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December 2007
Label materials take a hit as UPM cuts back production
In what could be a sign of tougher times ahead for certain sectors of our industry, UPM, the Finnish papermaking giant, is reducing capacity. continue reading »
Cortegra acquires assets of Capital Printing & Graphics
Cortegra, a division of Menasha Corporation focused on packaging and labeling for pharmaceutical and related industries, has purchased the assets of Capital Printing & Graphics of Fairfield, NJ, USA. continue reading »
Avery licenses RFID technology to Mühlbauer
Avery Dennison RFID has agreed to license its patented strap attach technology to Mühlbauer AG for its TMA 15000 smart label strap attach equipment. continue reading »
Fusion UV restructures distribution in UK
Fusion UV Systems has announced the restructuring of its distribution operations in the United Kingdom, transferring sales and service to UVio Ltd. continue reading »
CCL completes sale of its interest in European venture
CCL Industries Inc. recently completed the sale of its 40 percent interest in its European joint venture, ColepCCL Portugal - Embalagens e Enchimentos S.A., to its majority partner, RAR - Sociedade de Controle (Holding), S.A., based in Portugal. continue reading »
Study: US label shipments to reach $18.3 billion in 2011
US label shipments are forecast to increase 5.1 percent annually to $18.3 billion in 2011, according to a new report by The Freedonia Group. continue reading »
Multi-Plastics gains AIB compliance
The Ohio facility of Multi-Plastics has successfully passed the AIB standards as a food contact packaging manufacturing plant. continue reading »
Sunbelt Sales receives WBENC certification
Sunbelt Sales & Marketing has been certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council as a Women's Business Enterprise. continue reading »
First film rewinder sale matches new concept in print
AB Graphic International has announced the sale of its first Omega FSR film rewinder to West Yorkshire based SA Labels Limited. continue reading »
Basics of in-mold labeling to be presented at conference
The “ABC’s of IML: A Basic Course” will be presented March 27 at the DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center in Skokie, IL, USA continue reading »
LGInternational enters Malaysia with United Colors acquisition
LGInternational, a label manufacturer based in Portland, OR, USA, reports that it has signed an agreement to acquire United Colours, a Malaysian manufacturer of labels and diecut components. continue reading »
Gerhardt USA and Webmark Engraving form alliance
Gerhardt USA, a die manufacturer based in Dallastown, PA, USA, has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Webmark Engraving, of Toronto, ON, Canada. continue reading »
Sun Chemical to increase packaging ink prices in North America
Global ink manufacturer Sun Chemical will raise prices 8 percent for packaging inks in North America effective January 1, 2008. continue reading »
Sam’s Club executive addresses sustainable packaging at L&NW webinar
Label & Narrow Web produced a webinar last week on “Green Labeling: What Converters Should Know About Sustainability”, an event that featured experts from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and from Sam’s Club, an arm of Wal-Mart. continue reading »
OKI to distribute Degrava printer in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Degrava Systems, based in Roswell, GA, USA, has retained OKI Printing Solutions to distribute its DP-8500 printer throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). continue reading »
Loparex opens sales office in Vietnam
Loparex, a global manufacturer of release papers and other products, has opened a sales office in Vietnam. continue reading »
Tidland completes expansion in New Hampshire
Tidland Corporation, a manufacturer of winding and slitting products based in Camas, WA, USA, has completed an expansion of its New Hampshire, USA, facility to create a more customer-focused manufacturing process while reducing its delivery times for wind continue reading »
acpo announces plant expansion
acpo ltd., a manufacturer of self-wound pressure sensitive roll label films based in Oak Harbor, OH, USA, has begun a 20,000 square foot plant expansion to its facility. continue reading »
November 2007
RotoMetrics: Die maker celebrates 50 years
In 1957, Richard R. Rosemann began designing and manufacturing simple rotary dies in St. Louis, MO, USA, for the earliest flexographic press manufacturers. continue reading »
PCMC wins regional manufacturing award
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), of Green Bay, WI, USA, has received the Manufacturing Award of Distinction, which honors excellence in manufacturing in Northeast Wisconsin. continue reading »
Prime UV’s Elinor Midlik wins print industry award
NPES, the Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, has awarded Elinor R. Midlik, founder and president of Prime UV Systems, the 2007 Harold W. Gegenheimer Award for service to the printing industry at the NPES Annual continue reading »
Mondi to shape its global coating and release facilities
Mondi Packaging Coating and Release has announced plans to proceed with an investment program in its global production facilities. continue reading »
AWA publishes reports on sleeves, South American labels
AWA Alexander Watson Associates has published the AWAreness report Global Sleeve Label Market and Technology Review 2007. continue reading »
Clemson symposium focuses on printing decisions
Clemson University’s Department of Graphic Communications will present a new program, Printing Foundations: A Decision Maker’s Symposium, February 12-13. continue reading »
Smyth Companies breaks ground for new commercial printing facility
Minnesota based Smyth Companies broke ground for a new 30,800 square foot facility to house its commercial print division. continue reading »
Label Traxx expands into South Asia
US based Tailored Solutions Inc. has appointed Weldon Celloplast Limited, of New Delhi, as its exclusive agent for sales in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, to market its Label Traxx job management systems. continue reading »
