Label & Narrow Web articles from October 2005

Label & Narrow Web archives from October 2005

Four great days.(Labelexpo Europe)(Editorial)
October 1, 2005... In September we returned to Brussels for Labelexpo Europe. A full report of the four-day show, in words and pictures, will be published in our November/December issue. For now, however, I can divulge that Labelexpo 2005 was impressive: big and...

AWT, Web Label merge companies.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Advanced Web Technologies (AWT) and Web Label combined their respective businesses effective September 7. AWT and Web Label are both narrow web flexographic printers based in Minneapolis, MN, USA. The combined company will focus its efforts on...

Weber Marking Systems to consolidate TLE.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Weber Marking Systems has announced that its subsidiary company, Tape & Label Engineering (TLE), St. Petersburg, FL, USA, was consolidated as a Weber label manufacturing facility effective October 1. A prime label converter since 1958 and...

Ampersand Label acquired by WS Group.(report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... WS Packaging Group, the Wisconsin, USA based printing and converting conglomerate, has purchased the assets of Ampersand Label Inc., of Garden Grove, CA, USA. Founded in 1979 by Lowell Matthews and John Fontana, Ampersand produced bar code...

Discount Labels named top Proforma supplier.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Discount Labels, of New Albany, IN, USA, has received the Supplier of the Year Award from Proforma for the fourth consecutive year. The award was presented during Proforma's 2005 Convention in Orlando, FL. Proforma is a franchise of more...

Performance Label International recognized.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Performance Label International Inc., San Diego, CA, USA, received a 2005 Premier Print Award for outstanding achievement in the production of flexographics for its Red Bull window decal. The Premier Print Awards for the graphic arts industry...

Multi-Color upgrades shrink sleeve production.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Multi-Color Corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, USA, has upgraded its shrink sleeve label production capabilities with the addition of a seamer and two inspector/rewinders from Stanford Products. The purchase is part of Multi-Color's...

Water Ink Technologies moves branch.(moving to Cinnaminson)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Water Ink Technologies, based in Lincolnton, NC, USA, has moved its Mid-Atlantic branch to Cinnaminson, NJ. The move was made because of an increase in sales and the addition of new products for flexo printers and converters. The...

Schober releases capabilities brochure.( )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... To mark its 10th year in the USA, Schober USA has produced a 16-page, full-color corporate capabilities brochure. In addition to a historical look at continued product development in rotary diecutting, punching and other converting...

Stork Cellramic opens Stork-Source.com.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Stork Cellramic, a division of Stork Materials Technology, has opened Stork-Source.com. It is a new online store created to be a one-stop shopping source for supplies used by flexographic printers including anilox rolls, anilox care and...

Jetrion to open new, larger inkjet facility.(Flint Ink Corporation)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Jetrion LLC, the industrial inkjet products and services subsidiary of Flint Ink Corporation, has announced that it will begin moving its operations in early 2006 to a facility with more than three times the space of its current building. ...

HP Indigo substrates to be evaluated at RIT.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... HP announced that its six-year-old HP Indigo media certification program at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Printing Applications Laboratory has been expanded to become the Worldwide Media Center for evaluating media used on HP...

D. W. Renzmann unveils Riobeer alliance.(partnering report)(Riobeer AG Cleaning)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... D.W. Renzmann Apparatebau, Monzingen, Germany, has formalized an alliance with the Swiss company Riobeer AG Cleaning Solutions. This alliance is a follow-up to when Riobeer AG Cleaning Solutions took over all the business activities associated...

Spartanics expands into digital diecutting.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Spartanics, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA, announced that it will be the new manufacturer of Klemm Laser Cut Systems for digital diecutting, as well as coordinator of the worldwide sales and service organization for the new Spartanics Klemm Laser...

Technicote now a voting member of NASPO.(North American Security Products Organization )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Technicote, a pressure sensitive material solution provider headquartered in Miamisburg, OH, USA, has been admitted to the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO) as a voting member. Eric Buchroeder, Technicote VP of...

New packaging show planned by FTA, GASC.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) and the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) announced an arrangement to work together to produce a newly formed trade show focused on the package printing and converting sectors, which will debut in...

AccuWeb signs new agent agreement.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... AccuWeb, Madison, WI, USA, announced the signing of an agency agreement with Thomas & Associates, a 30-year-old manufacturers' representative agency specializing in web handling systems. Thomas & Associates, Lavonia, GA, USA, will provide sales...

Satin Stone launches with anilox cleaners.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Satin Stone Graphics Inc., of Mooresville, NC, USA, has been launched by Dale Patterson. The company will market anilox roll cleaning materials and related products. A range of plastic blast media offered by the new company, formulated to...

