbH & Co. KG in Witzhave, headquarters of the international RAKO GROUP, has made a profitable inve ...

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10 January 2014

Gallus’ portfolio of digital solutions on the labels market: Gallus to remain a distribution channel for the Linoprint L rotary press Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG sold its wholly owned subsidiary CSAT GmbH to Markem-Imaje GmbH, a Dover Corporation company, with effect from 1 Januar ...

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3 December 2013

Gallus names new supplier in India Numex Blocks has recently started supplying narrow web print shops throughout India with Gallus Screeny plates for rotary screen printing. Numex su ...

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15 October 2013

Gallus has its finger on the pulse at Labelexpo 2013 With visitor numbers at its stand up over 30 percent on 2011, numerous promising contacts and impressive machine sales in the double-digit range, G ...

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9 October 2013

Gallus showed at Labelexpo the Print Shop concept At Labelexpo Europe, Gallus showcased a practical combination of digital and conventional printing methods in the production environment with its G ...

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12 September 2013

Label printing in upheaval – how to escape the ruinous competition Every sector in the printing industry – be it commercial offset printing, newspaper and magazine printing, packaging printing or label printing – i ...

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22 August 2013

Gallus exhibits digital print solution for short and variable runs at Labelexpo The Gallus Group will be presenting the Linoprint L drop-on-demand system from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at Labelexpo, which will be held in Brus ...

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24 July 2013

Labelexpo 2013 – Gallus exhibits digital print solution for short and variable runs -Linoprint L from Heidelberg integrated into Gallus Print Shop for hybrid label production - Higher quality thanks to new digital front end Th ...

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18 July 2013

Gallus Print Shop at Labelexpo – combination of digital and conventional printing methods saves time and money At Labelexpo Europe from 24 to 27 September 2013 in Brussels, Gallus will be using its Gallus Print Shop concept to demonstrate how the benefits of ...

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12 July 2013

RAKO ETIKETTEN Süd once again opts for Gallus In commissioning a Gallus ECS 340, RAKO ETIKETTEN Süd, a subsidiary of the RAKO GROUP founded in 2004, is further extending its competitive edge. ...

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10 July 2013

Sato UK bets on a Gallus EM 510 S Sato UK, based in Dovercourt, Essex and employing around 60 people, made another futureproofed and well-thought-through investment with the purcha ...

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27 June 2013

Gallus showcases benefits of combining digital and conventional equipment Gallus’ (stand 5B50) Print Shop Concept shows how the advantages of both digital and conventional printing technologies can be combined to produce ...

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18 June 2013

Gallus adds digital printing solutions from Heidelberg to its portfolio for label printers - Gallus obtains sales rights for Heidelberg Linoprint L digital drop-on-demand system - Automated production workflow of Heidelberg Linoprint L en ...

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18 June 2013

Gallus hybrid brings new flexibility on short run work to Label Art As part of a €1.5 million investment programme, Label Art has installed one of the new Gallus EM 430 S hybrid flexo lines at its plant in Tallaght ...

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7 June 2013

Gallus hybrid brings new flexibility on short run work to Label Art As part of a €1.5 million investment programme, Label Art has installed one of the new Gallus EM 430 S hybrid flexo lines at its plant in Tallaght on ...

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3 May 2013

“Label Day” in Italy attracts the crowds The results of the three days dedicated to the label world and organised by Macchingraf, Gallus’s sales & service partner in Italy, have confir ...

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22 April 2013

Gallus is with Screeny screen printing plates “strategic supplier” to Schreiner Group Gallus has extended its long-standing partnership with Oberschleissheim-based Schreiner Group for Gallus Screeny screen printing plates. The progra ...

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12 March 2013

In difficult economic conditions, Gallus Group achieves a turnover of CHF 193 million in 2012 - Board of Directors elects new Chairman and Delegate Steady business in a difficult environment The debt and banking crisis had its effect on demand from customers in the ...

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6 March 2013

New head of research and development at Gallus On 1 February 2013, Georg Riescher was appointed head of research and development for the Label Business of Gallus. In his previous position, Mr. ...

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18 January 2013

New seal of quality – Gallus Screeny Genuine Plates Redesigning the packaging of all Gallus Screeny products also involved revising the label function and introducing the new “Genuine Plates” seal of ...

