Labelexpo Americas Product Preview

Anderson & Vreeland

Booth 929
Flexo Supplies

Anderson & Vreeland will join several partners in its booth this year, including Provident, XSYS, Toyobo and a group from Clemson University, who will demonstrate a virtual press room using VR technology. Anderson & Vreeland will have information available on all its sustainable and environmentally-friendly plate and pressroom products that the company has to offer. Collaboration and engagement designed to remedy the challenges of modern-day label printing will be on display, as well.
www.andersonvreeland.com

Avery Dennison

Booth 119
Substrates
Avery Dennison is ready to welcome customers to its booth to learn more about the company’s new innovations and reconnect over a cup of coffee. In a nod to the challenges of the past few years, the theme of Avery Dennison’s booth will be building a sustainable and resilient future. This theme represents how Avery Dennison is using the disruptions and challenges to become stronger and build a solid foundation for growth and sustainable innovation for years to come. The company intends to show that Avery Dennison is “in this together” with its customers and improving its operations to better service their businesses. The themes on display will all represent key activities Avery Dennison is focused on within the company. They include upgraded services, the newest innovations – including adhesives, topcoats, overlaminates and label technologies – and materials that empower circularity, as well as the future of labeling. Avery Dennison says intends to create an inviting atmosphere for customers at the event.
www.label.averydennison.com

Cartes

Booth 5403
Digital Embellishment
Cartes is set to unveil its newest digital embellishment technology: the Cartes GE363VJL. The company’s digital finishing technology, the Cartes Jet D-Screen, combined with its Laser diecutting system, will also be highlighted. In addition, on display will be the new Jet D-Screen module, which has been designed to create outstanding labels garnished by multi-layer effects, spot coating, complex tactile raise volumes and Braille printing, as well as detailed foiling and metallic doming transferring. To beautify and convert labels in just one process, with no tooling costs and without time and/or material waste, is now possible with the Cartes Jet D-Screen and Laser converting system, the company says. Simultaneously, Cartes will exhibit two more products, with laser converting features and the second solution being represented by the GT360 Series for the conventional embellishment of high-end labels.
www.cartes.it

Channeled Resources Group

Booth 1211
Labelstock
CRG will be exhibiting two product lines that have real significance to the label industry in today’s market. The first is Channeled Choice and Channeled Value, which represents the company’s line of offcut and value-priced pressure sensitive labelstock. Channeled Choice and Channeled Value roll stock are available now at great prices. The second is CRG’s line of blank labels. The company provides blank thermal transfer and direct thermal diecut labels so its customers don’t need to use valuable press time to make commodity products. CRG credits its dedicated employees, their team spirit and work ethic for helping develop and distribute the company’s newest products during the many challenges associated with the last few years.
www.channeledresources.com

Delta ModTech

Booth 3523
Diecutting/Converting
Delta ModTech will be showcasing three machines and three demonstrations at Labelexpo Americas. Delta ModTech’s experts will be discussing their equipment solutions for the manufacturing of label, RFID, medical/pharmaceutical, consumer and automotive products. Delta will show the newly updated Crusader Converter, which will be running a precision RFID antennae placement demo. A second Crusader Converter will feature EDGE Laser Technology with barcode reader integration, allowing for on-the-fly cut pattern changeover. In Domino North America’s booth, visitors will find a Delta Spectrum finishing machine with an integrated Domino K600i. This demonstration will feature the seamless integration of Domino’s inkjet technology, coupled with tight tolerance, high-speed diecutting. Engineers will be on-site in both booth locations to confidentially discuss customers’ specific application requirements and help them develop a total solution. Delta ModTech systems are custom designed and engineered to meet specific application requirements, improve profitability, and reduce risk.
www.deltamodtech.com

Dantex

Booth 6129
Inkjet Presses
Dantex Group will launch its next generation of digital inkjet technology at Labelexpo Americas. At the booth, Dantex is planning a big reveal. Dantex representatives will be present throughout the show to discuss the Pico range, consisting of the new PicoColour HD, PicoJet 254, PicoJet 330i, and the flagship PicoJet 330s high-speed model. Pico offers highly productive, affordable label printing for short to long runs, no minimum run quantity, minimal waste, super-fast turnaround and making label production fast and easy. PicoColourHD is available with all-inclusive compact finishing, and all PicoJet models enjoy modular stations. Customers can also benefit from Pico’s SuperWhite, offering inkjet white at an opacity of 92% in a single pass. Dantex has recently launched orange with 96% at  Delta e-of-3 of the color gamut. To complete its offering, Dantex will also promote its extensive range of plate processing and cleaning equipment, letterpress and flexo plate materials, along with tapes and sleeves. Dantex will be running live press demonstrations on stand, too.
www.dantex.com

