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Labelexpo Americas
With Labelexpo Americas approaching from
September 10 14, L&L looks at new
developments at the show
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Plate changes
New developments with computer-to-plate
technologies coincide with some optimistic
forecasts from system vendors. Barry Hunt
reports.
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Industrializing labels
The auto and machine tool industries provide
models for the narrow web industry to
transition from craft to industrial process.
166-174 Hitting the circuit
Katy Wight finds out how the industry is
challenged by offshore production, vendor
consolidation, environmental pressures and
a shortage of raw material
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Smart Packaging
With the first Smart Packaging conference in
Chicago this September, Jeremy Plimmer
looks at this exciting market
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Aug/Sep 2004
Features
August|September 2004
Circulation Growth
Labelexpo Americas in
September will provide a
showcase for automated
production in the labels industry
Orders or estimates taken on the road can knock on a series of cascading
processes including searches of the die database and automatic ordering of
new dies where necessary using data already contained in the pre-press
system. Similarly with inks and materials. MIS systems based around JDF
will give the possibility of creating just-in-sequence production flows which
allow short run jobs to be fitted into optimised production sequences.
New communication protocols like CIP4/JDF will not only facilitate a twoway flow of data to and from the press, but the same information will set up
the parameters at the rewind/inspection end of the workflow. There are
some very exciting automated inspection systems to be seen at Labelexpo
which take their master templates from the actual job file rather than from
or as well as from from a camera master.
These technologies, properly integrated, will allow converters to leap
forward in terms of productivity, of customer service and ultimately
profitability.
Andy Thomas
Group Managing Editor
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Staying ahead
of the game
The label converter guide to a
successful future
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Other materials
developments that need to
be followed for the future
include the whole area of
nano-technology that is
being rapidly developed to
provide nano-coatings,
nano-taggants and
nano-codes on labels
should enable every label converter to rapidly position himself at
the forefront of change, and be in a position to talk
knowledgeably with almost any customer.
So what are some of the new things that are exciting end-users
that converters should be keeping up-to-date with through
magazines and the Labelexpo shows?
Undoubtedly Radio Frequency Identification technology
(RFID) is at the forefront of the major brand owner and retail
group thinking. Many, such as Wal-Mart, are now moving beyond
trials to implementation of RFID/Smart Label technology in
their supply chains. Eventually this is likely to come down to the
use of Smart Labels in many areas of unit packaging
particularly for the more higher-value products where diversion,
theft and counterfeiting are most likely.
RFID technology does not require line of sight for reading
data, as bar codes do, and will start to replace bar coded labels in
the future. How many label converters have assessed the
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Installations of digital
label presses in the past
18 months is already half
as many as in the first
seven years of the technology coming to the market
implications of such changes for their business? Or evaluated
the routes to supplying Smart Labels to their customers? New
developments that should be reviewed include printable
antenna (being development by companies such as Flint Ink)
and roll-label materials incorporating RFID chips (Avery
Dennison, Rafsec, etc).
Other materials developments that need to be followed for
the future include the whole area of nano-technology that is
being rapidly developed to provide nano-coatings, nanotaggants and nano-codes on labels, as well as rapidly advancing
solutions in food freshness labels, anti-microbial labels, gas
indicator or gas scavenging labels, etc. Food supply chains,
authentication, anti-counterfeiting, process control and other
major benefits will flow from many of these new evolutions.
In the fields of pre-press technology the ability to input files,
transfer files, manipulate files, soft proof files, output and
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Labelexpo Americas
provides an ideal
opportunity to see what is
available to become a
pioneer label industry
converter, and a partner
to label-user customers
will continue to be so.
Fortunately, the tools to meet sophisticated levels of service to
label user customers are available. They are being developed by
materials suppliers, pre-press and press suppliers, through the
fast-evolving computer industry, by ink and color management
companies, through the latest Management Information
Systems (MIS), by support companies implementing SPC, TQM,
Six Sigma, and many others.
