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TLMI Awards | Multi-Color Takes 2016 Best of Show

(Label/Tape)

October 19, 2016, ... printing and to recognize technical achievement in all areas of the narrow web industry, including tags and labels, cartons, flexible packaging, non-woven pressure-sensitives, and more. Entries are judged ...

Dow Corning Launches Series of PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

September 18, 2016, New pressure-sensitive adhesives and coatings are suited for protective films used throughout the lifecycle of electronic devices AUBURN, MI | Dow Corning, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical ...

AWA Reports on Asian Release Liner Markets

(Label/Tape)

August 14, 2016, ... liner was consumed in pressure-sensitive label applications. While glassine/SCK paper release base is the preferred medium for labels, AWA says, Asian climatic conditions continue to support polyolefin-coated ...

Mactac Approved for Flexo Printing Constructions

(Label/Tape)

August 10, 2016, ... we are giving our customers peace of mind that the entire label—including base material, pressure-sensitive adhesive, and inks—meets the requirements of BS 5609.” Smithers Pira, an independent testing ...

AWA Summarizes Release Liner Event

(Label/Tape)

July 24, 2016, ... identifying digital direct-to-container print as “a potential disruptive technology in some applications.” Linerless labels, though continuing to gain interest, are still a niche, he said. Pressure-sensitive ...

Experience Speaks | Q&A with Charlie Eitel

(Trends/Management)

July 19, 2016, ... Pressure-Sensitive Labels Website: www.wspackaging.com How did you get into the converting business? J.W. Childs private equity firm owns the majority of WS Packaging Group. I am an operating partner ...

Tomatec Showcases New Mark Andy Presses

(News | New Products)

July 13, 2016, ... tension laminator, web translator, GEW UV, and BST inspection. It will be used to target high-end added-value markets. The five-color P5 will be used to produce pressure-sensitive labels for the general ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for Your Self-Adhesive Graphic

(Coating/Laminating)

July 11, 2016, ... this type of product, here are some factors to consider. Selection of the adhesive is one of the keys to a successful pressure-sensitive product as it provides the main functionality. In my previous ...

Common Laminating Techniques & Associated Adhesives

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

July 10, 2016, ... acrylic-vinyl acetate copolymer emulsions Snack packages (e.g., potato chip bags) Wet-Bond Adhesive Acrylic emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives Pressure-sensitive labels Wet-Bond ...

Ashland Announces Two New PSAs

(Coating/Laminating)

June 28, 2016, Aroset APS 1295 pressure-sensitive adhesive is for permanent applications, while Aroset 2570 is designed for temporary ones DUBLIN, OH | Ashland reports two new pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) share ...

Constantia Flexibles Gives Bud Light a New Look

(Label/Tape)

June 28, 2016, Supplies gravure-printed  metallized p-s film labels MASON, OH | Bud Light has recently hit the market with newly designed packaging. The fresh new look highlights the brand’s key attributes—premium ...

Sticking With It | Selecting the Right Adhesive for the Job

(Coating/Laminating)

May 05, 2016, ... you through the process. Selection of the right adhesive for your pressure-sensitive product, whether it’s a tape, label, or self-adhesive graphic, is a critical step in developing the product you will ...

Neenah Expands Digital Papers Portfolio

(Flexpack)

April 15, 2016, ... to Pulsar Pink and Epic Black 27 whites, naturals, and fibers from Avalanche White to Antique Gray 3 packaging papers from Bright White to Deep Black 3 ESTATE LABEL pressure-sensitive papers from ...

AWA to Offer Release Liner Conference

(Label/Tape)

March 28, 2016, ... liner industry. Dean Scarborough, chairman and CEO of Avery Dennison, will keynote the conference by discussing two key aspects of the pressure-sensitive industry today: opportunities and sustainability. ...

PFFC Welcomes Ingrid Brase as Adhesives Expert

(Yo's Yarns)

March 11, 2016, ... her career over 20 years ago as a research scientist and progressed through market-focused roles before identifying her passion for pressure-sensitive adhesives. As the public voice of the p-s adhesives ...

Toyochem Acquires Rights to Dow Chemical Adhesives

(Adhesives)

February 07, 2016, ... Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd. recently announced that it has executed a Purchase and Assignment Agreement to acquire the exclusive rights to a limited number of one-component, solvent-based acrylic pressure-sensitive ...

CCL Industries Reports Three Transactions

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2016, ... Digital Ltd., privately owned companies with common shareholders, based in Dublin, Ireland. Label Art is a pressure-sensitive label producer in Ireland with a focus on healthcare and specialty customers ...

AWA Issues Studies on Asian Markets

(Label/Tape)

November 22, 2015, ... as third quarter Chinese market growth, at 6.9%, continues to slow. AWA Asian Labeling and Product Decoration Market Study 2015 provides detailed analysis of markets, materials, and technologies—pressure-sensitive/self-adhesive, ...

AWA Reports on Release Liner Seminar

(Label/Tape)

November 01, 2015, The annual update for the pressure-sensitive label industry covered current conditions and technology as well as prospects for the future AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS | AWA Alexander Watson Associates ...

Inland Acquires Monet Graphics

(Label/Tape)

October 25, 2015, ... and rebrand and is reportedly in keeping with Inland’s strategy to grow its presence in the pressure-sensitive label and flexible packaging markets. “It is our goal to continue to grow this company. ...