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MPI Release Projects 20% Sales Increase

(Label/Tape)

June 07, 2011, ...  exceptionally high quality performance.  The company supplies release liners for pressure-sensitive labels, the graphic arts field, plastics and rubber processors, converters, composites and structural ...

Industry Associations

(Uncategorized)

June 01, 2011, ... www.sgia.org SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Assn. Sayville, NY; 202-974-5200; www.plasticsindustry.org Sustainable Green Partnership (SGP) Washington, DC; www.sgppartnership.org Tag & Label Mfrs. ...

Roll-Sleeve Film: Helping Shape Brand Identity

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... shrink labels “catch consumers’ attention” and are more “appealing” than products with plain labels. Shrink-sleeve labels are a growing market trend among brand owners seeking to differentiate their ...

Ashland, Flint To Begin Co-Branding

(Coating)

April 30, 2011, DUBLIN, OH | Coatings and adhesives from Ashland Performance Materials that are marketed to North American narrow web label, tag, and wrapper converters, DUBLIN, OH | Coatings and adhesives from Ashland ...

Exclusive Research-Critical Trends

(Trends/Management)

April 30, 2011, Good results were reported in practically every business activity in the following sectors: flexible packaging; unprinted rolls & sheets labels, tapes Good results were reported in practically every business ...

Avery Dennison Ships Its One Billionth RFID Inlay

(Label/Tape RFID)

April 06, 2011, ... process capabilities to develop innovations in item identification, including the evolution of 'analog' adhesive labels into 'digital' RFID labels," said Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison chairman, president, ...

Print on Many Substrates

(Digital)

March 31, 2011, The 3050 label press is an entry-level digital printing solution for applications that benefit from a wider web width capability. Press can print on scalable The 3050 label press is an entry-level digital ...

Coating Matters: Steam-The Cure for Curl

(Surface Prep)

March 31, 2011, ... when it comes to process improvement. Specifically, the coating of paper label stock can be trying because the substrate tends to curl within the process. I have gained an appreciation for steam remoisturization ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, ...  persona with a hologram repeating the Elvis name while communicating integrity and showmanship pizzazz. The wrap consists of 60-ga holographic mPET laminated to 80#, coated-one-side (C1S) litho/label pape ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, ... mPET laminated to 80#, coated-one-side (C1S) litho/label paper from Hazen. A two-/three-dimensional Holo-Lens insert adds a security feature. Reduced score cracking is achieved through use of PET, and ...

Sun Chemical Ups Prices in N.A. for Sheetfed & Energy Curable Inks

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

March 02, 2011, ... SunLit Intense and SunLit Exact sheetfed process color inks 8 %  for all other sheetfed process color inks 7 %  for all energy curable (EC) narrow web, tag, and label printing inks 7 %  for all EC packaging ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  CL&D Graphics, Oconomowoc, WI, earns a gold award for shrink sleeves on the Australian Gold Tanning Set product line. Dynamic and eye-catching, the labels feature rich colors created using flexographic ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ... paper label, making recycling inefficient. Ironically, McDonald's completed a full circle with its coffee cups: from foam cups in the 1980s to paper cups and back to labeled foam cups. For many years, ...

Place Parts Precisely

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, Mod-Tech converting system is custom-designed and engineered to meet specific application requirements, including medical, pharmaceutical, label, security, Mod-Tech converting system is custom-designed ...

Ribbon Is Economical

(Digital)

February 28, 2011, ... designed as an economical solution for high print performance on a broad range of materials for flexible packaging and labeling applications. Printing applications include date/lot codes, bar codes, small ...

Spartanics Updates Technical Guide on Laser Die-Cutting Technology

(Die-Cutting News)

February 15, 2011, ... best-match finishing technology now includes: finishing printed products from digital, screen, offset and ALL printing presses; label converting; packaging lines; plastics decoration; insurance cards, ...

Adhesive Offers High Performance

(Adhesives)

January 31, 2011, Aroset 1177 acrylic adhesive is a high-performance emulsion for the coating and laminating industries. Company says adhesive provides high adhesion to Aroset 1177 acrylic adhesive is a high-performance ...

Market Update: Coating & Laminating Special Report: Still Growing

(Flexpack)

January 31, 2011, ... paper volumes also are declining — particularly for cigarette packaging, where smoking bans and health campaigning are reducing cigarette sales. Metallized paper sales for wet glue labels also declined ...

Optimism Returns

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2010, ... convenience, shelf appeal, and sustainability advantages. — Marla Donahue, President, Flexible Packaging Assn. Tags/Labels The year 2011 ushers in new opportunities for the narrow web marketplace. ...

An Experienced Team

(Magazine)

December 31, 2010, While the equipment a company uses is a contributing factor to its quality and service capabilities, Jim DiBona, co-founder of TEK Labels & Printing, While the equipment a company uses is a contributing ...