ETI receives patent for in-line process

Montreal, Canada-based ETI Converting Equipment has received the patent for its ‘Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Label Stocks with Printing under Adhesive and Product produced thereby’.
ETI has sold 40 machines worldwide which take raw materials - face stock, adhesive, silicon and release liner – and produce finished, printed labels.
According to ETI, the system generates savings on laminate purchase costs and allows the converter to produce specialist products using techniques such as multi-colored printing under the adhesive; reverse printing on a clear film to avoid the need for an over-lamination; and multicolored printing on both sides of the label in one pass and with one ply, for applications such as shampoo labels. Any substrates available in roll form can be adhesive and silicone coated - before or after printing - to produce a roll of pressure sensitive labels.
ETI says it has sold equipment to the main beer label manufacturer in the United States and in Germany, as well as to the main players in the wine and spirits label markets in France and in Italy. In other fields, such as personal care, food and beverage, machines have been installed in New Zealand, Russia, China, Canada and Mexico.
According to Francois Bayzelon, president of ETI Converting Equipment: ‘One of the leaders in the label printing business in Eastern Europe is successfully changing the rules of printing labels and ETI technology forms a great part of their strategy. Gradually, labels previously made of paper with an over-lamination are changed to the “ETI method” of film labels.’
ETI will increase its presence in Eastern Europe, South America and Asia in the next year. Its equipment can be seen at Labelexpo Europe and Labelexpo China.