Label & Narrow Web back issues from July 2006:
Editorial.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2006; ... It is my privilege and honor to be a member of the judging panel for the annual Label Industry Global Awards. As always, the judges are presented with choices that are painful to make. Our industry is replete with talented companies and individuals who are constantly rising beyond their ...
Equity firm buys Fort Dearborn.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Private equity firm Genstar Capital LLC announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Fort Dearborn Company, a provider of decorative labels to the consumer goods industry. Fort Dearborn management, along with many of the current shareholders, will participate in the company's new ...
Smyth a developer of temperature label.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Outlast Technologies, of Boulder, CO, USA, and Smyth Companies, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, USA, have introduced a temperature-buffering label that they call the Cold Wrap. The label is said to deflect heat from the hand to keep beverages colder longer. Outlast and Smyth have ...
LGInternational to invest in China.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... LGInternational (LGI), a label manufacturer based in Portland, OR, USA, has signed a letter of intent to invest in the Wuxi (China) National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone (WND) through the establishment of operations at the Wuxi Singapore Industrial Park. "As a leading ...
Lightning Labels' blog explores digital print.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Lightning Labels, an all-digital label printer in Denver, CO, USA, has announced the launch of its weblog. The Lightning Labels blog provides an inside look into the world of custom labels and digital label printing. "Our blog is a free information resource for our customers," ...
Seal-It uses PLA film in shrink production.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Seal-It, of Farmingdale, NY, USA, is now producing shrink sleeves using EarthFirst film material from Plastic Suppliers, which is made from corn-based resins supplied by Natureworks PLA (polylactic acid). "EarthFirst film is different in that it is made from an annually ...
Glennon Group sold to Pro Mach's ID Tech.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Pro Mach Inc., of Cincinnati, OH, USA, announced Monday that its ID Technology division has acquired The Glennon Group, a provider of labeling, marking and packaging systems and services based in Pewaukee, WI, USA. ID Technology, which is based in Fort Worth, TX, USA, designs, ...
Press sales at Gallus rose 11 percent in 2005.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... New products and a globally positive economic environment led the Gallus Group to sales of CHF 207 million ($167 million) in 2005, according to an announcement by Peter Hauser, board chairman. Gallus, a manufacturer of narrow web presses and screen printing supplies and equipment, is based ...
Harper donates rolls for Argentine research.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Harper Corporation of America, Charlotte, NC, USA, recently donated four Platinum XLT anilox rolls to Centro de Investigacion Grafica Juan Gutenberg (Johannes Gutenberg Graphic Research Centre), a nonprofit educational institution noted for its academic excellence in professional graphics ...
FLEXcon celebrates 50 years in business.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... FLEXcon, a manufacturer of pressure sensitive film and adhesive products, marked the start of its 50th year of operation in March of this year. From its origin as a garage-based business in Spencer, MA, USA, FLEXcon has grown into a premier polymeric coater and provider of PS films and ...
Avery Dennison ramps up RFID training.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Avery Dennison RFID is sponsoring $500 RFID training scholarships to help mandated end users quickly and effectively implement RFID within their supply chains. The company has joined with OTA Training, a vendor-neutral RFID industry educator, to help end users gain the expertise they need ...
Aquaflex to explain flexible packaging.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... F.L. Smithe and Aquaflex will conduct a seminar for small and mid-sized converters at the F.L. Smithe facility in Duncansville, PA, USA. The one-day seminar, to be held on July 26 and again on July 27, is titled "From Labels to Film: An educational session for the label converter." It will ...
Flytec is acquired by AB graphic Int'l.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... AB Graphic International Ltd., of Bridlington, England, has acquired Flytec Spezialmaschinen GmbH, a German manufacturer of label applicators, dispensers and converting equipment. The acquisition includes the assets and entire Flytec product range. "The acquisition is a natural ...
GEW Asia opens in Mumbai, India.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... UV curing systems manufacturer GEW (EC) Ltd., of Redhill, UK, has opened the first phase of its sales, service and manufacturing operation in Mumbai, India. The facility will service the India and the Southeast Asia markets. The operation is headed by CEO Dnyanesh Amonkar, an engineer with ...
