Label & Narrow Web back issues from March 2006:
RF IDeas.(EDITORIAL)(radio frequency identification)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Two years ago this month we published the first of what has become an annual report about radio frequency identification. We called it, with no small amount of humor, The Whole Story. Prior to that we had covered the topic here and there, but not in such depth. It was a subject full of ...
Seal-It wins more business awards.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Seal-It Inc)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... For the second consecutive year, Seal-It Inc. has been named to the Div 500 list of "Top Owned Businesses" by Diversity Business.com. In addition, Seal-It has been named to Diversity Business.com's list of "Top 500 Women Owned Companies in the USA." An event planned for May 2006 will bring ...
Pro Label acquires Xpanded Label Tech.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Pro Label Inc)(Xpanded Label Technology LLC)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Pro Label Inc., of Appleton, WI, USA, has purchased the assets and intellectual property of Xpanded Label Technology LLC, also of Appleton. The acquisition allows Pro Label to provide a broader range of service and product offerings to former Xpanded Label Technology customers, while ...
Paragon Data Systems launches RFID web site.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Paragon Data Systems, a provider of bar code, RFID and data collection products based in Cleveland, OH, USA, has launched a web site designed to assist companies with meeting RFID compliance mandates. The address is www.paragonrfid.com. The site allows users to print desired ...
Chemsultants' growth recognized in Ohio.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Chemsultants International)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... For the 13th consecutive year, Chemsultants International, of Mentor, OH, USA, has earned recognition as one of Ohio's fastest growing companies. The company received the honor, known as the "Lake-Geauga Fast Track 50," from the Lakeland Institute for Economic Development, part ...
RDP Marathon renamed Drent Goebel N. America.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... RDP Marathon, the Canadian press manufacturer acquired by Drent Goebel in 2005, has officially changed its name to Drent Goebel North America Inc. The company is located in Montreal. "Since the acquisition, the integration process of both companies' engineering and sales ...
Clemson seminars focus on color management.(INDUSTRY NEWS )(flexographic process printing )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Clemson University's Department of Graphic Communications will conduct two of its most popular symposia concerning the management of color in the coming months. Both 2.5-day programs will link industry experts and innovators with university faculty to provide a blend of lecture, discussion ...
'Esko' updates identity, reports high '05 revenue.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Esko-Graphics)(pre-production solutions )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Esko-Graphics, of Gent, Belgium, a market leader in packaging pre-production systems, reports substantial revenue growth for 2005, according to Carsten Knudsen president and CEO. "Esko is launched on a solid path of continuous profitable growth," says Knudsen. "Our preliminary results for ...
Daetwyler wins award for gravure system.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Max Daetwyler Corporation (MDC), of Huntersville, NC, USA, has received the Innovation Award from the European Rotogravure Association. The award was presented to MDC for its Starbase Cylinder System, a manufacturing process to produce lightweight gravure cylinders. According to ...
Novamelt to expand into North America.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Novamelt, an adhesive manufacturer based in Wehr, Germany, has announced that it plans to produce and distribute its products in the United States. Founded in 1989, the company has marketed its pressure sensitive adhesive products exclusively within Europe. The company's line of ...
Altana Chemie acquires Rad-Cure Corporation.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Altana Chemie AG)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Altana Chemie AG, of Wesel, Germany, signed an agreement in January to acquire Rad-Cure Corporation, a specialist in the field of overprint UV curable coatings and adhesives for the paper and board packaging sector. The completion of the transaction is planned for the first quarter 2006 ....
AVT sales increase 17.7 percent in 2005.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Advanced Vision Technology Ltd)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. (AVT), based in Hod-Hasharon, Israel, has reported sales of US$25.1 million for 2005, an increase of 17.7 percent over the previous year. The company manufactures automatic optical inspection and quality assurance systems for the printing and packaging ...
Stork Prints & AKL form flexo alliance.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Stork Prints, a pioneer of direct laser engraving, has formed a partnership with AKL Flexo Technik to develop new flexographic products. According to a joint announcement, technicians from both companies are conducting research into seamless sleeves and laser engraving, ...
Metro Label makes top 50 in Canada's best managed firms.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... One of Canada's most elite business awards--Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies--has been bestowed upon Metro Label, of Toronto, ON. A second generation family-run business, Metro Label started from humble beginnings in 1974 as the dream of one man and his family. Today, it ...