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13 December 2012

Gallus Cold Die Unit – cutting costs by processing ultra-thin materials The prototype of the Gallus Cold Die Unit developed for use with the Avery Dennison ThinStreamTM Technology was unveiled to the public at Labelexpo ...

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13 December 2012

Rotary screen printing – cutting costs by reusing the screen For years, label printers have been facing growing pressure on costs and finding it harder to hold their own and stand out from the competition. Sc ...

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16 October 2012

Lean manufacturing – Gallus Smart Production Concept Lean manufacturing with Six Sigma and pit stop strategies is becoming increasingly important in our industry, as in many others. Although high prin ...

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24 September 2012

Gallus Proves Hybrid Print Shop Concept at Labelexpo Americas 2012 Over three days at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, Gallus joined forces with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) to demonstrate efficient in ...

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12 July 2012

Gallus Print Shop at Labelexpo 2012 – an end-to-end solution for efficient hybrid production of labels During Labelexpo Americas, which is taking place from 11 to 13 September 2012 in Chicago, Gallus is joining forces with Heidelberger Druckmaschine ...

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22 June 2012

The Gallus Group expands the global foot print and optimises structures in its labels business unit In light of the surplus capacity that has affected the global market for label-printing machinery since the financial crisis of 2009 and the market ...

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6 June 2012

The Gallus Group expands the global foot print and optimises structures in its labels business unit In light of the surplus capacity that has affected the global market for label-printing machinery since the financial crisis of 2009 and the market ...

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26 March 2012

Flex ON relies on Gallus For some years now, Flex ON, a print shop based in Vestec near Prague, has been playing a key role in producing self-adhesive labels in the Czech R ...

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11 March 2012

Gallus group achieves turnover of CHF 201 million (previous year CHF 178 million) Stable Label business Despite the uncertain economic situation and a clear decline in demand in the second half of 2011, the volume of the l ...

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18 January 2012

Gallus opens new sales and service centres in Asia With an aim to move closer to the customer in emerging markets, Gallus is restructuring its organisation in Asia. The company is opening two new Ga ...

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5 December 2011

New Gallus sales and service centers in Asia As part of its ongoing process optimisation and its aim to move closer to the customer in the emerging markets, Gallus is restructuring its organis ...

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13 October 2011

Gallus reports strong interest after Labelexpo Sales of new presses at Labelexpo have already reached high double figures. Based on the huge interest generated by the innovations on show and on ...

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13 October 2011

Fit for the future with Gallus screeny digital Labelexpo 2011 once again brought together the who's who of the international label printing industry. The focus for Gallus Screen Printing at thi ...

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11 October 2011

Labelexpo 2011: Gallus hits the mark Sales of new presses at Labelexpo have already reached high double figures. Based on the huge interest generated by the innovations on show and on ...

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10 October 2011

Labelexpo 2011: Gallus hits the mark Sales of new presses at Labelexpo have already reached high double figures. Based on the huge interest generated by the innovations on show and on ...

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17 July 2011

Gallus - Focus on boosting customers' productivity – innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2011 In view of the increasingly fierce competition within the label printing industry, many label printers are under constant pressure to improve thei ...

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28 June 2011

A world first – the Gallus ECS 340 configurator Gallus is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to innovation with the world's first configurator for a label press. The configurator for the Gallus ...

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3 May 2011

Graphispag Barcelona 2011 – Gallus ECS 340 goes to school During the week of the 45th Graphispag Barcelona trade fair, Gallus achieved outstanding results at the stand of Lapeyra & Tal ...

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28 April 2009

More flexibility with new Gallus in Skanem Hobro! To meet customer's needs of quality labels in shortest possible time, Skanem Hobro in Denmark recently installed a new Gallus 410S. The new machine ...

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30 June 2017

Gallus customers benefit from virtually complete integration of Gallus sales and service organisations into the Heidelberg Group

Following the completion of the Gallus Group’s integration into Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) in 2014 and a number of joint technical developments, such as the Gallus Labelfire digital label printing system, the sales and service organisations of the Gallus Group can now also benefit from the synergies from this takeover.

