Label & Narrow Web back issues from March 2003:
Brace yourself.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2003; ... I hate to be the bearer of shocking news, but someone has to do it. In this issue you will encounter a strange and possibly troubling concept. Time to duct-tape your windows, and send the kids out of the room. Ready? Here it is: Teach label designers about flexography. ...
Seal-It Inc. takes honors in LI again. (Industry News).(named to Newsday's list of 100 Top Private Companies based in Long Island)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Seal-It Inc., of Farmingdale, NY, has been named to Newsday's list of 100 Top Private Companies based in Long Island for the second year in a row. The company, headed by Sharon Lobel, has also been named to the list of Long Island's top 50 businesses for the third year in a row ...
Smyth Companies offers complete IML package. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Smyth Companies Inc., St. Paul, MN, has launched a new product aimed at firms that utilize injection-molded plastic containers in their brand packaging strategy. The product, called SmythInjection, is a system for labeling and decorating plastic packaging with an offset printed label ...
Package buyers speak at flexo conferences. (Industry News).(series of conferences sanctioned by the Flexographic Technical Association planned)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Printers' access to package buyers will expand this spring through a series of conferences sanctioned by the Flexographic Technical Association. Package buyers and retailers will raise their voices in unison and speak directly to FTA members on five separate occasions. The first ...
Flexo-Graphics expands with new equipment. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Flexo-Graphics LLC, a label converting company in Butler, WI, has has acquired new equipment to increase capacity. "We're bursting at the seams," says Mike McDonough, executive vice president, "and we need more capacity." Flexo-Graphics is acquiring a new Mark Andy ...
FINAT and TLMI to meet in Vienna. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... "New Developments for Value Creation Worldwide" will be the theme of the joint FINAT/TLMI World Congress, scheduled for June 4-7 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. This marks the fourth occasion that the European and North American label converting groups have met together. ...
Akzo Nobel Inks wins Environmental Award. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Akzo Nobel Inks has received the 2002 Environmental Award from the town of Trelleborg, Sweden. The award was presented in December. The award, a sculpture by a well known Swedish artist, was presented with the following words: "The Environmental Award, instituted by the town ...
Government can help printers. (Flexo School Advises).(open house at Ditrolio Flexo-graphic Institute)
Mar 01, 2003 ... At an open house on March 26, the principals of Ditrolio Flexo-graphic Institute will show how printers and converters can take advantage of business development incentives available at several levels of government. The open house will be held at the institute's headquarters in ...
Comco launches new series of flexo seminars. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Comco's popular education programs for flexographers continues in 2003 with five in a series of "Flexo Focus Educator Seminars." The free seminars have been developed for converters and consumer packaging professionals seeking market and technical information about growing niche ...
Nashua acquires The Label Co. (Industry News).(Nashua Corp.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Nashua Corp., n manufacturer and marketer of labels, thermal specialty papers and imaging products, has acquired the assets of The Label Co. from Bunzl Distribution, and has signed n multi-year agreement to supply Bunzl with label products. The Label Co., located in St. Louis, ...
BST Pro Mark donates inspection unit to college. (Industry News).(Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... BST Pro Mark, of Elmhurst, IL, has donated a ProScan 2000 web inspection system to Western Michigan University, which has been installed on its 23" four-color Cerutti gravure press in Kalamazoo, MI. "With over a thousand of our systems being used for inspection on gravure ...
Creo offers rebuilt prepress equipment. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Creo Inc., of Boston, has launched a line of remanufactured prepress systems for the graphic arts industry. Creo Remanufactured Solutions include Trendsetter and Lotem platesetters, Dolev imagesetters, EverSmart scanners, Iris proofers, and Brisque and Prinergy workflow management systems ....
Chromas/Aquaflex launches 'Lean Manufacturing Initiative'. (Industry News).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Chromas/Aquaflex, a manufacturer of flexographic and digital printing equipment based in Montreal, Canada, has unveiled its "Lean Manufacturing Initiative," accompanied by a new web site -- www. chromaslean.com. "It's really quite simple," says company President Maher Hanna ....
Sericol acquired by management, investors. (Industry News).(from BP plc)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Managers of ink maker Sericol have teamed with New York investment company Saratoga Partners to acquire Sericol Ink Co. from BP plc. Saratoga Partners has made investments in 29 companies with a value of over $3.4 billion. Sericol makes inks ...
