Label & Narrow Web articles from October 2004

Label & Narrow Web archives from October 2004

A sense of urgency.(Labelexpo)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... In his column this issue, a reflection on the purposes of Labelexpo, Elisha Tropper notes "the absence of any great "AHA!" technology with industry-altering potential" at the show (page 28). That's true. The steps taken by equipment and...

ID Label buys Image Scan.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... ID Label Inc., of Lake Villa, IL, has acquired Image Scan, of East Providence, RI. With the purchase, ID Label plans to expand its capabilities in the variable imaging and pre-print bar coding industries. ID Label, Inc. specializes in...

Logotech wins awards for four labels.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Pressure sensitive labels by Logotech, of Fairfield, NJ, captured four awards in a contest sponsored by the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen's International Gallery for Superb Printing in August. The awards included: a...

A & V markets Verbatim liquid photopolymers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Anderson & Vreeland Inc., of Bryan, OH, a manufacturer and distributor of flexographic printing materials and equipment, has been appointed distributor of Verbatim liquid photopolymers and related materials, manufactured by Chemence Inc., of...

Mark Andy, DuPont, Esko-Graphics open prepress demo facility.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Mark Andy, Esko-Graphics and DuPont have opened a joint prepress and on-press workflow demonstration site at Comco's manufacturing facility in Milford, OH. The demonstration facility offers flexo printers and converters the opportunity to...

New coater is planned for Raflatac's US plant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... UPM, the Finnish forest products company and parent of Raflatac, has invested US$40 million in additional coating and finishing capacity at Raflatac's pressure sensitive label stock production facility in Fletcher, NC. The investment will...

Ahlstrom marks growth in glassine liners.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Ahlstrom's LabelPack division, a supplier of release base papers, reports a 33 percent increase in sales in specialty, tape and industrial segments in 2004. Although the self-adhesive label stock business is the biggest user of release...

Esko-Graphics to focus on packaging market.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Esko-Graphics, headquartered in Gent, Belgium, has announced a change in the company's business strategy to focus primarily on the packaging market. The company's packaging activities now account for more than 60 percent of its revenues....

Goldenrod expands manufacturing space.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Goldenrod Corporation, of Beacon Falls, CT, a manufacturer of pneumatic and mechanical shafts, safety chucks, core chucks and roll handling equipment, recently moved into a 30,000 square foot plant By moving into larger space, the company...

Rayven installs new coating line.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Rayven Inc., a provider of laminating, coating and converting services, has announced the installation of a new coating line at the company's St. Paul, MN, manufacturing facility. The coating line is 72" wide and is designed to run up to 800...

Magpowr relocates, increases capacity.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Magpowr, a supplier of tension control systems, has announced plans to relocate its manufacturing operation from Fenton, MO, to the Maxcess International headquarters in Oklahoma City. Magpowr is part of the Maxcess group of companies. The...

GRE forms company to rebuild presses.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(GRE Engineering AG)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... GRE Engineering AG, of Steinebrun, Switzerland, has formed a partnership with Lakeside Engineering Ltd. to form GRE International Ltd., based in Boston, England. The operation will concentrate on rebuilding pre-owned presses with special...

Wisdom Adhesive launches new web site.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Wisdom Adhesives, of Franklin Park, IL, a manufacturer of custom adhesives for challenging substrates and environments, has launched its new web site. The Internet address is www.wisdomadhesives.com. The site features detailed information...

RFID Mark standard announced by AIM.(Industry News)(Radio frequency identification; AIM Global)(AIM RFID Mark)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... AIM Global, an association representing companies in the automatic identification, data collection and networking industry, has announced the creation of the AIM RFID Mark to indicate the presence of an RFID transponder within a label or tag....

RFID is the focus of new Avery Dennison unit.(Industry News)(Radio frequency identification equipment)
October 1, 2004... Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA, has formed a new business unit dedicated to the manufacturing and marketing of low cost radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags. The new division will market RFID inlays and tags to label...

Pitman is host of NELMA summer meeting.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Northeast Label Manufacturers Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Pitman Company recently hosted an open house for the Northeast Label Manufacturers Association (NELMA). The event, which began with a barbeque and culminated in a series of presentations by industry suppliers, was held in August at Pitman's...

