Label & Narrow Web articles from November 2004

Label & Narrow Web archives from November 2004

Welcome change.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... "Either you innovate, or you are in commodity hell," said Oren Harari in an address in October to the members of the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute. "You must define and lead the agendas for your industry." Harari, currently a...

PCMC launches technical center.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Paper Converting Machine Company)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) inaugurated its new technology center in Green Bay, WI, in early November with an open house, featuring demonstrations of its flexographic and nonwovens machinery. The event also featured seminars on...

Raflatac opens terminal in Tatabanya, Hungary.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Raflatac's new distribution terminal and sales office in Hungary is now fully operational and ready to respond to the increasing demand for pressure sensitive label stock in Central and Eastern Europe. Raflatac Kft, Tatabanya, is a modern...

UCB Films' new name is Innovia Films.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Innovia Films has been selected as the new name for the former films business of the UCB Group. The [euro]320 million acquisition of the company by a consortium led by the former managing director of Hays Chemical Distribution, Dennis...

Environmental, Macro sign ink agreement.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Environmental Inks and Coatings signs agreement with Macro (Inks) Australia)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Environmental Inks and Coatings (EIC), of Morganton, NC, has signed an agreement with Macro (Inks) Australia to distribute Macro's Ultra VS Flexo Shrink inks throughout the Americas. The agreement was announced in October by EIC President Paul...

XericWeb to acquire UV systems maker.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... XericWeb Drying Systems, of Neenah, WI, manufacturers of infrared and convection drying for the web flexo industry, has announced plans to acquire ECS (Energy Converting Systems), a manufacturer of high performance UV curing systems. ...

Melzer acquires license for Smartrac technology.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Melzer, based in Schwelm, Germany, has signed a licensee agreement with Smartrac Technology to utilize Smartrac's wire embedding process in its RFID manufacturing equipment. Smartrac owns a patent on a process used to embed a wire antenna...

Anderson & Vreeland markets liquid polymers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Anderson & Vreeland has been appointed distributor of Verbatim liquid photopolymers and related materials manufactured by Chemence, of Alpharetta, GA. Verbatim products include photopolymer resins designed for high quality printing on...

Free video teaches UV safety & handling.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... RadTech, the Association for ultraviolet electron beam technology, has developed a video detailing safe handling practices for UV/EB curable materials. The video, prepared as a CD, is free of charge. According to the association, the video...

Driscoll Label Co. has new owners.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
November 1, 2004... Bob and Pat Biava have sold their stock in Driscoll Label Company Inc., Fairfield, NJ, to John Raguso and Roy Palmer. Bob Biava, president of the company that he and his wife acquired 20 years ago from Elwood Driscoll, made the announcement...

Gintzler expands with space and new technologies.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Gintzler Graphics Inc)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Late in September, Gintzler Graphics Inc. celebrated its expansion with a "Showcase Gala," an open house at its Buffalo, NY, headquarters attended by visitors from throughout the eastern United States. The occasion was the celebration of...

Label converters exhibit at beauty show.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Label converters were counted among the exhibitors at Health & Beauty America, a trade show held at the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City, September 28 through 30. Despite rainy weather conditions that put a damper on opening day turnout,...

Rotatek open house draws 120 visitors.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... In late September the Spanish press manufacturer Rotatek held an open house at its headquarters in Sant Cugat del Valles (Barcelona). The event was dedicated to label and flexible packaging printing, and the company presented its latest press...

Edale expansion adds 2nd manufacturing plant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Increasing sales has caused British press maker Edale to open a second manufacturing plant near its headquarters in Romsey, England. The new space, about 300 square meters, will be used to construct the company's Alpha and Beta flexo...

Campus in NC is dedicated to Harpers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Tony Zeiss, president of Central Piedmont Community College, presided over the dedication of the "Harper Campus" for Ron and Katherine Harper in September. More than 300 people attended the ceremony, which renamed the Southwest Campus in...

Pitman to distribute AVT equipment in US.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Advanced Vision Technology)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), of Hod-Hasharon, Israel, has named Pitman Company as its distributor in the US. AVT manufactures automatic defect detection products, including the PrintVision/Helios, the PrintVision/Jupiter, and the...

Brookfield Engineering opens Chicago office.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Brookfield Engineering Labs, based in Middleboro, MA, has opened a sales and support office in the Chicago area, serving Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and neighboring states. The company manufactures viscosity measurement and control...

Digital print directory is newly published.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Information Management Institute )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Information Management Institute will publish its International Digital Printing Industry Directory 2004 by year's end. The book lists companies that manufacture printers, supplies and related products in the digital printing industry, as...