Flint expands to new ink markets. (Industry News).(Flint Ink Corp. forms Jetrion L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Flint Ink Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI, has formed Jetrion LLC, a new company providing industrial inkjet products, services, and custom printing solutions. Jetrion aims to capture pent-up demand for inkjet integration services, inkjet-enabling technologies, and custom, high-performance ...
DUNMORE expands Pennsylvania facility. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... DUNMORE Corporation has announced plans to expand its plant in Bristol, PA. Past improvements at the Bristol location include the purchase and installation of a new coating line, metallizer, slitter rewinder, along with a major office renovation that was completed in early 2002. ...
GIDUE, Siemens unite to launch new press. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... GIDUE, the Italian manufacturer of rotary printing presses, and Siemens, a supplier of electric components, announce a technical partnership to develop a new series of presses called the E-Combat line. The E-Combat will be ...
Wine label markets explored. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... AWA Alexander Watson Associates, market research consultants in the packaging, printing and converting industries, has published a report titled Global Wine and Wine Label Market Study -- Market Overview, Materials Trends and Industry Trends for Wine Producers and Suppliers. The ...
Basic in-mold labeling is subject of seminar. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... "ABCs of IML: A Basic Course" will he conducted March 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel North Shore, Skokie, IL. Offered annually since 1989, this seminar is an introductory in-mold labeling (IML) course designed for those considering entry into the IML market, as well as a refresher course for ...
Fusion UV expands its sales territories. (Industry News).(for InPro Technologies and Pro-Tek Systems)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... GAITHERSBURG, MD, January 28, 2003 - Fusion UV Systems Inc. , of Gaithersburg, MD, has expanded the sales territories of its manufacturers representatives InPro Technologies and Pro-Tek Systems. InPro Technologies, of Frederick, MD, which has represented Fusion UV for 16 years ...
Florida graphics show draws 21,000 visitors. (Industry News).(Graphics of the Americas)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... More than 21,000 visitors from around the world attended the 28th annual Graphics of the Americas (GOA) in Miami Beach in January. GOA is the largest annual Latin American graphic arts trade show, and the second largest graphic arts ...
Stork Screens opens new technology center. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Stork Screens America Inc. has announced the opening of the Rotaform Technology Center at its Charlotte, NC, location. The center is a complete rotary screen application, training and support facility. ...
Nilpeter UK to handle FB-Line presses. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Nilpeter Ltd. UK, is now responsible for the installation and service support of the US-built FB-Line of modular narrow web presses in Europe and many other parts of the world. FB-Line flexo and UV flexo presses comprise three models: FB2500 (maximum web width 273 mm or 10.75"); FB-3300 ...
Matik to distribute SMAG screen presses. (Industry News).(Matik North America and SMAG Graphique)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... SMAG Graphique, the French manufacturer of flat-bed screen presses and label finishing equipment, has named Matik North America its distributor for the US and Canadian pressure sensitive label markets. SMAG manufactures the Galaxie line of roll-to-roll, flat-bed screen presses ....
Plassein reorganizes its film divisions. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Plassein International, of Willington, CT, a supplier of extruded and converted plastic films, has announced a reorganization of its corporate structure to provide customers with strategic services and applications. Plassein will now design and produce products and services through three ...
UCB acquires unit from Air Products. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... UCB, based in Brussels, has acquired the graphic arts business of Air Products. The acquisition aims to complement UCB's Radcure technology and strengthen its position in the graphic arts business by diversifying its application solutions for its customers. The acquisition provides UCB ...
Yupo celebrates five years in West. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Yupo Corporation America, Chesapeake, VA, a manufacturer of synthetic paper, commemorates its fifth anniversary in delivering synthetic paper products and services to the North and South ...
www.fusionuv.co.jp. (Narrow Web Sites).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Fusion UY Systems has launched a Japanese corporate web site, its first non-English Internet presence ....
www.loparex.com. (Narrow Web Sites).
Mar 01, 2003 ... Loparex Inc. has launched an Internet-based search tool called the Product Selector, which assists customers in choosing an appropriate release ...
Arpeco Engineering. (Industry People).(rejoined by Brian Ivens)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... ARPECO ENGINEERING, Mississauga, ON, Canada -- Brian Ivens has ...