West coast facility creates new opportunities for Wausau Coated
Wausau Coated Products, manufacturer of pressure sensitive label products and coating technologies headquartered in Wausau, WI, USA, has announced the addition of a new facility in southern California. continue reading »
Radius Solutions enhances PECAS Vision
Radius Solutions Ltd., an Enterprise Resource Planning/Management Information System provider for the printing and packaging industry, announced new and improved capabilities of its flagship ERP/MIS system, PECAS Vision. continue reading »
Peter Mulheran acquires Sani-Blast
Peter Mulheran, a veteran of the printing ink industry, has acquired Sani-Blast Inc., of Spring Grove, MN, USA, a manufacturer of anilox roll cleaning equipment. continue reading »
Bencis acquires majority interest in Stork Prints Group
Stork N.V. and Bencis Capital Partners B.V. have reached an agreement on the sale of 60 percent of the interest in the Stork Prints Group to Bencis. continue reading »
Loparex expands joint venture operations in India
Loparex Group has announced new investment in the expansion of its joint venture operation in India. continue reading »
AB Graphic and Convertec launch digital Braille printer
AB Graphic International, of Bridlington, England, has announced an agreement with Convertec AB, of Partille, Sweden, in marketing the Braillemaker One, a dedicated digital printing machine for Braille. continue reading »
AVT’s 3Q revenue up 13 percent
Advanced Vision Technology, of Hod-Hasharon, Israel, a leading provider of automatic optical inspection and quality assurance systems for the printing and packaging industry, completed the third quarter of 2007 with revenue of USD $8.2 million, up 13 perc continue reading »
Spear opens label plant in South Africa
Spear, headquartered in Mason, OH, USA, has established itself in South Africa with the opening of a new facility in Johannesburg. continue reading »
CCL reports 13 percent rise in Q3 sales
CCL Industries Inc., of Toronto, ON, Canada, a world leader in label converting and specialty packaging for the consumer products and healthcare industries, reports third quarter sales of $331.9 million, 13 percent higher than the $293.5 million generated continue reading »
WS Packaging buys SenecaSalem
WS Packaging Group Inc., based in Algoma, WI, USA, one of the largest label converting companies in North America, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase SenecaSalem Inc., which operates printing facilities in Salem, OH, USA, and in Franklin, PA, U continue reading »
Collotype Labels acquired by Multi-Color
Multi-Color Corporation announced Monday the signing of a letter of intent Collotype International Holdings Pty. Ltd., headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. continue reading »
Pazazz Phase 2 earns FSC certification
Pazazz, a printing company based in Montreal, QC, Canada, has announced that its integrated label company, Phase 2, has earned FSC certification. continue reading »
Label World wins Best Workplace award again
Label World, in Rochester, NY, USA, continues to let the industry know just how great a place it is to work. Nearly every year since 2000, the company has won the Best Workplace in the Americas Award from the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Te continue reading »
New lab tests matrix removal
Precision AirConvey has opened a testing lab that allows customers to personally test matrix removal systems using their materials. continue reading »
PRP Flexo creates flat-top dot on digital plate
Following in the footsteps of its patented analog plate with a flat topped dot (ExSpect), PRP Flexo has announced that it has achieved the same profile within a digital environment, thereby enabling the same print advantages of their analog plate but with continue reading »
October 2007
The Rossini Group acquires Mastergraphics
After two years of partnership, The Rossini Group has completed the acquisition of Mastergraphics LLC, located in Stow, OH, USA. continue reading »
York Label acquires Cameo and Package Service
York Label, of Omaha, NE, USA, has announced the acquisition of two label converting companies: Cameo Crafts and Package Service Company. continue reading »
Label Impressions becomes FSC certified
Label Impressions Inc. has become the first flexographic printer in North America to obtain FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification and obtain Carbon Neutral status through Carbonfund.org. continue reading »
Label Traxx Partners with UPM Raflatac to streamline electronic ordering
Tailored Solutions’ Label Traxx, the print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters, now connects its European users with UPM Raflatac. continue reading »
New studies examine South American and sleeve markets
AWA Alexander Watson Associates has published two reports. continue reading »
Tools & Production expands in Eastern Europe
Tools & Production (T&P), a manufacturer of rotary punch units, slitters and diecutting equipment for the narrow web market, has appointed Novum Graphics, headed by Larissa Eitner, to represent its products in the Eastern Europe area stretching from Latvi continue reading »
Multi-Color announces expansion plan
Multi-Color Corporation (Nasdaq: LABL) has announced plans to expand its manufacturing operations with the purchase of a 247,000 square foot building in Batavia, OH, USA. continue reading »
Mark Andy and KECO Coatings combine forces
Mark Andy and KECO Coatings have combined forces to offer their collective customers a new aftermarket process improvement program designed to reduce cycle times. continue reading »
HP improves ElectroInk manufacturing process
HP announced that it has improved its manufacturing process for HP ElectroInks, the liquid inks used in HP Indigo presses — a change that it says has yielded significant benefits in productivity and energy efficiency. continue reading »
Clemson University hosts VDP workshop
Clemson University's Department of Graphic Communications is hosting a two-day workshop titled Variable Data Printing: Database, Design & Delivery, December 6-7, 2007. continue reading »
