Features

A resilient industry

14 March 2013

Materials manufacturers are making deep cuts in their global workforce; press sales, in the words of one manufacturer, have 'fallen off a cliff' and...

The future looks digital - or does it?

14 March 2013

Certainly there are already well-over 1,000 digital web-fed printing machines installed in label converting plants worldwide. Most of these are...

Liners under pressure

14 March 2013

The solid waste legislation passed recently by the Brazilian government (see our Brazil Summit review) is one of the most far reaching in the world,...

Digital Label Summit gives cause for optimism

14 March 2013

Delegates heard success stories from converters from around the world with different levels of digital integration with their conventional businesses,...

Flexo vs digital

14 March 2013

Labelexpo shows are great for kick-starting the label industry out of a recession mentality. That was the case with Labelexpo Europe last year, and...

Carol Houghton: What’s in store for 2012?

14 March 2013

2011 was an eventful year in the label world. This year, the popularity of ‘smart labels’ will surely continue to grow and new innovations will be...

Apprenticeships

14 March 2013

Reaction to 'Blinded by the light' article in L&L Issue 6

14 March 2013

The article is in itself very interesting and gives a good view on what are the problems in the graphic arts sector with regards to color measurement....

Privacy Implications of RFID

14 March 2013

L&L: How and when did you first get involved with raising awareness about the privacy implications of RFID? Was there a particular event that...

James Quirk: Labelexpo Europe demonstrates global reach

14 March 2013

Labelexpo Europe 2011 showed the event’s global reach like never before, with a record-breaking 28,636 visitors attending this year’s show in...

Andy Thomas: The major themes of Labelexpo Europe

14 March 2013

For me there were a number of big themes at this Labelexpo Europe: the maturing of digital label printing into a system to rival (and enhance!) the...

Adrian Steele: The label converter's perspective

14 March 2013

Labelexpo Europe 2011 was a great show with a lot of buzz about the place. To me, the digital hall had the biggest and best buzz of all! The head to...