News

Inks & coatings

ColorGen announces triple certification

16 March 2012

To support the expansion of its UK-based manufacturing site, ink supplier ColorGen is now certified to ISO9001:2008 quality standard, ISO14001:2004…

Digital specialist in China

15 March 2012

The Chinese Eternal group has pioneered digital printing of security labels and flexible packaging, as Kevin Liu reports Eternal Anti-counterfeiting…

Brand owners & design

Duo develop pouch program to hasten market adoption

15 March 2012

EnVision and Coyote launch rapid conversion capability for pre-made pouches

New products

NewPage launches lightweight label paper

15 March 2012

NewPage has added Ecopoint 40 Ib to its range. The lighter weight beverage label paper enables printers to supply more labels per shipment to bottling…

Finishing & embellishment

Domino commits to innovation despite market conditions

15 March 2012

R&D and new product launches to be maintained despite cautious outlook on the market

Brand owners & design

Package printing offers opportunities beyond the label in Latin America

15 March 2012

Label Summit Latin America 2012 to promote opportunities for label converters to move into package printing

People

Wink strengthens US activities

15 March 2012

German die-cutting tool manufacturer Wink has strengthened its US activities with two new appointments. Steve Burleson has been appointed as president…

Reversing the trend

15 March 2012

Bolivian end users are used to importing their labels from abroad. Now, the country’s first narrow web converter is taking advantage of the gap in the…

New products

Delta unveils high-capacity converting system

15 March 2012

High-capacity converting system designed to provide full modular platform for manufacturing and finishing of wider webs and larger parts

TLMI announces Eugene Singer award winners

15 March 2012

North American label association TLMI has announced the winners of the Eugene Singer Award for Management Excellence. One of TLMI’s highest honors,…

Ancillary equipment

ITL and Lumen to cross-license UV LED curing rights

15 March 2012

Patents held by UK-based Integration Technology (ITL) and US-based Lumen Dynamics (LDGI) are to be cross-licensed, enabling ITL products entry to the…

Finishing & embellishment

German converter installs third flytec from AB Graphic

15 March 2012

AB Graphic has supplied a third flytec label inspection rewinding system to Moenchengladbach, Germany-based converter Baehren Druck. The flytec 150…