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Africa | Medical Labels | Pharmaceutical Labels | Security Labels

Crypto codes combat fake malaria drugs in Africa

Blockchain allows unique data to be stored in the crypto-tag that vouches for the authenticity and integrity of the product.

Steve Katz

Label Finishing Equipment | Prepress Equipment

Assuring quality in Industry 4.0

The era of Industry 4.0 gives rise to a variety of ways in which quality assurance can further optimize production processes.

Anne-Laureen Lauven 04.21.20

Who will bet on offset?

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John Pennhallow 04.03.20

Europe | Flexography

Omet assists pharmaceutical label converter

Fernando Staino Giocondi, Carlucci CEO, discusses his company's success with the Omet XFlex X6.

Capitalize on the FDA’s push for bigger, bolder labels

Giving people easily deciphered and digested information about what they’re consuming has become key to health and safety.

Mark Lusky 03.05.20

Tabletop Digital Printers

These affordable units can print labels for a variety of end uses.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.05.20

Security Labels

Labels and packaging can help protect consumer goods in the high-stakes game of counterfeiting.

Greg Hrinya, Editor 03.05.20

Voice activation targets labels and packaging

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03.05.20

North America | Smart Labels

Respond Fast launches campaign targeting labels and packaging

Voice activation is helping consumers interact with brands through packaging.

North America | Substrates

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes' ShieldSense earns UL classification

This RFID blocking material is a lightweight, easy-to-apply aluminum foil that is now classified by UL to UL 723 (ASTM E84).

02.10.20

Beer Labels

Bold designs and digital printing have this market segment buzzing.

Steve Katz, Editor 01.31.20

What’s trending?

Trends teach us how to think, sell and profit.

Jack Kenny 01.31.20

The asteroid is us

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Calvin Frost 01.31.20

Digital Printing | Ink and Coatings | North America

Competition is fierce in the label printing industry

Digital printing excels at producing short runs to meet the demands of niche audiences or regions.

Kristin Adams, Marketing manager, Kao Collins

Digital Printers & Presses | Digital Printing | Europe

InForm Etiketten goes digital with Xeikon CX3

More flexibility during production and concerns for the environment and climate were key factors in the German label printer's choice.

12.18.19

Labelexpo Europe holds most international edition yet

A total of 693 exhibitors participated at the event, which took place September 24-27, 2019 at the Brussels Expo in Belgium.

Steve Katz, Editor 11.15.19

Digital Printers and Presses

OEMs continue to achieve technological advancements that result in more and more label printing equipment options.

Steve Katz & Greg Hrinya, Editor & Associate Editor 11.15.19

Digital Printing Update

Suppliers are answering demand with greater resources for high quality, customization and variable data.

Greg Hrinya, Associate Editor 11.15.19

Packaging in an e-commerce world

The networking of the online and offline worlds has far-reaching effects on the entire supply cycle.

Anja Roehrle 10.14.19

QSPAC offering new self-wound lamination products

"I really felt that this year's Labelexpo Europe was the best turnout in the last five shows in which QSPAC has exhibited in Brussels," explains Howard Shen.

09.30.19

Xeikon develops new ‘smart label’ solution

Developed with UPM Raflatac and Magic Add, this cloud-based application enables track-and-trace capability for labels.

09.26.19

Domino highlights K600i digital UV inkjet printer

The 445mm wide dual bar, high-speed printer is being integrated with an ABG Omega SRI (slitter, rewinder and inspection unit).

09.25.19

BST Eltromat and Nyquist showcase collaboration

Their new systems simplify setup processes in label printing.

09.24.19

AVT promotes job setup automation

AVT’s products enable converters to set cross-plant quality standards in tandem with Esko’s Automation Engine (AE) and X-Rite’s ColorCert.

09.24.19

Techkon highlights SpectroVision

SpectroVision is powered by Techkon’s cloud-based, quality management platform, ChromaQA.