Black & Decker salutes Topflight.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Topflight Corporation, a manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels based in Glen Rock, PA, USA, has received the 2005 Supplier Excellence Award for Exceptional Delivery Performance from Black & Decker (B & D), a global manufacturer of power tools and products. The award recognizes on-time ...
Smart Label forum comes to Boston.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Smart Labels USA 2006, a major conference that will address RFID and related issues, will be held March 28-29 at the Westin Copley Hotel in Boston, MA, USA. The organizer is IDTechEx, which is based in Cambridge, England. For the fifth consecutive year, the event will focus on ...
New addresses for Matan, Electro Optic.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Electro Optic US, a manufacturer of flexible dies, rotary dies, perforating and scoring tools, and I magnetic cylinders, has moved to a new headquarters. The company is now in Alpharetta, GA. The telephone number remains the same. Electro Optic US; 316 Maxwell Road, Suite 300; ...
Chicago has flexo temp agency.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... FlexoTemps Ltd., a job placement bureau affiliated with DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI), has been established in the Chicago area. The announcement was made by Vincent DiTrolio, DFI's founder. "FlexoTemps fills positions in flexo companies from the pressroom to the ...
Simco celebrates 70 years.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Simco, a manufacturer of static control systems, celebrates 70 years in business. Founded in 1936 by Hortense and Julius Simons, Simco started in a one room shop in Philadelphia. Today, Simco has offices in Kobe, Japan; Lochem, Holland; and its headquarters in Hatfield Township, ...
McDowell, Dow, York Label win FLEXcon awards.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... FLEXcon, a manufacturer of pressure sensitive film products based in Spencer, MA, USA, has announced the winners of its 2005 Awards For Innovation Contest. The competition celebrates innovative uses of pressure-sensitive film by FLEXcon customers, recognizing applications that expand the ...
Harper's Platinum rolls now made worldwide.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Harper Corporation, a manufacturer of laser engraved anilox rolls, has announced that its Platinum XLT (Xtreme Laser Technology) anilox and coating roll manufacturing system is now in operation at all four of its manufacturing facilities: Charlotte, NC, and DePere, WI in the USA; Herford, ...
Matik North America to represent Senntech.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Matik North America, based in West Hartford, CT, USA, is now representing the Senntech line of slitter rewinders in the US, Canada and Mexico. Matik now will provide owners of existing and new Senntech slitter rewinders access to its experience with servicing of converting machinery. ...
MPS opens South Asia office in Mumbai.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Dutch press manufacturer MPS has established itself in South Asia with the opening of an office in Mumbai, India. The ...
CPFilms revamps its product web site.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... CPFilms Inc., a manufacturer of coated films for electronics, medical, high-technology, industrial, commercial, and solar control applications based in Fieldale, VA, USA, has launched a revamped web site. The site, www.cpfindusprod.com, covers the range of products and services ...
Converters take center stage at L & NW Label Symposium.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The first Label Symposium sponsored by L & NW will feature the wisdom of converters, who will speak to their peers on a variety of business topics. This one-of-a-kind educational event takes place May 16 at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, in downtown Milwaukee, WI, USA. The event will be ...
Indigo users form Dscoop support group.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Owners of HP Indigo presses have formed Digital Solutions Cooperative--Dscoop--to help users leverage their investments in HP's digital print technology. Dscoop now comprises press owners and users as well as HP representatives and Indigo specialists. According to Dscoop ...
Label Accessories moves to new plant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Label Accessories, a supplier of desktop label rewinders and unwinders, has moved its assembly and distribution operations to a larger location in Georgetown, ON, Canada. The address is 330 Guelph ...
Kodak focuses on graphics with digital prepress products.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Eastman Kodak Company hosted an event highlighting its Graphic Communications Group (GCG) in Rochester, NY, USA in early February. Vic Stalam, general manager at Kodak's GCG, explained the company's mission: "We hope that Kodak packaging solutions help customers deliver high-impact ...
Acpo Ltd.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ACPO LTD., Oak Harbor, OH, USA -- The company has appointed Will Smith to the new role of general ...
Acucote Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ACUCOTE INC., Graham, NC, USA -- The company has announced the hiring of Raymond "Bud" ...
Avery Dennison RFID.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... AVERY DENNISON RFID, Clinton, SC, USA -- This business unit of Avery Dennison Corporation announced that George Reynolds has ...
Coburn Graphic Films Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... COBURN GRAPHIC FILMS INC., Lakewood, NJ, USA -- The company named Guy Leigh VP of sales and marketing. He will direct marketing ...