Durst

Booth 3105
Digital Presses
Durst will be showcasing two of the products from its RSC range of 1200 dpi inkjet label printers. This includes the RSCi, which is capable of speeds up to 328 fpm, configured with white and an expanded color gamut, plus integrated flexo decks. Durst will also show the RSC-E, which can print at speeds of up to 170 fpm. It will be configured with standard colors and white. Durst’s goal is to show converters that the company has a versatile range of printers at differing investment and production levels, all offering the same 1200 dpi quality, reliability and low cost of operation. According to the company, it has made some major advances in digital label production, which Durst experts are looking forward to showcasing at the event.
www.durstus.com

Epson

Booth 5821
Digital Printing
The two new additions to Espon’s label portfolio, which offers higher print quality, consistency, flexibility, and value for label converters, specialty printers, and vertical manufacturers, will be on display in Rosemont at Labelexpo. The SurePress L-4733AW builds on the success of its predecessor, the L-4533AW. Virtually automatic, requiring no manual cleaning of the printhead surface, the new press is primed for unattended printing. With the optional SureSpectro AS-4000 inline spectrometer for real-time automated measurements to speed profiling and ensure consistent output for multi-plant networks, the L-4733AW can deliver accurate spot colors and gradients required for brand-quality color prime labels and packaging. The L-4733AW supports a range of substrates, including off-the-shelf flexo materials, without the need to surface prime. Its inks meet the latest safety standards and regulations, such as REACH, and deliver high-quality images, making it a versatile press suitable for converters focusing on food and beverage and health and beauty labels. The SurePress L-6534VW with orange ink uses CMYK with standard high-opacity white ink plus orange to widen the color gamut, using the minimum colors required. It can offer up to 92% Pantone coverage certification within Delta E of 1.5,1.
www.epson.com

Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives

Booth 3101
Label Materials
Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives will feature new products and services in wine and spirits, home and personal care, food and beverage and smart labeling. Highlights in wine and spirits include Fedrigoni’s “Art of Luxury” portfolio. Comprised primarily of FSC-approved papers, these materials are available in elegant textures, diverse colors and provide high-quality performance against wet, cold, ice bucket and humid environments. In HPC, Open and Close Wet Wipes – self-adhesive materials specifically designed for soft and semi-rigid labels for hand, baby, cosmetic, household and pet wipes – will be introduced at Labelexpo. In F&B, Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives will feature WOff, a wash-off adhesive that is expected to be certified by the APR (Association of Plastic Recyclers) in mid-July. This water-based formula provides debonding of non-recyclable label materials from PET and glass containers. For smart labeling requirements, Fedrigoni Self-Adhesives will introduce Tageos, a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance, premium-quality RFID inlays and tags in UHG (RAIN RFID) and HF (NFC) frequency bands, as well as   battery-free RAIN RFID sensor inlays and tags.   
www.fedrigoni.com

FLAG

Booth 3007
Services for Independent Label Converters
FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) will highlight how its services can help independent label converters deal with challenges that have only increased in the market over the past 24 months. For most, business is up year-over-year, however the allocation, rising material costs, workforce challenges, and more continue...On top of that, the large national converters continue to grow by buying small companies who struggle to keep up.  Independent converters deserve the resources these big companies are getting too. That’s why FLAG will have a booth at Labelexpo this year to demonstrate the programs and benefits of membership in the association while also hosting a roundtable event for 20 independent converters who will – for the first time ever – be able to experience a popular FLAG member benefit. Using the “Think Forward” approach, FLAG has been able to set new goals for the association, and with its members and vendor partners. FLAG will discuss how it can continue to exponentially increase value for its independent converter members and committed vendor partners.
www.flexolabeladvantagegroup.com

