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A Letter from John Bankson

(Magazine)

August 27, 2003, Back in 1994, a book was published that chronicled the growth of the pressure-sensitive label market. They Built an Industry cited page after page of contributions made by TLMI members and their companies.... ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... Expo in Belgium. Tagged Europe's premier label event, Labelexpo Europe 2003 will provide narrow web converters a venue to explore the pressure-sensitive label business and grasp new opportunities in ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... remains a significant consumer of labels of all formats, second only to Europe (see figure). It's estimated North American consumption of labels in 2002 was approximately 8,100 million sq m. Pressure-sensitive ...

Avery Dennison to Sell European Package Label Biz

(News | New Products)

July 22, 2003, ... for Avery Dennison to provide pressure-sensitive base materials to CCL Industries. This supply contract is expected to generate revenue for the company in 2004 that will partially offset the decrease in ...

Lenticular Labels Emerge

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... and more familiar in the months ahead, thanks to a development in imaging materials that brings the eye-catching appeal of “lenticular” printing technology into the pressure-sensitive label market.  ...

Avery Dennison Adds SynCarta BOPP to Fasson Rapid-Roll Line

(News | New Products)

June 04, 2003, Avery Dennison Corp. reports it's enhanced its Fasson Rapid-Roll product line with SynCarta synthetic media. According to the manufacturer of pressure-sensitive technology and self-adhesive solutions for ...

Gallus to Show New Label Combo Press

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2003, ... will be shown on June 17, 2003, printing pressure-sensitive labels. The company also recently introduced the EM 280 Basis label press. PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA—Gallus Inc. reports it will demonstrate its ...

A Clear Winner

(Tapes)

March 31, 2003, ... the Mark Andy presses arrived. “And if we're selling pressure-sensitive labels to an account, “ he adds, “there's a good chance they also have products that could use a hang tag, that could be sold in ...

The Label Co. Serves with Printcafe

(News | New Products)

March 31, 2003, ... acquired by the Nashua Corporation in February 2003) produces pressure-sensitive materials such as scale and point-of-sale labels. States Printcafe's press release: "Customer service manager Teri Steiner ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... “poised to become a major leader in the pressure-sensitive tape market.” By most indications, the company already is. Venture Tape has enjoyed better than 10% annual growth since it was established ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... ink system created for narrow web converters. It is called ideal for tags and regular and p-s (pressure-sensitive) abels for beverage, personal care, cosmetic, toy, and retail shopping bag applications. ...

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2003, ... properties, such as films for lamination to paper, PE (polyethylene), and other films, self-adhesive, wraparound or pressure-sensitive (ps) labels." "Sophisticated line concepts for the flexible production ...

Atmospheric Plasma

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... evaluated to determine the adhesion of the ink. A tape test was performed for each protocol with a ½ in. × 2 in. tape peel test using fresh transparent (clear) pressure-sensitive tape. The tape was applied ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ...  P-S Tapes to Expand Annually CLEVELAND, OH, USA—The world market for pressure-sensitive (p-s or self-adhesive) tapes is projected to expand at an annual pace of 5.5% through 2006 to 25.4 billion sq m, ...

Colorful Adhesives and Coatings? Probably Not a Good Idea

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... be important. A paper label with a PSA (pressure-sensitive adhesive) on the backside can have some color, provided the paper is sufficiently opaque to hide the color. The color of an adhesive or coating ...

PSA Problem Solving

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... to take a step-by-step approach. This methodology can aid the investigation of quality issues commonly encountered with pressure-sensitive-adhesive (PSA) products. In the production of pressure-sensitive ...

National Adhesives to Feature High Productivity Products at CMM

(News | New Products)

January 26, 2003, ... CMM show in April. According to the company, it will showcase its full range of industrial pressure-sensitive adhesives and laminating adhesives, including those that can foamed, at the Converting Machinery/Materials ...

Canadian Converter: Labelad

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... America to install a 12-color flexographic press. The company also houses an array of presses and prepress equipment to provide pressure-sensitive labels, promotional/informational labels and booklets, ...

PSA Online Outlet Provides Savings

(News | New Products)

November 21, 2002, MACtac, manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) materials, reports it's established MACtacMarket.com as an ongoing money-saving opportunity for the roll label converting market. STOW, OH, USA—MACtac, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportMedical/Healthcare Use

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... market. The majority of liners actually are featured on final products as a protective backing for a pressure-sensitive adhesive. However, a high proportion are used for film, foam, and adhesive casting ...