Label & Narrow Web back issues from March 2008:
Goodbye, hello.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Just about 10 years ago, Label & Narrow Web began its first push into Europe with regular coverage. Since then, Barry Hunt has filled our Narrow Web Europe column with news of Europe's label markets in a style that is all his own. With this issue, we bid farewell to Barry. He has written ...
CCL forms joint venture with Russian converter.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... CCL Industries has entered a joint venture in Russia to create a new label company, CCL-Kontur, to serve Russia and other CIS countries. CCL-Kontur is jointly owned by CCL Label and Ilgar Mamedov, an entrepreneur in the Russian label industry. Mamedov has contributed the assets of two ...
Kocher + Beck buys American Die Tech.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Kocher + Beck, a manufacturer of flexible dies headquartered in Germany, has acquired American Die Technology of Suwanee, GA, USA. The acquisition gives the company production facilities with more than 100 employees in the US. Kocher + Beck has had a US presence in Lenexa, KS, for many ...
Clondalkin Group acquires Accutech Films.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Clondalkin Group, an international producer of flexible and specialist packaging products, has acquired Accutech Films Inc., of Coldwater, OH, USA, a producer of customized flexible plastic films for industrial, agricultural, food and beverage applications "With its ...
Ronin acquires nearly 25 percent stake in AVT.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Ronin Investments Managing Company has acquired close to 25 percent of AVT (Advanced Vision Technology) shares. Ronin, managed by Nurit Nahum, acquired the shares at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange where AVT is listed with a market value of approximately US$ 80 million. AVT is a developer of ...
Collotype to cost Multi-Color $185 million.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Company overview)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Multi-Color Corporation (Nasdaq: LABL), of Sharonville, OH, USA, has announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire Collotype International Holdings Pty. Ltd. for approximately US$175 million plus an additional $10 million upon achieving certain financial targets. This follows the ...
19 companies form Flexo4all alliance.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A group of 19 suppliers in the narrow and wide web converting industries has formed an alliance called Flexo4all, which will meet for the first time at Drupa 2008 in Germany. According to the group's statement, members share "experience and knowledge to perfect flexographic packaging ...
FLEXcon and MassMEP host Lean roundtable.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Fifty representatives of 20 manufacturing companies from Massachusetts were briefed on the successful Lean Manufacturing initiatives of FLEXcon recently at a Lean Champions Roundtable hosted by FLEXcon and the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP). The event was held ...
New firm to distribute Sensotec systems.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sensotec automatic print registration systems, manufactured in Germany by Sensotec GmbH, will be distributed in North America by Innovative Printing Technologies. Sensotec has installed more than 350 systems worldwide and is an OEM choice for many printing press manufacturers. ...
Coating company switches to wind power.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Masterpiece Graphix, of Fenton, MO, USA, has launched a wind power program, making it the first digital top coater to exclusively use wind to power its entire facility. The move came in response to an increasing demand from consumers for a more eco-friendly product, as well as the positive ...
Pulse introduces new cold foil adhesive.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Pulse Roll Labels Products)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Pulse Roll Label Products, of Bristol, England, has announced the development of Coldfix, a UV curable, through-cure adhesive formulated for cold, die-less foiling on a wide range of substrates. According to Sales Manager Alan Day, "Coldfix is formulated to overcome the common ...
J & H opens an office in Latin America.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... J & H Printing Solutions, of Pewaukee, WI, USA, has announced the opening of J & H Latin America. The company is a distributor of narrow and wide web flexographic printing and converting equipment made in China. Hiram Garcia has been named managing director of the new venture, ...
BST Pro Mark makes sales force changes.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Webconvert Ltd., of Toronto, ON, Canada, has been appointed sales representative for BST Pro Mark, of Elmhurst, IL, USA. BST manufactures web inspection and web guiding equipment. Webconvert will market the company's web inspection and web guiding equipment in the Canadian provinces of ...
Harper seminars focus on sleeve care.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, of Charlotte, NC, USA, has created an educational program about anilox sleeves, which it has presented to customers at its headquarters and also at its plant in Green Bay, WI, USA. The seminars have been created by Harper GraphicSolutions ...
Maxson announces major expansion.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Maxson Automatic Machinery Co.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Maxson Automatic Machinery Company, of Westerly, RI, USA, a manufacturer of sheeters, has announced a multi-million dollar expansion that will include additional office and production facilities for greater capacity and CNC machine tools to enhance productivity. The new 50,000 ...