GRE forms inkjet alliance with Impika.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... GRE Engineering, of Steinebrunn, Switzerland, has formed an alliance with inkjet printing systems manufacturer Impika Jetting Solutions of Aubagne, France, that will integrate the product lines of both companies. GRE provides custom converting systems to the label, business ...
Julie Static Controls now Static Clean Int'l.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Julie Static Controls President Jim Patterson has announced that the company name has changed to Static Clean International. The company, based in Burlington, MA, USA, manufactures products for static and contamination control and reduction. "The name Static Clean International ...
AAA Press buys S & E Engineering.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... AAA Press International Inc. has announced recently that it has acquired S & E Engineering, located in Burbank, CA, USA. S & W is a manufacturer of roll lifts, add-on ...
Loparex opens offices in Japan and Thailand.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Loparex Group, a manufacturer of siliconized release liners and speciality papers, is strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. New sales offices have recently been opened in Japan and Thailand. Loparex Japan KK started operations June 1. Yasuyoshi Kawabe is the ...
MDC opens online store; Stork sells blades.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Max Daetwyler Corporation (MDC), Huntersville, NC, USA, has opened the online MDC store, allowing customers to order flexo consumable items, Polishmaster tools, ultrasonic and prepress chemistry, and prepress parts for tanks and Polishmasters. The address of the online store is ...
Comcos are popular in E. Europe and Asia.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Sales of Comco ProGlide presses are reported to have risen in 2006, with orders coming from Eastern Europe and Asia, according to Mark Andy, the parent company. Comco has received orders for a six-color 18" and a seven-color 22" ProGlide line from Kyrgyzstan and Russia, respectively. ...
UVitec forms alliance with Flexsolutions.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... UVitec Printing Ink Inc., a manufacturer of UV inks and UV coatings located in Lodi, NJ, USA, announces a partnership with Flexsolutions of Marlton, NJ, USA, a distributor of printing plates and other items for the narrow web printing industry. "UVitec views this partnership as a key ...
Sekuworks receives top NASPO certification.(INDUSTRY NEWS)( North American Security Products Organization )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Sekuworks, a label manufacturer in Harrison, OH, USA, that specializes in printing and converting for anti-counterfeiting and package security, has been certified by the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO) as the first Class 1 "Certified Secure" product provider. ...
Calvin Frost wins Lifetime Achievement Award.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... The judges of the Label Industry Global Awards have unanimously voted to bestow one of the industry's highest honors upon Calvin Frost, chairman of Channeled Resources Group. Frost will receive the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award at Labelexpo Americas in September. ...
GIDUE introduces offset press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... More than 200 industry people visited the GIDUE showroom in Turate, Italy, last week for the launch of the Xpannd offset press. GIDUE's open house was held concurrently with Converflex Milan. The servo driven Xpannd press in the showroom is 370mm (14.5") wide, has eight print ...
L & NW Symposium addresses converter issues.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... The inaugural L & NW Label Symposium, produced by Label & Narrow Web magazine in Milwaukee, WI, USA, on May 16, drew 120 industry professionals, both converters and suppliers, to the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Hotel. The day-long event featured presentations by label converters on such topics ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jul 01, 2006 ... An article on Beauty & Personal Care Labeling in the May/June 2006 issue of L & NW incorrectly identified Jean-Marc Perez as the founder of Mepco Label Systems. Perez is ...
ASL Group acquires Gallus RCS 330 press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... ASL Group (All Stick Label), of Toronto, ON, Canada, has announced the acquisition of a new Gallus RCS 330 press. President and CEO Charlie MacLean says that the investment is "in response to market trends and more specifically customer demand." The servo-driven, high end press, ...
200 line screen flexo showcased at Nilpeter preview.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Nilpeter USA showcased its FB3300A press at an open house at its plant in Cincinnati, OH, in May. The demonstration of the inline flexo press used 200 line screen photopolymer plates. Nilpeter partnered with Enovation Graphic Systems and MacDermid Printing Solutions, which ...
Apex.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... APEX, Hapert, The Netherlands -- The company has appointed Mogens Lindstrom as sales area manager for Denmark, Sweden and Norway. He has worked in the flexographic industry since 1969. He writes articles for several European graphic magazines and is vice ...