Label encyclopedia published.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... The first encyclopedia for and about the label industry was introduced at Labelexpo Americas 2004 in Chicago. The title is The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Labels and Label Technology, and the author is Michael Fairley, a well known label...

Bunnell, Avery Dennison, HP honored at Labelexpo.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Dale Bunnell took the stage in Chieago in September to receive the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at Labelexpo for devoting his career to the label industry. Bunnell is a recently retired vice president of Mark Andy. ...

Apex Europe.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... APEX EUROPE, Hapert, The Netherlands -- Jorma Pirhonen has become area manager for Finland and the Baltics. Arne Eldrup has been named area manager for Denmark, Norway and Sweden. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Creo.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... CREO, Vancouver, BC, Canada -- Dave Lawrence has been appointed as business adviser, packaging for the western region.

Enercon Industries.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... ENERCON INDUSTRIES, Menomonee Falls, WI -- The company has announced the upcoming retirement of Dave Markgraf after 25 years of service.

Goldenrod.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... GOLDENROD, Beacon Falls, CT -- Scott Hansen has been hired as engineering manager for R & D and new product development. Brian O'Neill has joined as sales representative for Michigan and southern Illinois. Nick Herman has joined as sales...

H & N Packaging.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... H & N PACKAGING, Colmar, PA -- Roger W. Scott has joined as supply chain/purchasing manager. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

IIR Exhibitions.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... IIR EXHIBITIONS, London, England -- Michelle Corbyn has been appointed event manager for Flexo 2005. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Multi-color.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MULTI-COLOR, Cincinnati, OH -- Frank Graziano has joined as vice president of operations. Bob Fien has been announced plant manager of the Scottsburg, IN, facility. Nick Picciuto has been named division controller.

Package Service Company.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... PACKAGE SERVICE COMPANY, Kansas City, MO; IM-PRES LABEL, Burlington, NJ -- Dennis Shannon has been appointed vice president and COO.

Phoenix Challenge Foundation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... PHOENIX CHALLENGE FOUNDATION, Waxhaw, NC -- Ken Lowden and Tony Donato have joined the board of directors.

Raflatac.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... RAFLATAC, Fletcher, NC -- Pentti Kallio has left his position of president of Raflatac Group. Pauli Hanninen, UPM's executive vice president, business development, will assume responsibility until a new president has been appointed.

SICPA North America.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... SICPA NORTH AMERICA, Brooklyn Park, MN -- Steve Lundahl has joined the company as product manager for the narrow web & energy curable group. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Sun Chemical.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... SUN CHEMICAL, Northlake, IL -- Chuck Shuty has been named director of narrow web products for Sun Chemical North American Inks.

Valeron Strength Films.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... VALERON STRENGTH FILMS, Houston, TX -- Shelley Stopper has been promoted to product sales manager.

WS Packaging Group.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... WS PACKAGING GROUP, Algoma, WI -- Jeff Buchta, formerly with Promo Edge, has joined as VP strategic accounts.

Bob Dunsirn.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 1, 2004... Robert J. Dunsirn, a pioneer in the tag and label industry, passed away at the age of 84 on September 11, 2004, in his hometown of Appleton, WI. Bob began his career at Atlas Tag Company in 1946 after returning from World War II. Having spent...

Smart Packaging conference draws 300 to Chicago.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Smart Packaging 2004)
October 1, 2004... Smart Packaging 2004, a conference on smart and intelligent packaging applications and solutions, was held September 8-9 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. The conference provided more than 300 attendees the opportunity to...

Selling narrow web presses in uncertain times.(Narrow Web Europe)
October 1, 2004... Labelexpo Americas will have come and gone by the time this appears in print, but it's a sure bet that the industry's major press manufacturers will have pulled out all the stops to put on a good show. The problem is, the reality of these...

Esko-Graphics makes platemaking tour.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Digital workflow environments, open systems data management and integrated networks--no wonder prepress technology gets more bewildering every year. This places a special responsibility on systems vendors to get their message across to all...