Avery: new RFID inlays for 7.9 cents.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... Avery Dennison RFID, of Clinton, SC, USA, has announced that its new AD-220 Gen 2 inlay product is now available at a price of 7.9 cents per unit, based on order quantities of at least one million units. The company said it is also offering its...

Flexo Concepts buys Micro*Clean.(Absolutely Micro Clean International)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... Flexo Concepts, the manufacturer of TruPoint doctor blades, has acquired Absolutely Micro*Clean International, which makes anilox roll cleaning equipment that utilizes plastic blast media. "The Micro*Clean product line makes sense for us on...

AB Graphic opens in Midwest US.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... AB Graphic International will conduct a three-day open house to celebrate the completion of its new Midwest US sales and service facility in Elgin, IL. The event will take place November 8-10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will see...

GEW joins UK college training program.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... GEW Ltd., a manufacturer of UV curing equipment in Oxon, England, has joined Leicester College and The National Printing Skills Centre in an initiative that will deliver training and education to the printing and allied industries. Both areas...

UEI Group launches Infinity Foils.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... UEI Group, of Kansas City, KS, USA, has launched Infinity Foils Inc. The new company sells high quality hot stamping foil, decorative glitter and time-saving makeready supplies. Infinity Foils says it is focused on providing customer...

L & NW Buyers Guide, media kit now online.(Label and Narrow Web )(www.labelandnarrowweb.com)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... The 2005 International Buyers Guide, published by Label & Narrow Web magazine in its July/August 2005 edition, is now accessible on the internet. Visit www.labelandnarrowweb.com and click on 2005 Buyers Guide. Also available on our web...

FTA studies flexible packaging.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2005... The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has announced the availability of the Flexible Packaging Market Research Study: Converter Benchmarking & End-User Perspectives in North America. The study, compiled for the FTA by industry consulting...

Pennsylvania converter names XSYS top supplier.(XSYS Print Solutions )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... XSYS Print Solutions' narrow web inks division was named supplier of the year for 2004 by Yerecic Label located in New Kensington, PA, USA. XSYS was selected as the primary supplier of inks after a 12-week ink supplier qualification process. At...

Arccure Technologies.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... ARCCURE TECHNOLOGIES, Lippstadt, Germany -- Peter Henning became vice president of sales on October 1, assuming responsibility for the worldwide sales activities of the technology company. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Adhesives Research Inc.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... ADHESIVES RESEARCH INC., Glen Rock, PA, USA -- The company has promoted Brian Smith to manager of environmental health and safety. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, Middleboro, MA, USA -- Joe Moi has been promoted to vice president of international business development.

Craig Adhesives and Coatings.(appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... CRAIG ADHESIVES AND COATINGS, Newark, NJ, USA -- The company has announced organizational changes by appointing technical sales experts to oversee three primary market segments. David Mistretta, vice president and director of sales, will...

Harper Asia Pacific Co. Ltd.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... HARPER ASIA PACIFIC CO. LTD., Bangkok, Thailand -- Pornpitak Potivejkul has accepted the position of technical manager of the company's recently formed Harper Scientific division. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Klockner Pentaplast Group.(appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... KLOCKNER PENTAPLAST GROUP, Gordonsville, VA, USA -- The company's board of directors has promoted Tom Goeke from chief operating officer to chief executive officer of the Klockner Pentaplast Group. Michael Tubridy has been promoted from...

Max Daetwyler Corporation.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... MAX DAETWYLER CORPORATION, Huntersville, NC, USA -- Phil Ford has joined the company's sales team as regional sales manager. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Sekisui TA Industries.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... SEKISUI TA INDUSTRIES (STA), Brea, CA, USA -- Karen Frascella has joined the company's overlamination division as regional sales manager of the northeastern USA and Canada.

Stork Prints B.V.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... STORK PRINTS B.V., Boxmeer, Netherlands and Kufstein, Austria -- Stork Prints Austria has expanded its research and development team by appointing Oscar Brouwer as production manager of flexo print forms.

Michelle Sartor joins L & NW editorial team.(INDUSTRY PEOPLE)
October 1, 2005... Michelle D. Sartor has joined the staff of Label & Narrow Web magazine as associate editor. Sartor received her B.A. degree this year from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, USA, from which she graduated magna cum laude. Her majors were...

TLMI/FFTA in Chicago: industry tech event draws a strong crowd.(ASSOCIATION NEWS)
October 1, 2005... An audience of nearly 300 narrow web converters and suppliers filled a ballroom in the Hyatt Regency Chicago in early September for two days of technical education sponsored jointly by the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) and the...