Aquaflex.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... AQUAFLEX, Duncansville, PA, USA -- The company has hired Walter Mesik as print manager for its headquarters. His duties will encompass a variety of sales, marketing, training, and merchandising support functions. Aquaflex has also hired industry veteran Michael Schmidt as senior sales ...
Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... BARRY-WEHMILLER COMPANIES INC., St. Louis, MO, USA -- Jeffrey S. Hansen has been appointed director of international finance. He has 20 years of international ...
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, Middleboro, MA, USA -- The company has added Andrew Crawford as an on-site service engineer. The ...
Canflexographics Ltd.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... CANFLEXOGRAPHICS LTD., Burlington, ON, Canada -- The company has added Pascal Ross to its sales team. He will be ...
Edale America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... EDALE AMERICA, Raleigh, NC, USA -- Karl Schmucker will be heading the company. He has a history in the flexography industry, ...
The Freeman Company.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... THE FREEMAN COMPANY, Erlanger, KY, USA -- Rick Stachel has joined the company as vice president of operations. He will be based at Freeman's corporate ...
Gew Asia.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... GEW ASIA, Mumbai, India -- The company has opened the first phase of its sales, service and manufacturing operation in Mumbai. The facility will service the Indian subcontinent and the Southeast Asia markets. The ...
Harper Corporation of America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... HARPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Mark Jacques has been promoted to first shift production supervisor at the company's Green Bay manufacturing facility located in De Pere, WI, USA. Pat Brzyski has been promoted to the corporation's customer service/sales manager ...
Kocher + Beck UK Ltd.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... KOCHER + BECK UK LTD., Leicestershire, UK -- The company announces the departure of Roger Stebbings, its ...
Kodak Graphic Communications Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... KODAK GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, Rochester, NY, USA -- Venkat Purushotham, general manager and vice president of digital printing of Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (GCG) was included in the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in ...
Lamart Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... LAMART CORPORATION, Clifton, NJ, USA -- The company has appointed Gene Jung as senior R & D engineer. In the past, he has performed special coating, extrusion ...
The Lauterbach Group Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... THE LAUTERBACH GROUP INC., Waukesha, WI, USA -- The company introduces Dan P. McGuire as account executive serving ...
Maxcess International.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL, Oklahoma City, OK, USA -- The company has announced Steve Chapman as the local representative for North Carolina and ...
Max Daetwyler Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... MAX DAETWYLER CORPORATION, Huntersville, NC, USA -- Dave Southall has joined the MDC sales team as regional sales manager for pressroom products. He will be responsible for sales and technical support in the Mid-Atlantic region and will be based in Richmond, VA, USA. Walter Siegenthaler, ...
Nilpeter USA.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... NILPETER USA, Cincinnati, OH, USA -- Patricia Anderson has been appointed Mid West region manager for the company. She will ...
Printstaff LLC.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... PRINTSTAFF LLC, Boston, MA, USA -- The company has appointed John Lombardo as area manager at its New Jersey office. In this new role, he will oversee operations ...
Punch Graphix.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... PUNCH GRAPHIX, Itasca, IL, USA -- Patrick Canavan has been named president and CEO of the company's North American operations. He succeeds Kristof Vereenooghe, who ...
Sato Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... SATO CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC, USA -- J. Michael Fowler has been appointed as a director of SATO International Pte Ltd. and president of SATO Holding Americas Inc. He has over 14 years of experience with SATO America Inc. and ...
Dirk Desanzo.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Dirk J. Desanzo, who founded Technicote in 1980, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 25, at the age of 63. He was born in Beaver Falls, PA, USA and lived in Stow, OH, USA before moving to Naples, OH in 1987, where he resided until his death. He was a graduate of Geneva College ...
Die stations with brains adjust changing pressure.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... AUS die manufacturer has introduced a new diecutting station that uses electronics and hydraulics to automatically correct many of the problems that plague the cutting process. The new system is described by the developer as "a unique approach to eliminating the most common headaches among ...
HP sponsors digital print summit.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... The subject of digital label printing drew about 200 graphic arts professionals to the Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, NV, USA, for several days in May. The sponsor was Hewlett-Packard (HP), and the event was the HP Label & Packaging Summit. HP is the manufacturer of the ...
