Label & Narrow Web articles from November 2002

Label & Narrow Web archives from November 2002

Color blind? (Editorial).
November 1, 2002... Consumer brand companies are now buying spectrophotometers so that colors can be specified to printers using L*, a*, b* colors. Descriptions such as "sky blue" are obsolete as companies opt for a better and more precise way to describe desired...

NOSCO, BTI unite to promote RSS bar code use. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Barcode Technology Inc. (BTI) and The NOSCO Printing Group have joined forces to facilitate the bar coding of drugs and medical products with reduced space symbology (RSS) bar codes. BTI's RSS software package is the standard for setting...

Raflatac inaugurates Shanghai factory. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Raflatac, a Finland-based supplier of self-adhesive roll stock, celebrated the inauguration of its Shanghai factory in China in September. Raflatac's Shanghai production facility has been in operation since 2001 and is now in full swing,...

Reid Graphics acquires Package Systems Corp. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Reid Graphics, of Andover, MA, has acquired Package Systems Corporation (PSC), of Danielson, CT. The acquisition was announced in early October. Package Systems manufactured flexographic labels and is a distributor of label application and...

Nilpeter showroom opens in Malaysia. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Nilpeter, the Danish manufacturer of narrow web printing presses, will open a new showroom facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the premises of Intergrafica Print & Pack, which hosts Nilpeter's recently opened regional sales and...

Label.com expands web print capability. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Label.Com, of Bradford, PA, recently added the capability to print on both sides of a web of material. The addition allows the company to print and/or diecut on the front and back of a label or tag. Some applications that require this...

Direct Recruiters opens office in Columbus. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Direct Recruiters Inc. (DRI) of Cleveland, OH, has announced the opening of a satellite office in the Columbus, OH, area. DRI is a national sales search firm for labels, printing systems, supply chain, packaging and material handling. ...

Unilux adds presence in Southeast Asia. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Unilux, of Saddle Brook, NJ, has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia by adding C.G.S. (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Bangkok, as its sales and service representative for Thailand's printing, converting and flexography industry. Unilux, a...

www.daetwyler.com. (Narrow Web Sites).
November 1, 2002... A new customer help feature -- "Ask Johnny" -- is offered on the company web site. Customers can get answers to questions about doctor blade applications and pressroom issues. The answer man is Johnny Stamey, Daetwyler's technical product...

www.harperscientific.com. (Narrow Web Sites).
November 1, 2002... The HarperScientific Supplies Division of Harper Corporation of America now offers four self-help books at its web site at discounted prices. The books are The Nine Essential Laws For Becoming Influential and The Twelve Essential Laws For...

www.theglennongroup.com. (Narrow Web Sites).
November 1, 2002... The Glennon Group, a provider of labeling, marking and packaging systems based in Pewaukee, WI, introduces its web site. The site includes information about the companies products and services, labels, label printers, marking, coading, carton...

Lamart installs new lab coater. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Lamart Corporation, Clifton, NJ, has installed new lab coating equipment in line with its current expansion program. The coater can coat up to 13" in width with a 12" finished width, as well as laminate nearly all roll substrates,...

New imaging process said to improve plates. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Phototype, of Cincinnati, a prepress service provider for the packaging industry, has announced the availability of a new imaging process for photopolymer plates that claims to improve flexo printing quality on smooth, non-porous substrates,...

Avery Dennison acquires apparel labeling operations. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Avery Dennison Corporation, of Pasadena, CA, has agreed to acquire RVL Packaging Inc., a global provider of brand identification products to both apparel manufacturers and retailers for their private label programs. RVL, a privately held...

Corotec expands business in Asia. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Corotec Corporation, of Farmington, CT, has hired Kar Ming Industrial Supplies of Hong Kong as its sales agent for China, Hong Kong and Macau. Corotec is a manufacturer of corona treatment equipment. Kar Ming is led by William Ho and Tony...

Plastic Suppliers wins second OSHA award. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Plastic Suppliers Inc., Columbus, OH, a manufacturer, converter, and distributor of plastic film, has been recognized for a second time for its safety and health programs by OSHA's SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program)...