Labelexpo Americas provides an ideal opportunity to see just
what is now available to become a key label industry converter, a
partner to label-user customers, a cost-effective supplier and an
innovator and pioneer for the future. The proactive converters
will be those that that have a long-term future, will meet their
customers expectations, can position themselves in new
technology or solutions sectors and stay ahead of the game. Time
spent at Labelexpo will certainly be worthwhile in achieving
these aims.
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Reverse Auctions:
Similar to the above mentioned scenario, however the bidding
takes place on-line.
Vendor Consolidation:
A threat particularly affecting smaller-sized pressure
sensitive label converters is the increase of consolidation
activity occurring at the enduser level and is viewed as a
significant barrier to future growth. As regional CPCs
[Consumer Products Companies] and institutional packaging
buyers are acquired by national conglomerates, purchasing is
consolidated into the headquarters facility, and the label
converter who was supplying the regional entity is phased out
as purchasing becomes centralized and managed by the
acquirers procurement team, already doing business with
other, usually larger, North American label converters.
Technology Creating Capacity:
The advent and growing utilization of new substrates
(including non-PS) and print techniques can demand the
acquisition of new press technology. However, as applications
migrate across the end-use sectors to a more sophisticated
level, and press manufacturers are able to meet requirements
with new press systems, converters are reporting an increase
in excess capacity on older machines.
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DUPONT COMPANY - P&EM
DYNA-TECH ADHESIVES
DYNIC USA CORPORATION
E.L. HARLEY
ECKART AMERICA
ECOSYNTHETIX
EDALE
EFI
ELECTRO OPTIC
ENERCON INDUSTRIES CORP
ENERGETIC CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES INC.
ENERGY CONVERTING SYSTEMS
ENOVATION GRAPHIC SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL INKS AND COATINGS
EPI INTERNATIONAL LTD
ERHARDT & LEIMER
ESKO GRAPHICS
ETI CONVERTING
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO.
EYEC-AMERICA, LLC.
FEVA USA
FIFE
FLEXAIR, INC.
FLEXcon COMPANY, INC.
FLEXO MARKET NEWS
FLEXO WASH INC.
FLEXOEXPORT LTD.
FLEXOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION
FLEXOGRAPHIC TRADE SCHOOL
FLINT INKS
FOIL STAMPING & EMBOSSING
ASSOCIATION
FOSTER MANUFACTURING
FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING
FRASER PAPER
FULFLEX
G & K TECHMEDIA GMBH
GALLUS
GE SILICONES
GENERAL MAGNAPLATE
GENERAL METAL ENGRAVING
GERHARDT INTERNATIONAL A/S
GEW INC
GI DUE SPA
GLOBAL VISION
GRAFICOS MUNDIAL SA DE CV
GRANWELL PRODUCTS INC.
GRAPHIC SYSTEMS
GRAPHIXONE
GRAYMILLS CORPORATION
GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC.
HANITA COATINGS
HARPER CORPORATION
HB FULLER COMPANY
HC MILLER PRESS
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
HONLE UV AMERICA INC.
HOP INDUSTRIES
HUSSON INC
HUTCHISON MILLER SALES CO
HYDOME INC
I. KELA COMPANY / ITW FOILMARK
I.D. IMAGES
IGT TESTING SYSTEMS
IIMAK
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IMASS
IMPRESSIVE LABELS, INC.
INKMAKER, SRL
INSPECTION SYSTEMS
INTEGRITY ENGINEERING
INTEPLAST GROUP LTD
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL GRAPHIC FILMS INC./R
TAPE CORP.
INTERNATIONAL PAPER AKROSIL
INTERNATIONAL PAPER PRESSURE
SENSITIVE
INX INTERNATIONAL INK CO.
ISLAND CLEAN AIR INC
IST AMERICA
ITASA
ITW DYNATEC
ITW THERMAL FILMS
JALEMA FILING SYSTEMS
JET USA CORP.