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18 July 2017

Gallus launches a new platform concept and further digital innovations

Swiss full-range supplier Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), will be exhibiting under the banner “Speed up for Success” this year. And Gallus is certainly hitting the accelerator at Labelexpo in Brussels, where the spotlight will be firmly trained on its new Gallus Labelmaster and Gallus Labelfire machine systems alongside the latest offerings from Gallus Services and Gallus Screen Printing. The company is out to impress trade fair visitors with a spectacular performance.

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25 September 2017

Labelexpo Europe 2017: Gallus unveils the Gallus Labelmaster Advanced line with multiweb feature

Hot on the heels of the successful debut of the Gallus Labelmaster during the Gallus Innovation Days in September 2016, Gallus is now set to unveil the Gallus Labelmaster Advanced line with multiweb feature at Labelexpo 2017 in Brussels. The basic versions of this label printing press will also be on display.

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2 October 2017

Gallus unveils the Gallus Labelmaster Advanced line with multiweb feature

Labelexpo Europe 2017 - Pilot Italia is the first Italian Company to choose Gallus Labelfire. Installation will take place shortly after Labelexpo Europe, where the system will be on display

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13 October 2017

Labelexpo Europe 2017 – Gallus in Pole Position

„Speed up your Success“ was the motto of Gallus, member of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), at this year’s Labelexpo Europe in Brussels. This motto was reflected in all business areas of the Swiss press manufacturer’s stand as the company demonstrated its comprehensive portfolio for label printing. From conventional label printing presses to the latest digital printing technologies to screen printing and new services, created by a joint initiative between Gallus and Heidelberg, there was plenty of innovation to turn heads. No surprise the Gallus booth in hall 5 was abuzz with crowds throughout the duration of the fair.

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22 December 2017

Christof Naier taking over from Klaus Bachstein as CEO of Gallus

After 15 years at the helm of the Gallus Group, Klaus Bachstein has made the decision to leave the company for pastures new. Mr. Bachstein joined Gallus Ferd. Rueesch AG as Director of Marketing, Business Development and Screen Printing Business on 1 October 1995, subsequently also taking over responsibility for Service and Sales. In June 2002, he took over the position of CEO of the Gallus Group.

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13 March 2018

ETPA Packaging, Greece – Gallus ECS 340 sold to Athens

The Greek label printer ETPA Packaging installed a Gallus ECS 340 at their production site in Komotini, North Eastern Greece.

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16 April 2018

Mal-Pol boosts productivity on Gallus RCS 330 with Martin Automatic

One of Poland’s leading label converters, Mal-Pol, based in Olesin near Warsaw, has fitted Martin Automatic technology to its Gallus RCS 330 press. The ten-colour UV-flexo press, which also has two screen print units and cold foil and varnish capability, was installed in 2016 to produce top-of-the-range labels from a variety of substrates including laminates for tubes and sachets, self-adhesive stock, and unsupported film from PP to PE and PET.

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26 April 2018

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

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.

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1 May 2018

Field test of the Gallus Labelmaster at All4Labels Schweiz AG passed with flying colours

All4Labels Schweiz AG based in St. Gallen (formerly Omnipack AG) was one of the first Gal-lus customers to install the successfully launched Gallus Labelmaster in the course of a field test. Now this process was officially closed, highlighting the fact that this machine has been up and running in daily business since the first day of the field test.

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27 June 2018

Gallus Innovation Days 2018: launching a new digital label entry level press

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.

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10 July 2018

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

or 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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15 August 2018

All4Labels München GmbH invests in second Gallus ECS340, showing satisfaction of print quality, speed and efficiency.

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6 December 2018

First Gallus Labelfire in Canada

Data Communications Management (DCM) of Brampton, Ontario installed the first Labelfire 340 in Canada from Heidelberg-Gallus to enhance their performance in running short-run, on-demand labels.

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24 January 2019

Gallus looking into a smart future

Worldwide launch of Gallus Smartfire the new digital label entry level press What the Gallus Smartfire definitely does is to show that getting started in professional digital label printing is possible with affordable investment amounts.

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1 February 2019

Providing Lower Cost to Entry

Gallus launches new five-color version of its highly successful Labelfire Press

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9 April 2019

IST Metz and Heidelberg to Intensify LED Curing Cooperation

UV unit manufacturer IST Metz covers the LED retrofit business for Speedmaster series

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2 May 2019

New Gallus ECS 340 for Arvanitis for enhanced productivity and excellent print quality

Flexo, screen and cold foil printing processes in one line: The Greek label printing company Arvanitis invests in a new Gallus ECS 340, a 8-colour UV flexo label printing press, in order to achieve a consistent high print quality and to increase the overall productivity.