Expanded edition of the Metallized Papers and Films World Sourcebook
AWA Alexander Watson Associates has published the Vacuum Coated Papers and Films World Sourcebook 2007. continue reading »
Unilux opens Indian sales and service office
Unilux, a designer and manufacturer of stroboscopic inspection systems headquartered in Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, has opened a sales and service office in New Delhi, India. continue reading »
TMI Group acquires Lako Tool
The TMI Group of Companies, of Ronkonkoma, NY, USA, a manufacturer of testing instrumentation, has announced that it has acquired Lako Tool, of Perrysburg, OH, USA, a manufacturer of replacement sealing jaws and laboratory testing instrumentation. continue reading »
Lightning Labels purchases second HP Indigo press
Denver-based Lightning Labels has recently purchased its second HP Indigo press, ws4500, becoming the first North American HP Indigo customer to have a pair of HP’s latest-generation label and packaging digital presses. continue reading »
J & H Printing Solutions installs two flexo presses
J & H Printing Solutions Inc., a distributor of printing and converting equipment in Pewaukee, WI, USA, has sold and recently installed two narrow web flexographic presses. continue reading »
Pat Technology retains Daco Solutions
Pat Technology Systems Inc., of Montreal, Canada, a manufacturer of modular narrow web converting and diecutting equipment, has announced its appointment of Daco Solutions Ltd., of Beverley, England, as its sales and marketing representative for the UK an continue reading »
Multi-Color ranks 86th in Forbes 200 Best Small Companies
Forbes magazine has listed Multi-Color Corporation, of Sharonville, OH, USA, among its 200 Best Small Companies. continue reading »
Gerhardt announces alliance with DMS
Gerhardt International, a manufacturer of rotary dies, has teamed up with DMS to provide a range of tooling products, technical support and customer service. continue reading »
BST Pro Mark donates web inspection system to DFI
BST Pro Mark, of Elmhurst, IL, USA, has donated a new Powerscope 3000 video web inspection system to the Ditrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI), Broadview, IL, which has been installed on its 13" six-color Profiteer press. continue reading »
Harpers receive honorary degrees from ASU
Ronald and Katherine Harper, co-founders of Harper Corporation in Charlotte, NC, USA, have each received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Appalachian State University (ASU), in Boone, NC, for their contributions to society, success in busi continue reading »
New water based PSA described as “groundbreaking”
Rohm and Haas, of Philadelphia, PA, USA, has announced the development of a new water based acrylic adhesive, Robond Prohesion, designed for pressure sensitive tapes and other demanding applications traditionally served by solvent based adhesives. continue reading »
Interfilm acquires Brushfoil
Interfilm Holdings Inc., a distributor of industrial films based in Easley, SC, USA, has acquired the business and assets of Brushfoil LLC, based in Guilford, CT, USA. continue reading »
Barry-Wehmiller acquires Stanford Products
Stanford Products, a manufacturer of shrink sleeve label converting equipment, has been acquired by Barry-Wehmiller Companies. continue reading »
Yazoo Mills continues plant expansions
Yazoo Mills Inc., a manufacturer of paper cores and tubes, has completed another phase of growth to its plant in New Oxford, PA, USA. continue reading »
Muller Martini opens new rebuild facility
Muller Martini, a Germany based manufacturer of print finishing equipment and offset presses, has opened a new rebuild center in Allentown, PA, USA. continue reading »
Spear helps Novamex modernize soft drink brand with new label
With an unusual 400ml bottle design, the Jarritos line of soft drinks made from natural fruit extracts hit the shelves in Mexico in 1950, becoming the first national brand of Mexican soft drinks in the country. continue reading »
Transilwrap pursues growth with funding company
Transilwrap Company, a converter and distributor of synthetic films based in Franklin Park, IL, USA, has entered into an equity agreement with Nicolet Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm in Chicago, in an effort to more aggressively grow the compa continue reading »
Hammer Packaging wins 2007 Rochester Business Ethics Award
Hammer Packaging, based in Rochester, NY, USA, has been named a recipient of the 2007 Rochester Business Ethics Award. continue reading »
Multi-Color buys second Omet press at Labelexpo
Less than three months after buying its first Omet press, Multi-Color Corporation has acquired its second. continue reading »
Cypress Multigraphics opens third label facility
Cypress Multigraphics LLC, a manufacturer of labels for the durable goods market that specialize in UL recognized film materials, has recently opened its third label manufacturing facility. continue reading »
AB Graphic International hosts second open house
Following the success of its 2005 event, AB Graphic International will host a second open house at its USA location in Elgin, IL with participation from key industry partners including HP and Avery Dennison. continue reading »
EFI Jetrion and Spartanics form printing/diecutting partnership
Spartanics and EFI Jetrion have announced a partnership to offer short run printing and diecutting for narrow web printers that combine EFI Jetrion’s 4000 Series UV Inkjet Systems with Spartanics Finecut Laser Cutting System technology. continue reading »
Precision AirConvey offers free roll splitter test
Converting equipment manufacturer Precision AirConvey, Newark, DE, USA, has introduced a free video test service on its roll splitter, inviting converters, packagers, waste material brokers, plastics processors, and others to send a sample roll of their m continue reading »
Bonset America to increase PETG film production capacity
Bonset America has announced plans to increase PETG heat shrinkable film capacity by installing a new extrusion line in its manufacturing facility located in Brown Summit, NC, USA. continue reading »
