Label & Narrow Web back issues from September 2008:
Project LIFE.(EDITORIAL)(Label Initiative For the Environment)(Conference news)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Over the past two years, a dozen label converters have donated countless hours of their time to pursue a goal that they are certain will improve their businesses and those of their customers. They also believe that it will be a boon to their competitors, to the packaging industry, and to ...
DuPont settles with Cortron over FAST technology.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DuPont says it has reached an agreement with Cortron Corporation to settle a patent infringement case involving DuPont's Cyrel FAST thermal flexographic printing plate technology. DuPont says that Cortron, based in Minnesota, agrees to immediately cease manufacturing LAVA thermal ...
Cortegra introduces Braille-embossed text.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Cortegra, a manufacturer of labels and other packaging products based in Fairfield, NJ, USA, has introduced Braille-embossed cartons and labels to comply with impending European Union legislation. Using special tooling, Cortegra embosses the Braille in an uncontracted Braille system, which ...
Tamper evident label utilizes intaglio printing.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sekuworks, Harrison, OH, USA, has introduced a security label product line combining intaglio currency printing with custom void release technology specific to each brand owner's proj-ect. The new label structure allows for overt authentication in a universal language without the use of ...
Gallus USA names new president.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brian Bishop)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Gallus Inc., the North American arm of the Swiss manufacturer of narrow web printing presses, has a new president. Brian Bishop joined the company July 7 with responsibility for US sales and service of Gallus equipment. He replaces Jon Guy, who was president for six years. Gallus Inc. is ...
CCL sales up 3 percent in second quarter.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Financial report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CCL Industries Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, one of the world's largest manufacturers of labels and specialty packaging for the consumer products and healthcare industries, says that sales for the second quarter of 2008 from continuing operations were $312.8 million, up 3 percent from ...
Maestro Label Designer launched by Online Labels.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Online Labels Inc., a supplier of blank labels for laser and inkjet printers, announces the official launch of Maestro Label Designer, an internet based label design software program that allows anyone to create, save and print labels with no downloads necessary. "We launched ...
Customer's reduction lowers MCC's Q1 sales.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Financial report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Multi-Color Corporation (Nasdaq: LABL), Sharonville, IL, USA, announced financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared with the same period a year ago. Net revenues increased 52 percent to $79.5 million from $52.3 million. The significant increase in revenues was due ...
Fasson adds wine papers to eco-friendly portfolio.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison, located in Mentor, OH, USA, has added three "eco-friendly" products to its wine substrate portfolio, bringing to 13 the number of eco-friendly products and adhesives currently available through the division. The new ...
Alden & Ott introduces Soy-Flex printing inks.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Alden & Ott, Mount Prospect, IL, USA, has been producing soy products since the 1980s for its offset ink division. The company now introduces Soy-Flex printing inks for flexographic presses. Sales Manager Angelo Capozio says he is excited about Soy-Flex's possibilities not only ...
L&NW website redesign adds features, content.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Label & Narrow Web magazine has relaunched its website with a major redesign of its content and visuals. The new site contains features that greatly expand the content that the magazine has presented over the past decade. The relaunch is concurrent with the unveiling of the largest print ...
Aztech, Power Forward form business venture.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Aztech Converting Systems of Tempe, AZ, USA, and Power Forward Inc. of Toronto, ON, Canada, have formed a venture that will manufacture and market a line of equipment for converters in the extended content (ECL) and coupon label markets. The equipment line will consist of the ...
Six Multi-Plastics plants gain AIB compliance.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(American Institute of Baking)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Multi-Plastics Inc., Lewis Center, OH, USA, has announced that in addition to its Ohio facility, the company's plants in New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, California, and Canada have been audited and passed, on their first attempts, the AIB Consolidated Standards as food contact packaging ...
GIDUE sells six presses in the Balkan region.(Industry News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... GIDUE, a manufacturer of label and packaging presses headquartered in Turate, Italy, says that its distributor in Europe's Balkan region, Simark, has resulted in the installation of two new presses and the pending installation of four more. According to Matjaz Mramor, managing ...
