Shrink Sleeves

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2011, At the Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters & Laminator's annual management meeting March 20-23 at the Boulders Resort in Carefree, AZ, top honors were At the Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters & Laminator's ...

Tissue Press Has Fast Changeovers

(Flexography)

March 31, 2011, The Omet TV 503 tissue press guarantees fast job changes for the production of napkins and tablemats. Comprises a fast assembly of the anilox roll and The Omet TV 503 tissue press guarantees fast job changes ...

AIMCAL Awards: Canisters Blow Away Competition

(Coating/Laminating)

March 17, 2011, Winning entries are recognized for excellence in AIMCAL's annual Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product, Sustainability, and Technology of the Year Competitions During the Assn. of Intl. Metallizers, Coaters ...

BOPP Films Reduce Pack Weight and Waste

(Flexpack News)

March 14, 2011, Innovia Films, a producer of speciality BOPP and cellulose substrates for a variety of labelling techniques, has launched a new range of films suitable for linerless label applications, Rayoface NB WIGTON, ...

Web Lines: Limitations of Vacuum Pull Rollers

(Web Handling)

February 28, 2011, I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes to driving a web without slipping and scratching or to knowing you have control of the tension differential I love vacuum pull rollers (VPRs). When it comes ...

Green Converting: Is IML Sustainable?

(Label/Tape)

February 28, 2011, ... containers, many choices are available, including the following methods: wet glue applied heat transfer pressure-sensitive (p-s) shrink sleeve in-mold labeling (IML) Each of these labeling methods ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  CL&D Graphics, Oconomowoc, WI, earns a gold award for shrink sleeves on the Australian Gold Tanning Set product line. Dynamic and eye-catching, the labels feature rich colors created using flexographic ...

Green Trends Prevail

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, The current Great Recession has hardly changed people's drinking habits. Consumption of hot drinks keeps growing, and spending patterns of the developed The current Great Recession has hardly changed people's ...

Events

(News Clips Archive)

February 28, 2011, APRIL 6-7 | Sustainable Packaging Mexico Seminar & Exhibition, Hotel Camino Real Polanaco, Mexico City, Mexico; www.elempaque.com/seminarios/esustentableMX APRIL 6-7 | Sustainable Packaging Mexico Seminar ...

Print on Unsupported Materials with Inkjet

(Digital)

February 28, 2011, The Jetrion 4830LED UV inkjet system and a newly developed flexible ink set allow printing on unsupported and heat-sensitive materials, including shrink The Jetrion 4830LED UV inkjet system and a newly ...

Reporter

(Magazine)

January 31, 2011, ... CEO Robert G. Burton Sr. says, “The acquisition…expands our specialty packaging into the growing shrink sleeve market. Gilbreth's product line complements Cenveo's existing offerings and will create immediate ...

Mesirow Financial Advises IMPAXX, Inc. on Sale to Cenveo

(Trends/Management News)

January 12, 2011, ... a producer and distributor of print and related products.  Based in Croydon, PA, Gilbreth is a full-service manufacturer of full body shrink sleeves, tamper evident neck bands and medical & electronic ...

Whipped Cream Buzz

(Label/Tape)

December 31, 2010, The RB Dwyer Group, Anaheim, CA, is printing full sleeve PVC shrink labels for Maple Grove Products' alcohol-infused whipped cream aerosol cans, which curve at the top The RB Dwyer Group, Anaheim, CA, ...

Gallus ECS 340 Road Show Opens in Atlanta

(Flexography)

December 26, 2010, Gallus Inc. opened its US Road Show to introduce the Gallus ECS 340 label printing press to the North American marketplace, with its first stop in Atlanta, GA PHILADELPHIA, PA | Gallus Inc. opened its ...

Sanden Reports Alliances

(Label/Tape)

November 30, 2010, CAMBRIDGE, ON, CANADA | Sanden Machine and RDP Marathon, Laval (Montreal), QC, have formed a strategic alliance to serve the forms, direct mail, labels, CAMBRIDGE, ON, CANADA | Sanden Machine and RDP Marathon, ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, ... sustainability issues associated with single-serve food packaging. Overnight Labels, Deer Park, NY, now offers cold foil printing on shrink sleeves. UK-based Edale launches a website compatible ...