New PSTC Tape University class held at Chemsultants’ facilities
The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) took its experienced faculty and curriculum to the new Chemsultants International laboratory and production facility for its September 17-19 Tape University Fundamentals of Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes class continue reading »
Labelexpo Europe 2007: Post-show Wrap-up
An estimated 24,000 professionals from the label industry — converters as well as exhibiting suppliers, packed the five exposition halls of Labelexpo Europe 2007 in late September, which opened Wednesday in Brussels. continue reading »
September 2007
Sonic Solutions reports record show sales
Sonic Solutions, a first-time exhibitor at Labelexpo Europe 2007, reports that sales of its ultrasonic cleaning systems at the show have exceeded those of any Labelexpo Americas. continue reading »
Label Traxx launches Version 5.1
Tailored Solutions, developer of Label Traxx print business management software for flexographic narrow web label printers and converters, has announced new stock product features in Label Traxx version 5.1. continue reading »
Stork launches digital laser rotary screen imager
Stork Prints is showcasing its new digital RotaPlate imaging system with the launch of the new tabletop rotaLEX 6610 Direct Laser Exposer. continue reading »
XSYS Print Solutions unveils 2007 print awards
XSYS Print Solutions presented its third annual print awards, giving recognition to customers judged as producing outstanding labels using the company’s inks. continue reading »
Sun Chemical unveils its digital inkjet press
SolarJet, a digital four-color inkjet press from Sun Chemical, made its debut this week in Brussels. continue reading »
BST International presents Shark print defect detection
Among the systems for web guiding and video web inspection at BST International’s booth is the Shark realtime 100 percent print defect detection system. continue reading »
Graymills debuts quick change peristaltic ink pump
Quick returns from fast color changes and press turnaround are promoted by Graymills for those using their new peristaltic ink pumps, on display at Labelexpo Europe. continue reading »
Bielomatik reveals new RFID manufacture method
Bielomatik this week unveiled a new process for composition of an RFID label or tag by use of a chip module with a new form of application. continue reading »
Edale launches narrow web coating machine
Edale used Labelexpo Europe 2007 to launch a dedicated, narrow web offline coating machine for a wide range of coating applications. continue reading »
EFI/Jetrion’s 4000 inkjet press makes Europe debut
Short run digital color, a strong theme at Labelexpo Europe this year, was championed by EFI/Jetrion, which gave European converters their first look at the company’s 4000 inkjet series. continue reading »
UPM Raflatac takes strides toward sustainability
Placing environmental issues high on its agenda, UPM Raflatac announced at Labelexpo Europe that it is working now to implement environmental ISO 14001 certification at its factories across the world. continue reading »
Aquaflex ELS Servo press enters the European market
Small and mid-size converters in Europe are the target market of Aquaflex, which introduced its ELS Servo press this week. continue reading »
Omet launches new X-Flex press
One popular location at Labelexpo Europe 2007 is the Omet booth, where crowds gather to see the new X-Flex flexo press, which the company calls its “new benchmark”. continue reading »
Martin Automatic chosen by Gallus press owners
Martin Automatic announced at Labelexpo Europe that two European label converters have expanded their capabilities by incorporating the company’s equipment into their Gallus production lines. continue reading »
Codimag’s Viva 420 offset press is unveiled
The next generation of waterless offset printing from Codimag made its debut this week in Brussels. continue reading »
Dow Corning’s new release coating lowers costs
Dow Corning introduced a new Syl-Off Advantage emulsion release coating system, which extends the cost-saving benefits of the Advantage series to water based coatings. continue reading »
Domino showcases its latest inkjet products
Domino Printing Sciences unveiled its latest serialized and variable data inkjet printing offerings at Labelexpo. continue reading »
RFID is alive and well, says Avery strategist
Narrow web industry observers might think that the RFID “wave” has hit a difficult spot in the road, but that’s not so, according to Stan Drobac, VP of RFID strategy for Avery Dennison. continue reading »
AVT, Rotoflex, Schreiner, and Dow Corning’s Jack win Global Awards
The first evening of Labelexpo saw the emergence of the 2007 winners of the Label Industry Global Awards, presented annually at Lablexpo. continue reading »
GEW’s hands-free online UV monitoring system makes debut
GEW has announced the development of SEEcure, an online monitoring system that measures output within the UV lamphead. continue reading »
HP Indigo announces strategic alliance with AB Graphic, EskoArtwork
HP today announced two new strategic alliances with long-term partners, EskoArtwork and AB Graphic International. continue reading »
Fasson launches Lean Film in Europe
A new Fasson self-adhesive product called Lean Film was introduced today by Avery Dennison. continue reading »
EskoArtwork announces new partnership agreements
EskoArtwork, the new company formed by the merger of Esko and Artwork Systems, has announced new strategic alliances with HP and ExxonMobil. continue reading »
AVT’s Helios in use at 14 Labelexpo booths
Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) has achieved a high degree of success with its Print Vision/Helios 100 percent web inspection system, so much so that the system is in use at 14 different booths this year at Labelexpo Europe. continue reading »
Unilux exhibits range of inspection strobes
Unilux, a manufacturer of portable and mountable strobe lamps, exhibited a range of products that include smaller and more powerful models that incorporate lighter and more robust housings. continue reading »
Epson enters digital label print field with prototype
