KURZ at LOUPE Americas 2026: Collaboration brings premium labels to life
At LOUPE Americas 2026, KURZ will join forces with Nilpeter, Hinderer + Mühlich, Pantec, Avery Dennison, and UPM Adhesive Materials to bring the complete premium label production journey to life. Under the theme “re:think what's possible in print embellishment,” continuous live demonstrations will take visitors from the initial creative concept through printing, tooling, materials, embellishment, and finishing to the finished label. The integrated workflow highlights how collaboration across the value chain combines creative excellence with efficient, reliable, and reproducible production.
Experience the complete process live at Booth 1029, Hall A.
LEONHARD KURZ Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report
LEONHARD KURZ has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, providing a transparent overview of the company's progress, goals, and initiatives in environmental and climate protection, social responsibility, and sustainable supply chains.
A key focus of the report is reducing CO2 emissions. At its German sites in Fürth and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, KURZ already sources 100% of its electricity from renewable energy. At the same time, the company continues to expand its own renewable energy generation: In 2025, its photovoltaic systems supplied more than 13 GWh of electricity, covering a significant portion of the company's energy demand. In addition, the new power-to-heat facility at the Sulzbach-Rosenberg site is helping further decarbonize process heat.
"Sustainability is not defined by ambitious goals alone – it is measured by tangible progress. That is the standard we hold ourselves to," says Dr. Andreas Hirschfelder, Member of the Executive Board at LEONHARD KURZ.
TTR Unique UV LITE - Label Protection Made Even Easier, Faster, and More Customer-Friendly
With the new TTR Unique UV LITE, KURZ TYPOFOL offers brand owners and product owners a simple way to equip products with a concealed security feature. The UV-activatable thermal transfer ribbon is based on the proven technology of the TTR Unique UV and offers a comparable level of security—but as a standardized solution that requires no additional development effort. This allows products to be authenticated quickly, flexibly, and reliably. The TTR Unique UV LITE is ideal as a universally applicable basic security feature for anyone who wants to easily integrate product protection into their existing labeling processes.
As of February 1, 2026, Dr. Christian Hub will take over leadership of the Business Area Plastic Decoration at LEONHARD KURZ. He succeeds Rainer Süßmann, who leaves the company after more than 38 years and will support the transition until June 2026. Dr. Hub, who joined KURZ in 2010, most recently led Burg Design. His clear leadership and strategic vision set the course for a strong future. Mario Erlacher will assume local leadership at Burg Design. This move positions KURZ for stability and innovation in plastic decoration.
Labelexpo world premiere: DM-FLEXLINER 3D redefines digital embellishment
Digital varnishing or digital metallization – easy and flexible to integrate in your label press. The DM-FLEXLINER 3D launched at Labelexpo gives you flexibility of application freedom – you can digitally varnish or, if configured, digitally metallize. Thanks to KURZ 3D inkjet technology, the module offers individual flexibility for your embellish¬ment process and enables you to achieve flat and haptic effects from 4 to 100 μm.
