For some end users, shrink sleeve label production has become the stuff of "nightmare stories," says Jim Dwyer, president and CEO of The R.B. Dwyer Group, an Anaheim, Calif.-based manufacturer and distributor of tamper-evident bands and shrink sleeves.
In an association loaded with industry leaders, the TLMI Converter of the Year award can be considered recognition as the "best of the best." Even with this lofty description, it is no surprise to those that know him best that John Hickey, CEO of Smyth Companies, Inc. and currently in the coveted position as past TLMI chairman of the board, has been selected to receive packagePRINTING's 2010 TLMI Converter of the Year award.
Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) converter members showed off some of the best product-decoration offerings the package-printing industry has to offer while competing in TLMI's annual Label Awards contest. This year, 52 printers submitted an impressive 297 entries. From these, 81 total awards were presented, including 52 first-place honors and 27 second-place awards.
CINCINNATI—Monroe Etiquette is centrally located in Montagny, near Lyon in France, and is a well established leader in wine labels in the largest bottled wine market in the world.
New developments in technologies for package printers as reported in a presentation made at the K 2010 trade show in June by Dr. Daniel Wagner, BASF's product development–SBC polymers.
Steinhauser Inc. (Newport, Ky.) has come a long way in its 105-year history in the printing industry. Although it was founded by Albert Steinhauser in 1905 as a commercial printing operation, it has evolved into a business that, today, focuses solely on labels and packaging.
The label market is in good shape. Although the recent recession has affected every segment of package printing, the label industry is still well positioned for the medium to the long term, according to Corey Reardon, president and CEO of AWA. "Unfortunately in the short term, the impact has been negative with plenty of casualties in job losses and business performance, even company and plant closures," he says.
BURNSVILLE, Minn.—“Stick Pouches” is a global study by Allied Develpment of the stick pouch market. This market is the focus of the new investment in technology, along with development of new applications. “Stick Pouches” includes assessments of industry participants, technology, economic and environmental impact, the stick pouch filling equipment market, and the stick pouch packaging market.
A total of 55 TLMI Label Awards were presented, including 37 first-place awards, 17 second place awards, and the coveted Best of Show award.
GLOUCESTER, Mass.—Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a decision to relocate the association’s headquarters to Gloucester, Mass. from Naperville, Ill.
