Label & Narrow Web back issues from January 2007:
Offo vs. flexset.(EDITORIAL)
Jan 01, 2007; ... In late autumn I had a conversation with Tom Gallo, general manager of G-3 Enterprise's label division, about his company and the industry in general. G-3 has printed sheetfed offset wine labels for two decades, and recently added narrow web flexo presses. They're in California's wine ...
Converter acquisitions strong at year end.(Metro Label Group acquires Aluglass and Gordon Graphics)(Brady Corporation acquires Asterisco Artes Graficas Ltda.)(Wind Point Partners acquires York Label and Industrial Label Corporation)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Consolidation continues apace in the label converting industry, and even seemed to pick up steam in the last two months of 2006, as a handful of prominent companies made acquisitions in North and South America. York Label, headquartered in Omaha, NE, USA, acquired LSK Label, a ...
TimeMed awarded Premier contract.(TimeMed Labeling Systems Inc. signs contract with Premier Purchasing Partners)
Jan 01, 2007 ... TimeMed Labeling Systems Inc., of Burr Ridge, IL, USA, has signed a three-year contract to supply labels and related products to members of Premier Purchasing Partners, the largest healthcare alliance in the United States. TimeMed will provide Premier's more than 1,700 hospitals and 43,000 ...
GM Nameplate wins flexo achievement award.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... The California Division of GM Nameplate, a printing and converting company in Seattle, WA, USA, a leading manufacturing solutions provider, has been awarded a 2006 Premier Print Award for outstanding achievement in the production of flexo printing. The Premier Print Awards are ...
French label printer adds Codimag servo press.(Stic'Image)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Codimag announced the installation of a Viva 420 press at Stic'Image, a label printer from the Lyon area in France. The Viva 420 is the newest generation Codimag press. The press is a five-color letterpress with an inline flexo varnish station. Stic'Image, which was established ...
Lightning Labels orders new HP digital press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Lightning Labels, one of the nation's first all digital label printers, is expanding its capacity by ordering a new ws4500 digital label press from HP. The newest version of the Indigo press, launched in September at Labelexpo in Chicago, will be installed in January at the company's ...
Mark Andy renovates the Model 2200 flexo press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Mark Andy says it has completely renovated its classic Model 2200 flexographic press, and will feature it at the Graphics of Americas show in Miami, March 2-4, 2007. According to Steve Schulte, national sales director, the 2200 is available in three option class levels, ...
Chemsultants reorganizes, names Gary Avalon COO.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Chemsultants International, of Mentor, OH, USA, has organized its staff to address the needs of its growing business, according to Richard P. Muny, founder and CEO. Muny announced the promotion of Gary A. Avalon to the position of chief operating officer. Avalon has been with ...
ProLabel advances its workflow, CTP systems.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... ProLabel, of Cumming, GA, USA, took a major step recently and acquired new prepress and workflow systems, all from Kodak. The systems include the Matchprint inkjet proofer, the Thermoflex narrow platesetter and the Printergy Powerpack workflow system. "An integrated workflow was ...
Label Traxx now linked to MACtac materials.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Tailored Solutions' Label Traxx, the print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters, now connects with MACtac, a supplier of pressure sensitive adhesive coated papers and films. With this new feature, available in Label Traxx version 4.2.7 and ...
GEW strengthens Italian and Swiss UV force.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... GEW, a UK based manufacturer of UV curing systems, has announced the appointment of Punto Luce Srl and Celi S.a.s. to support its growing activities in the Italian and Swiss printing markets. Punto Luce manufactures equipment for the production of photopolymer printing plates ...
Matik to distribute Gietz equipment in N. America.(Matik North America, Gietz and Co.)(North America)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Gietz AG, of Gossau, Switzerland, has appointed Matik North America its exclusive distributor in North America for its line of sheet and web foil stamping machines. Matik North America, headquartered in West Hartford, CT, USA, is a provider of sales and service for European-made printing, ...
Loparex expands with extrusion line in China.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Loparex, a global manufacturer of release papers and films, has invested in a new extrusion line in its Guangzhou plant in China. The investment is part of Loparex's strategy to strenghten the company's operations in Asia and to expand Guangzhou mill's product range to polycoated release ...
Water Ink Technologies signs new distributor in Mexico.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Water Ink Technologies, of Lincolnton, NC, USA, recently signed FotoTec to be its distributor in Mexico. Fototec is a supplier to the graphic arts and printing industries throughout Mexico. FotoTec will supply and provide ...
