Label & Narrow Web articles from April 2007

Label & Narrow Web archives from April 2007

Change.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
April 1, 2007... The aging process astonishes me. I'm still 27, or 34, but the mirror and the camera mock me. I do not walk on roofs any more, but I can dance (though my offspring turn away). I have always enjoyed change, and have learned that like everything...

Sekuworks buys Northern Bank Note.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Sekuworks, a narrow web converter specializing in brand protection, has announced its acquisition of Northern Bank Note Company, a 116-year-old secured document printing company. Northern Bank Note, located in Cincinnati, OH, USA, is a...

Smyth receives Hormel's Excellence Award again.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... For the tenth time, and for the fifth consecutive year, Smyth Companies Inc. has been distinguished with Hormel Foods' 2006 "Spirit of Excellence" Award for outstanding vendors. Smyth, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, USA, supplies Hormel with...

Western Shield Label announces relocation.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Western Shield Label, a converter based in Gardena, CA, USA, has signed a five year lease on a 17,000 square foot facility in Rancho Dominguez, also in California, and will take possession in May 2007. "We're excited about the move," says...

WorkflowOne facility earns 2 ISO certifications.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... WorkflowOne, a provider of document and business process outsourcing services based in Dayton, OH, USA, has announced that its Goshen, IN, USA facility has become the company's first manufacturing plant to earn both the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS...

Alden & Ott celebrates 50 years in business.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of Alden & Ott Printing Inks, which serves the offset and flexo markets. Joe Alden and Henry Ott founded the company in 1957 as an offset ink manufacturer. Ott, who was the company chemist, decided to pursue...

UPM Raflatac expands RFID, opens China plant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... UPM Raflatac, a Finnish manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays, has announced that it is doubling the RFID tag and inlay production capacity at its Jyvaskyla production plant in Finland. With this capacity increase the company addresses rapidly...

3 Sigma acquires PWC, coating & slitting firm.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... 3 Sigma Corporation, of Troy, OH, USA, a supplier of specialty coated and adhesive products, recently purchased the equipment and assets of PWC Incorporated in Springboro, OH. PWC manufactured custom pressure sensitive products, and performed...

Gallus reports sales rose 37% in 2006.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Financial report)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The Gallus Group, based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, a manufacturer of label printing and converting equipment, says that a high share of new products made a disproportionate contribution to its internal growth in turnover of 19 percent in 2006....

XSYS hosts print awards at Labelexpo Brussels.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... XSYS Print Solutions, the narrow web ink manufacturer headquartered in Sweden, has announced a call for entries to the XSYS Print Awards 2007. The third annual event will be held at Labelexpo Europe 2007 in Brussels on September 29. Label...

PTS and Mark Andy announce alliance.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Narrow web press manufacturer Mark Andy and Printing Technology Services Inc. (PTS), of Clearwater, FL, USA, a supplier of variable data inkjet printing systems, have entered into an alliance whereby PTS' JetFlex inkjet printing systems can be...

MACtac adds coating capabilities in USA.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... MACtac, a supplier of pressure sensitive adhesive materials headquartered in Stow, OH, USA, has purchased a new coater. The investment is part of the company's growth initiatives affecting all of the commercial areas it serves, and will be...

Edelmann presses introduced by Matik.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Matik North America, of West Hartford, CT, USA, the exclusive distributor for Edelmann Graphics GmbH of Germany, has launched the latest generation of narrow web presses from Edelmann in North America. Edelmann is a manufacturer of offset...

DiTrolio Institute certifies US military veterans.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... In an ongoing effort to do its part in assisting military personnel returning home from active duty, DiTrolio Flexographic Institute (DFI) has undergone an application process to become approved by the US Department of Veteran's Affairs as a...

Williamson to distribute DuPont flexo products.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... DuPont Packaging Graphics, of Wilmington, DE, USA, has chosen Williamson Printing Materials Limited, of Grimsby, ON, Canada, to distribute its line of flexographic products in Canada. "We put a lot of thought into how we could enhance our...