Epson put in its first appearance at Labelexpo with a prototype of a digital inkjet printer with a 13" web and capable of printing CMYK using high density pigments in an aqueous solution. continue reading »
New inkjet head introduced by Xaar
Xaar, whose inkjet print heads are found in many industrial printing devices, announced the development of a new print head. continue reading »
Comco C2 press makes European debut
The Comco C2 press, unveiled last year in Chicago, made its European debut at Labelexpo Europe today. continue reading »
Record attendance expected for Labelexpo Europe
More than 24,000 label industry professionals are expected to pack the five exposition halls for Labelexpo Europe 2007, which opened Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium. continue reading »
Avery Dennison CEO sees change in labelstock market
Avery Dennison, one of the major labelstock suppliers, has registered a weakening of market conditions for roll materials in US and Western Europe quite recently. continue reading »
Mark Andy expands Europe management
Mark Andy has promoted Dieter Huck to chairman of Mark Andy Europe. continue reading »
Nilpeter introduces digital inkjet and new offset and flexo presses
A four-color inkjet printing unit called Caslon was introduced today by Nilpeter. continue reading »
RotoMetrics launches new hot stamp system
RotoMetrics launched its new hot stamp system today at Labelexpo Europe. continue reading »
Gallus rolls out two new presses
Gallus, the narrow web press manufacturer, introduced two new presses at Labelexpo: the RCS 430 and the EM 340S. continue reading »
GIDUE’s Xpannd offset press makes its debut
GIDUE’s Xpannd offset press made its debut at Labelexpo Europe on Wednesday. continue reading »
AB Graphic launches dedicated Braille printer
AB Graphic International has announced the development of Braillemaker One, a dedicated digital printing machine for Braille. continue reading »
MPS produces an offset press
MPS has joined the growing group of press manufacturers who are providing offset presses with the launch of its EO (Effective Offset) machine. continue reading »
PGM formed to market pre-owned Gallus equipment
The launch of PGM Graphics Solutions is being announced this week in Brussels, the site of Labelexpo Europe 2007. PGM, based in Barley, England, stands for Pre-owned (Gallus) Machines Ltd. continue reading »
L&NW’s 2007 Symposium set for November in New Jersey
Label & Narrow Web will produce another in its continuing series of industry symposiums November 14 and 15 in New Brunswick, NJ, USA. continue reading »
CRI joins other ink suppliers in raising prices
Color Resolutions International (CRI), of Fairfield, OH, USA, has announced that prices on all packaging inks will be raised between 7 and 14 percent November 1, depending on the color and resin technology. continue reading »
Mark Andy names World Class label awards
Mark Andy has announced the winners of the first annual World Class Print Awards competition. continue reading »
MacDermid files patent infringement lawsuit against DuPont
MacDermid Printing Solutions announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against DuPont on a US patent relating to its digital photopolymer plate technology. continue reading »
Gallus, BHS present folding carton seminar at Cadmus
Boise adds FSC certification to two US plants
Boise Cascade LLC, of Boise, ID, USA, announced today that Boise in International Falls, MN and Jackson, AL have earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody Certification from the Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood program. continue reading »
Live from Brussels! L&NW publishes e-news from Labelexpo
Label & Narrow Web magazine will publish a daily electronic news report from Labelexpo Europe 2007 in Brussels, Belgium, from September 26 to 29. continue reading »
Pazazz invests $1 million in digital printing and finishing
Pazazz, a printing company based in Montreal, Canada, has invested more than $1 million (Canadian) in digital printing and finishing equipment at its label converting unit, Phase 2. continue reading »
Harper sets records with flexo tour
Harper GraphicSolutions, the technical service arm of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, has wrapped up the most successful and well attended Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour in its history. continue reading »
EskoArtwork installs 1,000th Cyrel imager in Germany
EskoArtwork, of Gent, Belgium, has announced the installation of the 1,000th Cyrel Digital Imager (CDI) at Scholler GmbH & Co in Nuremberg, Germany, a member of Matthews International GmbH. continue reading »
Spring Coating Systems acquires Ergeca
Spring Coating Systems, of Jungholtz, France, has acquired all of the shares of Ergeca, a company specializing in video inspection systems for web printing applications. continue reading »
Avery Dennison lowers earnings outlook for 2007
Daniel R. O’Bryant, executive VP and CFO of Avery Dennison, said this week that the company’s sales in July and August were “well below expectations”, and that a continuation of the trend would result in 2007 earnings below the what the company had antici continue reading »
SCT International acquires Sekuworks
Sekuworks, of Harrison, OH, USA, a narrow web printer and converter specializing in proprietary brand protection solutions, has been acquired by SCT International, a holding company focused on security printing and brand protection. continue reading »
L&NW’s 2007 Symposium set for November in New Jersey
Label & Narrow Web will produce another in its continuing series of industry symposiums November 14 and 15 in New Brunswick, NJ, USA. continue reading »
English translation of Practical UV Guide now available
The Practical Guide to UV Technology is now available in English. continue reading »
Mark Andy expands Europe management team
Mark Andy has promoted Dieter Huck to chairman of Mark Andy Europe, and has appointed Remy Höhener as European managing director at the Basel, Switzerland office. continue reading »
Flint Group raises ink prices