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16 May 2019

Felga Etiketten invests in a new Gallus ECS 340

Label printer Felga Etiketten has invested in a Gallus ECS 340 with six printing units. Installed in North Italy in Autumn 2018, the conventional label printing press has quick set up times and fast job changeovers and is highly suited to film-based label applications.

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27 June 2019

Insignis wins FINAT Label Award for sparkling wine label

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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11 July 2019

Heidelberg expands subscription service, taking care of all consumables-related logistics operations for customers

App-based vendor-managed inventory solution for consumables delivers enhanced benefits for Heidelberg Subscription customers. Customers are more flexible and have even less capital tied up. Significant optimization of inventory management for pilot customer Lensing Druck.

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16 July 2019

A year of successful label production with the Gallus Labelfire at INSIGNIS

In February 2018, INSIGNIS-Etiketten in Vienna, an Industry 4.0 pioneer in the print processing sector, invested in new printing technology from Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. The Gallus Labelfire , combined with the Digital Embellishment Unit (DEU), was the ideal addition to the print service provider’s equipment, creating new digital printing capacities and above all new application options. In addition to improving the flexibility, quality, and efficiency of everyday production, Austria’s first Labelfire also enabled INSIGNIS to expand its product portfolio.

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15 July 2019

Labelexpo Europe 2019 – Heidelberg/Gallus focuses on digitization of label production

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.

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26 July 2019

AGM for financial year 2018/2019 – Heidelberg continues digital transformation quickly

Around 1,200 shareholders today attended the Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for financial year 2018/2019, which was held at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim. Just under 36 percent of the company’s share capital was represented at the event.

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8 August 2019

Commercial printer wants to grow further with Push to Stop concept through autonomous printing

Micropress Printers Ltd. invests £4 million in new Heidelberg press and paper warehouse; New Speedmaster XL 106-8-P can process up to 30 jobs automatically; High productivity and color stability important criteria for almost 24/7 operation

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12 September 2019

WorldSkills Kazan: Heidelberg promotes up-and-coming international talent in the print industry

Gold medals for Russia and Austria, bronze for Switzerland, and Medallion for Excellence for Germany in the “Print Media Technology” skill All equipment and almost all consumables provided by Heidelberg Promotion of up-and-coming talent for future employees

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26 September 2019

FINAT celebrates future label designs at Labelexpo 2019

During Labelexpo Europe 2019 in Brussels, FINAT presented the winners of the #L competition. This competition was launched by FINAT in 2018, at the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the European label association. The project was developed in response to the growing need of all companies in the European label industry, to attract next-generation talents in design, engineering, and product development.

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26 September 2019

World premieres at the Heidelberg Label Day: FoilStar Cure and new Performance Package offer innovative solutions for in-mold labels with cold foil

Labels give products their unique identity and boost the impulse to buy at the point of sale. The label market combines a share of some five percent of the worldwide print volume of around EUR 400 billion with great growth potential. This is why Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) decided to present its extensive portfolio around label production at not one, but two events in September. Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberg, demonstrates all the possibilities around digital and conventional label printing as well as digital finishing in the narrow-web field at Labelexpo in Brussels (Gallus digital press folder).

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23 September 2019

Heidelberg extends usage-based contract portfolio

As it continues to pursue its digital transformation, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is setting out to rapidly and consistently extend its usage-based contract portfolio and expand its digital business models with repeat sales. Customers that have previously signed a subscription contract with Heidelberg are benefiting from clear improvements in their value-added processes and significant performance gains. Heidelberg has therefore started to launch additional versions of the subscription model onto the market so that even more customers can benefit from the advantages the portfolio offers.

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24 September 2019

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

Gallus, a Heidelberg Group Company, shows the whole range of possibilities for digital and conventional label printing and converting.

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10 October 2019

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

• Premiere of the Digital Printbar • Numerous Gallus presses sold • Crowded live demonstrations of Gallus Labelmaster with new features and Gallus Labelfire with Digital Embellishment Unit

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15 October 2019

Charging technology from Heidelberg makes a break-through with an ever-growing number of electric vehicle owners using the Wallbox Home Eco

As electromobility becomes increasingly attractive, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is also experiencing growing demand for its charging technology for hy-brid and electric vehicles.

