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The industry in North America showed relative strength right up to the start of the recession, and converters expect to weather the storm.
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A fast changing market, beverage labeling presents challenges in design, production and marketing.
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Profile: Pago Group
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04.06.06
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04.06.06
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A softer squeeze?
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04.06.06
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While narrow web has made inroads into this lucrative print market, it still has some distance to go to catch up to the wide web converters.
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04.06.06
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Narrow Web Profile: Topflight Corporation
For more than half a century, this converter has been at the forefront of innovation. Today it remains a technology and business leader.
Jack Kenny
03.03.06
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The narrow web industry battles recession and stays afloat.
Jack Kenny
07.18.05
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AWA to host heat shrink sleeve label workshops
The events will take place from July 21-22 and July 23-24 in Plymouth (Minneapolis), MN, USA.
05.26.15
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Consolidated Label offering textured finishes on shrink sleeves
To achieve the effects, the Florida-based label printer is using the Rotary Screen Integration unit from SPGPrints.
03.13.15
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Bulgarian converter adds MPS flexo press
With the new EF press, Sira OOD will start producing on plastic wrap-around labels to complement its self-adhesive offering.
03.06.15
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ActionPak turns nutrition label challenge into marketing opportunity
In light of upcoming changes in regulations, ActionPak's PS solution salvaged more than one million products.
02.24.15
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Australia's Alpha Label adds HP Indigo WS6600
The digital color gamut offered by the press will streamline the company’s operations while opening up new markets.
02.05.15
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PRIMIR: NA label market poised for growth
A new study reports the market, currently at $12.9 billion, is expected to grow at a rate of 1.6% CAGR 2013-2018, with some segments doing better than others.
01.28.15
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Sleeve Label Awards 2015 still accepting entries
Winners will be selected in five categories, and the competition closes on February 12, 2015.
12.15.14
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McDowell Label receives 16 TLMI Awards for Printing Excellence
The competition annually recognizes printing excellence by its converter members throughout the previous 12-month period.
11.25.14
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PMMI predicts record-breaking Pack Expo
Pack Expo and the new Pharma Expo will together feature 2,400 processing and packaging providers.
10.22.14
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ILS installs Edale & ABG's Digicon 3000
The Digicon 3000 is a finishing system for converting PS labels and flexible packaging inline with the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press.
06.10.14
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AWA announces first-ever Sleeve Label Awards
The 2015 AWA Sleeve Label Awards competition will be open for entries later this year.
06.03.14
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Rapid growth for sleeve label consumption
Sleeve labels are growing at a faster rate than the label market as a whole, according to a new report by Smithers Pira.
12.16.13
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US Demand for labels to exceed $19 Billion in 2017
According to a new report from The Freedonia Group, the PS segment will enjoy healthy advances while facing increased competition from shrink and IML.
08.06.13
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Flint Group to host shrink label seminar
The event, which will feature hands-on activities, will be held in Plymouth, MN, USA on June 11.
05.07.13
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Shrink sleeve workshop to include equipment tutorial
Accraply has partnered with AWA to co-host the Introduction to Heat Shrink Sleeve Label Technologies Workshop in June.
04.30.13
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FINAT announces label award winners
The competition attracted 325 entries from 52 companies.
06.12.12
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Hammer Packaging purchases Muller Martini VSOP
Representatives from Hammer purchased the new press at drupa.
06.12.12
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Multi-Color announces FY 2012 results
Results include 4% organic growth, stable 20% gross margins and progress with the York Label Group acquisition integration.
05.22.12
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Silgon Plastics installs new Curve Appeal system
The Avery Dennison system combines Fasson Curvy PS label material with a new patent-pending application process.
02.22.12
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Flint Group releases new shrink inks
FlexiTech Shrink-U is the next generation of solvent-based packaging inks for the North American flexo shrink sleeve market.
12.19.11
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Listening to brand owners
A panel of brand-owner packaging experts recently came together to debate the future of product decoration.
Jules Lejeune, Managing Director, FINAT
09.16.14
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From Labels to Flexible Packaging
At the MPS Flexpack Tech Tour stop in New Jersey, the focus was on potential new opportunities for label printers.
Steve Katz, Editor
06.24.14
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The Battle for Shelf Appeal
The 2014 FINAT Congress in Monaco provided insight on the drivers, trends and developments shaping the label and packaging industry.
Steve Katz, Editor
06.17.14
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Addressing Shrink Sleeve Recyclability
To date there have been three primary areas of focus – de-labeling, de-seaming and floatable labels.
Lou Thurston
12.01.14
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Winners from the 34th FINAT Label Awards
Of 241 entries from 49 companies, the judges considered these some of the best.
06.09.14
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