As a consequence of continuously rising raw material prices, Flint Group says that it is raising prices for printing inks in all market segments in North America and Europe. continue reading »
X-Rite to acquire Pantone
X-Rite, a US manufacturer of systems to measure, formulate, match, and simulate color, has announced that it will acquire Pantone for $180 million. continue reading »
AVT to acquire GMI for $33 million
Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), a leader in automatic inspection solutions for printing applications based in Hod Hasharon, Israel, has announced the planned acquisition of Graphic Microsystems Inc. (GMI), from Dover Diversified Inc., a subsidiary of Do continue reading »
UV systems cut CO2 emissions, says GEW
UV systems manufacturer GEW (EC) Ltd. has revealed figures on CO2 emissions with cost savings to date based on the supply of its e-Brick electronic UV curing systems. continue reading »
US demand for active packaging on the rise
Demand for active and intelligent packaging is projected to climb 13 percent annually to $1.1 billion in 2011. continue reading »
August 2007
UPM Raflatac opens slitting and distribution terminal in India
UPM Raflatac, of Tampere, Finland, today opens a new slitting and distribution terminal in Mumbai, India. continue reading »
Rotoflex adds magnetic cylinders to portfolio
Rotoflex Tooling (a division of Rotoflex International), of Mississauga, ON, Canada, is now manufacturing magnetic cylinders. continue reading »
Five label converters rank in Inc. 5000
Inc. magazine has generated its Top 5,000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States, and five label converting firms are on the list. continue reading »
Esko and Artwork Systems become EskoArtwork
Esko and Artwork Systems announced the completion of their merger transactions, and declared that the combined business will be known henceforth as EskoArtwork, a name that reflects the strong heritage and broad customer base of the founding companies. continue reading »
Webex finalizes new ownership
Wynnchurch Capital, a private equity firm based in Chicago, has acquired a majority interest in Webex Inc., a provider of precision rolls for the web handling and converting industries based in Neenah, WI, USA. continue reading »
Apex invests in expanded production facility
The Apex Group of Companies, based in Hapert, The Netherlands, has embarked on an investment program of more than €7 million to expand its main plant. continue reading »
True Label acquires first Jetrion 4000 color digital press
True Label Inc., a narrow web converter based in Toledo, OH, USA, has acquired the first Jetrion 4000 UV inkjet system. continue reading »
Nu Tech wins US patent for cylinder coating
A US Patent has been awarded to Nu Tech Coatings, of Johnson City, TN, USA, for a polymer application utilized on existing or newly manufactured flexographic print cylinders. continue reading »
Kodak introduces digital flexo prepress system
Kodak has introduced a new digital flexo plate production system which it says provides “previously unachievable near-offset print quality on a wide variety of substrates, including paper, flexible film, foil, and label stock.” continue reading »
Multi-Color declares 3-for-2 stock split
The board of directors of Multi-Color Corporation (Nasdaq: LABL), of Cincinnati, OH, USA, declared a three-for-two stock split effective late last week. continue reading »
Mark Andy expands operations in India
Mark Andy, the US-based narrow web press manufacturer, has signed a long-term contract with a multinational engineering and software development firm based in Bangalore, India. continue reading »
Trent retires, Thomson promoted at Martin Automatic
Martin Automatic Inc., of Rockford, IL, USA, announces the retirement of Allen Trent, the company's sales consultant for the Southeastern United States. continue reading »
Resource LabelGroup merges with Mid South Graphics
Resource LabelGroup LLC, a manufacturer of high quality label products with locations in Franklin and Memphis, TN, USA, has completed a merger with Mid South Graphics of Nashville, TN. continue reading »
CCL reports 20 percent sales jump
CCL Industries Inc., headquartered in Toronto, Canada, has reported second quarter sales of $357.2 million (Canadian), a figure 20 percent higher than the $296.6 million recorded in the second quarter of 2006. continue reading »
BST adds Mark Andy rewinder to demo center
BST Pro Mark and Mark Andy have continued an 18-year tradition of cooperation with the addition of a new Mark Andy VSR100 rewinder in the BST demo center in Elmhurst, IL, USA. continue reading »
Nilpeter to introduce process color inkjet printer
Danish press manufacturer Nilpeter will show up at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels this year with a technology that departs from the company's customary line-up of products: a process color inkjet printer. continue reading »
Lewis Label adds digital imager
Lewis Label Products, of Fort Worth, TX, USA, has announced the installation of a digital plate imager. continue reading »
Labeltronix launches new wine sales team
In response to growing demand for custom label solutions, Labeltronix, a converting company based in Orange, CA, USA, has hired two salesmen to serve only the wine industry. continue reading »
Multi-Color invests in HP digital press
Multi-Color Corporation, of Sharonville, OH, USA, has entered the digital label printing field with the purchase of a new HP ws4500 digital press. continue reading »
PIA/GATF gives education award to Harpers
Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) has named Ron and Katherine Harper the winners of its 2007 Education Award of Excellence for industry representatives. continue reading »
Heidelberg helps Gallus restructure Canadian service
Gallus Inc., the US arm of the Swiss narrow web press manufacturer, has announced a restructuring of its service support in Canada with the coming expansion of Heidelberg Canada Graphic Equipment Limited. continue reading »
Smyth Companies acquires printing arm of Stoffel Seals
Esko acquires Artwork Systems
July 2007
WS Packaging to move world headquarters to Green Bay
Gallus and BHS to present folding carton technology seminar
