Marking & Labelling the main topics of FachPack 2015
The 36th FachPack trade fair will be held from 29 September to 1 October in Nuremberg.
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Wacker presents new high-performance release agents for PSA labels
Wacker is showcasing highly efficient coating compounds for the paper and film coating industry at Labelexpo Europe 2015.
Avery Dennison awarded for helping in PET recycling
Company from Pasadena was awarded by SPE for new technology to facilitate recycling.
The future of labelling as designed by Sacmi makes its debut at China Brew & Beverage 2012
This Beijing-held September mega-event will see a presentation of new labelling technology and complete solutions for the closures market and beverage industry.
Labels: adding value to packaging
The evolution of supply and demand for self-adhesive labels is not just a matter of collecting and interpreting industry statistics and quantitative indicators.
Avery Dennison introduces wash-off labels for glass and PET bottles
Avery Dennison is introducing a new portfolio of Fasson Wash-off labels that will help brand owners reduce the environmental impact of their products by maximising opportunities for material recycling.
Plastics Recycling Industry Announces New Guidance Document for Sleeve Labels on PET Bottles
The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), the trade association of companies that recycle postconsumer plastics in North America, has announced a new guidance document to deal with the growing issue of full body sleeve labels on PET Bottles, the Sleeve Label Substrate for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document.
Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market
In food and beverage retailing, a self-adhesive label can create a multi-functional solution that will both simplify accurate workflow and product throughput and provide an invaluable additional level of product authentication.
Avery Dennison launches new thin materials
Avery Dennison launches new thin materials portfolio that improves environmental sustainability for food labeling.
New labels launched by SATO
SATO, a leader in barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID solutions announced the release of its new EcoNano series of labels; labels that absorb and reduce the CO2 that is released into the atmosphere when labels are incinerated.
Labels: Bizerba acts to ensure sustainability and consumer protection
There is an industrial chemical that experts and the media have, for some time now, been fearing may cause problems by mixing with human hormones. Its name: Bisphenol A, BPA for short. It is contained in plastic dishes and tins – and also in thermal paper like till receipts.
Skanem goes to India
Skanem Group partners with the Indian labeling company Interlabels in order to take part in a growing market in South Asia.
European converters looks to niche growth
Although the European labels industry has returned to pre-crisis growth levels, converters must plan for continued innovation in the face of rising materials prices and generational change.
Henkel launches its Optal XP
Henkel launches its Optal XP product series, a new generation of synthetic adhesives for glass bottle labeling.
Self-Adhesive Labels: the functional advantages for transport and logistics applications
For the warehouse or transport manager, a self-adhesive label can create a multi-functional solution that will both simplify accurate workflow and product throughput using the most advanced 21st-century systems, and provide an invaluable additional level of product authentication, to protect both the consumer and the brand.
Avery Dennison solves secondary labeling challenges of blood handling
New Plasma Bag Label provides 100% adhesion on frozen blood-plasma bags.
Up to 30 percent more space for primary labeling than current flat surfaces
Avery Dennison curvy appeal system gives wraparound look for complex curved containers.
Metallic IML making strong headway
Metallic IML labels with the metallic look obtained exceeds far and away the look of “standard” metallic inks have been introduced by Printing Company Verstraete. Metallic IML is particularly successful in the paint, cosmetic, exclusive food and storage box market segments. The transition from metal packaging to plastic packaging with metallic IML has also proved to be a cost-efficient solution on the market.
Avery Dennison will introduce four new labeling innovations at interpack
Avery Dennison will introduce four new labeling innovations that enable brand managers and packaging designers to increase product functionality, differentiate their brands and improve shelf appeal at Interpack 2011, May 12-18, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Self-adhesive label sector back to pre-crisis volumes in 2010
FINAT, the European association for the self-adhesive label industry reports that demand for self-adhesive label materials in Europe has continued its strong recovery in 2010.
Multifunctional labels at the Interpack 2011
Labels in the 21st century are multifunctional, are a decoration, packaging component and provider of information all in one.
Krones DecoBloc: a labeller that copes with all dress variants
One single labeller for handling all dress variants: with the DecoBloc from Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, it will in future be possible to create a monobloc configuration synchronising a modularised labeller featuring a Sleevematic carousel, a Shrinkmat tunnel and a Linadry unit for predrying the containers.
New trends in a self-adhesive labels
Self-adhesive labels as solutions providers in the trend-conscious beverage marketplace.
Sidel's new Rollsleeve: sleeving & roll-fed technologies in one machine
The Rollsleeve labeler combines the simplicity of its consolidated roll-fed group, resulting in highly customized container labeling, with the advantage of label film cost reduction.
FINAT plans for future
The European self-adhesive label industry, represented by FINAT, the industry association, is actively participating in the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Packaging Project, and spearheading industry sustainability initiatives, with a current focus on waste management and recycling of process waste such as the release liner, which is discarded once self-adhesive labels are applied.
Printing Company Verstraete innovation
After a period of intensive research and the necessary investment, Printing Company Verstraete has succeeded in producing metallised labels.
Self-adhesive labels have a bright future
The first signs of recovery on the world self-adhesive label industry probably began late last spring but, as with the start of all ‘green shoots’, only the merest tip of growth was showing. It is going to be some while until we begin to gather a harvest comparable in size to the ‘good old days’ of selfadhesive
Eastman embraces a shrinking labels market
Full-body shrink film labels manufactured from Eastman’s Embrace LV copolyester are now available in Europe.
New features within the “ifw inmould label & gasket” innovation
A combination of CAM System & label integration from a magazine allows customers to cut down on cycle times & costs.
Still some bright spots in labelling trends – FINAT report
There are small signs that growth is remaining in some parts of Europe’s self-adhesive label industry –principally Central, South and Eastern Europe – but it is much reduced from the heady years of 2006 and 2007.
Consumer preference give labels the edge
There is a discernable change in some quarters in the choice consumers are making in the shape and form of containers they prefer -and that is opening up new opportunities for self-adhesive labels.
Taropak`s Gold Medal for Logopak
Logopak, the company which launched on the market a new Logomatic 920 DK pallet labelling system received few days ago a Gold Medal of Taropak - the biggest event for packaging industry in Poland.
NatureFlex Provides the Finishing Touch
Multi award-winning Welsh artisan organic flour producer, Bacheldre Watermill, has chosen Innovia Film`s biodegradable and compostable material, NatureFlex, to add the finishing touch to its stylish flour packaging.
Durable, wet strength label papers of M-real
M-real Consumer Packaging has launched two durable, wet strength label papers which have been designed to withstand the damp conditions of chiller cabinets and refrigerators.
Gerresheimer offers a new technique for labelling glass
As a worldwide innovation Gerresheimer offers a new technique for labelling glass products for pharmaceutics. One square millimetre ensures that the type and origin of glass primary packaging is traceable at any time.
RFID market value will reach ?2.5bn in 2008
The value of the global RFID market will reach $4.93m (?2.5bn) in 2008, up 7% on 2007, according to a report by consultancy firm IDTechEx. The report, RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2008-2018, attributed the increased use of RFID to large national schemes for national ID and transport. It found that the tagging of pallets and cases, as demanded by retailers, would use around 325 million RFID labels in 2008.