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Workflow, MIS & inspection

York Label implements Radius Solutions’ software

02 October 2009

US converting group York Label is implementing Pecas Vision software from Radius Solutions as its standard system to manage its operations. This ERP…

Digital printing

Danish converter installs HP Indigo WS6000

02 October 2009

Scanket, a label printer based in Bikerd, Denmark, has installed an HP Indigo WS6000, its fifth in a succession of digital presses that began with an…

People

Sistrade appoints marketing manager for Spain

02 October 2009

Sistrade, a Portugal-based MIS supplier, has appointed Paloma Lombana Sanz as its marketing manager for the company’s Spanish subsidiary. She will be…

Western European consumption of BOPP film declines, says report

02 October 2009

Demand for bi-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film in Western Europe suffered a 3.1 percent fall in volume in 2008 following recessionary pressures and…

Associations, events & awards

hl-repro introduces HD Flexo at Labelexpo

02 October 2009

A number of companies teamed up at Labelexpo Europe to present HD Flexo technology from EskoArtwork. Danish flexo plate and sleeve maker hl-repro…

Label Industry Global Awards winners announced

02 October 2009

At Labelexpo Europe, industry leaders gathered to celebrate and reward excellence in the label sector at The Label Industry Global Awards Gala Dinner.…

Sustainability

Cycle4Green founded for de-siliconized pulp production

02 October 2009

Petri Tani of Finland has formed Cycle4Green, a company with an innovative concept to produce de-siliconized market pulp. The focus of Cycle4Green…

New products

Ahlstrom presents range of sustainable release and label papers

02 October 2009

At Labelexpo Europe, Ahlstrom presented its enlarged range of release and label papers. Thanks to both FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody certifications…

People

PGM Graphics Solutions appoints Scandinavia representative

02 October 2009

PGM Graphics Solutions, based in the UK, has appointed Jes Hilfling as its exclusive representative for the Scandinavian markets. The appointment took…

Substrates & adhesives

UPM and SGS sign agreement to ensure origin of wood fiber

01 October 2009

UPM and SGS have finalized an agreement in which the origin of all UPM pulp and paper products will be ensured with a single, global system. For UPM's…

Self-adhesive printers ‘invest now for future growth’, says FINAT president

01 October 2009

Label printers are taking advantage of the drop-off in world trade to prepare for the future by investing now, Andrea Vimercati, president of FINAT,…

Yazoo Mills expands facility for seventh time

01 October 2009

Yazoo Mills, a manufacturer of paper tubes and cores, is currently expanding its New Oxford, Pennsylvania, facility for the seventh time.A continued…