Narrow-web press manufacturers’s products evolve to keep up with the changing package-printing market.

By Chris Mc Loone

Roger Pellow, managing director, labels group, Tarsus Exhibitions & Publishing, Ltd., stated in his Labelexpo Americas 2006 welcome that the North American label industry was predicted to grow 5 to 7 percent by 2007, with global label consumption increasing by 15-20 percent each year.

RFID’s emergence has placed a hi-tech emphasis on labeling, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. As the printed electronics market expands, labeling and narrow-web presses will enjoy expanding roles in the package printing arena.