Mactac

Mactac’s Optiscan V and K facestocks are 14% thinner caliper than other products on the market and are also available with Mactac’s ultra-thin 1.7-mil BLOOM hi.mpact glassine paper liner. These Optiscan products ensure greater than 20% more labels per roll at the same original diameter, increasing converter/end-user profitability through less raw material usage, less packaging waste, and reduced freight.

Save time and money with Mactac’s new UV inkjet semi-gloss product – UVS9002. Designed to enhance converter portfolios, it eliminates the need to prime before converting! With a brilliant white, high-quality paper, SCK liner and innovative quick-tack hot-melt adhesive, this versatile label converts on wider webs at higher speeds than other rubber-based adhesive-coated papers. Plus, it’s already qualified on several OEM presses!

MACtac Performance Adhesives'  latest adhesive technology will be featured on the company's squeezable films and polypropylene products. The new MP880 adhesive is a clear, permanent acrylic with excellent tack and ultimate adhesion for film labeling applications of health, beauty, food, beverage and household cleaner products.

Bemis Co. has completed the sale of its global pressure sensitive materials business (known as “MACtac”) to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm. The transaction was completed for a purchase price of $170 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

In the world of packaging, labels lead in the adoption of digital with rapid growth in both electrophotography and inkjet. While the main force behind this is the proliferation of SKUs, driven by the brands, there are many other factors that are enabling this growth.

The impact of shorter production runs, combined with the established practices at lean, productive companies to minimize inventories at all stages of production, has resulted in many supply chain changes, including those at converters that supply materials to package printers.

Because of the diverse nature of packaging applications in various markets, from food and beverage packaging to health and beauty packaging, no one set of label properties will deliver the best performance and aesthetics in every case. Careful consideration should be made regarding every aspect of a labeling application to determine how to best balance functionality and visual appeal. It is important to consider more than just a label's facestock when choosing labeling materials.

At Labelexpo Americas 2012, a steady parade of show attendees were treated to a wide array of new products and technology demonstrations. A major highlight of the show, the Label Industry Global Awards 2012, took place on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Steve Lee, vice president of technology at RotoMetrics, was honored with the prestigious R Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award.

MACtac® Printing Products announces its new removable label products offering with the addition of MR840, an ultra-removable, acrylic emulsion adhesive characterized by good adhesion that removes cleanly from most substrates. MR840 is ideal for applications where easy removability is critical. Featuring consistent, long-term product performance and superior converting, MR840 is suitable for application temperatures above 25° F. "MACtac's MR840 is an excellent ultra-removable adhesive, offering consistent product performance," said Allison Hazel, marketing manager, MACtac Printing Products. "It is competitively priced and converts cleaner than most removable adhesives." Applications include point-of-sale promotions, information processing, work-in-process labels, pricing and promotion on

News on suppliers to the package printig industry, featuring RotoMetrics, Heidelberg USA, Bunting Magnetics, 3 Sigma, MACtac, PCMC, Toray Plastcs, Danaher,  EskoArtwork, and Comexi Group.