Opportunity Knocks

Reardon believes this can play well into the hands of label printers because of the flexibility offered by the narrow-web printing process, especially over short to medium run lengths. "Press manufacturers and consumable suppliers are delivering solutions that can enable the narrow-web printer to significantly expand his offering to his customers—beyond self-adhesive labels or wet glue labels. Today's combination presses can also print web-fed flexible packaging, shrink sleeves and other non-adhesive sleeves, cartonboard, non-adhesive tags and tickets, and even toothpaste tube laminate."