Sani-Blast promotes US stimulus package.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Sani-Blast Inc.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sani-Blast, of Spring Grove, MN, USA, is guaranteeing 2008 delivery of equipment orders placed by November 1 to help printers take advantage of the potential tax benefits of the 2008 economic stimulus package in the US. A buyer might be able to deduct over 50 percent of the price of ...
TLMI introduces reports on industry trends for members.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) has begun publication of a quarterly report for its members titled The TLMI Index & Trend Report. "These quarterly reports will include both quantitative and qualitative information," says TLMI Chairman John Hickey. "A key goal is ...
Raflatac offers non-PS stocks in small volumes.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... UPM Raflatac has introduced Fast Face, an ordering program for non-adhesive products. The program enables labelstock converters to receive lower volume, custom slit orders of select non-adhesive products in the rapid delivery time cycles that support their business requirements. ...
Mark Andy wins award for Ohio export efforts.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Mark Andy Inc.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Mark Andy's manufacturing operation in Milford, OH, USA, has been honored by the state's governor, Ted Strickland, for its dedication to export related projects. An annual honor, the Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award is presented to companies and organizations that have increased ...
FTA previews FIRST 4.0 to Milwaukee audience.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Flexographic printers/converters in the Milwaukee, WI, USA, region learned about some of the new additions and modifications to the Flexographic Technical Association's (FTA) premier technical manual, FIRST 4.0 (Flexographic Image Reproduction Specifications and Tolerances). ...
Cal Poly to sponsor 'Green Media' conference.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, and SustainComm World announce the second annual The Business of Green Media Conference to take place on January 22, 2009, at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center. The conference will continue to focus on green ...
Pamarco to consolidate Illinois manufacturing.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Pamarco Global Graphics)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Pamarco Global Graphics (PGG) has announced that operations at its plant in Elk Grove Village, IL, USA, will be moved into the Wheeling, IL, plant as of September. The Elk Grove Village plant is focused on the recovery of Pamarco's Diamond brand rollers. The plant in Wheeling has been ...
Polywest opens sleeve plant in wisconsin.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Polywest USA opened a new 10,000 square foot manufacturing and sales plant on September 1 in Appleton, WI, USA. Polywest, which is headquartered in Germany, is a manufacturer of sleeves for the printing and converting industries. The new facility features the latest equipment ...
SMAG to market Aquaflex in Europe.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... After its "velvet divorce" from GIDUE, and having installed 26 of the Italian manufacturer's presses in France, SMAG has announced a new partnership with Aquaflex, a manufacturer of flexographic presses for labels and flexible packaging. In 2004, Aquaflex was acquired by F.L ....
Muhlbauer unveils fast RFID inlay machine.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Muhlbauer Technology Group, headquartered in Roding, Germany, says it has developed "the world's fastest and highly flexible RFID inlay production line: TAL 20000." A successor to the TAL 10000, the 20000 "provides a quantum jump" in flip chip assembly technology for RFID ...
Ashland invests in its adhesives business.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ashland's Specialty Polymers Adhesives (SP) business recently installed equipment valued at more than $2 million to enhance service and capabilities for its printing, packaging and coatings product lines. SP is a business group of Ashland Performance Materials, a division of Ashland Inc., ...
Pitman Co. acquires National Graphic Supply.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(National Graphic Supply Corp.)(Pitman Co.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Pitman Company, Totowa, NJ, USA, a leading independent North American graphic arts supplier, has announced that it has acquired National Graphic Supply of Albany, NY, USA. National Graphic Supply, founded in 1927, serves commercial printers within a 125-mile radius of Albany. In addition, ...
Innovia Films responds to rumors of US pull-out.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... In making what its leaders call "considered changes" to the availability of its product range in the United States, Innovia Films generated "quite a stir," says one company official, and rumors resulted in the suspicion that the company would pull out of the US pressure sensitive market ...
Gallus has new sales agency in Italy.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Franchini & C. SRL, of San Giuliano Milanese, Italy, now has sole responsibility for sales and service of Gallus label printing presses in Italy. For 35 years, Gallus press systems in Italy were distributed by SO.MA.CA S.r.l. in Milan. Franchini, which has more than 40 years ...
CCL plans $25 million expansion in Asia.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(CCL Industries Inc.)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CCL Industries has announced that it will invest $25 million over 2008 and 2009 to expand its CCL Label operations in Asia. The company began doing business in Asia five years ago with its 2003 investment in Bangkok, Thailand, which has subsequently undergone two expansions. In 2006 and ...