Correction.
November 1, 2002... In a news article on page 10 of our October 2002 issue, HC Miller Press was incorrectly identified as an arm of W/S Packaging Group: HC Miller Press is an arm of HC Miller, and is a manufacturer's rep for UV Research. Miller sells UV Research...

Acumeter's Mass. unit relocates to Shrewsbury. (Industry News).
November 1, 2002... Acumeter Laboratories Inc., based in St. Paul, MN, has announced that the Acumeter division office in Holliston, MA, has relocated to Shrewsbury, MA. Contact information is as follows: Tel. 508-842-9200; fax 508-842-9699; address 155D Memorial...

AET Films. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... AET FILMS, New Castle, DE -- P. Terce Henriquez has been promoted to vice president of global label sales.

Bosch Rexroth. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... BOSCH REXROTH, Hoffman Estates, IL -- James F. Brys was named vice president, automotive and Great Lakes region; Paul A. Swann was appointed as vice president, West and Southwest regions, and Kenneth J. Traub has been appointed national...

BST Pro Mark. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... BST PRO MARK, Elmhurst, IL -- Jim Hughes, Dean Hollenbeck and Norm McGahan have been hired as salespersons within the company's North American sales force.

GEW. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... GEW, Redhill, UK -- Nick Richardson has been appointed engineering director.

Honle UV America. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... HONLE UV AMERICA, Marlboro, MA -- John Mitchell has joined the company as national sales manager. He is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Max Daetwyler. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... MAX DAETWYLER, Huntersville, NC -- Kurt Oegerli has been promoted to international sales and marketing manager, pressroom products. Marty Cansler has been named national sales manager, pressroom products for the United States, Mexico and...

Trisoft Graphics. (Industry People).
November 1, 2002... TRISOFT GRAPHICS, Fullerton, CA -- Phil Taylor has been hired to oversee the sales and marketing department.

NELMA seeks to begin New England chapter. (Association News).
November 1, 2002... The North East Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA) held a "get to know you" event on Thursday, September 26, at The Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA, followed by a tour of FLEXcon's Spencer, MA, facility on September 27 for NELMA...

Dow Industries wins best of show. (2002 TLMI Awards).
November 1, 2002... The Best of Show prize this year was captured Dow Industries, of Wilmington, MA, from among nearly 300 entries in the 2002 TLMI Label Awards. The winners were announced October 22 at the annual meeting of the Tag & Label Manufacturers...

New data label operation formed from Avery MBO. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... Following a group-wide review, which was completed last year, Avery Dennison Business Media has sold its European label converting plants to a management buy-out team led by Svend Jorgensen, who becomes chairman. The new group, Sentega Holding...

Swiss materials company in new hands. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... More tidying up in the label stock world. As reported in the last issue, financially-troubled SJP UK becomes a subsidiary of ScandStick, a Swedish manufacturer of self-adhesive materials, and was renamed ScandStick UK Ltd. SJP's owner's,...

Inkjet takes on new anti-counterfeiting role. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... Possibly for the first time, inkjet technology plays a key role in an anticounterfeiting feature for packaging and labels. The technology was jointly developed by Dotrix in Belgium and the Swiss security specialist AlpVision using its patented...

UK report recognizes packaging as an industry. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... The UK's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has commissioned the Packaging Federation and Pira International to carry out a study of competitiveness within the packaging industry. The issues studied include regulations, skills and...

Color change label detects damp phones. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... Well known for its innovative non-commodity labels, such as self-test battery sleeves, Schreiner has come up with another ingenious product. This time the German company's Schreiner Protech division has introduced Wet Check Labels (WCL). They...

Remote reading pack security gets thinner. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... For several years Flying Null (www.flying-null.com) has been developing "smart" magnetic tags as a chipless alternative to low-cost RFID tags and labels at its Cambridge headquarters. It has now introduced a non-line-of-sight tagging system,...

Xaar finalizes deals with ink companies. (Narrow Web Europe).
November 1, 2002... Inkjet technology specialist Xaar has extended an ink licensing deal with Avecia, which makes dye-based colorants, as well as UV-curable and oil based inks for inkjet applications. The business connection dates back to 1994 and has involved...