Klockner adds capacity for vinyl, shrink films.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Klockner Pentaplast of America, of Gordonsville, VA, has announced two capacity expansions at its Rural Retreat, VA, manufacturing facility. The first expansion is in its core business of rigid vinyl film calendering, which is expected to be...

New Nordson web site focuses on UV systems.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Nordson UV Systems, of Amherst, OH, has revised its web site to offer more information about the company's equipment for graphic arts, printing, and industrial use. The company's Internet address is www.nordson.com/uv.

AWT's expanded web site offers product info, quoting.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... A.W.T. World Trade Inc., in Chicago, has completed a reconstruction of its web site (www.awt-gpi.com). The new site offers buyers detailed product information, technical literature and an online quote. The company markets screen printing...

Luminer Converting.(ISO Certifications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Luminer Converting Group, of Lakewood, NJ, has completed the implementation of its ISO 9001-2000 Quality Management System, and has been audited and certified by DNV Certification Inc. of Houston. "As our company continues to grow, and the...

NorthStar Print Group.(ISO Certifications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... NorthStar Print Group's quality management systems are now ISO 9001:2000 certified. American Systems Registrar issued the certifications following an independent review of the company's quality management program. The certification covers...

Whitlam Label.(ISO Certifications)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Whitlam Label Company, headquartered in Center Line, MI, has been granted ISO/TS16949:2002 certification from Entela QSRD. The designation is an ISO technical specification that aligns existing US, German, French and Italian automotive quality...

Adhesives Research.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... ADHESIVES RESEARCH, Glen Rock, PA -- Patty Frey has been promoted to operations manager. She will be responsible for the manufacturing operations of the company's pharmaceutical products.

American Baler.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... AMERICAN BALER, Bellevue, OH -- Dave Barger has been named West Coast regional sales manager. He will manage all phases of sales and field customer service within a 12-state region. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Avery Dennison.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... AVERY DENNISON, Pasadena, CA -- John T. Cardis has been elected director. He recently retired as partner of Deloitte & Touche USA, a company that provides audit, tax, consulting and advisory services.

Cham Paper Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment of Peter T. Studer )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... CHAM PAPER GROUP, Cham, Switzerland -- Peter T. Studer has been appointed head of research and development. He is also a member of the executive board of Cham-Tenero Paper Mills and the group executive board of Cham Paper Group. ...

Channeled Resources Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Debra Hunt hired)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... CHANNELED RESOURCES GROUP, Chicago IL -- Debra Hunt has been added as special projects manager. She will spearhead development of the company's new line of B-grade latex saturated products.

Creo.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... CREO, Vancouver, BC, Canada -- Stephen Miller has been promoted to product manager for packaging workflow solutions from the position of packaging workflow specialist.

Eckart America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Eckart America L.P. appoints Bruce S. Schimmel )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... ECKART AMERICA, Cleveland, OH -- Bruce S. Schimmel has joined as director of sales--graphic arts. He resides in New York.

Edale.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Stephen Windle hired)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... EDALE, Romsey, Hampshire, UK -- Stephen Windle has been named to help expand the company into the Benelux countries.

Futec.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... FUTEC, Hemel, Hempstead, UK -- Director Steve Willis will take over responsibility for European operations. The company recently opened new branch offices in Italy and in Germany, and appointed an agent in Spain.

Harper.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... HARPER, Charlotte, NC -- Pat Brzyski has been promoted to customer service technical supervisor. She will also continue her responsibilities as customer service specialist for Canada, and most of the domestic narrow web OEMs, in addition to...

Innovia Films.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(David Beeby named chief executive )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... INNOVIA FILMS, Wigton, Cumbria, UK -- Formerly known as the films business of the UCB Group, Innovia Films has named David Beeby as its chief executive. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Intelicoat Technologies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... INTELICOAT TECHNOLOGIES, Matthews, NC -- Ricky Wu and his team at Taipai-based Oblong Technology have been honored as the company's Distributor of the Year.

Marsden.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Holger Reissmann promoted )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... MARSDEN, Pennsauken, NJ -- Holger Reissmann has been promoted to regional accounts manager. His previous position with the company was sales representative.

Multi-Color.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... MULTI-COLOR, Cincinnati, OH -- Management personnel have been added to its Decorating Solutions division. Frank Graziano was hired as VP of operations. Bob Fien was announced plant manager of the Scottsburg, Indiana facility. Nick Picciuto has...

