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Paper's Pledg

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... costs US companies nearly $250 billion a year in lost revenue. While the problem is far too vast and complex to be solved solely through the enhanced security provided by labels and packaging, a number ...

Edible Markers

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2008, ... and inventory control are desired, then overt technologies like holograms, security labels, and bar codes are an option. If contamination and adulteration are the issues, then you must know for what you ...

Trends Impacting Converters

(Editorial)

June 30, 2008, ... at over 15,000. The qualified respondents grew this year to 293, comprising converters of flexible packaging; tapes, labels, and tags; unprinted rolls and sheets (including coated substrates); and paperboard ...

A Golden Opportunity

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2008, ... the package has to do all the selling. Wong also said the low-quality stigma of house brands and private labels is decreasing, so known brands must be able to compete with them. CPGs need the ability for ...

TLMI Special Report

(Special Reports)

June 17, 2008, Take a look back - and ahead - as TLMI celebrates 75 years of service. Take a look back - and ahead - as TLMI celebrates 75 years of service. View and download the full PDF of the Special Report. ...

Commitment to Excellence

(Editorial)

May 31, 2008, ... So PFFC — which itself is 81 years young — extends a most heartfelt congratulations to the Tag & Label Mfrs. Inst. (TLMI) for realizing this noteworthy achievement. This month we are giving special recognition ...

Materials/Substrates: Custom Fit

(Substrates)

May 31, 2008, ... clear polyester film designed for high-performance label applications. Called ideal for use as a matte overlaminate to achieve a high-end look. Resists many environmental factors including smudging, scratching, ...

Letter from the Chairman of the Board

(Label/Tape)

May 31, 2008, ...  MISSION STATEMENT TLMI is a member-driven association strongly committed to providing business solutions that enhance the prosperity of its members and the narrow web tag, label, and packaging industries. ...

Annual Awards Competition

(Label/Tape)

May 31, 2008, ... and/or product development that represents a breakthrough in the tag and label industry. Here is a look at the past five Best of Show winners. 2007: Taylor Made Labels, Lake Oswego, OR, earned the ...

Chicago Cutting Die Celebrates 85 Years

(News Eclips)

May 04, 2008, ... most of their work was for the apparel industry, and for manufacturers of envelopes and labels,” said President Lyle Archer. “Today, most of our work is in the fields of personal care, pharmaceuticals, ...

Riding the Technology Wave

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2008, ...  issue has a European focus that highlights trends we may discover will migrate west once again. For example, while the first injection in-mold label was developed by Cerbo (Sweden) in the 1970s, the U ...

Elegance & Speed

(Label/Tape)

April 30, 2008, ... the valued supplier to end-users in 26 countries. Packaging products include shrink sleeves and in-mold and blow-mold labels that combine offset and gravure technologies to deliver the superior quality ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... Hueck Folien, a prime supplier of both food and pharmaceutical aluminum foils. In Romania, Constantia recently acquired a 60% interest in Novis, a paper label producer, and in Poland, a 70% interest in ...

Multi-Color Implements Radius Solutions ERP

(Archive)

April 09, 2008, ... Vision system as a standard business information management platform across all of its operations. This follows Multi-Color's acquisition of NorthStar Print Group, the label-manufacturing subsidiary of ...

Drupa '08

(Trends/Management)

March 31, 2008, ... sq ft. Black plate replacement on the Jetrion 3025 enables label converters to reduce operating expenses by using Jetrion inkjet technology in place of traditional flexo plates for printing short-run or ...

Clever Converters

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2008, ... Prosciutto package. The package utilizes Printpack's Re-Seal It packaging system, combining proprietary label technology with high-performance barrier films. The system is said to provide an innovative, ...

Quality Time

(Gravure)

March 31, 2008, The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Global (PLGA) held its 2008 Annual Operational Conference in Miami, FL, February 27-29, with 200 in attendance. The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Global (PLGA) ...

The Market Matures

(Label/Tape)

February 29, 2008, The sleeve label in all its forms shrink, stretch, and roll-on-shrink-on/machine direction (ROSO/MD) has changed the face of the packaging market in just The sleeve label in all its forms — shrink, stretch, ...

Joel Carmany

(Experience Speaks)

February 29, 2008, President of Consolidated Label Co. Management Style | Collaborative Recommending | Personal Power by Anthony Robbins How did you get into the converting President of Consolidated Label Co. Management ...

How To Find Information Fast

(Editorial)

January 31, 2008, ... marketplace at other converting operations with which you may be able to identify. What works for one business may have shared application at your own workplace. Our monthly “Narrow Web & Label Reporter” ...