Masterpiece Graphix receives HP designation for specialized coatings.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Masterpiece Graphix, located in Fenton, MO, USA, has announced that it has been approved as North America's first HP Authorized Media Treatment Center. The company offers specialized coating services. "What makes Masterpiece Graphix different," says President Doug Watson, "is ...
Connemara Converting adds space and equipment.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Connemara Converting, a converter of specialty paper, film and board products based in Bolingbrook, IL, USA, has announced a 90,000 square foot expansion of its production plant, and the installation of a Marquip Sheet Wizard board/paper precision sheeter. The new sheeter, ...
Mark Andy to open tech center in Europe.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Mark Andy, a major supplier of narrow web printing and converting equipment worldwide, has invested in a new Advanced Technology Centre for its European headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Designed to meet a variety of needs, the new Advanced Technology Centre will offer a range ...
Enercon launches multi-language web site.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Enercon, a manufacturer of surface treating equipment based in Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, has announced the launch of a multi-language web site. In addition to English, users can now retrieve product information, basic sealing information, frequently asked questions and submit an inquiry ...
IoPP forms Sustainable Packaging Task Group.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Recognizing the interest in sustainable packaging by both the packaging community and the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) membership of over 5,000, IoPP's Technical Council recently approved the formation of a Sustainable Packaging Task Group. The group's first ...
acpo is recertified for ISO 9001:2000.(International Organization for Standardization)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... acpo ltd., of Oak Harbor, OH, USA, has received a certificate of registration for complying with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 quality management systems. This registration covers the quality management system for the manufacturing of self-wound and liner overlaminates and roll label ...
J & J Converting Machinery relocates from Kansas to Missouri.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... J & J Converting Machinery, an equipment dealer and engineering company specializing in used and rebuilt label presses, has relocated from Lenexa, KS, USA to a to a new 10,000 square foot building in Grandview, MO, USA. The new plant includes a complete machine shop and paint booth. ...
GRE moves Asia operation to Kowloon.(GRE Digital Solutions)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... GRE Digital Solutions, a subsidiary of GRE Engineering Products AG of Steinebrunn, Switzerland, has announced the move of its Hong Kong operations center to new premises in Kowloon to further reinforce sales, distribution and servicing of its equipment in Asia. The operation is ...
Variable data study now available.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... The Industry Measure (formerly Trend Watch Graphic Arts) has released a study on variable data print (VDP)/variable imaging (VI) pricing practices. The Industry Measure mini-report, "Pricing for Variable Data Print: Baseline Data on What the Industry Is Doing Now", is aimed at printers and ...
Students test new coated flexo cylinder.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... A new print cylinder that contains a patent-pending coating to absorb and displace energy was tested recently by students at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) under the auspices of HarperScientific, both of Charlotte, NC, USA. The cylinder, which contains a "performance ...
Muhlbauer systems in Slovenian passports.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(personalized electronic passports now in Slovenia)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... The Muhlbauer technology group, based in Roding, Germany, has joined with the government of Slovenia to personalize the nation's passports. Muhlbauer is a partner of Cetis, a Slovenian producer of security printing products. The new electronic passports have been personalized by ...
New dates for 2007 Info*Flex Exhibition.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Official dates of FFTA's 2007 Info-Flex Exhibition held in Montreal, QC, Canada have been changed to May 7-8, 2007. This is a modification from the previously announced dates of May 6-7, 2007. FFTA's 2007 Annual Forum ...
Brand protection and anti-counterfeiting summit.(Global Brand Protection Summit)
Jan 01, 2007; ... Global counterfeiting and brand protection was the theme of a two-day conference in December, sponsored by Intertech-Pira. The Global Brand Protection Summit was held in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Attendees were presented with many statistics at the seminar. Troy Brown, from the US ...
Label converters win awards for best workplaces.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Four label converters in the USA have been honored with Best Workplaces in America awards, presented annually by Printing Industries of America and Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF). They are Label World, of Rochester, NY; GPA, of Chicago; Tailored Label Products, of Menomonee ...
Wal-Mart to manufacturers: 'reduce packaging'.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Wal-Mart has begun keeping track of its suppliers' use of packaging, with a stated aim of conserving resources. The world's largest retailer has issued a "packaging scorecard" by which it will measure its vendors' packaging according to a specific list of metrics. Its goal, the company ...