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17 October 2019

Heidelberg seizes upon the dynamism of the Asian market for packaging offensive

Packagings account for around 25 percent of all printed products. At the same time, the packaging market is the strongest growing market segment with around 3 percent on average.

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5 November 2019

Gallus celebrates sold Labelmaster No. 100

St. Gallen in November 2019 – Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), 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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12 November 2019

American print shop significantly increasing OEE with Smart Print Shop from Heidelberg

By the end of 2019, Hobby Lobby will have 900 craft stores in the United States. In order to meet the printing requirements for the future expansion, Hobby Lobby Printing replaced an older press with a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 four-color press with UV technology.

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21 November 2019

Heidelberg to focus on core activities with the sale of Hi-Tech Coatings to ICP Group / USA

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has sold its Hi-Tech Coatings division for coatings used by the packaging, labeling, and printing industries to Innovative Chemical Products Group’s (ICP Group) Industrial Solutions Group (ISG) division, a leading global provider of packaging, labeling, and specialty clear coatings based in Itasca, IL, USA.

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22 November 2019

The new Heidelberg Versafire and Prinect Digital Frontend Version 2020 offer flexible application options, particularly in conjunction with offset printing

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) continues actively to develop the digital solutions Versafire EV and EP for commercial applications by offering new hardware options for inline finishing as well as a new updated version of Prinect DFE which not only supports this but also comes with new functionalities. Thanks to this, customers will benefit from an improved integration of both print technologies and processes.

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27 November 2019

First Heidelberg Primefire 106 Starts Production in Japan

K.K.Kyoshin Paper & Package continues to expand Web-to-Pack business with industrial digital printing. Industrial digital printing technology with high print quality and colour fidelity are the basis for investment decisions.

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4 December 2019

2019 innovation ranking – study confirms printing industry’s innovation credentials

The 2019 innovation ranking – a study carried out for Germany’s Handelsblatt business newspaper – testifies to the printing industry’s impressive innovation credentials, especially in the context of the sector’s ongoing digital transformation. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is significantly ahead of the competition in this ranking, claiming 23rd place in Germany (325th worldwide).

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19 December 2019

Customized Christmas greetings on everyone’s wish list - Heidelberg’s Fire family fans the flames of anticipation

• Personalized Advent calendars on the Primefire 106: colordruck Baiersbronn doubles production compared to last year • Magentur using Versafire to produce Christmas mailings for the start-up “My Postcard” • Labels for Christmas and winter smoothies produced on the Gallus Labelfire

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21 January 2020

Order intake and sales at prior-year level after nine months – persistently difficult market environment impacts profitability in Q3 and full year 2019/20

Operating result slightly improved in 3rd quarter due to one-off income; Sales and operating result forecast for the full year 2019/20 adjusted due to increasingly difficult conditions; Package of measures underway to significantly increase future profitability

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31 January 2020

drupa 2020: The new Speedmaster generation is now available!

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be presenting its full expertise as a market and technology leader in the printing and media industry at drupa 2020, taking place from 16 to 26 June 2020 in Düsseldorf, under the slogan “Unfold your Potential”.

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11 February 2020

Heidelberg publishes figures for the third quarter of 2019/2020

• Preliminary figures of January 20, 2020 confirmed • Package of measures to increase profitability underway • Digitization is being vigorously pursued: Subscription business continues to grow, innovation initiative for drupa 2020

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13 February 2020

Great interest in Gallus Open Day in February 2020

• More than 130 visitors at Gallus Print Media Center Label • Live demos of Gallus Labelmaster and Gallus Labelfire • Focus on low migration and digital modules

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18 February 2020

Heidelberg with New Management Structure – Change in the Management Board

he Supervisory Board and Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) have decided to reorganize and further streamline the management structure. The Management Board of the global market leader for innovative solutions and products in the printing industry will be reduced to two persons and will in future consist of CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer and CFO Marcus A. Wassenberg.

