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Sustainability in package printing news, featuring items on Avery Dennison, FLEXcon and Colbert Packaging.

Spencer, Mass.-based FLEXcon has recently been awarded L.I.F.E. (Label Initiative for the Environment) certification from TLMI. The Project L.I.F.E. program was developed in order to assist TLMI members to find cost-effective ways to reduce their companies’ environmental footprint.

Spencer, Mass.-based FLEXcon has recently been awarded L.I.F.E. (Label Initiative for the Environment) certification from TLMI. The Project L.I.F.E.

FLEXcon, an innovator in adhesive coating and laminating, has announced the introduction of a new line of "greener" down-gauged films; namely, THINflex® 1.6 mil topcoated BOPP films in clear, white, and silver. By reducing film and liner thickness, FLEXcon is providing converters and brands with sustainable options, which allow consumer packaged goods companies to reduce excess packaging and offer a "greener" product to consumers. These films are ideal for primary and secondary labeling applications on semi-squeeze and rigid containers. The new offering is ideal for health and beauty, food and beverage, and over-the-counter pharmaceutical labeling. "The shift away from

Digital printing and workflow implementations by package printers, including items on Roland DGA Corp. and FLEXcon, INX International Ink Co., and Color-Logic. 

Easy access to engineers at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and a streamlined method of obtaining UL listings are some of the changes the independent product safety certification organization has recently announced.

CHICAGO - Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative), the independent community of HP Indigo users, has announced that Dscoop5, the organization’s fifth annual conference, will be held Feb. 18-20, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Hundreds of global suppliers, converters, trade associations and media gathered to celebrate and reward excellence in the label industry at the Label Industry Global Awards gala dinner, Sept. 9 at Labelexpo Americas. Votes were collated from across the world, and winners were announced in four categories: • CONTINUOUS INNOVATION AWARD - sponsored by Labels & Labeling, Label & Narrow Web, NarroWebTech This award is for a long-established supplier or converter company within the label industry that has shown innovation and creativity over the years. Winner 2008: ExxonMobil Chemical The judges commented: “ExxonMobil puts a lot back into the industry through its own excellence

The Global Release Liner ­Industry Conference, hosted annually by AWA Conferences & Events, took place this year Feb. 6-8 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event, which alternates annually between North America and Europe, drew 150 delegates from all corners of the globe to focus on the opportunities and concerns in a business that has seen considerable consolidation in recent years, and is facing rising costs, reduced profitability, and environmental issues. Market data Opening the formal conference proceedings, Conference Chairperson Corey M. Reardon, president and CEO of market research consultants AWA Alexander Watson Associates BV, provided the first keynote address—his company’s global update on the

SPENCER, Mass.—About 50 representatives of 20 manufacturing companies from Massachusetts were briefed on the successful lean manufacturing initiatives of FLEXcon Company, Inc. at a Lean Champions Roundtable hosted by FLEXcon and the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP). The event was held Dec. 11, 2007 at FLEXcon’s headquarters in Spencer, Mass. FLEXcon is an ISO 9001:2000-certified global manufacturer of pressure-sensitive film and adhesive products. The company adopted lean manufacturing processes in 2003. During the half-day session, FLEXcon representatives described how their lean initiatives over a four-year period have dramatically reduced waste and in-plant transportation costs while improving product delivery time for the company. FLEXcon speakers