Features

Package recycling: got an app for that?

14 March 2013

Interactive packaging such as QR codes and the SnapTag will continue to help brands and retailers innovate the way they communicate sustainability to...

Converting beyond print

14 March 2013

In issue 2 of L&L we take a closer look at how die-cutting and finishing skills can open up new, value added markets. Called by many ‘functional’...

Sustainability: important, but boring

14 March 2013

One of his recent posts, titled ‘Sustainability: Important, but Boring as Hell’, is in response to a discussion surrounding sustainability and SAP,...

Carol Houghton: Impressions from a Labelexpo debut

14 March 2013

When I sat down in the meeting room at the Tarsus London office, group managing director Andy Thomas’s first words were ‘let me tell you about...

Dscoop panel highlights need for brand owner education

14 March 2013

The conference's panel, which included Texas Instruments, Bic, P&G and Frito-Lay, generally appeared to view digital printing only as a way to...

The Big Issue: How can converters make money from RFID?

14 March 2013

The first 'Big Issue' will focus on how label converters can make money from RFID. Are you an industry supplier who can give advice? Or a converter...

Label converters: are you manufacturers or service providers?

14 March 2013

I was surprised at the result: over 90 percent gave their response as 'manufacturers'. If companies want to maintain profitability and grow, this must...

Andy Thomas: Conventional printing at Labelexpo

14 March 2013

The conventional press manufacturers were hitting back hard against the increasing reach digital printing into higher run lengths. This fight back...

Optimism grows after Labelexpo

14 March 2013

You could almost hear the sigh of relief as the doors closed on Labelexpo Europe in Brussels in September. Converters did come to the show –...

Digital takes its seat at the table

14 March 2013

The Digital Label Summit revealed that digital has become a mainstream printing technology, taking its place alongside letterpress, flexography,...

Global co-operation

14 March 2013

The new grouping was created at a summit hosted by Labelexpo Asia in Shanghai. The L7 held its first full meeting in Barcelona in March and will host...

Discover growth opportunities at the greatest label show on Earth

14 March 2013

It has been interesting to look at the reactions of various businesses to the almost continuous negative economic, business and global news on...