09.24.19

Gallus demonstrates hybrid printing with digital embellishment

Gallus is using the “Your Smoothie” campaign to demonstrate fully variable data printing (fVDP) with the Gallus Labelfire.

09.23.19

Digital Printers & Presses | Digital Printing | India

Indian converter installs Xeikon 3500 digital label press

“Because of its technical capabilities and its 20" width, the Xeikon 3500 digital label press is exactly what we need," says Sanjay Hora.

09.18.19

Travel

Labelexpo Europe takes place at Brussels Expo, one of the largest and best-connected exhibition centers in Europe.

09.17.19

Tiny type labels do not serve customer interests

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Mark Lusky 09.06.19

North America

I.D. Images grows portfolio with magnetic labels

Ideal for use in warehouses and distribution centers, magnetic labels can be easily adhered to and removed from any metal surface.

08.28.19

Digital Printing | North America

The Label Printers grows partnership with Domino

The Label Printers runs three Domino K600i’s, which help the printer produce 1.75 billion labels annually.

08.26.19

North America | Prepress

Loftware releases software update

Loftware Spectrum 4.0 enables users to design label printing applications purpose-built for mobile devices, which streamlines global labeling processes.

08.19.19

North America | Smart Labels

Antares Vision introduces TrackMyWay

The track-and-trace platform provides dialogue between various stakeholders throughout a product’s supply chain journey and life cycle.

07.31.19

North America | Prepress

Hybrid Software receives 2019 InterTech Technology Award

Printing Industries of America (PIA) recognized Hybrid Software for Hybrid VDP, a self-contained, easy to use, variable data printing solution.

07.25.19

Smart Labels

Smart technology poised to change airport travel

The use of RFID inlays in baggage labels could help promote successful global deployment.

Trish Kempkes, Director of Global Marketing & Communications, BW Papersystems 07.24.19

Labelexpo Europe 2019 – Heidelberg/Gallus focuses on digitization of label production

By Gallus

Labelexpo Europe 2019 Product Preview

Labelexpo Europe 2019 takes place at the Brussels Expo in Brussels, Belgium, September 24-27.

07.10.19

Flexo Presses | Flexography

Label industry macro trends point toward machine flexibility

Changes in consumer behavior are reflected in the increase in job changes and decreasing print runs.

Online Exclusives Dieter Finna 07.09.19

Food Labels

Regulations and design characterize one of the most prominent labeling applications.

Greg Hrinya, Associate Editor 05.31.19

UniNet announces new iColor label printer and finisher

The iColor 200 is equipped with continuous roll-to-cut capabilities with the option to upgrade to roll-to-roll printing.

05.23.19

Finishing | Flexible Packaging | Label Finishing Equipment | North America

Portco Packaging adds Comexi slitter with laser technology

The S1 DS slitter with an integrated laser module will be installed at Portco’s Woodland, WA facility.

05.14.19

Blockchain and the future of food and drink packaging

A distributed digital ledger can offer transparency beyond the label.

Online Exclusives Amy White 05.09.19

Europe

BST eltromat highlights new products at ICE Europe 2019

BST eltromat demonstrated the convenience of automatically setting up a web guiding system with an exhibit where example job data was scanned via QR codes.

05.09.19

Digital Printers & Presses | Digital Printing | Europe

Label Center opts for Durst Tau 330 E

The single-pass digital inkjet press will improve the converter's sustainable growth curve, where employee numbers are expected to triple within five years.

04.17.19

EyeC unveils new Proofiler 900 DT

The product expands the range of existing scanner-based inspection systems for half-size formats of 915 x 635 mm (36” x 25”).

04.02.19

Digital Printers & Presses | Digital Printing | North America

Primera introduces LX2000 color label printer

LX2000 is Primera’s fastest-ever desktop color printer, producing labels at speeds of up to 6” per second.

03.19.19

LocatorX appoints former US Air Force secretary to Board of Directors

LocatorX offers a suite of products that improve product and tracking information, including unique 2D bar codes, an NFC/Bluetooth-encrypted chip and more.

03.15.19

Smart Labels | Specialty Labels