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- Examining Recession Resistance
- (Editorial)
- January 31, 2009, ... recession. One label converter and I agreed (although we both might have been in denial) on the following: People still must eat foods that are packaged, consume over-the-counter or prescription drugs, ...
- Cartons Go Upscale
- (Carton Box)
- January 31, 2009, ... and point-of-purchase displays are produced in one facility, and folding carton rules in the other building. Here, the manroland presses run labels for displays while primarily producing a growing percentage ...
- Green Is Global
- (Archive)
- January 31, 2009, While functional excellence remains a given, buyers and converters of packaging and labeling materials are influenced strongly by other market drivers While functional excellence remains a given, buyers ...
- Showcasing Screen Printing/Laser CuttingTechnology
- (News | New Products)
- January 11, 2009, ... cutting equipment for label, solar thin film and gasket applications. A stand-alone Spartanics-Systec Slitter, which handles material up to two meters wide at 100 mpm. “This showcase will be the ...
- Color Control
- (Label/Tape)
- December 31, 2008, Independent Printing Co. (IPCO), Martinez, CA, may be just two years shy of its 100th Anniversary, but this is one label converter/commercial printer Independent Printing Co. (IPCO), Martinez, CA, may ...
- Eco Inks
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- December 31, 2008, ... the best moisture-resistance properties, so you do require an overprint varnish for optimum moisture resistance.” Flint Group introduced HydroSoy water-based flexo inks at Labelexpo to provide printer ...
- Credit Chaos
- (Trends/Management)
- December 31, 2008, ... flexible packaging (Rank Group/Alcoa), labels (Genstar Capital/Fort Dearborn), and rigid containers (Rexam/O-I Plastics). The industry has been characterized by strategic and financial buyers operating ...
- Sustaining Technology Hunger
- (Editorial)
- October 31, 2008, ... simultaneously held annual association meetings this past October. The Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. held its meeting at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL, and the Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators ...
- Getting Carded: Card Making comes of age for Converters
- (Offset)
- October 31, 2008, ... in. The format of the Diamond 2000LS is versatile to accommodate specialized products, including styrene backlit signs, vinyl labels, and product tags. A UV-curing system from Grafix incorporates ...
- Ink Dispensing: Mix to Match
- (Inks/Coatings/Primers)
- October 31, 2008, ... on a label, and unique, brand-specific colors increasingly are used as a means of differentiating a product on the crowded shelf. Furthermore, there is less room for error. Customers demand exactly the ...
- KBA, FLEXcon Premiering Unique Substrates at Graph Expo
- (News | New Products)
- October 13, 2008, ... in graphic advertising applications or for product identification labels. FLEXcon’s glow-in the dark is a plastic substrate that has been pre-primed to offer consistent printability with either UV or ...
- Shrink Expands
- (Label/Tape)
- September 30, 2008, Don Earl, founder and president of Overnight Labels, says he is serious about making the highest quality narrow web labels and packaging required by the Don Earl, founder and president of Overnight Labels, ...
- October Carton & Box Reporter
- (Carton Box)
- September 30, 2008, ... an integral part of IPCO's label and re-run work. Prinect Image Control automatically evaluates mini spots during production and corrects any tonal and color discrepancies in the prepress stage, making ...
- Graph Expo Growing In Stature
- (Trends/Management)
- August 31, 2008, ... GASC also reports plans are underway for the debut of PackPrint, a package printing, folding carton, flexo, and label-focused tradeshow. Produced in partnership with the Flexographic Technical Assn., ...
- Sticks to Flexo
- (Label/Tape)
- August 31, 2008, Jason Grossman, president of Paragon Label Co., laughingly describes his custom wine label converting operation as a very bizarre label company. After Jason Grossman, president of Paragon Label Co., laughingly ...
- New Product Digest
- (New Products)
- August 31, 2008, ... and performs well as a removable tape or label on most surfaces. Product is FDA compliant for use with most food and drug packaging. Said to offer durability and to maintain constant, smooth peel adhesion ...
- Newly Topcoated Cothene Film Offers Superior Performance
- (News | New Products)
- August 19, 2008, ... requiring high quality graphics. Available in frosty clear or white, it is designed for "no-label look" applications and recyclable with polyolefin substrates. "Our new topcoated Cothene offers an economical ...
- Mid-Gloss Paper is Upgraded
- (News Eclips)
- August 18, 2008, ... opacity and higher degree of print contrast, Raflacoat Plus provides brighter colors and better printing definition, thus enabling better-looking labels and even more complex designs. See http://www.upmraflatac.com ...
- Future Events
- (Events)
- August 11, 2008, ... Inst. of Technology, Printing Applications Laboratory, Rochester, NY (585-475-7429; www.seminars.cias.rit.edu). June 3–4 | AWA Intl. Sleeve Label Conference, Alexander Watson Assoc., Hyatt Rosemont ...
- ETI Converting Signs Five Contracts at Drupa
- (News | New Products)
- August 03, 2008, Continuing the success it has enjoyed during its nearly 20 years as a manufacturer of p-s label converting equipment, ETI Converting Equipment reported that it signed five contracts during the just completed ...