Andrews Decal installs Gallus EM 280 press.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Andrews Decal Company, a Chicago, IL, USA converter of pressure sensitive labels for the HBA, promotional, household, sporting, industrial, and security markets, recently acquired an 11", eight-color Gallus EM 280 UV flexo combination printing...

NELMA to sponsor conference and expo.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(North East Label Manufacturers Association)
April 1, 2007... The North East Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) will hold its 5th Expo and Networking Conference on May 10 at the Bridgewater Marriott in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. The event will run from 1 to 7 p.m. and will feature an exhibit hall with...

Edale showcases RFID at open house.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Edale, a press manufacturer based in Romsey, England, recently sponsored an open house to showcase its Lambda press, which was configured for offline RFID inlay affixing, incorporating a Tamarack P500 RFID unit. More than 50 customers from the...

Omet and Asahi seek plate standardization.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Omet S.R.L. signs deal with Asahi Photoproducts)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Press manufacturer Omet has joined forces with Asahi Photoproducts, a photopolymer plate supplier, to develop a new standard for flexo printing techniques. Asahi will provide its prepress and plate expertise and Omet its printing...

Avery acquires Paxar for $1.34B.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Avery Dennison Corporation announced in late March that it will acquire Paxar Corporation, of White Plains, NY, USA, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $1.34 billion. Avery says that the acquisition is expected to enhance its ability...

Vote now for Label Industry Global Awards.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Industry overview)
April 1, 2007... The fourth annual Label Industry Global Awards will be presented in September at Labelexpo Europe 2007. Nominations for the four awards have been posted online, and members of the industry are eligible to vote for the nominees today. An...

Overnight Labels wins FTA's Environmental Award.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... Overnight Labels Inc., of Deer Park, NY, USA, is the winner of the Flexographic Technical Association's (FTA) 7th Annual Environmental Excellence Award. The competition was open to any company active in the flexographic printing industry and...

US court upholds Kennedy Group's patents.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2007... US Federal District Judge Patricia Gaughan has upheld a jury verdict in favor of MPT Inc., the owner of two patents licensed to The Kennedy Group, Willoughby, OH, USA, covering the use of The Kennedy Group's Container Placards. In doing so,...

FFTA keynote: sustainability.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(2007 Annual Forum. Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association)(Conference news)
April 1, 2007... The Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association (FFTA) has secured Don Carli, Director of ISC Responsible Enterprise Print (REP) with the Institute for Sustainable Communication, to present one of two keynote addresses at FFTA's 2007...

Omet wins Italy's award for innovation.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Omet S.R.L. wins innovation award at the Confindustria Awards for Excellence)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Omet recently received the Innovation Award at the Confindustria Awards for Excellence, a recognition of the company as one of Italy's most innovative. The award was presented to Omet President Angelo Bartesaghi by Italian President Luca...

BASF.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... BASF, Florham Park, NJ, USA -- Nancy M. Hoblack has been appointed distributor manager for the Functional polymers Regional Business Unit in North America. In her new role, she is responsible for managing relationships with all distributors...

Dynamic Dies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment of Craig Myers)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... DYNAMIC DIES, Holland, OH, USA -- Craig Myers has been promoted to corporate sales manager. In his new role, he will be coordinating the sales efforts of the corporate wide sales team. He previously held the position of national accounts...

Esko.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... ESKO, Gent, Belgium -- The company has appointed Dieter Janout director of the brand owners and major accounts group for EMEALA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America). He is responsible for expanding and developing the company's...

Extrusion Dies Industries.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment of Ronald J. Allbritton)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... EXTRUSION DIES INDUSTRIES (EDI), Chippewa Falls, WI, USA -- The company has appointed Ronald J. Allbritton technical service and sales specialist. He will work with customers on technical matters relating to orders and on specifications for...

