News

UK converter supports Coldplay with promotional labels

13 December 2011

UK converter AC Labels supported Coldplay on the band’s Mylo Xyloto world tour by providing the promotional labels that were enclosed within an...

US converter launches tool for calculating bottle label size

13 December 2011

Consolidated Label, a US-based pressure sensitive label and flexible packaging manufacturer, has launched an exclusive tool designed to overcome the...

Workflow, MIS & inspection

German converter installs Sistrade workflow system

13 December 2011

Herzog Etiketten, a Germany-based self-adhesive label converter, has installed a workflow system from Portuguese company Sistrade. ERP|MIS Sistrade...

New products

Max Daetwyler unveils quick release doctor blade holder

13 December 2011

Max Daetwyler has launched a quick release doctor blade holder for gravure printing presses. ‘Consistent print quality is only possible when the...

New products

UPM Raflatac unveils RH09 hotmelt adhesive for food labeling

13 December 2011

UPM Raflatac has released its new RH09 hotmelt adhesive for the Americas market, which is designed to meet the rigors of food package labeling....

Plates & platemaking

Flint hosts open house for nyloflex Next launch

13 December 2011

On November 7-8, Flint Group Flexographic Products presented its new exposure technology, nyloflex Next, to around one hundred visitors in Stuttgart,...

Interactive technology

Smartrac restarts production in Thailand

13 December 2011

Smartrac, a manufacturer of RFID transponders, has restarted production in Thailand.   Two months after the company had been forced to cease...

Screen time

12 December 2011

Kocher + Beck has extended its narrow web rotary tooling range with the supply of rotary screen plates. Andy Thomas reports Narrow web rotary tooling...

Digital all the way

12 December 2011

Leading German converter Hagmaier Etiketten is now printing and die-cutting some of its products in an entirely contactless operation. Andy Thomas...

Labelexpo Asia 2011 hosts record visitor numbers

12 December 2011

Labelexpo Asia 2011, held from November 29 to December 2 in Shanghai, received 18,019 visitors – an increase of nine percent from 2009’s show. The...

Inks & coatings

Pulse qualifies for HP ‘How to Guide’

12 December 2011

UK-based ink manufacturer Pulse Roll Label Products has been added to the list of approved suppliers in the HP ‘How to Guide’ for selecting varnishes...

PrintCity Alliance holds seminar in Poland

09 December 2011

On November 22 in Poznan, Poland, PrintCity Alliance members manroland, Sun Chemical, UPM, Cofely, M-real and Weilburger Graphics presented their...