Flexcon

Booth 1311
Durable Substrates
FLEXcon has announced it will feature a diverse product range at Labelexpo Americas, highlighted by the company’s new line of durables. FLEXcon NEXgen has been optimized for durable labeling applications. Polyesters, polypropylenes and vinyls in the line offer versatility to meet a full range of applications, including compliance labels, brand identity labels, and warning and instructional labels. Other popular solutions for the pharma industry will be displayed alongside the company’s wide range of sustainable materials. In the pharma space, FLEXcon PHARMcal Supreme for small diameter labeling, FLEXcon PHARMcal CryoFLEX for cryogenic/cold chain labels, and FLEXcon PHARMcal Conceal for cover-up applications are just a few of the products that will be highlighted. For sustainability, FLEXcon will discuss its optiFLEX ecoFOCUS for HDPE and PET containers. Plus, optiFLEX BOPP films, coated with V-01 permanent acrylic adhesive, are ideal for rigid and semi-squeeze containers and will be featured prominently. According to the company, the enthusiasm from its customers about Labelexpo is noticeable, and the solutions that FLEXcon will be showcasing are exciting and deliver on the company’s message of performance-driven solutions.
www.flexcon.com

Flexo Wash

Booth 511
Laser Anilox Cleaning
Flexo Wash will be showcasing a sustainable anilox cleaner that is waste-free with no liquid handling or consumption.  FW 850 series models clean up to two narrow web rolls in one cleaning cycle. The FW 850 Laser Anilox Cleaner can be installed without water supply, drain or safety equipment, and it offers cleaning cycles for one or two aniloxes per wash, with a maximum diameter of 7", a maximum cleaning length of 27.6", and maximum weight per anilox of 110 pounds. As anilox technologies have evolved to thinner cell walls, higher line screens and tougher inks, Flexo Wash cleaning technology has responded with new innovations. Its safe and gentle cleaning method means that converters can both deep clean the rolls and wash them daily.
www.flexowashus.com

Flint Group

Booth 5703
Sustainable Products
At the Flint Group booth, both Flint Group and Xeikon will be showcasing their new series of products that focus entirely on recycling and a sustainable future. Flint Group’s Evolution allows the substrates to be reused in ever-evolving and new forms. Flint Group will show both the Evolution primer and the Evolution varnish. In addition, the company will discuss its DualCure technology, another milestone product that will help converters provide more sustainable solutions and reduce their cost to operate. Xeikon, meanwhile, will feature its versatile range of inkjet and toner digital printing presses. According to Flint Group, the company is eagerly anticipating the chance to reconnect with old and new industry friends while learning about the newest technologies on the market.
www.flintgrp.com

GEW

Booth 427
UV LED Curing
GEW (EC) Limited designs and manufactures UV Arc and UV LED curing systems for printing, coating and converting applications. The company is a manufacturer of UV systems for label and narrow web printing, and it is experiencing a growing global presence in sheetfed and web offset for commercial printing and packaging. GEW’s UV systems are available for all new machinery and can be retrofitted to any press, allowing printers to breathe new life into older printing equipment. GEW introduced its latest UV LED product, AeroLED, in early 2022. Representing the next generation for UV LED curing, AeroLED eliminates the need for a chiller by air-cooling from a single remote fan to bring UV LED within affordable reach for all. AeroLED is suitable for narrow web printing up to 60cm wide. LeoLED, released in 2019, is GEW’s water-cooled solution, delivering maximum power and UV dose for more demanding applications. LeoLED is compatible with GEW’s renowned ArcLED hybrid system. GEW also offers a comprehensive range of UV Arc systems for a wide variety of applications, including its most popular product, E2C, which has sold over 20,000 units worldwide.  
www.gewuv.com

GM

Booth 6111
Finishing Machines
GM (Grafisk Maskinfabrik) will highlight the company’s latest products, which provide digital label producers and converters with a wide variety of solutions to ensure high productivity and long-lasting service. There will be six GM machines running live in Rosemont, including the new DC350Flex Fast label finisher. This integrated label converting line is fitted with a multi-layer module to demonstrate how easy any label converter can produce multi-layer labels using the whole web width. Visitors can also experience the SR350 slitter inspection rewinder, which has been completely redesigned in a modular, open concept with a range of available options such as BST 100% inspection camera for pharma and security labels, scanner barcode reader, inkjet system, automatic slitting unit, waste vacuum ejector and turret rewinder, and the LR250 label inspection rewinder, and an economical rewinder designed and manufactured to deliver outstanding performance that will boost everyday label productivity. Also on display will be the CC160S semi-automatic core cutter, which provides high precision feeding and cutting of cardboard cores of optional length and sizes at high speeds, and the CS350 high speed sheeter, a 350mm roll to sheet guillotine cutter suitable for cutting labels and heavy materials. 
www.gm.dk