AB Graphic names distributor in China.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... UK based AB Graphic International has announced that Do. WellSwiss International has been retained as its distributor in China. The company will handle sales and service of the Vectra range of turret rewinders and the Omega label inspection and converting lines. Based in ...
Neenah Paper raises prices on tech products.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Neenah Paper, Alpharetta, GA, USA, has announced a price increase for all technical products produced in the United States, including papers used for heat transfer, coated abrasives, decorative components, cleanroom and labels, among others. The price increase took effect September 1. ...
ETI Converting secures patent in Europe.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ETI Converting, Boucherville, QC, Canada, has received a patent covering 27 European countries for its "method and apparatus for manufacturing pressure sensitive adhesive labelstocks with printing under adhesive and product produced thereby." ETI manufactures presses that allow converters ...
Rayven is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standard.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Rayven Inc.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Rayven Inc., a provider of laminating, coating and converting services, today announces that the management system of the company's St. Paul, MN, USA, facility has passed an ISO 9001:2000 quality system surveillance audit. As a result, the site in now officially ISO certified. ...
Para Print publishes environmental statement.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Para Print, Ivyland, PA,. USA, a provider of flexographic printing plates and prepress services, has published a character that states its commitment to environmental sustainability. Para Print President Ralph Zuccarini says that the heart of the initiative is the Green Committee, composed ...
Miltec UV retains distributor in Taiwan.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Miltec UV, Stevensville, MD, USA, has engaged Alexander Jewels as its distributor in Taiwan. Alexander Jewels was established in 1962 as a jewelry company, but ...
Illias Mustafa.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CONCEPTS NREC, White River Junction, VT, USA--Illias ...
James A. Struhar.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CORTEGRA, Fairfield, NJ, USA - James A. Struhar has been appointed ...
Guido Van der Schueren.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ESKOARTWORK, Gent, Belgium - Guido Van der Schueren has been appointed to ...
Kris Harris.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... FLXON, Charlotte, NC, USA-Kris Harris has assumed direct responsibility for customer relations and market ...
Dave Burgess.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... FLEXO CONCEPTS, Plymouth, MA, USA - Flexo Concepts announced that Dave Burgess has ...
Brian Bishop.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... GALLUS INC., Philadelphia, PA, USA--Brian Bishop has been named president of Gallus Inc., ...
Stephen Green.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... KODAK, Rochester, NY, USA-Stephen Green has been appointed vice president, marketing, ...
Ron Schmidt.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL, Oklahoma City, OK, USA -- Ron Schmidt, formerly director of OEM sales for Maxcess International, ...
Vince Tabone.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... NDC INFRARED ENGINEERING, Irwindale, CA, USA--NDC Infrared Engineering ...
Dominic Verderese Barnes.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY (PCMC), Green Bay, WI, USA-Dominic Verderese Barnes has joined the company as a sales ...
Dave Wilkins.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PITMAN COMPANY, Totowa, NJ, USA - The company announced that Dave ...
Kojiro Maeda.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), North Kingstown, RI, USA--Kojiro Maeda has been named chairman of the board. Maeda will assume ...
Brian Leverock and Matthew Rafferty.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... UNIFOIL, Fairfield, NJ, USA--Unifoil Corporation announced that it has appointed two new account ...
Heather Curry.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
Sep 01, 2008 ... WESTERN SHIELD LABEL COMPANY, Rancho Dominguez, CA, USA-The company has announced ...
Europe's press makers: under siege?(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
Sep 01, 2008; ... For many years, Heidelberg has been to the European printing industry what General Motors is to the US automobile business. Now that comparison looks too close for comfort as Heidelberg's boss, Bernhard Schreier, announced to disgruntled shareholders that the fall in the company's share ...
Survive to thrive.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)
Sep 01, 2008; ... I don't know who first said that economics is the painful elaboration of the obvious, but today's business climate certainly validates that sentiment. If you've been watching television, surfing the web, or even, dare I say it, reading a newspaper, you've probably reached the conclusion ...
