Aimed at printers, brand owners, end users, designers and industry suppliers, the South China Label Show 2012 is reported to be one of the largest events for labels, package printing, product decoration and converting in the area. The event will take place in the new, larger Pazhou Exhibition Centre in Guangzhou between Dec. 4-6 2012.
In a marketplace of such fierce competition, Pete Nixon, wine proprietor at Banknote Wine Company of Napa Valley, Calif., knew the importance of having a first-rate label when launching his brand, The Vault, a Napa Valley red blend, in 2007. Since then, Nixon has creating 12 different labels for just one wine, each with its own design, to distinguish the Banknote brand on the shelf.
With more than 400 exhibitors at this year's Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, including Avery Dennison, UPM Raflatac, Gallus, EskoArtwork, Nilpeter, Flint Group, Mark Andy, and Sun Chemical, show visitors will be perfectly positioned to make informed choices from the numerous live demonstrations of the latest machinery and materials. Three new comprehensive workshop sessions for label and package printers will also be offered.
Some of the major topics that Labelexpo Americas 2012 will focus on during the two-day conference in Chicago this September, will include the major issues facing the global converting industry, the benefits of digital printing, new technologies, diversifying into package printing and the environment.
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on GPA, RotoMetrics, MTL Print, Heidelberg North America and W&H Press.
Steve Lee, vice president of technology at RotoMetrics, has been awarded the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award. Lee has been credited for his role in getting the industry to work together to develop and spread the use of pressure-sensitive labels worldwide.
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Harper Corp., Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, DWS Packaging Associates, Smyth Companies and UPM Raflatac.
Digital printing and workflow implementations by package printers, including items on Avery Dennison, EFI and Superior Graphics.
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Ferrari Spumanti and its partnership with GuidottiCentroStampa for its labels, RH Solutions LLC, Innovia Films, Spinnaker Coating, Flexo Label Advantage Group and ACTEGA WIT, Inc., Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials and PC Industries and FiberMark joining TLMI.
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials (LPM) has reported its 2011 worldwide recordable incident rate of 0.46 injuries or illnesses for every 100 employees. LPM saw best-ever performances in Europe, South America and North America, with incident rates in those regions of 0.29, 0.5, and 0.62, respectively.