Bosch Rexroth. (Industry People).(Bob Rickert replaced by Wolfgang Dangel)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... BOSCH REXROTH, Lohr, Germany -- Bob Rickert will step down as president and CEO, ...
Contract Converting. (Industry People).(appointments)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... CONTRACT CONVERTING, Greenville, WI -- Robert J. Saari has been ...
Eastern Paper. (Industry People).(names managers)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... EASTERN PAPER, Brewer, ME -- Michael Stang has been named operations manager and Michael Bierowicz ...
Enercon Industries. (Industry People).(promotes Mario Leonardelli)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... ENERCON INDUSTRIES, Menomonee Falls, WI -- Mario ...
Extrusion Dies Industries. (Industry People).(promotes Jonathan Anderson)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... EXTRUSION DIES INDUSTRIES, Chippewa Falls, WI -- ...
Fernqvist Labeling Solutions. (Industry People).(appoints Elsie Flanagan Stein)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... FERNQVIST LABELING SOLUTIONS, Mountain View, CA -- Elsie ...
Gew. (Industry People).(Brian Wenger expands territory)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... GEW, North Royalton, OH -- Brian Wenger, vice ...
Harper Corporation of America. (Industry People).(honors Robbie King)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... HARPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC -- Robbie King was honored as ...
Mark Andy UK. (Industry People).(joined by Magnus Mighall)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... MARK ANDY UK, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom -- Magnus ...
Maxcess International. (Industry People).(names Jay Kopetka and Oliver Kemenczky)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL, Oklahoma City, OK -- Jay Kopetka, working with customers in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British ...
McDowell Label and Screen Printing. (Industry People).(names Richard Peters)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... MCDOWELL LABEL AND SCREEN PRINTING, Dallas, TX ...
Paper Converting Machine Company. (Industry People).(elects William J. Malooly)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY, Greenbay, WI -- William J. ...
Presstek. (Industry People).(appoints Barbara A. Pellow)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... PRESSTEK, Hudson, NH -- Barbara A. Pellow, currently the Gannett Professor for Electronic Printing and Publishing at Rochester ...
Printcafe Software. (Industry People).(names Doug Belkofer)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... PRINTCAFE SOFTWARE, Pittsburgh, PA -- Doug Belkofer ...
Primac Systems. (Industry People).(appoints Michael Cooke)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... PRIMAC SYSTEMS, Dallas -- Michael Cooke has been appointed vice president and general ...
Radtech. (Industry People).(new president David A. Diehl)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... RADTECH, Chevy Chase, MD -- David A. Diehl of PPG ...
Raflatac Canada. (Industry People).(appoints Kevin Doan)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... RAFLATAC CANADA, Montreal, QC, Canada -- Kevin Doan has been appointed ...
Stork Cellramic. (Industry People).(joined by Mathew Jones)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... STORK CELLRAMIC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- Mathew Jones has joined as sales ...
Uvitec Printing Ink. (Industry People).(names Milton S. Fall)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... UVITEC PRINTING INK -- Milton S. Fall has been named ...
Water Ink Technologies. (Industry People).(joined by Max Price)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES, Lincolnton, NC -- Max Price has joined the company's ...
Avery Dennison grows in East and Central Europe. (Industry News).(via Fasson division; discusses the market)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Avery Dennison's Fasson division, a dominant presence in the narrow web label market, is enjoying growth in Europe, particularly Eastern Europe, and elsewhere in the world. The acquisition last year of Jackstadt, the German substrate supplier, has fueled that growth. Avery Dennison now has ...
Austrian deal strengthens CCL's European presence. (Narrow Web Europe).(CCL Industries Inc.)
Mar 01, 2003; ... After a quiet spell on the merger front, CCL Industries Inc. has broken ranks by widening its considerable interest in consumer-based packaging and labeling. The Toronto-based organization has bought a 51 percent controlling interest in Pachem AG, a privately-owned Austrian producer of ...
Renaissance reorganizes UK business interests. (Narrow Web Europe).(Renaissance Mark reviews Mail-Well label assets)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... More transatlantic label business, this time involving Renaissance Mark. Since acquiring Mail-Well's label division in May last year, this Denver-based company has examined its English inheritance and decided on some tidying up. It will now focus investment on the core UK businesses of ...
