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Ancillary equipment

Cosmetics company reduces liner waste with Domino labelers

28 November 2008

Global cosmetics and beauty company Yves Rocher has 'virtually eliminated' wastage generated from label printing thanks to the recent installation of…

Interactive technology

UPM Raflatac opens RFID manufacturing site in China

28 November 2008

UPM Raflatac has opened a new RFID manufacturing site in Guangzhou, China. The company now manufactures tags and inlays on three continents: Asia,…

Ancillary equipment

Gerhardt establishes strategic alliance in central Europe

28 November 2008

Gerhardt International, a supplier of rotary tooling, has formed a strategic alliance with Rotometal of Poland. Rotometal will supply Gerhardt with…

New products

Madico launches film for printed circuit board labeling

27 November 2008

Madico Graphic Films, a supplier of specialist pressure sensitive, coated film products for durable label applications, has expanded its range of…

Overnight Labels wins at 2008 IAPHC International Gallery

27 November 2008

US converter Overnight Labels was presented with both Silver and Bronze awards by the IAPHC (International Association of Printing House Craftsmen)…

Plates & platemaking

DuPont denied in request for preliminary injunction against MacDermid

26 November 2008

MacDermid has announced that for the second time the Federal District Court in New Jersey, USA, has denied DuPont’s motion for a preliminary…

Plates & platemaking

Nu-Maber purchases two more Concept processors from Degraf

26 November 2008

Flexographic printing plate production company Nu-Maber, based in Treviso, Italy, has purchased two new Concept 505 XP DW plate processors from…

People

acpo appoints VP of sales and marketing

26 November 2008

Self-wound pressure sensitive roll label films manufacturer acpo has appointed Kevin C. Foos as vice president of sales and marketing. Foos joins acpo…

Quorn goes exotic to elicit extra sales

26 November 2008

A cleverly-crafted promotional campaign from Blue Chip Marketing has been encouraging people with busy lifestyles to try something new in the kitchen.…

Substrates & adhesives

Stora joins NAPM’s ‘Two Sides’ initiative

25 November 2008

The UK’s National Association of Paper Merchants – NAPM – has announced that Stora Enso, one of the world’s largest paper packaging and forest…

New products

VIPColor Technologies launches inkjet label printer

25 November 2008

Newark, USA-based VIPColor Technologies, a division of Venture Corporation, will introduce its VP485 inkjet label printer to the German packaging…

Interactive technology

BlueStar to carry Confidex’s UHF Gen2 RFID products

25 November 2008

Confidex, designer and manufacturer of RFID inlays, has announced that BlueStar, a distributor of auto ID, point-of-sale, mobility and RFID products,…