Short Path to Versatility

(Flexography)

November 30, 2010, While some converters have been reluctant to make major capital expenditures during what some have called the Great Recession, one Ohio-based label converter While some converters have been reluctant to ...

Calendar of Events: Converter Datebook

(Magazine)

November 30, 2010, FEBRUARY 9 | FPA Safety Conference, Flexible Packaging Assn., TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, St. Petersburg Beach, FL (410-694-0800; www.flexpack.org). FEBRUARY 9 | FPA Safety Conference, Flexible Packaging ...

Idlers in Heat

(Web Handling)

November 30, 2010, ... the roll is bored to a dimension just smaller than the bearing housing. Then heat is applied to the roll body, expanding the opening enough to accept the bearing. When the body cools and shrinks in diameter, ...

AWA Conferences Cover Hot Topics

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... panel addressed in-mold and alternative labeling, accepting questions from the audience that included among other subjects the pros and cons of IML versus shrink or roll-fed shrink labeling versus standard ...

Alpha Packaging Acquired by PPS

(Trends/Management)

October 31, 2010, LOUISVILLE, KY | Protective Packaging Solutions (PPS) announces the acquisition of assets of Alpha Packaging of Cincinnati, OH, during a recent auction. LOUISVILLE, KY | Protective Packaging Solutions ...

In-Mold Breaks the Mold

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, MIAMI, FL | Winners of the 2010 In-Mold Decorating Assn. Competition had no trouble breaking the mold with innovative, decorative submissions. Judges MIAMI, FL | Winners of the 2010 In-Mold Decorating ...

Dow Industries Buys HP Indigo WS600 Digital Press

(Digital)

October 24, 2010, ... a broad range of media–from thinner flexible packaging substrates, to label and shrink sleeve media, to folding carton material. HP Indigo presses, the company says, are the only digital label and packaging ...

Sanden Machine, RDP Marathon Announce Strategic Alliance

(Label/Tape News)

October 11, 2010, Sanden Machine Ltd. and RDP Marathon Inc. of Laval (Montreal), QC, Canada, have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to serve the commercial, forms, direct mail, labels, and packaging markets ...

Interactive Tools Aid Packaging Design

(Label/Tape)

September 30, 2010, The Studio 10 range of interactive 3D packaging design tools now includes the new Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves, a Studio Toolkit for Labels, and The Studio 10 range of interactive 3D packaging design ...

Flexographic Printing: Super Setup

(Inspection/Defect Detection)

September 30, 2010, Fifteen years ago, Envases Del Pisuea, located in the suburbs of Mexico City, started making shopping bags. Thanks to a dedicated print staff, the company Fifteen years ago, Envases Del Pisueña, located ...

Free PFFC Webinar Updates Labeling & Product Decoration Markets & Technologies

(News | New Products)

September 21, 2010, Today at 2 P.M. ET a FREE webinar, hosted by Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) in association with AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. and sponsored by Avery Dennison CHICAGO, IL | Today at 2 P.M. ET a FREE ...

Digital Label Printing: What's the Sweet Spot

(Digital)

September 07, 2010, Commercialization Assessment Reports are a new approach to evaluating digital printing's value for the label printer Much of the information readily available today regarding digital printing for packaging ...

Bobst Folder/Gluer Brings New Business

(Folding/Gluing)

August 31, 2010, Bobst Folder/Gluer Brings New Business CARROLLTON, GA | Printed Specialties Corp. has installed a Bobst Expertfold 110-A2 high-speed folder/gluer for CARROLLTON, GA | Printed Specialties Corp. has installed ...

Green Converting: Leading the Pack

(Flexography)

August 31, 2010, ... 35.5-in., nine-color variable sleeve offset presses (VSOP) from Muller Martini. With shrink sleeve and roll-fed label production being a hot market for the company, the two VSOP presses generate 20% of ...