New Raflatac plant now fully operational.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... UPM Raflatac's new special products coating line at the Tampere factory in Finland is now fully operational and delivering self-adhesive label materials to label converters. The design of the new coating line is based on UPM Raflatac's proprietary technology with special emphasis on ...
Novum wins award from Tools & Production.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Novum Graphics)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Novum Graphics, the Swiss company set up by Larissa Eitner in 2004, has been named "Fastest Growing Dealer" by Tools & Production (T & P), the US manufacturer of rotary punch units, slitters and diecutting equipment for the narrow web market. Presenting the award at Labelexpo ...
MicroClean establishes anilox cleaning service.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Flexo Concepts, which manufactures of MicroClean dry media anilox cleaning systems and TruPoint plastic and composite doctor blades, has announced the launch of its MicroClean Anilox Roll Cleaning Service. The service is available to flex-ographic and offset printers who wish to clean ...
Label Traxx represented in Australia, NZ, SE Asia.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Tailored Solutions, the producer of Label Traxx print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters, has named Peter Adam its exclusive agent in Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, Adam will market the Label Traxx product to label ...
Technicote adds new adhesive coater.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Technicote Inc., an ISO 9001:2000 certified company headquartered in Miamisburg, OH, USA, announced the addition of a new wide web adhesive and specialty coater at its manufacturing plant in Terre Haute, IN, USA. The coater went online in February. The computer driven, high ...
Cyrel announces price increases in US, Canada.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... DuPont Packaging Graphics, of Wilmington, DE, USA, has announced a price increase in the US and Canada effective March 1 for all DuPont Cyrel products. The increases range from 3 percent to 8 percent, depending on the product. "We have avoided taking this action for a long ...
New UV heat control developed by GEW.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... GEW Ltd., a UK based UV systems manufacturer, has announced the development of a new heat management product. According to a company statement, the new product, AIRFilm, "permits processing of a wide range of heat-sensitive materials without the need for water-cooled rollers." ...
Stora Enso sells unit, opens new US office.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Paper supplier Stora Enso has finalized the divestment of Stora Enso North America Inc., its North American subsidiary, to NewPage Corporation, a coated paper producer based in Miamisburg, OH, USA. Following the divestment, Stora Enso established a new sales office in Stamford, ...
FFTA launches 2008 regional workshop tour.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) began a regional tour of its educational workshops in early March. The first was held March 5 at Arizona State University (ASU), Mesa, AZ, USA, and was titled "2008 Flexo Productivity & Quality Workshop." The seminar is chaired by ...
Toray to build film plant this year in France.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Toray Films Europe )(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Toray Films Europe (TFE), an arm of Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan, will begin construction this year of a plant for production of Torayfan biaxi-ally oriented polypropylene high-barrier metalized film. The plant will be located in Rhone-Alpes, France. Toray Plastics ...
FTA Forum content geared to converters.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Printers and converters who attend the technical sessions at this year's FTA Annual Forum will find the program content specifically geared to their objectives, say the leaders of the Flexographic Technical Association. "Our primary goal when developing the program was to make sure we ...
Spinnaker announces PSM/Eagle asset buy.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Spinnaker Coating LLC, of Troy, OH, USA, has announced the purchase of substantially all of the assets of PSM/Eagle, of Lemont, IL, USA, a contract slitter and distributor of pressure sensitive roll products to the label converting industry. "Adding this company-owned and ...
Innovia NatureFlex films rated 'CarbonZero'.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Innovia Films has achieved CarbonZero status on its range of NatureFlex coated biodegradable and compostable packaging films through the implementation of carbon-reduction schemes. The designation has been awarded by co2balance, a business that works with companies to reduce carbon ...
AIMCAL launches Converting School.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Converting School has been launched by the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL), of Fort Mill, SC, USA, to provide educational opportunities for members of the converting industry. Six courses on critical converting topics will be held in 2008: ...
Mark Andy 2200 now servo powered.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... When Mark Andy set up its booth at Graphics of the Americas last month, it unveiled a new version of its highly regarded 2200 press. The updated machine is now capable of printing unsupported films and is driven by servo motors. The company says that the addition of film ...
NELMA sponsors regional expo.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(North East Label Manufacturers Association )(Brief article)(Conference notes)
Mar 01, 2008 ... The North East Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) will hold its sixth Expo and Networking Conference on Thursday, May 8, at the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. The event will run from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., and will feature an exhibit hall with suppliers of products and ...