Nilpeter.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... NILPETER, Cincinnati, OH -- John Coleman has been promoted to manager of printing services. His responsibilities include quality control, demonstrations and press acceptances; as well as after sales print training. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Progressive Color Media.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointment)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... PROGRESSIVE COLOR MEDIA, Ann Arbor, MI -- The new company's executive leadership team has been announced. Diane Watt has been selected president. Daniel Goodenow has been appointed director of sales and services. Fay Sommer has been named...

Sato America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... SATO AMERICA, Charlotte, NC -- Mark Lyon has been appointed Western regional sales manager. He will be located in southern California. Scott Liniger has been appointed as product manager.

Uvitec Printing Ink.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(appointments)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... UVITEC PRINTING INK, Lodi, NJ -- Eric J. Knowles has been appointed to Northeast regional account manager.

Water Ink Technologies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Steve Strassman hired)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES, Lincolnton, NC -- Steve Strassman has been added to the technical sales staff. He will be responsible for sales in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

In-mold labelers focus on injection process.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(12th annual IMLCON, the In-Mold Label Conference)
November 1, 2004... About a hundred label converters, equipment manufacturers, and injection and blow molders met in October in Scottsdale, AZ, for the 12th annual IMLCON, the In-Mold Label Conference sponsored by RBS Technologies and AWA Alexander Watson...

TLMI annual meeting: RotoMetrics' Lee is Supplier of the Year.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
November 1, 2004... Four hundred members and guests of the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute filled the ballroom at La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs to applaud Steve Lee, of RotoMetrics, the 2004 TLMI Supplier of the Year. The award, which came as a surprise to...

BASF and ANI: a new force in ink and plate markets.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(BASF Drucksysteme GmbH)(ANI Printing Inks)
November 1, 2004... An increasing number of multinational corporations are ditching unrelated acquisitions and returning to their core businesses. This means more "orphans" becoming management buy-outs, or merging with former competitors to create new businesses....

Can offset seriously challenge flexo in package printing?(Narrow Web Europe)(Drent (UK) Ltd.)
November 1, 2004... Sometimes a seemingly minor event points to a wider issue, such as the respective positions of print processes in packaging printing. The event in question was the unfortunate closure of Drent (UK) Ltd., a wholly owned sales and service...

Pursuing screen/flexo ink compatibility.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Marabu)(Paragon Inks)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Yet another inky partnership concerns Marabu, which makes screen inks near Stuttgart, Germany, and Paragon Inks, a manufacturer of UV flexo and letterpress inks based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They have formed an alliance to offer fully tested...

Avery Dennison extends its woven label business.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Avery Dennison Corporation acquires Rinke Etiketten)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Avery Dennison Corporation has acquired the woven label manufacturer Rinke Etiketten, a private company based in Sprockhovel, Germany. Annual sales in 2003 were worth [euro]20 million (nearly $25 million). The operation now forms part of Avery...

Managing optimism.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)
November 1, 2004... At the recent TLMI Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, a palpable buoyancy flit through the air, bestowing a most invigorating backdrop to the proceedings. I felt this positive vibe initially at Labelexpo Americas in September, where that...

Post-press procedures (not rocket science).(ART DIRECTION)(movie production)
November 1, 2004... When the job is done and everyone is happy with the results, what's next? What kind of follow-up procedures are in place in order for your art department to learn from their successes, while at the same time keeping plates, negs and especially...

M-Real Petofi Label: a Hungarian leader enjoys growth in an emerging marketplace.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)(Interview)
November 1, 2004... Sandor Petofi is one of the great figures of Hungarian literature. Poet, patriot and revolutionary, he was captured and killed in 1849, at age 27. His name lives on in his poetry, in the many avenues and squares named after him in Hungarian...

New York Label: after more than a century of success and a strong move into new prepress technology, this converter plans to push into new geographic locations.(NARROW WEB PROFILE)
November 1, 2004... The atmosphere at New York Label is electric. The customer base is huge. Nine flexo presses run at full tilt for 19 hours a day. At the company's headquarters in Islandia, NY, 38,000 square feet are no longer enough. Expect news of relocation...

Security labeling: the security labeling industry aims to keep a step ahead of the counterfeiters through technology and communication.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2004... In 1993, the world was introduced to a line of plush toys known for their plastic pellet filling, or "beans". Although originally marketed as toys, it wasn't long before Beanie Babies left the realm of child's play and became sought-after...

Digital printing: the new kid on the block is growing up and attracting a great deal of attention in the label industry.(Labelexpo Americas)
November 1, 2004... Nearly 10 years after its emergence in the narrow web industry, digital label printing has come into its own. HP Indigo demonstrated its market-place muscle at a breakfast meeting at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago this year, an event that drew...