JETRION
JJ CONVERTING MACHINERY
JM HEAFORD, LTD/DEAN PRINTING
SYSTEMS INC
JV IMAGING
KAMMANN MACHINES INC
KARLVILLE DEVELOPMENT
KECO COATINGS
KIMBERLY-CLARK
KING LABEL
KLOCKNER PENTAPLAST
KOCHER + BECK USA
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS
KO-PACK INTERNATIONAL
KOR ENGINEERING
KROENERT
KTI - KEENE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
KURZ TRANSFER PRODUCTS
LABEL & NARROW WEB
LABELMATE LLC
LASERLIFE
LATRAN TECHNOLOGIES
LBL ENTERPRISES
LEDERLE MACHINE COMPANY
LEGACY LABEL INC
LINTEC OF AMERICA
LOPAREX
LUMINITE
MACDERMID PRINTING SOLUTIONS
MACH III CLUTCH INC
MACTAC
MAGPOWR
MAHR METERING SYSTEMS
MARIO COTTA
MARK ANDY INC.
MARK PRODUCTS CORPORATION
MARTIN AUTOMATIC, INC.
MATAN DIGITAL PRINTERS
MATTHIAS PAPER CORPORATION
MAX DAETWYLER CORPORATION
MAXCESS INTERNATIONAL
MAXX INTERNATIONAL
MD-BOTH INDUSTRIES
MEADWESTVACO
MEKROM
MELZER GMBH / INNOVATIVE
MERCHANT NET
MID AMERICAN RUBBER
MPS Systems bv
MULTI-PLASTICS, INC.
NAKAI INTERNATIONAL CORP.
NAM SING RIBBON, LTD.
NARROW WEB NOW
NASTAR
NATIONAL ADHESIVES
NDC INFRARED ENGINEERING
NEWFOIL MACHINES (USA) LTD.
NILPETER
NIPSON AMERICA, INC
NORTHWEST COATINGS CORP.
OEC GRAPHICS INC
OMET S.R.L.
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC
OPEN DATA, SRL
OPERON
PACKAGE PRINTING
PACKAGING & CONVERTING HOTLINE
PACKAGING AND LABEL GRAVURE
ASSOCIATION
PAPER FILM AND FOIL CONVERTER
PAPER RESOURCES
PC INDUSTRIES
PCMC IN-LINE SYSTEMS
PILLAR TECHNOLOGIES - A DIVISION OF
ITW, INC
PITMAN COMPANY
PLASMA COATINGS, INC.
PLASTIC SUPPLIERS
PLATECRAFTERS
POLINAS
POLYMAG TEK INC.
POLYONICS, INC.
POLYTYPE AMERICA CORP
POWERFORWARD INC
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES
PRECISIA
PRECISION AIRCONVEY CORP.
PRESTON ENGRAVERS, INC.
PRIMAC SYSTEMS
PRIME UV SYSTEMS INC.
PRIMERA TECHNOLOGY
PRINTCO INDUSTRIES, LLC.
PRINTEX SRL
PRINT VISION SYSTEMS
PRIX INTERNATIONAL
PRODUCTIVE SOLUTIONS INC
PROPHETEER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
PROTECT-ALL PRINT MEDIA
PROVIDENT GROUP
QUALITY DISCOUNT PRESS PARTS &
EQUIPMENT
RAD-CURE CORPORATION
RADIUS SOLUTIONS, INC.
RAFLATAC INC.
RAYVEN, INC
RBCOR, LLC.
RDP MARATHON, INC.
RETROFLEX
RHODIA
RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.
RIPIT COMPUTER CORPORATION
RITRAMA, INC.
ROBATECH
ROCHEUX INTERNATIONAL
ROGERS CORPORATION
ROHM AND HAAS CO.
ROLAND DIGITAL GROUP
ROTACOM US
ROTOFLEX INTERNATIONAL INC.