The biggest variable. (Reality Check).
November 1, 2002... I have had a lot of exposure in many fields of printing and converting, from offset to screen printing to gravure. I have seen and worked with it all. By no means do I claim to be an expert in these fields of printing, but I am very...

Re: re: cell chat & e-jive. (Minding My Own Business).
November 1, 2002... One night last month I attended a gathering of industry executives. It was one of those conferences where everyone sits around tables in a U-shape, while the guest speaker talks from a lectern at the mouth of the tables. Being the middle of the...

Allied Label Printing Systems: Flexo, hot stamp, and dedicated sales and service are the keys to success for this Georgia converter. (Narrow Web Profile).
November 1, 2002... The people at Allied Label Printing Systems take pride in knowing that their company is "not too big, not too small." Customers and their labels get a great deal of personal attention. Of their many customers, none carries too large a share of...

Color management: what it is and why it's important.
November 1, 2002... The night is dark. The highway is crowded. The only thing in sight are miles of tail lights. And although those points of light mainly serve to agitate the drivers sitting behind them, thanks to the Society of Automotive Engineers' standard...

Digital printing: fully digital printing has begun to interest narrow web converters more than ever before. Today, the technological options are growing, and a fascinating science appears to be entering a new growth phase.
November 1, 2002... At long last, the narrow web industry has begun to show some widespread interest in digital press technology. From the introduction of the first machines in the last decade, the pace of acceptance has been slow. Certainly there have been ardent...

Computer-to-plate: narrow web converters are moving swiftly to adopt this new technology.
November 1, 2002... Until the doors opened on Drupa 1995, the giant print exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, photopolymer flexo printing plates had been manufactured conventionally, using light rays as the source for exposing the image on the plate material. That...

European label markets: many European converters are concerned about a deteriorating economy which compounds the existing pressures within Europe's label industry.
November 1, 2002... As elsewhere, the growth of the European self-adhesive labeling industry has been fashioned by constant change. In recent years this change, which is largely driven by the supply chain, has taken on a tougher edge. Profitability in most product...

2002 TLMI Label Awards.(Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute )
November 1, 2002... Dow Industries, of Wilmington, MA, is the Best of Show winner in the 2002 Awards Competition sponsored by the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI). The winning entry, a Gillette Clear Gel label, also won a First Place award among North...

Roll label rewind machine. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Web Techniques Rewinders provide an economical means of rewinding roll labels. With an optional Razor Blade Slitting Attachment, they can slit multiple width pressures sensitive die cut labels into individual rolls. Low operator skill...

Business management software. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Computer Productivity Services Inc. provides solutions that can drastically reduce the cost of the day to day operation of your business. We also provide better control of critical areas like credit, tracking of unsold quotes, material...

Static neutralizer for label converters. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Whether printing or applying labels, the patented technology of the Virtual ACTM Neutralizer from ion Industrial provides long range control of static charges. Most important, these neutralizers, with their real-time electronic performance...

Ultra-removable -- MICROSPHERE. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Reposition with no adhesive residue with Green Bay Packaging's ultra-removable. MICROSPHERE. Unlike other removables formed by coating a continuous film of polymer, MICROSPHERE uses a random layer of microscopic spheres of adhesive. The spheres...

Class 10,000 Clean Room Coater. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... ChemDevelopment, Inc., part of the Chemsultants International Network, announces the installation of a new Class 10,000 Clean Room Coating Facility. The coater is a 12" narrow web line well suited for pilot coating, development runs and short...

THE System from CRC. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... THE System from CRC is a comprehensive, graphic arts-specific business management solution that boasts nearly 100 seamlessly integrated modules from estimating and production through accounting and e-commerce. CRC's free literature details the...

Rotary die specialists. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Lederle Machine Company offers a full line of high quality cutting tools and press room supplies for the flexographic printer. Along with a proven line of long lasting thermal cutting dies, adjustable lineal tools, perforators/sheeters, and...

Window graphics -- Window-Lites. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Window-Lites is the new alternative to static cling. The specially engineered adhesive delivers long-term adhesion regardless of environment, without residue or ghosting. Window-Lites' unique adhesive properties make it an excellent choice for...