Inkjet & digital inks: inkjet inks lead the pack of new and improving digital print technologies.
November 1, 2004... Drop-on-demand is a term heard increasingly in the packaging industry. It refers to the ink application system employed by digital inkjet equipment to create variable images on substrates. In the narrow web industry, several systems have been...

Press retrofits & rebuilds: retrofitting and rebuilding can transform basic or older presses into valuable assets.
November 1, 2004... For those embarking on a mission to organize, hooks and clips marketed by 3M are a handy tool. Instead of anchoring it in with nails, these organizational aids come with an adhesive strip that cleanly removes from the wall at the owner's...

TLMI2004 awards.
November 1, 2004... Tapp Technologies, of Langley, BC, is the Best of Show winner in the 2004 Awards Competition sponsored by the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI). The winning entry, a Ponzo Vineyard Zinfandel label for Nickel & Nickel Winery, also won a...

FINAT Label Awards 2004: converters from four continents took 20 awards in FINAT's 24th annual competition.
November 1, 2004... The international FINAT Label Competition celebrated twenty four years of label excellence with a lineup of winners from the world over, demonstrating a high degree of technical excellence, innovation, and on-shelf appeal. [ILLUSTRATION...

Fall 2004 literature showcase.
November 1, 2004... The following pages offer new brochures and product information from companies advertising in this section. To receive a particular brochure or more information on a product, please circle the appropriate number on the Reader Service card. ...

Prepress workflow.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... CREO Vancouver Canada Creo Complete comprises the ThermoFlex digital imager, the Prinergy Powerpack prepress workflow system, and service and support with flexible financing. On-site startup assistance is also included with training,...

Tire-Grade face stock.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... RITRAMA Manchester UK The Tire Grade Series is a range of high tack self-adhesive materials suitable for labeling difficult and uneven surfaces, such as tires. It is available with three different face materials featuring an...

Shrink sleeve aid.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... STANFORD PRODUCTS Salem IL USA The company has launched a line of finishing equipment for the shrink sleeve market, announcing new products Seammachine and Doctor Machine Inspector. The products offer high speeds and patent-pending...

In-mold labeling.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... YUPO Chesapeake VA USA YUPO ISE105 and YUPO IUE105 are IML products that feature enhanced performance characteristics, including improved anti-static properties. The company says the grades help blow molders run production lines at...

Flexo presses.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... NILPETER Slagelse Denmark The modular F-Line of flexo presses offer three web widths. Each model is available with a mechanical drive or optional servo driven print units. Maximum printing and die-cutting speed is 750 fpm. The open...

Prepress software.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... ESKO-GRAPHICS Vandalia OH USA Mixing and matching from a broad portfolio of advanced software components, Scope workflow configurations are specifically matched to the application, process and business needs of individual customers....

Viscometer.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... BROOKFIELD Middleboro, MA CAP 1000+ viscometer can now measure more low viscosity products. The full scale torque range has been lowered from 181,000 dyne/cm to 7,970 dyne/cm. It offers standard speeds at 750 and 900 rpm, or a single...

Inkjet shrink.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... PROOFING TECHNOLOGIES Rolling Meadows IL USA An inkjet media line was introduced for mock-ups and proofs of shrink sleeves, flexible packages, boxes and labels using inkjet printers. The CCS media includes a variety of films that are...

Feeder and diecutter.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... TOGGLE-AIRE DIVISION, JORACO Smithfield RI USA The custom press feed payout systems for delicate materials feature a Toggle-Aire press and integrated air feed, with a gear-driven payout system for handling up to five plies of material...

Knife cutters.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY COMPANY Westerly RI USA The company is offering a retrofit package that upgrades existing stationary bed knife cutters with dual knife rotary cutting technology. The compact design allows for...

Seaming.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... KARLVILLE DEVELOPMENT GROUP Miami FL USA The 300D High Speed Non Stop series features a Martin Automatic roll changing system. It provides high-volume seaming technology, reducing production waste and increasing throughput. ...

Metallic inks.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2004... ECKART Painesville OH USA Ultrastar GX-2807 provides high reflectance silver for printing solvent gravure on film, both surface and reverse. Ultrastar GP-2152 is for surface printing solvent gravure on paper and board. The company is...

2004-2006 industry events.(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... NOVEMBER 2004 18-19 PrintGuard Train-the-Trainer Session Kansas City, MO. OSHA-sanctioned printing safety course sponsored by Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica and INX International Ink. Call 800-788-2040. ...