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Coating Matters | The 3 Stages of Product Development

(Coating/Laminating)

January 07, 2014, ... valuable input into the process response map developed by the engineer over time. Let’s take an example. If you were designing a product for the pressure-sensitive adhesive industry, you have set criteria ...

Chinese Label Converter Adds Second Martin Splicer

(News | New Products)

January 05, 2014, ... for label presses with web widths to 330 mm and speeds to 150 m/min. For the Omet press, the new Martin equipment will provide non-stop roll production of substrates including paper, light tag, pressure-sensitive ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2013

(Coating/Laminating)

December 30, 2013, ... to effectively utilize pressure-sensitive labeling materials on surfaces with heavy condensation. The Z3338 adhesive reportedly provides in-line, wet-applied label positioning that improves operational ...

Gilbreth Packaging Boosts Production with Titan

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2013, ... has been an industry leader offering strategically engineered full body shrink sleeve labels, a successful alternative to pressure-sensitive paper and film labels. In 1983 Gilbreth took the same strategized ...

Dow Corning Offers New Release Modifier

(Coatings)

November 22, 2013, Syl-Off SL 35 is said to offer tight release at low platinum levels with high stability and shelf life   MIDLAND, MI | Dow Corning recently announced Syl-Off SL 35 release modifier, described as ...

Label Trends | The Future of Linerless Labels

(Label/Tape)

November 20, 2013, ... interest in liner waste, linerless labels often are viewed as a viable alternative to pressure-sensitive labels. In an effort to discern the growing interest in linerless labels within the industry, ...

CCL Industries Acquires Advanced Packaging Films

(Flexpack News)

November 17, 2013, ... by Guenther Birkner, CCL president. Birkner says, "This new capability allows us to design proprietary, specialty films for new sleeve and pressure-sensitive label applications while improving our supply ...

Bemis Reports Third Quarter Results

(Flexpack News)

November 13, 2013, Report says Q3 performance demonstrates the success of company’s strategy to improve sales mix and strengthen return metrics   NEENAH, WI | Bemis Co. reported third quarter 2013 diluted earnings ...

DLS Reports Satisfaction with Colordyne Digital Press

(News | New Products)

November 03, 2013, ... located in Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Reno. Its reputation as a quality provider of pressure-sensitive labels and tapes has made it one of the largest and most recognized converters of pressure-sensitive ...

WS Packaging Reports New Product Groups

(Flexpack News)

October 28, 2013, ... by extension, specific product and service brands.” WSPackaging&Label is the largest product group, with offerings that include labels (pressure-sensitive, glue-applied, and in-mold), folding cartons, ...

Release Liner | What’s Next?

(Label/Tape)

October 24, 2013, AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. reports on a recent seminar on pressure-sensitive label release liner issues and opportunities. AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. reports on a recent seminar on pressure-sensitive ...

Coating Matters | Hot Melt Coating Technology, Part 1

(Coating/Laminating)

October 15, 2013, ... industries that employ pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). Considered a subset of hot melts, PSAs are typically rubbers or acrylate copolymers that are tacky at room temperature and physically bond to ...

GPA Announces Digital Catalog with New Substrates

(Materials)

September 09, 2013, ... performance in a variety of digital production environments. New products include dozens of papers, synthetic films, and pressure-sensitive papers. Company also has expanded its offering for HP Indigo ...

Freedonia Report Says Label Demand Growing

(Label/Tape News)

August 20, 2013, ... to $19.1 billion in 2017, according to Labels, a new study from The Freedonia Group. While the dominant pressure-sensitive segment will enjoy healthy advances, it will face growing competition from alternative ...

Summer Industries Announces a New Plant

(Flexpack News)

August 17, 2013, The new facility in Wisconsin is the sixth in 12 years for the manufacturer of paper tubes, cores, and cans made from 100% recycled paperboard   WELCOME, NC | Summer Industries, a manufacturer of ...

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, ... a clean edge. It can be adapted to run two-sided thick film applications, edge seal and flush cut, or for pressure-sensitive applications such as floor and window graphics, magnet lamination, and metallized ...

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

(Label/Tape)

July 29, 2013, ... for labels, adhesive tapes, and specialty packaging. It has developed a rubber-based pressure-sensitive hot melt adhesive that possesses high initial tack and final adhesion, allows the simple application ...

Combo Printing | International Label Pours It On with Nilpeter

(Label/Tape)

July 25, 2013, ... high quality, flexo-printed, food and beverage labels in addition to one-color offset-printed paperboard signage for a national grocery chain. The company does a brisk business in pressure-sensitive labels ...

Nosco Installs its First MPS Press

(Flexpack News)

July 23, 2013, ... Elledge confirmed the investment was a wise choice. Nosco’s new MPS EF-410 is built with high technology features that advance the printing of pressure-sensitive labels, multi-panel labels, large format ...