European support for latest narrow web entrant. (Narrow Web Europe).(Paper Converting Machine Co. forms Pc In-line systems division in Europe)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... At one time Webtron was a major player in the narrow web flexo press sector. It certainly helped the process to become established in many parts of Europe from the late 1980s. As elsewhere, it lost market share to more aggressive competitors and looked as though it could disappear ...
Trespaphan's PP business changes hands again. (Narrow Web Europe).(Celanese AG sells to Dor Film International)
Mar 01, 2003 ... The wheeling and dealing that goes on in the international plastic films business almost overshadows the complexities of the actual manufacturing processes. The latest example involves Celanese AG in Kronberg, Germany, which was recently given the legal go-ahead to sell its Trespaphan ...
A further step for electromagnetic ID technology. (Narrow Web Europe).(Van den Bergh Engineering )(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Van den Bergh Engineering in Belgium specializes in manufacturing off-line paper processing modules, including integrated forms/label systems. Its machinery can handle RFID technology, hot foil stamping and magnetic strips. Currently it is working to incorporate electromagnetic ...
Delay for UPM acquisition of MACtac. (Narrow Web Europe).(UPM-Kymmene to acquire pressure sensitive assets from Bemis Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2003 ... Bemis Company Inc. does not expect to draw a line under the sale of its MACtac pressure sensitive materials business to UPM-Kymmene (owner of Raflatac) until sometime in mid-summer this year. The delay follows the need "to accommodate the ...
Pressroom profits. (Reality Check).(Column)
Mar 01, 2003; ... It seems to me that everything I write and say deals with making a profit at press. This is a major concern for every owner out there, so that's why I try to give on areas that should be addressed in order to make the kind of profits a company should make. The reason for this particular ...
Ignore costs at your peril. (Minding My Own Business).(Column)
Mar 01, 2003; ... Hindsight is truly wonderful, for it permits us the luxury of distance and the security of risk-free analysis. "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," the philosopher George Santayana said, and truer words about business management have never been spoken. (It has ...
Heading them off at the pass: help designers understand flexo, and improve your business at the same time. (Art Direction).(Column)
Mar 01, 2003; ... Label & Narrow Web magazine is proud to present the first in a regular series of columns addressing art and prepress issues in the narrow web industry. The author is David Hoydal, art director for flexography at Blake Printery in San Luis Obispo, CA, a division of WS Packaging. A graduate ...
Inovar Packaging Group: with a diverse clientele and a wide range of capabilities, Inovar Packaging Group has grown by saying yes. (Narrow Web Profile).(Company Profile)
Mar 01, 2003; ... Inovar Packaging Group Inc. is not exactly a typical narrow web converter. While it does print labels, tags and decals, the company adds a twist to its image by also printing bumper stickers, POP displays, political signage, banners and even countertops for Home Depot. Add to ...
The tape market: as growth in the commodity market wanes, manufacturers and converters look to specialty tapes.(market size, trends, applications and other issues)
Mar 01, 2003; ... To the tape layperson, tape already serves many functions. It can fix a torn piece of paper, close a box, even pick the lint off a pair of pants. And for those who are not aspiring to be the next Bob Villa, it can even be used extensively for home repairs. Indeed, tape brings ...
Rotary screen printing: high end products are pushing printers to explore new opportunities for this versatile process.(for health and beauty product labels)
Mar 01, 2003; ... Converters who are deeply involved in producing labels for the top marketers of health and beauty products know the value and practicality of rotary screen printing. They start the press run with a thick and solid application of opaque screen white, giving the substrate a depth not ...
Folders, sheeters, stackers: folders, sheeters and stackers provide a higher level of automation, open businesses to new applications, and evolve with industry trends.
Mar 01, 2003; ... What's in a name? For folders, sheeters and stackers, quite a bit. As anyone can guess, folders fold, sheeters make sheets and stackers stack. They are simple names for machines that complete relatively simple tasks. But this is not the end of the story. Simply put, these ...
Mark Andy. (Supplier Gallery).
Mar 01, 2003 ... NEXT GENERATION PLATFORM The LP3000 is designed to give converters the competitive edge they need to succeed today and in the future. * NEW Quick Load plate loading technology * Next generation "QC" Quick Change ink carriage * Constant turning ...