Esko-Graphics' parent sells its packaging division.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... The growing financial activity of private equity companies in the graphics industry was noted in the last column, when we reported the XSYS Print Solutions takeover of Flint Ink. No sooner had CVC Capital Partners been given the green light...

A handbook for micromanagers.(MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS)
October 1, 2005... Of the hundreds of books, seminars, columns, white papers, and professionals that dispense business advice, perhaps no subject is more universally maligned than micromanagement. For whatever reason, the all-knowing cartel of 21st Century...

Digital workflow management.(ART DIRECTION)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2005... Over the past two decades, the prepress production process has undergone dramatic changes. The impact of Macintosh desktop publishing technology and the more recently adopted PC platforms has been tremendous. Production turnaround has been...

Corn harvest.(LETTERS FROM THE EARTH)
October 1, 2005... In the past several issues of Label & Narrow Web I've tried to encourage you to develop habits and practices when using pressure sensitive label materials that will improve our environment. If I've caused just one of you to stop and think about...

Companies to watch.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2005... 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. This is not a ranking of any kind, nor is it meant to be...

Folding carton: with big challenges in diecutting and finished product delivery, folding carton is a market that requires serious work and investment.(international marketing for chinese printing industries)
October 1, 2005... Early this summer, a small group of people from a Chinese converting company spent time by the shore of Italy's Lake Como, beneath the mountains that towered above the town of Lecco. The weather and the scenery were beautiful, but this wasn't a...

Plate mounters: in search of the perfectly mounted printing plate, converters can choose from a variety of methods, all of which aim for accuracy and time saving.(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2005... As every press operator knows, mounting plates prior to running the printing press is a critical aspect of printing. If the plate is mounted incorrectly, the finished product will not look right. Plate mounters were developed to make mounting...

Self-wound overlamination: a favorite super hero of flexo label printers.(management and materials used in label industry)
October 1, 2005... Faster than a speeding bullet to apply!" "More powerful than a UV varnish!" "Able to leap through thousands of feet of label stock with a single roll!" Although this may sound like the signature of one of America's oldest and most popular super...

Thermal transfer: utility and quality are the hallmarks of today's thermal transfer printers, which range from the basic to the very high end.
October 1, 2005... Thermal transfer has been a mainstay in the label industry for many years. In the beginning the work involved basic laydown of variable information in black. More colors became available, quality improved, equipment got better and faster, and...

Needling tools.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... SCHOBER USA Cincinnati OH USA New VentPerf needling tools and systems are used for micro-perforation and cutting film, paper, foil, laminates, nonwovens, and more. Various designs are available to provide ventilation, moisture release...

Laminate tube press.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... KO-PACK Williston VT USA A combination of Ko-Pack's traditional central impression drum technology and letterpress quality produces tube laminates for toothpaste tubes and healthcare products. The use of photopolymer letterpress...

Color measurer.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... GRETAG MACBETH Regensdorf Switzerland A new alternative to camera based systems for inline inspection of prints has been introduced. The new vipPAQ from Gretag Macbeth is an inline densitometric color measuring system designed for...

Product guide.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2005... FASSON ROLL NORTH AMERICA, AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION Painesville OH USA The Fasson Roll North America (FRNA) division of Avery Dennison Corporation has released a new Fasson Product Guide with pressure sensitive and non-adhesive...

Matte image coat.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES Lincolnton NC USA Water Ink Technologies introduces UV Curable Matte Image Coat, a new UV coating with a writable surface. It is a UV curable coating that is receptive to marking, imaging, printing, and...

Solvent formulas.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... ANDERSON & VREELAND Bryan OH USA Anderson & Vreeland now has three specialty solvent-washout solutions designed to improve processing of sheet photopolymers used in flexographic printing: Ultraflex LS, PLUS and FD. Ultraflex LS is a...

Drum labels.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... FLEXCON Spencer MA USA FLEXcon is offering new drum labels as part of its DRUMcal line. The new labels are a lower cost alternative for drum labels that do not meet the BS 5609 standard requiring the label to withstand 90 days...

Adhesives.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... NORTHWEST COATINGS Oak Creek WI USA UV/EB laminating adhesives offered by Northwest Coatings have low levels of residual monomers, making them useful in various packages, such as for food and pharmaceuticals. Testing has also...

Offset printing ink.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... ECKART AMERICA Painesville OH USA Eckart introduces its METALSTAR MFX 06 9000nl Standard Base Offset Silver, a new non-leafing silver ink designed to work with the MetalFX printing process. The new ink has unique optical and trapping...

Satin weave tape.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... PAXAR CORPORATION White Plains NY USA Paxar has developed a soft satin tape that requires no finishing station. The new tape, 910RFS, is designed for sewn-in care labels for clothing that will be home laundered and dry cleaned. It...

