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January 16, 2006
Trade report urges converters to turn to drink
Self-adhesive labels account for only 7 percent of the European bottled drinks market, but this still represents a huge and growing market in volume terms, with rising consumption offering further…
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January 16, 2006
Major UK licensing deal
for color-change labeling
Sherwood Technology Ltd., a UK-based color change specialist, has teamed up with label converter Sessions of York in a worldwide licensing deal. It means Sessions can produce Gamma Sterili…
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January 16, 2006
The UV Protocol,
a European partnership
Ultraviolet curing of inks and coatings offers numerous production benefits, but it also helps to reduce the industry’s emissions of harmful VOCs (volatile organic compounds). This area is of…
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January 16, 2006
New Jetlaser Duoface
from Raflatac
Raflatac has produced a new angle on reducing or even eliminating the backing liner for manually applied labels, such as those used in transport or logistic labeling. Its double-sided Jetlaser Duoface is…
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January 16, 2006
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New company follows Sherman’s closure of world headquarters
By Barry Hunt
To the surprise of some, the A…
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November 28, 2005
It’s easy to see how producing small folding cartons on reelfed presses, rather than on sheetfed offset presses, can offer real economic advantages. Also, the best of UV flexo will readily match offset quality. Yet, despite the best efforts of…
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November 28, 2005
Boost for Scandinavian label stock manufacturing
Economic pessimism does not seem to be inhibiting certain self-adhesive label stock manufacturers. Raflatac announced that it would double its current filmic label production at the Tampere mill…
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November 28, 2005
Season for price hikes
well under way
Take a generous pinch of weak economic conditions, throw in the global aftermath of natural disasters, and mix together with some serious supply problems with oil based raw materials. The result is a…
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November 28, 2005
ooklet labels
with smart approach
The RFID bandwagon rolls on with several ingenious approaches to integrated production now becoming available. Among the latest is the so called Intelligent Converter, introduced at Labelexpo by the Swit…
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November 28, 2005
GEW’s India hub
serves Asia expansion
India’s global influence on manufacturing and service industries will soon include UV curing systems for label presses. GEW (EC) Ltd. has started work on establishing a sales, service and…
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November 28, 2005
Flint-Schmidt divests metal decorating business
Flint-Schmidt, part of the recently combined group of Flint Ink and XSYS Print Solutions, is selling its metal decorating business to the division’s senior management for an undisclosed sum.…
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November 28, 2005
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Gallus acquires a stake in folding carton technology
By Barry Hunt
It’s easy to see how produ…
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October 18, 2005
he growing financial activity of private equity companies in the graphics industry was noted in the last column, when we reported the XSYS Print Solutions takeover of Flint Ink. No sooner had CVC Capital Partners been given the green light then we he…
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October 18, 2005
The global nature of label production favors consolidation, especially among European and US converters. The latest example is the formation of IlloSpear, which brings together the European operations of Illochroma Labelling Group and the filmic labe…
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October 18, 2005
Rako to install
two Gallus RCS 330 presses
Rako Etiketten has bought two Gallus RCS 330 servo-driven platform presses to expand capacity for small and medium sized runs on various substrates at its plant in north Germany. Both modular mac…
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