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There are several aspects to this. Most importantly, the dominant label converting technology – in-line combination presses – is today capable of printing both self-adhesive (supported) substrates and filmic (unsupported) substrates on the same press line. 

Servo drive technology on web...

Deciding whether to exit is an age-old question, be it business, situation or relationship. But rather than pondering the lyrics of the 1981 Clash song, your most important consideration should be what’s right for you. Indeed, there will always be ‘trouble’ if you stay or if you go; you just...

So what can the global label industry expect over the next 10, 20 to 30 years? To begin to find the answers it is interesting to look at some of the major world economic and mega trend forecast studies, such as that produced by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) – The World in 2050 – and other...

In the above image carousel are highlights from issue 1, 2018's Label & Packaging Showcase. Curated by Andy Thomas. 

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The Chinese machine manufacturing sector has responded to this shift. They are buying in top-level components such as Rexroth and Bosch servo drives and control software and responding to requirements for greater mechanical reliability, combination processing and automation. 

This trend...

Like all machines, the corona treater performs at its best if it is correctly and regularly maintained, which is a little-known fact, according to market research carried out by Vetaphone.

‘Because it’s a relatively simple and reliable process, many converters give little thought to their...

L&L: What are the major responsibilities of the Flexo Printing Branch of the Printing Technology Association of China? And what is its role in China’s industrial development? 

Shi Jianping: The Flexo Printing Branch of the Printing Technology...

We are in the midst of what looks like a war on plastics driven by increasingly frenzied publicity over waste plastics clogging up the oceans, as viewers of the BBC’s superb Blue Planet season will know. Even former CEO of Asda/Walmart, Andy Clarke, is openly calling for supermarkets to stop...

Labels and packaging is the fastest growing segment globally. In India, due to deaccelerated growth in commercial offset printing over the last seven years, and a growth of 17 percent year-on-year in labels and packaging, many commercial printers have diversified or diverted focus to this...