Maratech awesome label stock. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Maratech is a high quality low priced alternative for many label printers as they search for ways to be competitive in this aggressive market place. Maratech has sold off spec roll label stock for over ten years and now has it down to a...

Surface treater increases productivity. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Adding a corona treater to your press is easy and productive. Enercon's TL Max[TM] improves ink adhesion and print quality, maximizes press speed, and reduces ink usage. It also allows you to print on nonporous surfaces such as films and foils....

ELASLON flexographic printing plates. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... ELASLON printing plates delivers rapid plate processing, consistent print quality, superior ink transfer, dense solids and crisp halftones. ELASLON's patented composition assures extended press runs and high ozone resistance. The wide exposure...

For All Your Rotary Tooling. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... RotoMetrics' offers one of the most complete lines of precision rotary tooling. Our products are unmatched in the industry for accuracy and durability, and RotoMetrics ensures its high quality with one of the most stringent quality standards in...

Rotary Tools for Punching Tickets & Tags. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... T&P can design and manufacture a custom rotary male/female punch unit for your ticket or tag application. With over 45 years of experience, our engineering and manufacturing capabilities are very extensive in this area. We have worked on...

Ideal ink system for UV combination printing. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... The Sicura Flex 39-5 Series UV Flexo Inks are becoming very popular with many narrow-web printers, due to their high strength, low viscosity, and quick curing capability. These inks perform very well on all of today's high speed presses, as...

A successful partnership. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Our customers associate the name Schober with high precision, maximum reliability, long lifetimes and exceptional efficiency. The extensive Schober Know-how and the ongoing research and development enable us to offer our customers single...

Label Traxx management software. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Tired of multiple software programs to run your business? Your alternative is clear. Label Traxx[TM] from Tailored Solutions is the job management software solution developed for flexo printers, by flexo printers. Integrated modules...

New "C1" rotary die. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Wilson Manufacturing has developed a revolutionary new finishing process for solid engraved rotary dies. The new process offers multiple benefits such as greater wear resistance and more resharpenings. These dies have proven to be especially...

Pressure Sensitive Labelstock sample book. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Raflatac, Inc. introduces a new edition of its Pressure Sensitive Labelstock sample book, which contains detachable samples of Raflatac's most popular and frequently requested pressure sensitive labelstock grades. Raflatac's product range...

Gallus RCS 330. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... An award-winning design that combines flexo, screen and hot foil capability with full servo technology for unsurpassed quality and productivity. This fully featured press provides the unique feature of image changes on the run on both...

Kurz introduces six new patterns. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Kurz announced the addition of 6 new patterns to its Sparkle Bright series of LIGHT LINE[TM] foils. The addition further expands their already wide variety of unique designs with varied effects, Patterns range from 3-dimensional elements,...

Viva 340 Waterless. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... The Viva 340 waterless is an offset press designed for high quality label printing. It offers in-line hot foil stamping, flexo varnishing, screen printing facilities. Being a semi-rotary press, the Viva 340 offers high flexibility thanks to job...

Sekisui TA Industries, Inc. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Manufacturer of self wound overlamination with production plants in California and Tennessee. Polypropylene, polyester, and thermal transfer printable products available. Same day shipment of all stocked items. Roll length up to 15,000 feet....

Flexy -- flexographic printing press. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Flexy is the new Omet narrow-web flexographic printing press extremely reduced in sizes, designed for label printing as well as printing/converting of board and flexible packaging materials. The modular in-line construction suits the customers...

We've got you covered. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Food & Beverage. Health & Personal Care. Electronics. Apparel & Home Furnishings. Information processing and more. If it needs a label, we have a solution. The Fasson-brand product offering is the broadest and deepest in the business, It...

Omega SR machines. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... The OMEGA SYSTEMS, INC. SR (slitter rewinder) range of high performance Slitting Inspection Rewinders are designed to meet the increasing demands of today's competitive converting, die-cutting, security, printing and label industry. All OMEGA...

Ultrasonic anilox cleaning system. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... Industry leading Sonic Solutions has machines that clean anilox rolls up to 38" wide. Our systems reduce time and waste, and restore full cell volume to rolls. Our cleaning systems are a must for quality conscious companies. Call us toll...