LiFC TLMi.(LETTERS FROM THE EARTH)
Sep 01, 2008; ... In June I attended Finat's 50th anniversary congress in Paris. To be sure, if you go to enough of these events you realize that many of the presentations are repetitious. However, one presenter that we hear from regularly, Mike Fairley, added a twist to his usual pontification. In his ...
Saving lives, reducing costs.(FIELD REPORT)
Sep 01, 2008; ... The University of Kentucky's Chandler Medical Center, named after former Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler, is a 473-bed facility and the only Level I Trauma Center in eastern and central Kentucky. The facility is also the only one in the region with a Level III neonatal care unit for ...
Becoming Lean.(PRINTING LEAN)
Sep 01, 2008; ... If you are, like I am, a student of Lean, you know that there is neither a "roadmap" or timetable on becoming Lean, and that makes the journey seem to be more difficult than it needs to be. Everyone's journey has been and will be different, but the more you read, hear, and experience, the ...
Penmar Industries: a Connecticut converter sees growth in a tough market by pursuing new opportunities and maintaining top quality standards.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2008; ... In some ways, Penmar Industries is a perfect example of the type of label printing plant that is ubiquitous across the globe: small, family owned, regional in its reach, employing a modest cadre of workers, maintaining a handful of older presses, and cranking out good quality work that ...
Specialty papers: Environmental concerns are proving to be a driving force behind innovation and change for this important product.
Sep 01, 2008; ... The labeling industry, along with society in general, is clearly undergoing major changes in light of what can be referred to as the Green Revolution. Environmental concerns are having a profound effect on the manufacturing process, and this can be seen in the shift in how specific ...
Sleeves: Sleeves have been used for years by wide web printers, but only recently have narrow web converters begun to explore this alternative technology, both for image and ink transfer.
Sep 01, 2008; ... The narrow web industry has been toying with sleeves for quite a few years. Some shops make extensive use of them; others employ them occasionally. The majority don't use sleeves at all, and probably don't give them much thought. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sleeves are a ...
Sleeves, repeats and bridges.(Sleeves)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Historically, narrow web printers have used metal cylinders to mount printing plates and reach the desired repeats of their customers. In recent years, mid and narrow web press manufacturers began offering sleeve ready presses that offer the same job change efficiency and scheduling ...
Special effects labels; In the wake of the sustainability movement and the desire to be cost effective, special effects labels continue to evolve.(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Along time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ..." This is how the 1977 film Star Wars opens, with the words crawling or "rolling up" the screen, as the effect was called. It dazzled viewers, and what followed was one of the first films of its kind, one laden with a variety of special effects ...
Gallus.(PRODUCT PREVIEW)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Booth 5901 PRESSES AND WORKFLOW SYSTEMS Gallus features its RCS 330 servo press, the world's only integrated servo press, and the TCS 250, which features optional rotary die cutting. Also featured is the new Gallus Digital Screeny which uses digital laser technology ...
Primera Technology.(PRODUCT PREVIEW)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Booth 6635 COLOR LABEL PRINTERS Print graphics, photos and bar codes on labels with Primera Technology's LX 400 and LX 810 color label printers, two products the company is showcasing. The LX 400 prints full-color, phot-quality labels at 4800 dpi. Labels printed on ...
Color Resolutions International.(PRODUCT PREVIEW)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Booth 3635 UV-CURABLE FLEXO INKS Color Resolutions International (CRI) manufactures water-based and ultraviolet curable flexographic inks for printing pressure sensitive labels and security tags. Among the products CRI is highlighting is Label Cure ....
Avery Dennison.(PRODUCT PREVIEW)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Booth 119 LABELING AND PACKAGING PRODUCTS Avery Dennison showcases its latest innovations in labeling and packaging. Learn about Fasson EcoFriendly products and ...
PC Industries.(PRODUCT PREVIEW)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Booth 1025 proofing and print defect detection [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PC Industries is displaying both the Guardian OLP off-line PDF proofing system and the Guardian PQV 100 percent print defect detection system. The combination of the Guardian ...
Print Products.(PRODUCT PREVIEW)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Booth 1853 PRESSROOM SUPPLIES David Cloud and Print Products, the "Go To Professionals" for flexo, flexible packaging and converting solutions, offer a diverse line of consumables and ancillary equipment to meet ...