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20 February 2020

Commercial printing company substantially increases its productivity with service from Heidelberg

Suprasetter 105 DCL CtP platesetter at Griebsch & Rochol produces around the clock with availability of 95 percent, and has passed the one million mark Speedmaster machines achieve an overall equipment efficiency of up to 50 percent Further automation planned in the future

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20 February 2020

colordruck Baiersbronn reaches a milestone in building its new digital business model in packaging printing

Web-to-pack portal grows –successful completion of field testing with the Heidelberg Primefire 106 Integration into existing workflow and production environment Variable data printing without any interruption in production Offset transfer to digital printing with high quality and color fidelity

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24 February 2020

Batsios Labels invests in first Gallus label press

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.

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19 March 2020

Heidelberg adopts action package to increase profitability

The Management Board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) today adopted a wide-ranging action package, as announced last year, for a short-term reduction in structural costs and long-term improvements in the Company’s profitability.

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25 March 2020

Next level Push to Stop: Systematically unlocking OEE potential with intelligent digitization

In a global survey of over 1,000 customers, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) identified four key areas that sum up the challenges in the print industry:

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26 March 2020

Heidelberg sets off fireworks of innovation in sheetfed offset for the digital Smart Print Shop

From April 2020, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be putting the most intelligent and automated Speedmaster ever into series production.

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1 April 2020

Heidelberg offering innovative solutions for greater productivity and user-friendliness in postpress

The various finishing processes still offer a lot of potential with regard to greater automation, higher productivity, and integrated processes.

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2 April 2020

Heidelberg Label Unit (Gallus) with new management

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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23 April 2020

First Gallus label press for Elloflex in Brazil

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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30 June 2020

Heidelberg standardizes company pension scheme

The Management Board and employee representatives of Heidelberger Druckmaschi-nen AG (Heidelberg) and the IG Metall trade union today reached agreement on the restructuring of the company pension scheme for the employees in German companies.

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8 July 2020

Heidelberg’s customer communications to become individual and digital

Innovation cycles becoming shorter and require new ways of communicating with customers

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21 July 2020

Heidelberg invests in production of printed and organic electronics – production starts at Wiesloch-Walldorf site – billion euro market potential

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has set up a dedicated business unit for the industrial development, manufacture, and sale of printed and organic electronics.

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23 July 2020

Heidelberg realignment continues apace with sale of Gallus Group to benpac holding ag in Switzerland

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is systematically pursuing the company’s realignment.

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27 October 2020

Nordvalls increases its capacity with two Gallus Labelmaster

Nordvalls Etikett is expanding its machine park with two more Gallus Labelmaster presses. The two new flexo printing presses allow the company to count three presses of the same brand and model to their machine park. The investment is made to meet the sharply increasing demand for highly processed labels in large volumes. The first of the two new printing presses will be installed in December 2020 and the second in January 2021.

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16 November 2020

Gallus scores in the Czech Republic with its Gallus Labelmaster

Last year three significant installations of the Gallus Labelmaster took place in the Czech Republic. One Gallus Labelmaster each has been newly installed in the printing houses OTK GROUP, a. s., Colognia Press, a. s. and KRA?LI?C?EK s. r. o.

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10 December 2020

Mega Label installs second Gallus ECS 340

Another Gallus press for Southeast Asia: Mega Label Malaysia invested in a new Gallus ECS machine system. The second Gallus ECS 340 for the printing company was installed in September 2020 in the middle of the corona pandemic.

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22 January 2021

New virtual event: Gallus High Performance Day 2021 takes place in March

For the very first time Gallus will host a virtual event – the Gallus High Performance Day. Using this new digital event format, Gallus will show its portfolio of digital and conventional label printing systems.

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11 February 2021

Order levels recovering and transformation taking effect - Heidelberg raises target margin for 2020/21

EBITDA excluding restructuring result increases after nine months to € 147 million (previous year: € 117 million)

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9 March 2021

Gallus High Performance Day 2021: First virtual event was a great success

The number of participants and the positive feedback speak for the new event format. With more than 1500 registrations the Gallus High Performance Day 2021 on the 3rd and 4th of March 2021 was a huge success.

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14 April 2021

Bentlage-label trusts on quality and reliability of Gallus

Bentlage-label GmbH based in Bielefeld, Germany invests in a Gallus ECS 340. The 8-colour flexo printing press with integrated cold foil embossing unit produces a variety of technical labels. The machine system was in installed in December 2020 in order to enlarge the capacity.