American Die Technology. (Literature Showcase).
November 1, 2002... American Die Technology is a full-service rotary die and press accessory manufacturer. All phases of the manufacturing process are kept in-house to ensure quality control. ADT offers a complete line of CNC engraved dies, as well as EDM, air...

Hot stamp unit and rotary cutting die. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... AMERICAN DIE TECHNOLOGY 3870 Lakefield Drive Suwanee GA USA American Die Technology has introduced the Cassette Style Drop-In HotStamp Unit and the Platinum Rotary Cutting Die for printers. The hot stamp unit ran on a Mark...

Flexo plate exposure device. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... CORTRON CORPORATION Minneapolis MN USA A high definition flexo plate exposure device, named eXact, provides digital quality plates at analogue prices. The first product in a planned series, it exposes plates 30" x 40". Utilizing...

Polyester films. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... FLEXCON Spencer MA USA Six new polyester films have been added to the THERMLfilm SELECT line. The 2-mil gloss topcoated polyester films feature topcoats with static dissipating properties. UL/CSA recognized 20970 (clear), 21970...

Butt splicer. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... CTC INTERNATIONAL West Caldwell NJ USA Model S-TAB-42-16 Turretmaster automatic butt splicer is designed to be compact, user friendly and rugged. Featuring a shaftless roll lifting turret unwind design, it allows rolls to be picked up...

Coating. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... UVITEC Lodi NJ USA Product 8067 is a UV curable thermal transfer imprintable coating that softens under the heat of a thermal print head to form a strong bond. The product allows the substrate to accept a wider range of wax/resin...

Air nozzle. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... EXAIR Cincinnati OH USA The Super Air Nozzle provides a high thrust, concentrated stream of high velocity airflow. Meeting OSHA dead-end pressure and noise requirements, the sound level is 74 dBA when supplied with an 80 PSIG...

Anilox cleaner. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... ABSOLUTELY MICRO*CLEAN INTL. Rancho Cordova CA USA The 16A is an oft-press, computer controlled, automatic system utilizing plastic media in a clean, controlled blast chamber. It is designed with a small footprint for restricted space....

Resin ribbons. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... SONY CHEMICALS CORP. Mount Pleasant PA USA The company has introduced a specialty resin ribbon using UV-light curable technology to allow thermal transfer printing and thermal printed images in demanding environments. It offers extreme...

Contact cleaners. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... ERHARDT + LEIMER INC. Spartanburg SC USA Through an exclusive agreement with Kelva -- Lund of Sweden, the company now offers a line of contact cleaners to customers in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The Kelva Label Clean 2000 line is...

Digital press. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... HEWLETT-PACKARD Palo Alto CA USA The HP Indigo Press ws4000 is a seven-color label press designed to produce short and medium label runs at higher speeds than previous models. The all-digital workflow eliminates time spent on films,...

Black scratch-off ink. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... RAD-CURE Fairfield NJ USA Rad-Krome BS01 is an Aqueous flexo printable black scratch off ink for use on promotional print items. Supplied as a single component, press ready ink, it dries rapidly and has good opacity. The ink can be...

Overcoat. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... ADM TRONICS Northvale NJ USA Santel Toridex NZ-2, an aqueous resin and coating, exhibits high heat resistance when exposed to elevated temperatures and sealing pressures without the use of zinc compounds or other metal modifiers or...

Application guide. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... MICRO AIR CLEAN AIR SYSTEMS Wichita KS USA The new color application guide introduces the full line of products available from Micro Air Clean Air Systems, covering dust collectors, mist collectors and air cleaners. It features...

Planning boards. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... EUROCHARTS Lancashire UK Introducing two magnetic production planning board kits designed for the print industry that can be self-assembled in minutes and are easy to use. The MWP-1 is a rotating one-week production board. The MWP-2...

Splice-free products. (Narrow Web Products).
November 1, 2002... RAFLATAC INC. Fletcher NC USA Delivered trimless, the splice-free product line reduces risks of web breaks and decreases waste, resulting in a productivity increase of 3 to 10 percent among label printers. 800-992-3882 fax...