Library supplier activates RFID tagging system.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(NBD/Biblion)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... An organization that delivers 2.7 million books annually to public libraries in the Netherlands has adopted an RFID tag system. NBD|Biblion places 13.56 MHz item-level tags in all the books it supplies at no extra cost for the libraries. So...

InterLabel cancelled.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Alack of industry support, especially from the key crowd pullers, has caused the cancellation of InterLabel, a European labeling exhibition. It was due to be held December 7-9 in Stuttgart, Germany, and the debate it aroused was reported here...

Labelexpo and the label converter.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)
October 1, 2004... Well, another Labelexpo has come and gone, and as converters, we sit back once again and contemplate the technological, product, and service innovations which we have seen. We each consider the state of our own company and which particular...

The manager.(Reality Check)
October 1, 2004... It has to be the number one issue I encounter in the average flexo company, and it's not your operators or even your equipment. I could only wish it was so easy. Unfortunately, it goes a lot deeper than that, and usually, in most cases, never...

Companies to watch.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... Companies to Watch is a special feature of Label & Narrow Web that pays tribute to a select group of converters who are making noteworthy contributions to the health of the industry. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is not a ranking of any...

Promotional labeling: climbing out of a recession, promotional labeling continues as a healthy niche.
October 1, 2004... Promotional labels can offer converters value-added at its best. The runs are generally long, the graphics usually high end and the constructions can be complex. It's a good recipe for high margins and, of course, substantial profit. In the...

UV curing systems: technological evolution is raising the effectiveness of energy curing.(Ultraviolet curing)
October 1, 2004... It is pretty much agreed," says Malcolm Rae, managing director of GEW, "that the only way in which a flexo printer can compete with litho and gravure is by printing with UV flexo inks. This is particularly the case when in competition with...

UV lamps: proper operation and care of UV equipment makes a difference in quality and performance.
October 1, 2004... An ultraviolet curing lamp is a powerful but delicate instrument. Suppliers of lamps and UV curing systems, as well as UV ink manufacturers, emphasize the importance of frequent lamp inspection, strict adherence to proper use of the lamps, and...

Hot stamping innovations: using steel-backed flexible plates for hot foil stamping retains quality and lowers costs.
October 1, 2004... Innovative new products are changing both the practices and financial calculus in several areas of the printing industry. Often a relatively minor change in the way a press is outfitted can make a major change in operating expense,...

Labelexpo Americas 2004: deemed another successful show at the Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, this year's Labelexpo saw a 5 percent increase in attendance from 2002.
October 1, 2004... More than 400 industry suppliers exhibited and nearly 13,000 visitors attended Labelexpo Americas 2004 in Chicago this September. The show expanded to four days this year, and attendance was up 5 percent according to the show organizer. An...

Transfer tape.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... LAMART CORPORATION Clifton NJ USA Transfer tape 1101-60 is a 2 mil high performance transfer tape for mounting name plates and bonding relatively smooth surfaces. It exhibits a minimum 180[degrees] peel. It also provides good shear...

Varnish.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... RAD-CURE Fairfield NJ USA Rad-Kote 708HSLV is a UV curable, high gloss overprint varnish for flexo, roll coater and blanket coater application. It offers good adhesion to paper and most plastics and is hot stamp-able. The varnish is...

Ink for films.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... FLINT INK Ann Arbor MI USA Arrowbond Ultra ink is a laminating ink system for flexographic and gravure printing. It offers high bond value and low retained solvents. The chemistry makes it suitable for many different films and...

Holographic shrink bands.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... SEAL-IT Farmingdale NY USA Holographic shrink bands and labels are designed to provide manufacturers of consumer products with a visible security device. The holographic strip is a three dimensional image and can be custom designed...

Calorimeter.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... UV PROCESS SUPPLY Chicago IL USA Con-Trol-Cure's TFC-9000 is a thin film calorimeter that can test inks, coatings and adhesives to ensure consistent curing. It rapidly measures the exothermic heat reaction from a polymerizing sample...