Pitman educates converters in latest prepress technology.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Pitman Company, headquartered in Totowa, NJ, USA, recently completed a coast-to-coast series of educational seminars for printers and converters, covering a wealth of topics along with demonstrations of the latest digital prepress technology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Raflatac completes Europe line, plans facility in India.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(UPM Raflatac)
Jan 01, 2007 ... UPM Raflatac has announced that it will open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Mumbai, India, next year. With the new terminal, UPM Raflatac says it will streamline its processes to meet customer demand for shorter delivery times while offering a more diverse product range. ...
Plastic Suppliers' PLA film wraps environmental movie.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Plastic Suppliers Inc., of Columbus, OH, USA, is now part of the best-selling documentary "An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning". The company's EarthFirst PLA film is used to make the clear sleeve in which the DVD case is housed. According to a company statement, "Plastic ...
SynEctic Packaging launched.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Gil du-Long, David Hoydal and Joe Eskander form new company)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Gil du-Long (left) and David Hoydal, along with partner Joe Eskander, have formed SynEctic Packaging, a label printing and converting company in Redwood City, CA, USA. The ...
3 Sigma Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... 3 SIGMA CORPORATION, Troy, OH, USA -- Larry Slaven has been promoted to the position of president and chief operating officer. He has ...
Advanced Vision Technology.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Bruno Carrer appointed)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGY (AVT), Atlanta, GA, USA -- Bruno Carrer has been appointed Canadian sales manager for AVT's label and packaging business throughout Canada. He is headquartered in Toronto and ...
Bosch Rexroth Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... BOSCH REXROTH CORPORATION, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA -- Berend Bracht, former CEO of Bosch Rexroth China and former ...
Central Piedmont Community College.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CPCC), Charlotte, NC, USA -- Stephen Gerhardt takes the newly created position of Harper National Flexographic Center coordinator. He is responsible for establishing a complete series of continuing education flexographic symposiums for industry ...
Domino Printing Sciences.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES, Cambridge, UK -- The company has expanded its group development team with ...
Dow Corning.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Lucrece De Ridder)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... DOW CORNING, Midland, MI, USA -- Dow Corning Paper & Process Industries group recently named Lucrece De Ridder as its new global marketing manager for the company's Pressure Sensitive ...
Edale Ltd.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... EDALE LTD., Hampshire, UK -- The company has recently appointed Jeremy Westcott to develop worldwide sales of its new Lambda concept. A graduate of mechanical ...
Gidue.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... GIDUE, Turate, Italy -- The company's marketing department has added two new members: Raffaella Comunetti as marketing manager and Valerio Turconi as junior ...
Harper Graphics.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... HARPER GRAPHICS, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Christopher Mueller has joined the company as production manager. He is responsible for the Herford, Germany based ...
Harperscientific.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... HARPERSCIENTIFIC, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Josh Kiser has joined the company as a technical support specialist. He is responsible for ...
J & H Printing Solutions Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... J & H PRINTING SOLUTIONS INC., Pewaukee, WI, USA -- John Wang has been hired to head the company's service department ....
Kodak's Graphic Communications Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... KODAK'S GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (GCG), Rochester, NY, USA -- Jon Bracken has been named VP of marketing and channels, workflow and pre-press equipment (WPE) for ...
Matik North America.(Christoph Davis appointed as sales manager)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... MATIK NORTH AMERICA, West Hartford, CT, USA -- Christoph Davis has been appointed sales manager for the company's web offset technologies division. He comes to Matik from ...
Maxcess International.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL, Oklahoma City, OK, USA -- The company has promoted Tom Herold from district sales manager to national sales manager. In his new role, he will lead a team of local representatives responsible for the care of Fife, MAGPOWR and Tidland customers throughout the ...
Nordson Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... NORDSON CORPORATION, Duluth, GA, USA -- Eric Luftig has joined the company as marketing manager for the Adhesive Systems Group. He will be responsible for developing and managing marketing ...
Parelec Inc.(Geva Barash replaces Steven L. Ludmerer)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... PARELEC INC., Rocky Hill, NJ, USA -- Steven L. Ludmerer, the company's president, left October 31, 2006. He had been part of Parelec since 1999. Geva Barash, Parelec's chief executive officer, has been named its new ...
Repacorp Label Products.(Pat Larson is the new marketing director)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... REPACORP LABEL PRODUCTS, Tipp City, OH, USA -- Pat Larson recently accepted the position of marketing director for the company. She will promote Repacorp's custom, stock and RFID labels and Sky-Scapes ...