Flexo Concepts.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... FLEXO CONCEPTS, Plymouth, MA, USA -- The company has hired Scott Abber in technical sales. He will be responsible for growing the company's two primary brands, MicroClean and TruPoint, for both the flexographic and sheetfed offset industries....

Matik North America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... MATIK NORTH AMERICA, West Hartford, CT, USA -- The company has appointed an Edelmann specialist, Chris Davis, who has moved from the UK, to raise the profile of the Edelmann press line in the North American market. His official title is sales...

Pamarco Global Graphics.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... PAMARCO GLOBAL GRAPHICS, Dallas, TX, USA -- The company has appointed Arnold Cooper sales manager, small offset products. He will be responsible for directing the sales and service operation of the complete line of pressroom products through...

Phoenix Challenge Foundation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... PHOENIX CHALLENGE FOUNDATION, Charlotte, NC, USA -- Stephen Gerhardt, Harper National Flexographic Center Coordinator at the Harper Campus of Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Charlotte, NC, USA, has joined the Phoenix Challenge...

Precision Airconvey.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... PRECISION AIRCONVEY, Newark, DE, USA -- Jeffrey Kane has been named global sales manager for the company. Formerly vice president for a national industrial supply company, he will be responsible for driving the company's worldwide business...

Prisym[ID].(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment of Martyn Kerluk )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... PRISYM[ID], Charlotte, NC, USA -- The company has further expanded its US office in Charlotte, NC. As part of its program of global sales growth, the company has appointed Martyn Kerluk as US manager along with Christine Partridge as strategic...

RadTech.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007... RADTECH, Chevy Chase, MD, USA -- The company welcomes a new president and board members. Petra L'Abbe, PPG Industries, assumes the presidency for a two year term. New board members include Don Smith, Alcoa; Mike Kelly, Allied Photochemical;...

Stora Enso.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment of David Diekelman)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... STORA ENSO, Stevens Point, WI, USA -- The Speciality Papers business area of Stora Enso announced the appointment of David Diekelman to the position of vice president, business and product development. He has been with Stora Enso since 1988 and...

Converters meet in Florida: TLMI members explore generational changes.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
April 1, 2007... The coveted Eugene M. Singer Awards for Best Managed Company were unveiled in February as members of the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute gathered in Naples, FL, USA for their yearly Converter Meeting. The awards were presented at a...

Packaging & Label Gravure Association: Tenth Annual PLGA Global Operational Conference.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
April 1, 2007... February 21 to 23 in a warm Miami was the time and place for the Tenth Annual Operational Conference, titled "Operating Profitably in a Global Market", and to many Midwest and Northeastern attendees it came as a welcome break from their...

Raflatac's chief reinforces a sustainable pledge.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
April 1, 2007... Manufacturers of paper products, plastics films and labeling materials have good reasons to take a positive attitude toward reducing pollution, encouraging sustainability and making processes more energy efficient. The Finnish conglomerate UPM...

Edale mum on landmark converting concept.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
April 1, 2007... Companies like to spread the word about their latest equipment, especially when it opens up new opportunities. Problem is, if it is really that great the customers would often prefer that everyone buttoned their lips about it. Of course,...

Further boosts for Finnish RFID technology.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)
April 1, 2007... Two further signs of the industrial and retail penetration of HF and UHF RFID tags, tickets and smart labels, have come from Finland (which for a small country has the enviable knack of pushing boundaries in niche, high technology products)....

New European showcase for Mark Andy presses.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Mark Andy has a new European showroom and demonstration facility located in Basel, Switzerland. Named as the Advanced Technology Centre, it has 10,763 square feet of space, which includes a spare parts department and administration offices. At...

German coater plans to triple PSA production.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Herma)(pressure sensitive adhesives)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Herma is well under way with a new self-adhesive coating plant under construction in Filderstadt Bonlanden, Germany. The project, which costs some [euro]30 million (US$39.95 million), is scheduled for completion later this year. The...

