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Europe: Label's Leade

(Tapes)

August 31, 2003, ... decoration of medium to large polyester (PET) bottles. Shrink-sleeve labels continue to enjoy annualized growth rates in excess of 15%, but materials are changing from the hitherto dominant polyvinyl ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ... away from glue-applied, since wraparound, sleeves, and shrink decorating methods continue to make inroads into such major markets as beverages and health/beauty. P-s material trends within the prime ...

Labelexpo Europe: Unparalled Access to Latest Label Trends

(News | New Products)

August 07, 2003, ... and the traditional wet-glue label sector. Completing the picture will be the newer, alternative product decoration technologies. They include shrink sleeves, wrap-around labels, in-mold labels for ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... buyers today is the shrink sleeve, which, from a standing start just five years ago, now commands a growing percentage of the product identification market. It can combine the esthetic qualities consumers ...

A Snapshot of Today's European Converting Industr

(Magazine)

July 31, 2003, ... shrink), in-mold, and the new generation of unsupported flexible packaging films used in the production of direct-printed pouches. Fortunately, owners of modern narrow web presses can switch production ...

New Market Opportunities: Comco Flexo Label Seminar

(News | New Products)

July 27, 2003, Comco, a div. of Mark Andy, announces the fourth in the Flexo Focus Seminar Series: "Flexo Focus on the Future—Roll-Fed, Roll-Fed Shrink-Sleeve Labels, and Other Shrink Labels." The seminar is slated for ...

Materials

(Materials)

June 29, 2003, ... ranging from packaging for medical devices to decorative and shrink-wrap films. It is available in commercial quantities. Heat-Seal Coating Line Suited for Many Uses H.B. Fuller, St. Paul, MN; 651/236-5900; ...

Fit for Use

(Materials)

April 30, 2003, ... history the polymer undergoes in the manufacturing process, and films of high and low shrinkage levels may be made by all methods. Polymer selection also is important here, as the melting behavior of ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to draw their own conclusions as to whether the package has or has not passed. For more information contact HCPC at 703/538-4020; unitdose.org. Shrink Bag ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... printed a new label for the introduction of Blackberry, the fourth new flavor for the Reebok fitness water beverage line-up. Clearly Canadian chose Seal-It shrink sleeve film for the beverage line to better ...

Economic/Marketing Trends in the Global Converting Industry at CMM

(News | New Products)

March 20, 2003, ... cover, among other things, the 'shrinking world', the growth of multi-nationals, weak growth prospects in mature markets, increasing pressures on reducing packaging costs and the improving production standards ...

Materials

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... Available in 5-, 7.5-, and 10-mil calipers. Vinyl Shrink Film Safe for Pharma Uses Klöckner Pentaplast of America Inc., Gordonsville, VA; 540/832-3600; kpfilms.com Pentapharm M576/41 vinyl shrink ...

Movin' on Up into New Markets

(Magazine)

February 28, 2003, ... Venture's new, fully automated Guzzetti slitter includes a variety of in-line functions: It slits a master roll of up to 83 in. into rolls as narrow as 1 in.; performs carton assembly; shrinkwraps converted ...

Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2003, ... of high-value special film types, such as high shrinkable film, low sealing film, and high-barrier film." In addition to showcasing products at BrasilPlast, Brückner reports it has established a "100 ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... NY, USA—Seal-It Inc. has added an in-house graphic design team with years of experience producing shrink labels for two divisions of Coca Cola, Oberweiss Dairy, and Rutters Dairy, and others. Company ...

Materials

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... and has the fewest additives and raw ingredients possible. Also described as a fast-setting, stay-open process series that performs well on a vast array of presses. Shrink Film Product of New Technology ...

Today's Portfolio of Product Decoration Technologie

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... prime labels — particularly sleeving and in-mold. The combination of the wraparound, heat shrink, stretch, and roll-on-shrink-on categories of sleeving continue to grow annually in double digits — a reflection ...

Canadian Converter: Labelad

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... with the shrink capabilities incorporated into it. If we print an unsupported polypropylene label for a can of shaving cream, the label, once it's applied, will conform to the contour of the container, ...

Materials

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... New Shrink Films Offered Syfan USA Corp., Cooper City, FL; 954/430-5391; syfanusa.com Sytec MVP crosslinked polyolefin shrink film is engineered to shrink quickly and gently at low temperatures, co. ...

Energy-Curable Inks

(Magazine)

November 30, 2002, ... and alternative blankets, which may require specific press washes in order to prevent excessive shrink, swell, or degradation. Finally, the inks themselves may cost more than conventional inks. However, ...