ROTOMETRICS
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
SATO AMERICA, INC
SCHLUMPF INC
SCHOBER USA INC.
SDI
SEAGULL SCIENTIFIC
SERICOL, INC.
SIAT/FLEXO-PRINTING EQUIPMENT CORP.
SICPA
SIMCO STATIC CONTROL
SOHN MANUFACTURING
SOLAR PLUS COMPANY
SONIC SOLUTIONS
SONY CHEMICALS CORP. OF AMERICA
SPARTANICS
SPEC, INC.
SPECIALCOLOR
SPECTRATEK INC.
SPINNAKER COATING
STORA ENSO
STORK CELLRAMIC, INC
STORK PRINTS AMERICA,INC
STRATA-TAC, INC
STRATIS ROLL PALLETS
STYERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY
SUN CHEMICAL INK CORPORATION
SURFACE SPECIALTIES UCB
T.D. WRIGHT INC.
TAILORED SOLUTIONS INC.
TAKE-A-LABEL
TARSUS INC
TAWI
TCS Technologies
TEC AMERICA
TEC LIGHTING
TECHNICOTE INC.
TEKMATEX
TEKNEK LLC
TELSTAR ENGINEERING
TESA TAPE, INC
TESTING MACHINES, INC.
TGW INTERNATIONAL
THARO SYSTEMS, INC.
TIDLAND
TILT-LOCK
TLMI
TOOLS & PRODUCTION
TRANSILWRAP CO
TREOFAN AMERICA
TRINITY
TRI-TRONICS
TRUCOLOR VISION
TRUSTCOPY USA
UCA
UNILUX
UNIVERSAL LASER SYSTEMS, INC
US LENDING CORPORATION
UV PROCESS SUPPLY, INC.
UVASHIELDER
UVITEC PRINTING INK, INC.
VALERON
VIGITEK
VTI SRL
WACKER SILICONES CORPORATION
WATER INK TECHNOLOGIES
WAUSAU COATED PRODUCTS, INC.
WAUSAU-MOSINEE PAPER CORP.
WEB TECHNIQUES, INC.
WFB USA, INC.
WIKOFF COLOR CORPORATION
WILSON MANUFACTURING CO.
XEIKON AMERICA
XYNATECH INC.
YAZOO MILLS, INC
YEUELL NAMEPLATE & LABEL
YUPO CORPORATION
ZELLER & GMELIN CORP.
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New at Labelexpo
Americas 2004
The biggest ever Labelexpo Americas, held between
13-16th September in Chicago, includes the first sight of
a range of new technologies, including presses, inks and
materials. Andy Thomas and Katy Wight take an A-Z
view of the highlights
AAA Press International
AAA Press International will be
showing its new Lightouch slim-line
UV lamp cassettes with QC bulb
features, along with the new Microstep, Versiflex and Pro-cure line of UV
controllers. Visitors will also see the
new Maximizer compact infra-red
drying system, the Viper 100 per cent
defect detection system, Servo 3000
digital reregister system and Enercon
corona treater.
AB Graphic International
AB Graphic International introduces
Sabre Extreme, its new laser diecutting system on its booth and also
and on the HP booth. Optimized for
digitally printed webs, Sabre Extreme
claims to offer many benefits over
conventional die cutting. No tooling is
required and the die line is
downloaded from pre-press, the
image stepped across the web and the
power rating selected.
The laser die-cutting technology
offers on-demand label converting
AB Kelva
AB Kelva launches its new Compact
Web Cleaner (CWC), specially
designed for the label and narrow web
industry. The new CWC model is
based on the companys proven 50mm
polymer rollers for web speeds up to
300 m/min and web width from
250mm to 760mm. A pull-out function
gives side access to the adhesive
rollers. As an option for the Food,
Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
industry the cleaner is also available
with Kelvas new FDA approved
polymer rollers.
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