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17 May 2021

Gallus launches Labelfire «Diamond Core Series»

High productivity combined with perfect quality is the USP of the Gallus Labelfire. In order to meet constantly changing customer demands Gallus is launching the «Diamond Core Series». From now on, four models of the Gallus Labelfire are available, concisely and clearly defined and tailored to the different market requirements.

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2 June 2021

Dario Urbinati is new Head of Sales at Gallus

Dario Urbinati will take over as Head of Sales at Gallus, starting from 1st June 2021. The new Head of Sales is a familiar face at the Swiss long-established company.

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15 June 2021

Kolkata-based packaging expert Libako invests in Gallus ECS 340

Libako Packaging, a print and packaging specialist, boosted its production efficiencies after installing a Gallus ECS 340, a flexographic press with UV application, in-line foiling, lamination, and die-cutting.

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21 June 2021

Investment in two Gallus Labelmaster at HP-ETIKETT

Double investment in Gallus quality at the German print shop HP-ETIKETT: two new Gallus Labelmaster with LED-UV curing from GEW - a 5-colour and 8-colour flexo press - expand the capacity for the production of self-adhesive labels.

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3 August 2021

Gallus strengthens its sales team

The digital and conventional label printing press manufacturer Gallus has strengthened its sales team with the addition of two new market region sales managers, both of whom are already familiar faces to Gallus and its customers.

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14 September 2021

Gallus Labelmaster comes with new features

The Gallus Labelmaster is now being delivered with extensive new and optimised features (Picture Source : Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG)

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2 November 2021

Gallus Management Interview

Interview with Mr. Ferdinand Rüesch, Anchor Shareholder Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and Senior Vice President Global Key Accounts Gallus, and Mr. Rainer Hundsdörfer, CEO of Heidelberg.

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16 November 2021

First Labelfire in New Zealand at PhilStic

The latest investment of PhilStic, a family owned company in New Zealand, is a new Gallus Labelfire 340.

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7 December 2021

Food-compliant label production with the Gallus Labelfire Low Migration

Gallus Labelfire Low Migration equipped with an additional UV booster enhancing the curing of Saphira Digital Labelfire UVLM inks at higher printing speeds (Picture source : Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG)

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25 January 2022

Gallus Classics – Pre-owned label printing presses and original spare parts directly from the manufacturer

Investment-proof and productive production with used Gallus presses too– this enables Gallus Classics, the division of Gallus serving the preowned machinery market.

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22 March 2022

Gallus Labelmaster for Faubel Group

Faubel & Co. Nachf. GmbH, based in Melsungen, Germany, is expanding its machine park with a Gallus Labelmaster.

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15 August 2022

Gallus Launches a Pure Digital Inkjet Label Press Removing the TCO Barriers to Profitable Reel-to-Reel Digital Labels for the First Time

Gallus one poised to transform the industry by opening significant business diversification and growth opportunities for converters

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7 September 2022

HEIDELBERG showcases Gallus One fully digital label printing system at Labelexpo Americas 2022

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) and its Swiss subsidiary Gallus are showcasing solutions for the growth segment of label printing in their “Your Partner for Label Solutions” exhibit (Stand 3228) at Labelexpo Americas 2022.

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14 December 2022

Gallus Appoints Dario Urbinati as New CEO to Drive Continued Business and Market Transformation

Gallus Group announces the appointment of Dario Urbinati to the role of Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Dr. Frank Schaum, who will now head HEIDELBERG's Print Segment.

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8 June 2023

Gallus to Celebrate 100 years in Business by Opening New Gallus Experience Center and Launching New Solutions to Power a Digital Transformation

On 19 June, Gallus Group will celebrate its 100 years of business with the official opening of a brand new industry hub: the Gallus Experience Centre.

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21 June 2023

Gallus opens doors to new industry facility, celebrating 100th anniversary and unveiling new solutions to power a digital transformation

Gallus Group, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), is the leading company in the development, production, and sale of conventional and digital narrow-web and reel-fed presses for the label printing industry.

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8 August 2023

HEIDELBERG and Gallus Showcase New Product Triple Header at Labelexpo 2023

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) and its subsidiary Gallus will be showcasing a range of unique digital solutions at Labelexpo Europe 2023 (Stand 11C30).

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8 August 2023

HEIDELBERG on course after start of financial year 2023/2024

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has made a good start to the new financial year thanks to the recovery in Asia and growth in the packaging segment.

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