Aquaflex servo press hits 'affordable' price point.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Servo technology is usually more expensive than conventional drives, and servo driven presses for narrow web production, complete with electronic brains and memories, have been in the premium price bracket since they started to come into the marketplace in the late 1990s. Today, the F.L ....
South Carolina duo wins flexo prize.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Ashley Foster and Amanda Tootill of Career & Technology Center of Anderson in Williamston, SC, USA were awarded first place at the ninth annual International Phoenix Challenge Flexo Skills Competition. Both girls participated in the challenge last year and are seniors who plan to continue ...
FINAT examines 'an Enlarged Europe'.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006; ... This year's FINAT congress was the occasion not just for Polish label specialists but also for those from other emerging economies such as India, Indonesia and Turkey to present themselves and their companies. The event opened during the run-up to the Football World Cup, but the 245 ...
2006 forum draws 1,600: Mark Andy wins FTA Innovation Award.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Mark Andy's integrated RFID tag insertion system is the recipient of the 2006 Technical Innovation Award from the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA). Presentation of the award was made April 30 in Louisville, KY, USA, at the Foundation of FTA's Annual Forum. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Russia's Etiketka 2006: a maturing trade show attracts label professionals.
Jul 01, 2006; ... The last time I visited Etiketka was in 2003. It was a thriving show with 400 exhibitors from 30 countries in 10 halls. Three years later and now in its twelfth year, Etiketka/LabelShow-2006, held at Moscow's Sokolniki Culture & Exhibition Center on April 11-14, is significantly smaller ...
Trade body is upbeat about further label growth.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jul 01, 2006; ... European consumption of self-adhesive labels increased 3.2 percent last year to reach 4.9 billion square meters (52.8 billion square feet) in 2005. This represents 72 percent growth over the last 10 years, FINAT members were told at their annual Congress in Warsaw in early June. The ...
EIS deal strengthens Domino's technology.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... As the integration of track and trace RFID technology slowly makes headway within the supply chain, we can expect more mergers and acquisitions. The latest involves Enterprise Information Systems Inc. (EIS), now owned by Domino Printing Sciences plc of Cambridge, UK. Based in Dallas, TX, ...
Strategy aims to reduce electronic waste.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Electronic waste is now a huge and growing problem in our throwaway society. For example, most of the 183 million computers sold globally each year are junked within three years or so. But we also throw away vast quantities of electrical appliances, cell phones, spent batteries, and much ...
Nipson celebrates 15 years of VaryPress.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Long before digital color printing made its mark, several competing non-impact monochrome and spot color technologies were establishing the print-on-demand concept. Loosely termed "laser printing", it included the magneto-graphic process. Developed in France by Bull Computer during the ...
Funding fuels expansion for a global RFID player.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Here's another link to Cambridge, this time the one in Massachusetts, and also involving RFID technology. Again, it shows the attraction to high-tech companies in being connected to towns or cities with long-standing reputations as centers of academic and technical excellence. TAGSYS, ...
Fix-a-Form partners with UK label equipment supplier.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jul 01, 2006 ... Fix-a-Form International has formed a partnership with Daco Solutions, a manufacturer of inspection rewinders, rotary diecutting modules, turret rewinders and slitter/rewinders based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, UK. It will supply its range of finishing and converting equipment to ...
Fire in the hole, part II.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2006; ... <Pre> "After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post." </Pre> Although this announcement sounds like something out of a Jay Leno sketch, it was actually proclaimed ...
Think globally, organize locally.(ART DIRECTION)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Globalization of our economy has impacted us in so many ways over the past 20 years. And it will continue to grow and change our lives, in most cases for the better. Companies who have recognized this reality of doing business are thriving, not just surviving. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Good stewardship.(paper products industry)
Jul 01, 2006; ... A few weeks ago I attended a global warming conference. Because I read and constantly hear about the loss of water tables, wind energy, environmental taxation, lack of environmental leadership in Washington, the decline of oil, and on and on ad nauseam, I thought I would sneak in just for ...
A family affair.(FIELD REPORT)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Our first visit to Duck Pond Cellars winery was accidental. My wife and I were heading from Portland, OR, to the Pacific Coast of the United States for a vacation, and I drove past the entrance without even noticing the sign. What grabbed my attention was a spectacular flower display along ...