Strategy, mission & vision.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)(benefits of strategic planning in label industry)
April 1, 2007... There is a famous parable that goes something like this: Every morning on the African plains, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the...

Retouching: crossing over from artistry to science.(ART DIRECTION)
April 1, 2007... For the past couple of months I have been involved in several projects which have piqued my interest in learning more about an element of the digital prepress process which has evaded my attention for some years. I'm embarrassed to say that I...

Cherry windfall.(FIELD REPORT)(Company overview)
April 1, 2007... Cherry Republic has a rather distinctive claim to make: The company, located 160 miles north of Grand Rapids, MI, USA, in the town of Glen Arbor, population 800, is the world's largest exclusive retailer of cherry products. In 1989, when Bob...

Century Label: a husband and wife have transformed a small Texas label house into a high quality converting company with hard work and brains.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)(Company overview)
April 1, 2007... Randy Wise has a great deal of stamina. Some years back he survived a confrontation with a bull on the property of a customer when he was making a sales call. But apparently that was mild compared with his triumph in negotiations with Bob...

Anilox developments: manufacturers of anilox rolls, and the converters who use them, continue to push the developmental boundaries of these critical flexographic tools.
April 1, 2007... The anilox roll is a unique component of the flexographic printing process. It is the only process by which ink is transferred to the plate by use of a roller into which billions of cells have been formed. As with any piece of equipment, those...

Flexo plate evolution: digital plate processing has altered the landscape in flexography. The conventional systems still abound, but digital is taking market share, and some new equipment is poised to gain attention.
April 1, 2007... DuPont changed flexographic printing forever with the introduction many years ago of photopolymer plates. The company continues to exert powerful influence on the flexo industry today with its thermal plate processing system, which it calls...

Tough duty labels: labels that need to withstand difficult environments require the right substrates and adhesives to perform properly.
April 1, 2007... Some labeling applications require more strength and resistance than traditional labels. These constructions, which we'll call tough duty labels, are used in a variety of environments including those with extreme temperatures, moisture and...

Radiant light films.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... 3M CONVERTER MARKETS St. Paul MN USA 3M Converter Markets offers Radiant Light Films for labeling, packaging, in-molding applications, and more. The company says that by combining precise layers of polymeric materials with different...

Adhesive.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... TECHNICOTE Miamisburg OH USA The TM-55 adhesive is Technicote's latest solution for the pressure sensitive roll label industry. This repositionable acrylic microsphere adhesive is ideal for temporary or multiple repositioning label...

UV curing system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... RESEARCH INC. Eden Prairie MN USA Research Inc. has introduced the Model 1000 UV OnLine System, a UV system for integration in a range of UV curing applications. It can be integrated on wet offset or flexographic presses, or used in...

Facestock.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... MACTAC Stow OH USA White Gold facestock from MACtac Roll Label has a new whiter, brighter appearance that the company says adds extra pop to finished labels. MACtac says White Gold is easy to use and has premium gloss, making it ideal...

Stain remover.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... HARPERSCIENTIFIC Charlotte NC USA HarperScientific's CeramClean II, the on-press anilox roll cleaner, is also a stain remover that the company says can supplement cleaning with machine cleaning systems. CeramClean II removes water,...

Printing system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Tools and Production Inc. introduces highly sophisticated narrow web device)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... TOOLS & PRODUCTION Temple City CA USA Tools & Production recently manufactured a highly sophisticated system for a 20" wide printed web that included automatic registration to the printed web, precision high speed diecutting and the...

Enclosed chamber test machine.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... MAX DAETWYLER Huntersville NC USA The Max Daetwyler Corporation (MDC) has developed an enclosed chamber test machine used for the research, development and testing of steel and plastic doctor blades, end seals, cleaning chemistries,...

Finishing equipment.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... SUNBELT SALES & MARKETING Atlanta GA USA The Austik Division of Sunbelt Sales and Marketing Associates presents a new Mini-6 model for 2007. The new Mini-6, model DM-680 has the cutting action and label size of 6" x 6" like the...