Ohio entrepreneur buys in-mold label company.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Entrepreneur John Prikkel has purchased 51 percent interest in Fusion Graphics Inc., South Dayton, OH, USA, a company that markets in-mold labeling technology for security and anti-counterfeiting. The entire Fusion Graphics team will be retained, Prikkel says, and relocated to the ...
Penmar receives SBA certification.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Penmar Industries, a Hispanic-owned label converter in Norwalk, CT, USA, has been awarded certification as a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) under US Small Business Administration (SBA) guidelines. The SBA certifies small businesses that meet specific economic, ownership, and control ...
DuPont celebrates a patent milestone.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... DuPont Packaging Graphics, Wilmington, DE, USA, has announced that it recently achieved the registration milestone of 125 patent families consisting of more than 600 patents and applications worldwide. "Since the introduction of DuPont Cyrel photopolymer printing plates in 1974, ...
Nilpeter has new showroom, 'leaner' factory.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Nilpeter's MO-4 rotary offset combination press, incorporating sleeve technology, was introduced in Brussels last year at Labelexpo Europe. Since the show, a dozen presses have been ordered, and delivery will begin in April. To meet the expected demand for the press, Nilpeter has installed ...
Flint forms flexo products unit.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Flint Group, a Luxembourg based supplier to the printing and packaging industry, has announced the formation of a new division combining its printing plates business with the Rotec sleeve business. The announcement comes following Flint Group's acquisition of Rotec in 2007. The ...
Label group helps college with $10K press grant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A $10,000 donation by the North East Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) has helped the Department of Industry and Technology of Millersville University, located in Millersville, PA, USA, purchase a Mark Andy press and launch a hands- on flexo curriculum. The NELMA donation ...
3 Sigma Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... 3 SIGMA CORPORATION, Troy, OH, USA -- Jeff Groza has been appointed account manager for the northern sections of Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania and will also cover the state of Michigan. Beth Radford is a new customer service representative. Elizabeth Cool has been named the ...
Adhesives Research Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... ADHESIVES RESEARCH INC., Glen Rock, PA, USA -- The company has announced the hiring of two new sales representatives: Justin D. Adley in the Southeast US territory and Timothy J. Salzman in ...
Aquaflex.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... AQUAFLEX, Duncansville, PA, USA -- Aquaflex has announced that Tom Gray has joined ...
BST Pro Mark.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Webconvert Ltd.)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... BST PRO MARK, Elmhurst, IL, USA -- Webconvert Ltd. of Toronto has been appointed as BST Pro Mark's sales representative for the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta ...
Cortegra Group Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Lenore Campites, Russell Hill and John Kay appointed)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... CORTEGRA GROUP INC., Fairfield, NJ, USA -- Lenore Campites has been hired as a new account executive and will assume responsibilty for accounts in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and South Jersey. Russell Hill has also been hired as a ...
Flint Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Jim Mahony, Thomas Telser and Mario Busshoff appointed)(Brief article)
Mar 01, 2008 ... FLINT GROUP, Luxembourg -- Jim Mahony has been named president Asia-Pacific and will become a member of Flint Group's executive management team. The company has also announced the ...
Harper Corporation of America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... HARPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Harper GraphicSolution, the technical service arm of anilox supplier Harper Corporation ...
Lightning Labels.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... LIGHTNING LABELS, Denver, CO, USA -- Lightning Labels has hired Bruce Niccum as its production manager. Previously he ...
Martin Automatic Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MARTIN AUTOMATIC INC., Rockford, IL, USA -- Marcus Knott has been named the ...
MetalFX.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... METALFX, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK -- MetalFX Technology, a Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation ...
Tailored Solutions.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TAILORED SOLUTIONS, Milwaukee, WI, USA -- Tailored Solutions has named Peter Adam its exclusive agent in Australia and New Zealand. The company ...
Xante Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Mar 01, 2008 ... XANTE CORPORATION, Mobile, AL, USA -- Xante Corporation announced the ...
Drupa is the showcase for the latest inkjet technology.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Followers of the latest trends in industrial inkjet printing will have much to digest at Drupa, the world's largest druckfest, held again in Dusseldorf (May 29--June 11). Among the major suppliers of printheads, inks and systems integrators will be Nilpeter. Along with its partners, it ...
Industry boosters flaunt facets of flexo at Drupa.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Normally flexo plays a walk-on part at the Drupa shows. This time an alliance of 19 graphic arts suppliers intend to raise its profile and "change perceptions about using the process in packaging printing". The platform is Flexo4All, which has organized The Flexo Tour. Accompanied by a ...