Dainippon Ink & Chemicals.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... DAINIPPON INK & CHEMICALS (DIC), Parsippany, NJ, USA -- DIC, the parent company of Sun Chemical Corporation, has elected Naoki Tsuji and Kazuo Kudo to the board of Sun Chemical. Tsuji takes the position of chairman of the board ....
Etipol Printing Technology.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ETIPOL PRINTING TECHNOLOGY, Taastrup, Denmark -- Preben Hadberg has been appointed to the company's board of directors ....
Freeman Company.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... THE FREEMAN COMPANY, Erlanger, KY, USA -- The company has promoted Greg DeFisher to chief executive officer. He is ...
Harper Corporation of America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... HARPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC, USA -- The company has promoted Lee Kluttz to manager ...
Harper GraphicSolutions.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... HARPER GRAPHICSOLUTIONS, Charlotte, NC, USA -- The company has announced several personnel changes. Alexander James has been promoted to technical graphics manager of the eastern division. Mike Huey has been promoted to the technical graphics manager of the western division. Bobbi Olp ...
MPS Systems.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(MPS SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... MPS SYSTEMS, Didam, The Netherlands -- Erik Blomjous has joined the company as international sales manager. He previously worked at Stork and the Sara Lee Company. Vijay Pareek ...
North American Security Products Organization.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY PRODUCTS ORGANIZATION (NASPO), West Vancouver, BC, Canada -- Robert Sherwood, vice president of sales and ...
Plymouth Printing Co. Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... PLYMOUTH PRINTING CO. INC., Cranford, NJ, USA -- Keith Dovel has joined the pharmaceutical printing company as vice president ...
Stork Cellramic Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... STORK CELLRAMIC INC., Milwaukee, WI, USA -- Jerry Schmit has joined the company as business ...
Stork Prints Austria.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... STORK PRINTS AUSTRIA, Kufstein, Austria -- Markus Bohrer has been appointed as manager of laser research. The company has also ...
Tidland Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TIDLAND CORPORATION, Camas, WA, USA -- Tidland has named Peter Wood as slitting product manager. He joins the Maxcess ...
Water Ink Technologies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES, Lincolnton, NC, USA -- Water Ink Technologies has named Bob Coultrip Midwest ...
From cans to labels: Skanem marks a century.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Skanem group )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006; ... This year the Skanem group celebrates its century. It began as Stavanger Bliktykkeri, a small Norwegian tin printing firm. Today it is one of the world's largest independent label producers with 1,100 employees and revenues totaling around [euro]170 million ($205.71 million). Its 14 plants ...
Heat transfers, labels from Xeikon and DST.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... An agreement between Digital Screenprinting Technologies Aps (DST) of Copenhagen and Xeikon allows digital printers to produce heat seal transfers and garment labels. The deal combines DST's screen printing inks and process knowledge with Xeikon's digital print know-how to achieve high ...
Scandstick opens new UK label stock coating plant.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Scandstick)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Scandstick recently relocated its UK self-adhesive label stock plant to Sawtry in Cambridgeshire, about 70 miles north of London. Production of roll and sheet label stocks centers on a new 40" wide and 190' long coating and siliconizing line--based entirely on hot-melt adhesives--with two ...
Raflatac and Rafsec merge as a single brand.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Raflatac and UPM Rafsec have merged to form a new business entity, named UPM Raflatac. Its product and service offerings comprise both pressure sensitive label stock and RFID tags and inlays. The move is said to reinforce UPM's strong commitment to the label stock and RFID business areas ...
UK label market growth highly selective, says report.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Industry overview)
Mar 01, 2006 ... In its latest UK label industry report, Plimsoll Publishing identifies 167 emerging label converters that have increased sales by a minimum of 3 percent in the last 12 months and expect more growth in 2006. However, overall market growth is erratic. It averaged 3.9 percent in 2004, but is ...
Domino beefs up RFID supply chain capabilities.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Domino Printing Sciences in the UK is the latest coding and marking company to take the RFID and smart tag/label markets more seriously. It has formed an Integrated Solutions Group to increase its share of the global business for product and asset traceability systems, including RFID and ...
Smart labels are developed for refrigerators.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Labels that accurately measure elapsed time are one of the industry's more esoteric products. One of the companies involved in this, Timestrip Plc, will supply Bioconservacion SA, a manufacturer and distributor of air purification systems, with its time-lapse labels for use with a device ...