Harper donates flexo simulator and Mac to SC high school
Label printer warns of large-scale brand theft
ChemInstruments' growth prompts global sales conference
Avery Dennison expands film capacity
The Fasson Roll North America division of Avery Dennison Corporation has invested $20 million in additional coating and finishing capacity at its Quakertown, PA, USA facility. continue reading »
ITW Performance Polymers acquires M&C Specialties
ITW Performance Polymers, an Illinois Tool Works company, has acquired M&C Specialties Co., a Pennsylvania based contract manufacturer of custom-fabricated diecut adhesive components, tapes and labels to markets around the world. continue reading »
Stork Cellramic purchases new roll inspection equipment
Anilox roll manufacturer Stork Cellramic Inc., a division of Stork Materials Technology, announces the purchase and implementation of new roll inspection equipment. continue reading »
Zecher partners with Interflex Laser Engravers
The companies Kurt Zecher GmbH, Germany, and Interflex Laser Engravers, Spartanburg, SC, USA, have agreed on a strategic partnership. continue reading »
FFTA and Clemson present flexo symposium
The FFTA and Clemson University are holding the Flexographic Process Color Printing Symposium September 26-28, 2007 at Clemson University in Clemson, SC, USA. continue reading »
Printer’s Guide available for UV/EB technology
With the rapidly expanding use of UV/EB technology in the printing and packaging industries, RadTech, a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the technical, educational and market advancement of ultraviolet and electron beam processes, has developed an continue reading »
Clondalkin acquires Direct Plastics Group
Clondalkin Group, an international producer of flexible and specialist packaging products, has acquired the Direct Plastics Group, a privately held converter of flexible packaging based in Orangeville, ON, Canada. continue reading »
Atlas Die buys Gardall Manufacturing
The operations and assets of Gardall Manufacturing Corporation, of Wood Dale, IL, USA, have been acquired by Atlas Die LLC, of Elkhart, IN, USA. continue reading »
Multi-Color buys flexo/gravure Omet press
Multi-Color Corporation, of Sharonville, OH, USA, has announced the purchase of a new combination flexographic/rotogravure press to expand its printing capabilities. continue reading »
DiTrolio Institute creates Harper Flexo Lab
Seeking to expand the capabilities and capacity of the DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI), Broadview, IL, USA, owner Vince DiTrolio asked Ron and Katherine Harper for advice. continue reading »
Handheld nip width measurement device is introduced
Operators of rollers, laminators, coaters, and printers with rolls under 39" (1 meter) in length can get instant spot readings of nip width using P-Nip, a new tool developed by Sensor Products Inc. of Madison, NJ, USA. continue reading »
Syracuse Label plans $2.8 million plant upgrade
Syracuse Label Co., a label converter in Liverpool, NY, USA, has announced that it will invest more than $2.8 million dollars in machinery and equipment upgrades at its plant. continue reading »
LGInternational adds high temp labels for circuit boards
LGInternational, a label converter based in Portland, OR, USA, has launched a line of high temperature labels and ribbons for marking of printed circuit boards (PCB). continue reading »
Brushfoil expands to South America
Brushfoil LLC, of Guilford, CT, USA, has expanded its presence into South America with the appointment of Nelxon Technical Films of Araras, Brazil, as its distributor. continue reading »
Study: World label demand to rise 5.5 percent per year
The global label market is forecast to advance at an annual pace of 5.5 percent to 42 billion square meters (452 billion square feet) in 2011. continue reading »
Expansion of Ahlstrom La Gère plant completed
Ahlstrom, a manufacturer of high performance fiber-based materials, has announced the completion of the expansion of its production capacity of supercalendered release base papers at the La Gère plant in France. continue reading »
Clondalkin Group acquires Keller Crescent
Clondalkin Group, an Ireland based producer of flexible and specialty packaging products, has acquired Keller Crescent, an independently owned producer of folding cartons, labels, inserts, outserts, and other packaging components servicing the North Ameri continue reading »
Ashton Potter names RotoMetrics a Quality Supplier
Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd., of Williamsville, NY, has named RotoMetrics the winner of its 2006 Quality Supplier Award Program. continue reading »
Weber Marking Systems celebrates 75 years
Weber Marking Systems, of Arlington Heights, IL, USA, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. continue reading »
Nilpeter releases its first batch of Brazil made presses
Nilpeter, a manufacturer of narrow web label presses headquartered in Slagelse, Denmark, has announced the introduction of its first FBR press. continue reading »
AB Graphic debuts new film rewinder at open house
Users and prospective customers of AB Graphic International’s label converting equipment convened at Bridlington, England, in June to celebrate the company’s first open house in its new facility. continue reading »
Precision AirConvey doubles its headquarter size
Pneumatic conveying systems manufacturer Precision AirConvey (PAC), of Newark, DE, USA, recently expanded its company headquarters, more than doubling its space to 200,000 square feet. continue reading »
June 2007
Alex Mulvenny granted MBE award
Alex Mulvenny, owner of Labelgraphics, will receive a Member of the British Empire (MBE) award from the Queen of England. continue reading »
Taylor Label gains FSC certification
Taylor Label, a manufacturer of stock, bar coded and printed labels, has recently earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and is the first label producer in North America to do so. continue reading »
Tailored Label Products and Mike Erwin honored
Tailored Label Products Inc. (TLP), a custom manufacturer of high-performance labels and diecut adhesives located in Menomonee Falls, WI, USA, has been named one of the 2007 Top 10 Small Businesses through the Small Business Times. continue reading »