Joint leaflet-label venture in India.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Fix-a-Form International, the UK-based licensor of multi-page leaflet labels, has set up a joint venture in India to become an equal partner with Unick FAF & Printers. It has also funded the installation of an eight-color UV flexo press to increase the firm's capacity and range of label ...
GEW and Sadechaf form Benelux alliance.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... GEW (EC) Ltd. has strengthened its presence in the Benelux countries by forming an alliance with Sadechaf UV and IR Technology to sell and service its equipment in the region. The Belgium company is privately owned and has over 15 years of experience with UV curing systems for all the ...
Signing off with a look back at European trends.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Industry overview)
Mar 01, 2008; ... After nine years or so, this is my final Europe column. Wearing my somewhat battered freelance hat, I will still be scribbling selectively on the labeling scene, but it's now time to be doing other unrelated things. So, by way of a final sign off, let's put things in context. Globally, it ...
King of the concrete jungle.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)(Sales Driven Organization)(Company overview)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Our firm recently conducted a strategic brainstorming session with the managers of a label converter client. As the full day session drew to a close, I summed up the perspective of ownership by using the title of the off-Broadway show "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!" While that ...
We just don't get it.(LETTERS FROM THE EARTH)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2008; ... To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology." Or, " ... Such a product fulfills the manufacturer's desires and some of the customer's ...
Hang it all.(FIELD REPORT)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Nioxin is a $40 million dollar hair care industry provider that sells a wide variety of hair cleansers, conditioners and treatments through professional salons. The goal of the company, as stated by founder Eva Graham, is to provide natural solutions for fine and thin-looking hair. The 20 ...
Kaizen.(PRINTING LEAN)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Over the past several months we've discussed several tools of Lean as they apply to the printing industry. We've looked at creating a safer, cleaner, better organized workplace using 5S: "seeing" waste by creating value stream maps; cutting setup or make-ready times to increase capacity; ...
Dion Label Printing: market diversity, pursuit of digital printing and a focus on environmental quality are hallmarks of this Massachusetts converter.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)
Mar 01, 2008; ... When he describes Dion Label Printing, John Dion speaks carefully, deliberately and with obvious forethought. Those descriptors can be employed to describe accurately the progress that the company has made over its 40-year history to its present state of success. John Dion explores a ...
RFID Label Market: a look at the RFID label industry since Wal-Mart's well known mandate.
Mar 01, 2008; ... In June 2004, Wal-Mart announced it would require its top 100 suppliers to begin using RFID at the case and pallet level by January 2005. The announcement was the beginning of a maelstrom of RFID talk, fueled further by additional mandate announcements. RFID was to be, according to many ...
Smart labels: today's smart labels come in many forms and functions, not just RFID.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Smart label sales are expected to double from the 2006 estimate of 5,000 million units to 10,000 million units by 2011, according to Labels, a study published in December 2007 by The Freedonia Group. The study defines smart labels as devices capable of incorporating data and manufactured ...
Static control: a moving web will create static electricity under any conditions. The presence of static can be a threat to safety as well as the cause of contamination and equipment malfunction. Removing static safely and effectively is easily accomplished with the right equipment.(Doyle Security Systems)(MKS Industries Inc.)(Meech Static Eliminators)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Meech Static Eliminators USA The narrow web industry is paying more attention lately to static control, according to Matthew Fyffe, general manager of Meech Static Eliminators USA. "Narrow web converters haven't always been at the forefront when it comes to static control, but ...
The importance of maintaining & managing anilox inventory for flexo operations.
Mar 01, 2008; ... The anilox roller is a critical component in flexography operations on a day-to-day basis, and the ceramic laser engraved anilox in particular has lent stability to the flexo process. These two facts alone are reason enough to pay special attention to roller maintenance and care issues. Of ...
Foil: challenges & solutions.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Foil stampers face challenges every day, but knowing how to handle them can make the converter a valuable partner to the customer. Following are some examples of foil application challenges and the techniques to solve them. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cold Foil ...
Supplier gallery.(Mark Andy, Inc. offers innovative printing presses)(Enercon offers a wide range of surface treatment solutions for the printing industry)(Anderson & Vreeland offers letterpress plates and sleeves)
Mar 01, 2008 ... 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. Mark Andy VALUE BEYOND THE PRESS Mark Andy, Inc. is ...