Metallic ink troubleshooting.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... FRM GROUP Los Angeles CA USA A free UV metallic inks troubleshooting guide is available for printers and converters. The guide includes an e-mailed booklet and a poster. 323-769-4880 fax 877-386-1499 Circle No. 80

Printers with RFID modules.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... SATO INTERNATIONAL Singapore The company announced that three printers will be fitted with RFID modules: CL408e, CL412e, and the print-and-apply print engine, M-8485 Se. The new printers can write data onto RFID tags in addition to...

Digital press.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... NEWFOIL MACHINES Oldham Lancs England Newfoil 3500 is a digital press featuring VIP Color VP8020 Cool Fusion digital print engines, coupled with flat bed converting and finishing equipment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Diecutting.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... BUNTING MAGNETICS Newton KS USA X-treme series magnetic diecutting cylinders are machined from solid metal to resist deflection, and ground to close tolerances. The cylinders allow on-press die mounting and feature standard cylinder...

Sensor.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... ACCUWEB Madison WI USA The AccuBeam II digital color line guide sensor utilizes a combination of optoelectronic technologies to recognize and guide solid and intermittent color lines, edges and print patterns throughout the entire...

RFID applicator.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... LOGOTECH MACHINES/TADBIK Fairfield NJ/Petach-Tikva, Israel The TAD-RF series is a line of automatic label application machines featuring in-line RFID label verification systems. The machines employ an inline testing unit that directs a...

Shaft.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... GOLDENROD CORPORATION Beacon Falls CT USA The 1260-LF Ultralight Aluminum Multiple Bladder 3" Leaf Shaft was developed under critical ergonomic guidelines and at less than .24 lbs per inch of assembled body. The bladders are easily...

Plate processor.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... ANDERSON & VREELAND Bryan OH USA The Orbital X is a design stack-style processor of water-water photopolymer plates (polyester or metal-backed plates) that allows flexographers to customize the unit. It is an all-in-one system...

Trim removal.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... PRECISION AIRCONVEY Newark DE USA The Trimpac trim removal system cuts and evacuates trim and waste at speeds exceeding 5,500 fpm to permit converters to operate at the high speeds made possible by the latest slitting technology. ...

Silicone release coating.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... DOW CORNING Midland MI USA Syl-Off Advantage Series release coatings enable lower platinum usage: 20-50 ppm. It is a solventless, platinum-catalyzed, thermal-cure release coating system. The coatings include a selection of base...

Doctor blade.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... FLEXO CONCEPTS Plymouth MA USA Graphix is a multilayer composite blade with specialty fillers for abrasion resistance. Stiffness and a thin wiping tip offer quality metering on anilox rolls with high line counts. It is suitable where...

Inkjet printer.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... PRIMERA TECHNOLOGY Plymouth MN USA The LX800 is an inkjet-based label and tag printer, sold for under $2,500. It has a print resolution of up to 4800 dpi and prints at an average of 2" per second. Full color labels can be printed with...

Laser.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS Scottsdale AZ USA The new 10-watt C[O.sub.2] laser OEM version weighs only 7.25 lbs. It features an integrated RF supply, good power stability and can be retrofitted into current 10-watt C[O.sub.2]...

RFID printer/applicator.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... WEBER MARKING SYSTEMS Arlington Heights IL USA Model 5200rfid smart label printer/applicator prints, encodes, verifies and applies PS RFID smart labels to cartons and pallet loads in one operation. It offers print engines that utilize...

Ink and coatings line.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... SUN CHEMICAL Fort Lee NJ USA Solaris is a global product line of inks and coatings formulated especially for narrow web printers. 708-236-3533 www.sunchemical.com Circle No. 94

Digital label press.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2004... XEIKON Lier Belgium The Xeikon 330 is the company's newest generation web fed, digital label press. It prints at 600 dpi with variable density levels per dot, in combination with professional screen rulings from 85 lpi to 170 lpi. The...

2004-2005 industry events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... OCTOBER 2004 18-19 Digital Printing Perspectives '04 Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel, Barcelona, Spain. Sponsored by Information Management Institute. Call 207-235-2225; e-mail imi@imiconf.com. www.imiconf.com 18-21 Coating &...