Polymag Tek receives CE certification and enters European market
Polymag Tek Inc., a 13-year established US corporation that has successfully designed and manufactured innovative contact web cleaning equipment, has received CE certification for its Narrow Web Cleaner (NWC) family of products. continue reading »
Fusion UV appoints distributor for Poland and hosts seminars
Fusion UV Systems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, USA, recently appointed Kendrolab Spólka z o.o. as its exclusive distributor for Poland. continue reading »
AWA hosts PS adhesive technology workshop
The Introduction to Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Technology Workshop 2007, organized by AWA Alexander Watson Associates, is a technical and interactive course for all those working in the pressure sensitive industry. continue reading »
Multi-Color sells Quick Pak to NFI Industries
Multi-Color Corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, USA, has agreed to sell Quick Pak, its Packaging Services Division, to NFI Industries Inc., of Vineland, NJ, USA. continue reading »
Kodak’s Hayzlett wins top marketing award
Frost & Sullivan has selected Jeffrey Hayzlett, chief marketing officer and vice president of Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, as a winner of its 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award. continue reading »
ITW Labels stocks up on Martin Automatic splicers
ITW Labels, of St. Charles, MO, USA, has just acquired its third MBS butt splicer from Martin Automatic in less than 10 months. continue reading »
European label sourcebook newly updated by AWA
AWA Alexander Watson Associates has published an updated edition of the complete sourcebook on the label market in Europe. continue reading »
Dow Corning’s Andrew Jack to receive top industry award
Andrew Jack, an expert with Dow Corning in the pressure sensitive adhesives market, has been selected to receive the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award for 2007. continue reading »
Kurz expands its manufacturing and finishing plants
Kurz Transfer Products (KTP), of Charlotte, NC, USA, has announced the expansion of its US facilities, significantly increasing manufacturing and finishing capacities in multiple locations. continue reading »
Self-adhesive labels set record in Europe
Self-adhesive label use in Europe has now exceeded five billion square meters (53.8 billion square feet) a year as sales in 2006 soared overall by 7.7 percent, according to Jules Lejeune, managing director of FINAT, the European label association. continue reading »
Gallus Group opens new screen plant in Switzerland
The Gallus Group’s new production facility for Screeny screen printing plates was officially opened June 7 in a ceremony attended by representatives from politics and business. continue reading »
UPM Raflatac to begin work on Polish plant
UPM Raflatac, the Finland based manufacturer of pressure sensitive materials, has received an operations permit to construct its new self-adhesive label materials factory in Kobierzyce, about 10 kilometers from Wroclaw in the southwestern part of Poland. continue reading »
Fort Dearborn acquires Renaissance Mark
Fort Dearborn Company, of Elk Grove Village, IL, USA, has acquired Renaissance Mark, a label converter with four North American locations, from Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York City. Renaissance Mark is headquartered in Bo continue reading »
tesa Bandfix wins FINAT’s top label prize
A label for Nivea hair care shampoo has won the top prize in the 2007 FINAT label competition. continue reading »
Mark Andy visited by Ex-Im Bank chief
Mark Andy, a manufacturer of narrow web flexo presses based in St. Louis, MO, USA, last week welcomed Export-Import Bank Chairman and President James H. Lambright to its headquarters. continue reading »
Digitalabel makes its debut in North Carolina
Digitalabel, of Durham, NC, USA, has announced its launch as a digital printer specializing in labels for customized, short run and prototype packaging projects. continue reading »
Martin Automatic strengthens its European presence
Martin Automatic, of Rockford, IL, USA, has announced moves to further strengthen its European presence. continue reading »
In-house exhibition to be held at Dienes
Dienes, a supplier of industrial slitting tools based in Overath, Germany, is opening its doors to customers and visitors through July 31 for an in-house exhibition. continue reading »
May 2007
MPS and Drent Goebel collaborate on offset presses
Labeltronix adds Digicon finishing press
Esko acquires print software developer Stonecube
CMM Selects Neil Burns as Converter of the Year
Wilcor Canada to distribute CC1 products
Allen-Bailey hires Jackling as president
Glenn G. Jackling has been hired as president and CEO of Allen-Bailey Tag & Label Inc., of Caledonia, NY, USA. continue reading »
Multi-Color reports record fiscal year results
Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ: LABL), based in Cincinnati, OH, USA, has reported an increase in revenue of 8 percent, to $222.4 million, for fiscal 2007 over the prior year, and net income growth of 15 percent to $11 million. continue reading »
Lanska’s book, Common-Sense Flexography, now available
In the works for several years, Common-Sense Flexography is now in print. continue reading »
Eagle Flexible Packaging adds shrink sleeves to portfolio
Eagle Flexible Packaging Inc., of West Chicago, IL, USA, announces the addition of shrink sleeve labels to its flexible film packaging capabilities. continue reading »
Markzware files patent suit against Enfocus, Artwork Systems
Markzware, of Santa Ana, CA, USA, announced last week that it has filed a lawsuit in US Federal Court in Los Angeles against Enfocus Software Inc., of California, and Artwork Systems, of Belgium, alleging that products manufactured and sold by the defenda continue reading »
3 Sigma improves its web site
3 Sigma, a supplier of pressure sensitive products based in Troy, OH, USA, has announced major improvements to its web site. continue reading »
