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Films 101: Back to Basics

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... final application's needs as well as the needs of the retailer/distributor, applicator, printer, and converter (see Figure 1). Among numerous film substrates, five are most common in label production today: ...

People

(News Clips Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... Iowa, and Wisconsin. Joe Hamway continues to cover the northeast, while Canflexographics remains distributor in Canada except for British Columbia. McDowell Label & Screen Printing, Plano, TX, appoints ...

Mitsubishi Receives TLMI L.I.F.E. Certification

(News | New Products)

November 04, 2009, Mitsubishi Polyester Film has been awarded L.I.F.E. (Label Initiative for the Environment) certification from the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) GLOUCESTER, MA | Mitsubishi Polyester Film has been awarded ...

Paperboard Packager Gets Results with AVT Inspection Solution

(News Eclips)

November 01, 2009, ... sensitive labels, along with other specialty converting and decorating solutions, Status’s capabilities include package design and the printing/converting of each unique product. For over 35 years, Status ...

Critical Trends Face-Off

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2009, ... segments with 39% of respondents in Tapes, Labels & Tags enjoying the least increase and Unprinted Rolls & Sheets tying at 54% with Paperboard Packaging having the largest increases. When it came to pre-tax ...

Get a Grip on Your Web

(Tension)

October 31, 2009, ... (Arkwright produces coated paper and film for the reprographics industry. Green Bay Packaging produces pressure-sensitive laminated structures for the roll label industry.) Analysis of a Vacuum Roller ...

Unilux Pocket Pixel Goes For 'Green

(News | New Products)

October 11, 2009, ... at LabelExpo Americas 2008. The battery-powered Pocket Pixel is a pulsed LED light for high-speed inspection applications in printing and converting plants that doubles the output of any other LED strobe ...

New Roles for Converters

(Archive)

September 30, 2009, ... and forms Corrugated boxes Electronic media Envelopes Flexible packaging Foils Folding cartons Holographic films Labels and label films Release films Tapes and tags Trays Converting ...

Face-Off

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2009, ... Packaging is the most pessimistic, with 54% expecting decreases in 2009 compared to 46% reporting 2008 decreases. Order Size | Order size declined most for Tapes, Labels & Tags in 2008, with 47% experiencing ...

Secrets Uncovered at TLMI

(Narrow Web)

September 30, 2009, CHICAGO, IL | With a nod to Agents 86 and 99, Get Smart was the theme of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) Technical Conference, held September 8-10 CHICAGO, IL | With a nod to Agents 86 and 99, Get Smart ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCTS: Carton & Bo

(Carton Box Main)

September 30, 2009, ... independently of existing lines, e.g., for web printing with various substrates. Systems can print on board, labels, and films with a high degree of variability and quality. Maximum resolution of 720 dpi ...

Rewind Equipment: Chic & Sleek

(Winding Unwinding Rewinding)

September 30, 2009, ... labeling, and overwrapping various substrates of retail rolls of wallpaper. The 30-in. machine, which produces up to 25 rolls or 620 ft of wallpaper/min, will be integrated on a Schiavi line. Eco-Borastapeter' ...

Secrets Uncovered at TLMI's Get Smart Technical Conferenc

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2009, With a nod to Agents 86 and 99, Get Smart was the theme of the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) Technical Conference, held September 8–10 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. With a nod to Agents 86 and ...

EVENTS

(Events)

August 31, 2009, ... Plantation Resort, Amelia Island, FL; www.aimcal.org 18-21 TLMI Annual Meeting, Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst., Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, AZ; www.tlmi.com 19-20 Opportunities & Challenges ...

Foil Capsules Launch Sales

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... converted using the same type of equipment and technologies as other forms of packaging, such as boxes, bags, tags, and labels Like many forms of packaging, the foil “capsules” converted by Sparflex of ...

Eco Fiction

(Substrates)

August 31, 2009, ... so much more. Greenwashing presents obstacles for those making true efforts. Often when product labels use terms like “biodegradable,” there's an especially compelling argument for a good green purchase. ...

Three for the Price of One

(Trends/Management)

August 31, 2009, ... carton/boxmaking, corrugated converting, tissue converting, and narrow web/tag and label. CPP will keep attendees and exhibitors as up to the minute as possible, covering changes in package printing from ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

August 31, 2009, ... | www.thomsonlinear.com Circle 401 or visit www.freeproductinfo.net/pff Sheet with Precision The MSS sheeter is said to improve productivity on p-s label stock and other laminates. Geared to run ...

Pack Expo Co-Locates with CPP and Other Events for Value

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2009, ... and shrink sleeve finishing equipment. Developed for the label converting industry, the Doctor Machines family provides an economical means of roll salvage rewinding. Designed to edit rolls of material ...

Print 09 Preview of Exhibits

(Print Main)

August 16, 2009, ... system. Also on display will be the Jetrion 4000 UV Inkjet System, which offers labels converters an affordable, full-color narrow web alternative to toner-based digital printers for runs to 50,000 labels ...