Thermal substrate.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... APPLETON Appleton WI USA Appleton introduces LightSafe 300 direct thermal substrate. LightSafe technology enables LightSafe 300 to maintain its original clean white appearance for two years or longer when exposed to high levels of...

Splicing tapes.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... DIELECTRIC POLYMERS Holyoke MA USA The company introduces two new tapes, NT-9511-2SW and NT-9512-2SW. The tapes are constructed with blue silicone adhesive on a polyester film backing with a specialized release coating on the back side...

Double-coated acrylic adhesive tape.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... ADCHEM Riverhead NY USA The new 353M Double-Coated Acrylic Adhesive Tape System combines quick-stick properties with temperature performances of acrylic systems. 353M is engineered for numerous substrate-bonding applications involving...

PET films.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... SIHL DUREN Zurich Switzerland PicoFilm targets both digital and laser printing. The new PET films are available up to 300 Hm in thickness, coated on one or both sides, and with three different top-coats: matte, gloss, or transparent....

Automated color proofer.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... HARPER CORPORATION OF AMERICA Charlotte NC USA The HarperScientific division of the company introduces the SHarper Color Proofer System, an automated proofing system. The system is designed to simulate a press by pulling the substrate...

Ink technology.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... KOHL & MADDEN Northlake IL USA Kohl & Madden introduces Liberty sheetfed inks, a VOC-free technology that utilizes a proprietary formula. This technology allows the inks to stay open on press without drying for days. Yet, at the same...

Printable grade substrate.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... YUPO Chesapeake VA USA YUPO FPR 200 is a UV printable grade for commercial printing, converting, and labeling applications. It is specifically engineered for UV hybrid, offset and flexo printing applications. This new grade can also...

Print and apply.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... FKI LOGISTEX Cincinnati OH USA The Print-and-Apply Module is a self-contained, fully automated system for streamlining and automating label printing and application in bar code, RFID, or hybrid ID environments. Using existing bar code...

Fast-dry adhesive.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... ROHM AND HAAS Philadelphia PA USA Robond PS 7650 adhesive is a fast-drying product for curtain coating technology. Beta-tests have shown this adhesive to coat at line speeds of up to 1,300 meters-per-minute, faster than operating...

Packaging material.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... STORA ENSO Stevens Point WI USA The company introduces MultiFlex, a paper-based barrier packaging material. MultiFlex is a US FDA approved, aluminum-free packaging solution for lidding, pouch and oil, and grease resistant applications....

Trim removal system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... CONVERTER ACCESSORY CORPORATION Wind Gap PA USA The new FX1.5 has been added to the company's family of Fox TrimAway and Fox Runner venturi trim removal systems. The FX1.5 fills the gap between the company's small FX1 and the powerful...

Printability tester.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... IGT TESTING SYSTEMS Amsterdam The Netherlands IGT Testing Systems has released the IGT F1 Basic, a new printability tester for flexo inks. It allows ink manufacturers, printers, and suppliers of flexible materials to meet their high...

Print face stock.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... INNOVIA FILMS Smyrna GA USA Innovia Films has introduced a new "no-label look" clear BOPP face stock called Rayoface CDI 200 (2.0 mil). There is also a white version called Rayoface WDI. The face stock is meant to be used with HP...

PDF capabilities.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... ENFOCUS SOFTWARE AND XITRON Ann Arbor MI, San Mateo CA USA Enfocus Software and Xitron announce their partnership to provide XiFlow 2.5 customers with powerful PDF capabilities. New XiFlow 2.5 incorporates Enfocus' PDF Library...

Ethanol based ink.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES Cambridge UK The company introduces an ink formulation for its flagship A-Series continuous ink jet printer range. The new 191BK black ink is ketone- and methanol-free. It is an ethanol based ink able to run...

End seals.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... MAX DAETWYLER Huntersville NC USA Max Daetwyler Corporation now offers end seals as part of its line of flexo consumable items. The end seals are available in felt and foam. They are guaranteed to improve printing production by...

Proofing system.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... INTEGRITY ENGINEERING Princeton MN USA Integrity Engineering has introduced the Perfect Proofer, which works in conjunction with flexographic printing. This new product is meant to decrease the amount of time spent proofing inks...

Web expander roll.(NARROW WEB PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... WEBEX Neenah WI USA Webex is now offering the Expander Roll, a web handling roller that uses elastic cords on the roll face to remove web wrinkles. When the roll turns, specially engineered cams stretch the surface cords. This...

2005 industry events.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... OCTOBER 2005 18-20 RadTech Europe 2005 International Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain. 49-511-9910-273 (Germany); events@coatings.de www.radtech-europe.com 19-20 Ink & Color Reproduction Conference Little America...