Atmospheric plasma system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... ENERCON INDUSTRIES Menomonee Falls WI USA Enercon Industries introduces the new Plasma3 atmospheric plasma system. Because web handling is a fluid dynamic process, some films will be subject to backside treatment despite preventative...

Dyne pens.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... VETAPHONE Kolding Denmark Using a felt-tipped dyne test pen, it is easy and inexpensive to check if a substrate is ready for printing, according to Vetaphone. The test itself is carried out by drawing a line of blue test ink across the...

Wine labelstock.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... GREEN BAY PACKAGING Green Bay WI USA The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging offers a wide range of pressure sensitive wine labelstocks, including the Estate Label and CLASSIC CREST label lines, specifically designed to...

Vacuum load cell.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... CLEVELAND MOTION CONTROLS Cleveland OH USA Cleveland Motion Controls has launched its new ULTRA Line Vacuum Duty UPB Load Cell for use in vacuum environments. The new UPB features a 40:1 tension range and noise immunity for precise...

RFID system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SENSOR COMPETENCY CENTER Dayton OH USA Ositrack by Telemecanique, a division of Schneider Electric, is an RFID system that offers a full line of compact stations, electronic tags and connection boxes to fit any...

Anilox roll cleaner.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... STORK CELLRAMIC Milwaukee WI USA Anilox roll manufacturer Stork Cellramic, a division of Stork Materials Technology, has announced an agreement with Coleman Labs to offer Flexo Pro D3 Cream anilox roll cleaner. Flexo Pro D3 Cream is a...

Lightweight strip shafts.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... DOUBLE E West Bridgewater MA USA Double E offers the 6" lightweight model SR shaft (SRL-2000), which minimizes shaft weight in both light and heavy-duty applications. The product is 20 percent lighter than the standard SR-2000 strip...

Technology ideas.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... BST PRO MARK Elmhurst IL USA BST Pro Mark now has available a free CD entitled "Using Technology To Gain Competitive Advantage". Topics include closed loop web guiding, register control for flexo CI, strategies for defect detection...

Leaf shaft.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... GOLDENROD Beacon Falls CT USA Goldenrod Corporation has introduced its new 1260-LF Ultralight Aluminum Multiple Bladder 3" Leaf Shaft. The company says the model was designed under critical ergonomic guidelines, and at less than 0.24...

Dairy labelstock.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... MACTAC Stow OH USA MACtac says it has made significant improvements to its dairy label-stock, DL7172. The redesign includes an upgraded facestock, adhesive and liner. The patented rubber-based hot melt adhesive on the labelstock,...

Polyester film.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... TORAY PLASTICS AMERICA North Kingstown RI USA Toray Plastics America has developed a new, versatile co-extruded high-clarity matte polyester film that offers a range of applications in industrial and consumer markets. According to the...

Sheeter.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... MAXSON AUTOMATIC Westerly RI USA Maxson Automatic offers the Maxson SDFK sheeter, which can handle cut lengths from 11" to 2,000" at speeds up to 300 fpm. The cutting section includes knives mounted in upper and lower rotating...

Corona treating system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2007... COROTEC Farmington CT USA Corotec Corporation has introduced a new combination roll-to-roll and sheetfed corona treating system with integral HFT-Series Power Supply, power density control and adjustable speed control, all pre-wired...

2007 industry events.(Calendar)
April 1, 2007... APRIL 2007 16-17 PABS 07 Asia--Product Authentication & Brand Security Conference Hong Kong, China. Organized by AWA Conferences & Events in association with Abacus Corporation and the Brand Protection Alliance. Call:...

Prepress & package design blogs.(THE BLOGSMITH)
April 1, 2007... An essential part of every label printing business is the prepress department. Without knowledgeable people working on and manipulating customer graphics files, most label printers would not be able to function. Prepress is an area that is...