Living in a high rant district.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)(Company overview)
Mar 01, 2006; ... It's not easy bein' green," crooned Kermit the Frog a number of years back. In today's label printing economy, we could fill Radio City Music Hall with a chorus of business owners singing, "It's not easy being a converter." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A recently released ...
Painting by numbers.
Mar 01, 2006; ... When we were children we were exposed to visual stimuli of all types. As we grew, we captured much of what we saw in the world around us and committed it to memory. As we developed still further, we found that we could transfer many of these memories onto paper using pen and pencil, ...
Worker safety.(days away, restricted, transferred ratings)(Occupational safety and health of workers)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Letters from the Earth is a rather ubiquitous column. It allows the author plenty of liberal editorializing. While topics are or should be generally "green", the column can engage readers in any area of environment or health or safety. Or, at least, so the author presumes. ...
Labels for function and decoration on insulation, glass and coolers.(labeling on insulation, glass and coolers)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Located almost dead center in the US state of Indiana is Madison County, home to the small town of Markelville and Reflectix Inc., a global supplier of aluminum bubble foil insulating products since 1979. The county population is about 135,000 with about 350 living in Markelville ....
Poly-coated board: proceed with caution.(EXPERT OPINION)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Graphics for the flexographic packaging industry have been increasing in quality by leaps and bounds over the past 10 years. With the advent of digital-to-plate technology along with outstanding substrate treatment advances, upgraded ink technology and newer, higher-line anilox rollers, we ...
Topflight Corporation: for more than half a century, this converter has been at the forefront of innovation. Today it remains a technology and business leader.(company overview of Topflight Corporation)(Company overview)
Mar 01, 2006; ... A company's reputation is built on a foundation composed, among many elements, of skill, intelligence, service, quality products, and the right people. A company's reputation can vary among its customers and peers, but in every industry there can be found a group of firms whose reputations ...
RFID: analysts expect RFID to continue to evolve and increase in use, which has many converters wondering to what extent, if any, they should get involved.(Cover story)
Mar 01, 2006; ... Radio frequency identification, commonly referred to as RFID, is a hot topic in a number of industries. Some changes have occurred in the past year with the technology, and many analysts predict that the RFID market will continue to grow in the coming year. In the narrow web industry, ...
Specialty converting equipment: whether the task is RFID placement and inspection, lamination, diecutting, adhesive application or any other precision process, post-press converting equipment is custom configured for the job.
Mar 01, 2006; ... After the ink is transferred to the substrate and cured, the label or other narrow web device still has a long way to go before it is considered a finished product. There is diecutting, foil application, perforating, folding. There is the application of a hologram, perhaps, or another type ...
Hologram security: a familiar packaging device still offers value in both decoration and protection of products and other valuables.
Mar 01, 2006; ... One school of thought says that the hologram, as a useful device to deter theft or counterfeiting, is a thing of the past. Its purpose on a credit card, for example, no longer is to stop crooks, but for decoration. Credit card companies won't issue a card without one, however, because the ...
Supplier gallery.(Anderson & Vreeland Inc.)(GiDue S.p.A.)(RBCor L.L.C.)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Label & Narrow Web Supplier Gallery is a special presentation of new and important products. Contact the companies directly to receive more information about the products featured here. Kocher + Beck GAP MASTER Kocher + Beck's product line ...
Polypropylene film product.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
Mar 01, 2006 ... FLEXCON COMPANY Spencer MA USA FLEXcon introduces optiFLEX PP 260 H White TC-237 V-81 TRACrite 120, the latest addition to the optiFLEX line of products. The product is designed for price sensitive labeling of semi-rigid and rigid containers for health and beauty, ...
Proofer.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... RK PRINT COAT INSTRUMENTS Royston UK RK Print Coat Instruments offers the FlexiProof 100 and the new FlexiProof with integrated UV curing. The company says these products enable printers and converters to improve their production processes while minimizing ...
Printing plates.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Flint Group)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... FLINT GROUP PRINTING PLATES Stuttgart Germany Flint Group Printing Plates has released three new plates. The nyloflex ACT is meant for combination printing, where one plate consists of both halftone and solid printing areas. The company says the plate offers minimal ...
Expanded turret rewinder.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2006 ... KEENE TECHNOLOGY South Beloit IL USA KTI now offers an automatic core loader and a finished roll removal system on its JR Series Turret Rewinder. The design has evolved into a total automation system for the rewinding operation. KTI says the automation reduces labor ...