K Laser Technology

Booth 1815
Cold Foil
K Laser will be displaying its newest cold foil solutions to the label market at this year’s event. K Laser is also taking those innovations one step further by introducing its new Design Lab, which opened in Sarasota, FL, in June 2022. This space has been dedicated to all things cold foil for printers, converters, designers and creatives. Printers and converters can see the latest product offerings, while designers and creatives can get inspired with cold foil on labels and packaging. K Laser is looking forward to meeting face-to-face with the industry to showcase what’s been in development since the last time the show took place. During the time apart, K Laser took the opportunity to examine the wants, needs and trends within the market and the overall end user. 
www.klaser-usa.com

Mark Andy

Booth 319
Digital Printing
Mark Andy is extending its partnership with Konica Minolta to further its capabilities in the digital converting space, and this integrated technology will be on display at the Mark Andy booth. Mark Andy has announced it will serve as the exclusive provider of Konica Minolta’s newest technology, the Accurio Label 400 (AL400), for the labels and packaging industry. Integrating this new toner-based print technology into its Digital Pro (DPro) line, Mark Andy is developing its first 5-color (CMYK and white) toner, end-to-end label and converting solution. Combining Konica Minolta’s strengths in digital marking with Mark Andy’s strengths in web handling, decorating and converting, this new press will create a single-pass, high-quality, fast and cost-effective solution for the mid-to-high volume label market.  The addition of digital white toner provides Mark Andy customers – for the first time – with the flexibility to use clear or metallic substrates for short-run label work without needing to use a flexo plate. Customers will find increased productivity moving between jobs and ease of utilizing white within variable graphics. The new press provides improved print speeds up to 140 fpm, as well. Similarly, converters will realize added savings associated with waste reduction, lower consumable costs, and extended duty cycles. 
www.markandy.com

Pri+

Booth 810
PS Label Materials
This September, the Paper Resources team will be rebranding to Pri+ (Pea Are Eye Plus). Since 1995, Paper Resources, Inc. has served the pressure sensitive labeling industry. The company began as a distributor and invested in its first coating line in 2004. Many have said the name Paper Resources represents a paper distributor out of Scranton. “We’re seizing an opportunity to evolve our brand in order to better communicate the range of offerings and expertise Pri+ truly represents,” says Jason Crooks, president. The Pri+ brand will provide more space to demonstrate its focus on providing premium label constructions with aggressive adhesives for difficult-to-label applications. At Labelexpo Americas 2022, the company will fully reveal its new Pri+ brand identity. Along with its complete line of eight different specialty hot-melt adhesives, the company will be showcasing TimberTack on its rugged label constructions. TimberTack is a very aggressive, soft adhesive that excels when applied to wood, burlap, corrugated packaging, carpet backing, HDPE, and even livestock.
www.paperresources.com

Polyart Group

Booth 439
Sustainable Substrates
Polyart Group, a producer of specialty solutions on papers and films, is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and allowing its customers to reach their sustainability targets. In order to do so, the company will be launching two sustainable substrates at the show, including r-Polyart, the first synthetic paper made of 30% post-consumer recycled material. r-Polyart looks and prints like 100% virgin material and has virtually the same mechanical properties but has a lower carbon footprint. The Labelexpo floor map will be printed on this sustainable material to ensure a low carbon footprint for the show. For industrial, VIP and prime labels, Fiberskin, a weather-resistant paper that is recyclable, biodegradable and printable by dry toner and for short-term outdoor exposure, will be on display as well.
www.polyart.com

PPG

TESLIN
PPG experts will be on-hand to discuss PPG TESLIN facestock and labelstock (TESLIN material with high-quality adhesives and liner). Durable, secure and easy to print, TESLIN substrate offers a range of performance features and versatility, making it ideal for a number of demanding label applications. According to PPG, the event provides the company with an opportunity to discuss its new products and solutions and experience in-person interactions with customers and partners. During the pandemic, PPG has grown into a more agile, innovative and faster team while adhering to its purpose to “protect and beautify” as it serves its customers and communities – whatever the future may bring.
www.ppg.com