Roland Dga Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brian McLeod, Rick Scrimger, Joe Dawson and Mike Pender appointed)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... ROLAND DGA CORPORATION, Irvine, CA, USA -- The company has expanded its executive management team. Brian McLeod has been named VP of corporate marketing, responsible for marketing in North and South America (excluding Brazil). Rick Scrimger joins Roland as vice president and general ...
Rotometrics.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... ROTOMETRICS, St. Louis, MO, USA -- Phil Taylor recently joined the company's sales team. Based in Anaheim, CA, USA, he will serve as the ...
Sartomer Company.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... SARTOMER COMPANY, Exton, PA, USA -- John A. "Jack" Potts, senior vice president, business management, sales and marketing, has announced his retirement. He was a key member of the management team, which guided the company through a significant growth period with acquisitions, sales and ...
Water Ink Technologies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES, Lincolnton, NC, USA -- Neal Bogart has joined the company's technical sales staff with over 18 years of UV and water-based ink and coating experience. He is responsible for the narrow web, wide web and corrugated markets in Texas. Bob Coultrip has been named ...
Western Shield Label.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... WESTERN SHIELD LABEL, Gardena, CA, USA -- The company has named Thomas Moyer vice president of sales and marketing. He comes with nearly 15 years of experience in the PS label ...
George E. Phelps II.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Allen-Bailey Tag & Label management announced the recent passing of George E. Phelps II, president and CEO. George's passing on October 31 followed a sudden and brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children, Jennifer and George Edward; seven grandchildren; his ...
UK roll label converters expect consolidations to rise.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jan 01, 2007; ... More UK roll label converters are expected to consolidate their resources, says an online survey of sector members by the British Printing Industry Federation (BPIF). Apparently, 70 percent of the 40 respondents expect consolidations to increase in the next two years. Some 45 percent of ...
Russian buying habits boost premium labeling.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Russian consumers may like low prices, but premium retailing is on the rise, says IGD, an international food and grocery research organization. Besides helping to boost the country's emerging label industry, converters in eastern and central Europe should also benefit from this ...
Skanem turns waste liner into hand towels.(Skanem Industrier A/S and Maratech Corp. undertake paper recycling project)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... A pioneering waste disposal project to turn discarded release liners into paper hand towels in India has begun. It follows cooperation between Skanem, a large European group of self-adhesive label converters, and Maratech, part of the Channeled Resources Group based in Marathon City, WI, ...
Major expansion for Belgian drug industry labeler.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... One of Belgium's largest label converters, Reynders Label Printing, is investing more than [euro]9.7 million ($12.9 million) to expand its pharmaceutical division and increase sales throughout Europe. Reynders Pharmaceutical Labels was relocated in new business premises in late November ....
Italian press maker gains a Finnish sale.(Tarratuote OY buys printing press from Omet S.R.L)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Tarratuote OY from Tampere--one of the oldest and largest label producers in Finland--is the first company in northern Europe to install the latest version of Omet's Varyflex UV flexo press. The seven-unit machine has a 13" printing width and ...
Pago Group joins with sleeve label equipment supplier.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Turpins Packaging Systems (TPS) and the Swiss-based Pago Group have formed a partnership to exploit the fast-growing film sleeve market. Turpins will provide cobranded sleeve systems--sold under the Sleevit name--for Pago to distribute exclusively in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and ...
Stork Prints acquires AKL Flexo Technik.(Edward Scheppink and Ronald van de Meer given new portfolio's)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Expectations of a bright future for flexo sleeve technology have prompted Stork Prints Group to acquire AKL Flexo Technik, a leading producer and innovator of in-the-round flexo sleeves. Stork manufactures flexo engraving devices and ancillaries and gains AKL's technical expertise and a ...
Expansion-minded press manufacturers.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Two major European narrow web manufacturers have set out their respective stalls as part of their longer term future. First, GIDUE announced a share buyback plan from the Swiss-owned Banque du Gottard, which represents a 32 percent stake in the company. It concluded a five-year R & D plan ...
The new equilibrium.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)(tecnology critical in label industry)
Jan 01, 2007; ... <Pre> "Close your eyes when you don't want to see. Stay at home when you don't want to go. Only speak to those who will agree. And close your mind when you don't want to know." </Pre> Billy Joel might not be Peter Drucker or W. Edwards Deming, but there's no denying the validity of ...