LasX and P&G R&D win Best in Class at the 2026 PAC Global Awards
The LaserSharp® Marking program behind Tide® Ultra OXI Boost packaging was recognized as Best in Class at the 2026 PAC Global Awards.
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The LaserSharp® Marking program behind Tide® Ultra OXI Boost packaging was recognized as Best in Class at the 2026 PAC Global Awards.
The February 2026 edition of Manufacturing in Focus profiles LasX's laser processing technology and approach.
High-speed, high-resolution laser marking applied directly to Tide® Ultra OXI Boost packaging — no ink, no label, fully variable content.
The LasX life sciences division expands its European presence, operating alongside the Chemnitz, Germany office.
LasX launches LaserSharp® Marking — high-speed, high-resolution direct-to-package marking.
The PhotonX Innovation Lab opens at LasX headquarters in St. Paul — lasers from 20 to 2,500 W across four wavelength families and four pulse regimes.
LasX celebrates the retirement of founding team member Tom Daul after 26 years with the company.
Tek Pak uses LasX laser processing for its ProtectIT™ RFI shielding line.
Founded in 1998, LasX marks 25 years of laser processing systems — now running in 300+ facilities across 25 countries.
LasX announces Proton λ, the next generation of the process controller at the core of every LasX system.
How P&G and Mondi are replacing labels with direct laser marking, and how LasX commercialized it as LaserSharp® Marking — 400+ bottles a minute, pulses at up to 10 MHz, and a $2 million innovation center. Ethan Dinauer, VP of Global Solutions, is quoted throughout. — Katie Pyzyk
P&G's corporate roundup of 2026 packaging awards, including the Best in Class designation for the laser-marked Tide cap developed with LasX.
P&G's own account of the Package Innovation Design – Labels award for LAZR Mark / LaserSharp® Marking: direct graphics on packaging in place of adhesive labels, with lower environmental impact and simpler recycling.
A profile of LasX at the opening of the PhotonX lab and the launch of new equipment platforms across near-IR, green, and UV — with Ryan Falch, William Dinauer, and Ethan Dinauer on where the company is headed in packaging, medical, and aerospace.
How the Tide Ultra OXI Boost cap replaced printed dosing indicators with permanent laser marks from a LaserSharp® Marking system — mono-material, recyclable, and legible. — Matt Reynolds
Packaging Europe on the Tide cap deployment: dosing bars replaced by laser marks, mono-material design kept intact, no labels or adhesives.
Middle East & Africa packaging press on the first retail deployment of LaserSharp® Marking.
Trade coverage of the LasX–P&G direct-to-package marking launch.
The launch coverage of LaserSharp® Marking: high-resolution, full-surface marking direct to the package at production speed, developed by LasX with P&G.
Sustainability-focused coverage of label-free packaging made possible by LasX laser marking.
A LasX-authored technical piece on CO₂ laser scoring of flexible films — tear strips and easy-open features without compromising the barrier. Still a good primer. — Greg Jahr, LasX
Early coverage of 10.25 µm CO₂ laser converting, with LasX framing 'digital converting' as the next sheet-metal-laser moment for packaging.
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