Prati

Booth 3529
Laser Diecutting, Digital Finishing
Prati has optimized its DIGIFASTone product line to meet demand for the “present future,” and this product range will be featured at Prati’s booth. Based on Futura Technology, DIGIFASTone features laser diecutting units and customized digital finishing groups, such as tactile effects and textures, decorations and textures up to 130 μm, Braille and more, to better assist this generation’s label converters with solutions that meet the requirements of Industry 4.0.  DIGIFASTone is completely modular and available in S-D or D-S configurations. To accommodate just-in-time printing and finishing, Prati’s digital finishing utilizes DOD LED/UV printheads. With a speed of 50 m/m, converters are capable of selective UV coating even at high thicknesses. In addition, the complete version is already available with the application of foil for an entirely digital “cold gold” and “hot gold” effect. According to Prati, this printing technique allows a limited investment and reduces processing costs.
www.praticompany.com

Toray Plastics (America)

Booth 2017
Label Films
Toray Plastics (America) will launch its new Toray Label Film (TLF) portfolio at Labelexpo Americas. The company, which is known for its Lumirror polyester films specified for label applications, is capitalizing on its leadership in technologically advanced polypropylene film manufacturing and its new, state-of-the-art 8.7-meter polypropylene film line to produce the new label materials. The debut of the Torayfan OPP label film portfolio consists of three roll-fed films: TLFC clear film in 48, 65, and 75 gauges, TLFM matte film in a 59 gauge, and TLFW white cavitated film in a 110 gauge. These label films offer excellent ink adhesion and printability and very good moisture resistance. The clear film has enhanced clarity, and the white film’s opacity, brightness, and gloss are also of increased quality and may allow the converter to eliminate white ink. The TLF portfolio is compatible with flexo and gravure presses, energy-curable inks, and water-based, solvent, and solventless laminators. In addition, the new polypropylene film line allows the company to provide customers with larger rolls that offer more lineal footage. The Toray team will also be sharing information about new PSL label films that are in development. That diverse portfolio will include uncoated and coated BOPP facestocks for clear, metalized, and cavitated and solid core white label applications.
www.toraytpa.com

UPM Raflatac

Booth 515
Sustainable Labeling
UPM Raflatac will be highlighting sustainable labeling solutions that enable label converters to deliver more sustainable packaging to consumers. The products on display will include the UPM Raflatac Ocean Action label made from ocean bound plastic using mass balance approach; UPM Raflatac RAFNXT+, the world’s first CarbonNeutral certified label material that is also verified by the Carbon Trust to help mitigate climate change, in accordance to international greenhouse gas accounting standard PAS2050; and sustainable film labeling solutions, including UPM Raflatac’s Vanish PCR plastic labeling materials for the US market. UPM Raflatac’s Vanish products have been independently certified by SCS Global Services as featuring at least 90% post-consumer recycled content. Plus, company experts will discuss UPM Raflatac Forest Film, which is a label material made from 100% renewable wood-based raw materials in an ISCC-certified value chain. In addition, the company will feature its labeling portfolio for digital and print-on-demand printers, and the UPM Raflatac OptiCut Linerless range of direct thermal labels. These products are enabling UPM Raflatac’s customers to enter new, growing markets and deliver high-quality labeling solutions with excellent adhesive performance and print clarity, the company says. UPM Raflatac’s sustainable labeling solutions have been engineered to enable brands to meet today’s packaging challenges and help them meet their fast-approaching 2025/2030 targets, taking the industry beyond fossil fuels. 
www.upmraflatac.com

Xeikon

Booth 5703
Digital Printing
From the Xeikon side of the Flint Group booth, the digital printing specialist will showcase both toner and UV inkjet technologies. These will include the Xeikon CX500 dry toner press, Xeikon PX3300 UV-IJ hybrid press, and uniform X-800 Workflow – a common platform across the company’s presses and Digital Embellishment Track.  The customer benefits are an outcome in how Xeikon works with label converters and printers to find the best solution for their set of applications. Xeikon will talk to customers about assessing business needs, taking into account budget and printing volume. We then take a deep dive into the application: Does it require a specific type of substrate or print size? Looking for a particular look and feel? Does the application set need to satisfy certain legal requirements or other conditions? Xeikon considers all factors to suggest the printing technology that’s right for a business. Xeikon delivers service and an end-to-end solution that goes beyond just a new digital printing press. Converters can automate operations and optimize productivity with Xeikon’s smart software and workflow. 
www.xeikon.com