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Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... demand for labels—behind Asia Pacific, now the world’s largest label consumer at 36%, and Europe at 28%.     Pressure-sensitive—still first choice Of the total demand for labels in the North ...

Show Preview | CPP EXPO and PRINT 13 Share a Stage

(Print)

August 07, 2013, ... followed by a 40x enlargement of the microdots as displayed on the cross hairs of the integrated LCD monitor.   INX Intl. Ink Co. (Booth 217) will exhibit under the theme “The FX of INX,” to show visitors ...

Show Preview | What’s Behind the Curtain at Labelexpo Europe 2013

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, Organizers say “the greatest label show on Earth” is set to be the largest in its history. When Labelexpo Europe opens on September 24, more than 550 exhibitors in seven halls at the Brussels Expo ...

Malnove Invests in KBA Rapida 7-Color Press

(Carton Box News)

June 24, 2013, ... large-format KBA Rapida 142 in the US in our Omaha plant in 1997. For more than 15 years, our common press platforms across all of our facilities have provided our customers with the benefit of being able ...

Folding Cartons | UAE Converter Adds Value with Gallus

(Carton Box News)

June 04, 2013, ... it gave us a firm grounding, and when business did increase, we had the resources of a large organization to fund new technology.” From a situation five years ago where commercial print represented 75% ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... in depth by Claus Weinert of Illig, who pronounced it to be "now really competitive." The trend to larger machine sizes, featuring a higher number of cavities, is a business focus today for machine suppliers ...

Digital Impact Adds Durst UV Inkjet Printer for POP Displays

(Carton Box News)

April 15, 2013, ... Philadelphia as a proofing and short-run solution for converters to support the plate-making process. Today the company produces large-format, high-resolution, semi-permanent POP displays, product packaging, ...

Show Preview | INFO*FLEX 2013

(Flexography)

April 03, 2013, ... digital segments of the converting industry. Attendees will see a show that has grown 15% larger than its predecessor, including 30 new press/digital manufacturers. Exhibitors include AGFA Pitman, Allen ...

Offset Printing | UBS Sees Cold Foil Applications Grow

(Carton Box)

April 01, 2013, ... the blanket cylinder, and exit it at the back, where it is rewound on to another axle mounted over the unit. But if you need to print large images like posters or banners, you may need to consider getting ...

KBA Reports Successful Installations in Southern California

(Carton Box News)

March 26, 2013, ... Co., a large-format trade printer based in Santa Ana installed a KBA Rapida 205 81-in. large format six-color UV press in October 2012. The new press, the largest in the world, joined two current KBA large ...

Microwaveable Package Brings Home the Bacon with Top Product of Year Award

(Metallizing)

March 09, 2013, ... and scratches. Return-on-investment for large commercial buildings is claimed to average 2.75 years, and the material may qualify for energy rebates and favorable ratings from Green Building certification ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2013

(Trends/Management)

February 04, 2013, ... ICE USA show director, says, “ICE USA 2103 is already 25% larger than the 2011 show, and we recently surpassed 100 new exhibitors that will be joining more than 200 returning exhibitors. This makes ICE ...

Flexible Packaging | Exopack Wins FPA’s Top Award for Kraft’s YES Pack

(Flexpack)

January 21, 2013, ... This tray provides a flexible packaging solution for large, complex devices, using less energy to manufacture, ship, and warehouse. Outperforming the alternative rigid PETG tray, this package reduces packaging ...

Lattice Labels Increases Capacity with Gallus Press

(Label/Tape News)

January 02, 2013, UK-based printer able to fulfill incremental business with the purchase of a Gallus EM 410 label press. Cambridgeshire-based Lattice Labels Ltd., one of the larger label printers in the UK in terms ...

Specialty Finishing Installs Second KBA Rapida 145 Press

(Carton Box News)

December 13, 2012, Large format presses said to provide double-digit sales increase, higher quality print, consistent color, and significant reduction in waste DALLAS, TX | KBA North America announces that Specialty ...

Web Handling | To Break or Not To Break--What is the Tension?

(Web Handling)

December 02, 2012, ... sheet, the heavily loaded side will elongate, taking a high portion of the load you have exerted, but the stresses will still be distributed across a large area, not just the cling wrap's edge. To tear ...

POP Displays | Opaque Paperboard Solves Bleed-Through Problems

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2012, ... it so effectively blocks direct sunlight,” says Rowell. He has used it on many retail POP signage projects, small and large, including major programs that require printing and distribution of materials ...

HP Reports Customer for New Press

(Carton Box)

October 29, 2012, ... HP Indigo 30000 to extend digital printing to larger-order quantities of folding cartons and to produce customized cartons using variable data for serialization, personalization, and brand protection. ...

On Print | Digital Print at Labelexpo

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2012, ... in a large label factory can be used. Ultraviolet (UV)-cure inkjet is very durable, but the first generation of label printers did not impress me for image quality—the droplets were too large and the ...

Coating Matters | Understanding Rheology

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2012, ... the overall viscosity of the mix. High molecular weight materials are larger and more difficult to shear. This is also true of highly branched polymers. The bigger the polymer particle, the more force ...