Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI)

NAPERVILLE, Ill.—TLMI will be holding its eighth technical conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago September 4-6, 2007. Tech 007: For Your Eyes Only will offer those attending this exclusive event a range of technical presentation topics that address the challenges and opportunities North American label converters are facing in today’s shifting marketplace. Session Topics include: Uptime solutions: Helping converters identify and solve bottlenecks and downtime triggers. Plate technologies: A roadmap for converters of all sizes, helping them decide what their best next-steps are with new technology and workflow optimization. 2D barcode and printed electronics: The current landscape for 2D barcodes and electronics,

NAPERVILLE, Ill.—Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI) announces the publication of the 2007 edition of the North American Label Study(NALS). The NALS 2007 provides an up-to-date overview of the pressure-sensitive label and product decoration market. The study gives TLMI member companies—both converters and their suppliers—access to market data and analysis to facilitate decision making in areas that may be critical to future business growth and profitability. TLMI President Frank Sablone comments, “Our members need and value the regular update that our NALS study—now in its sixth edition—provides.” The NALS 2007 delivers an assessment of the market structure for pressure-sensitive labels and other labeling

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The fourth annual Phoenix Challenge Fund Raising Luncheon, organized to support the 2007 Annual International Phoenix Challenge Flexo Skills Competition and the brand new PC College competition, took place at the Doubletree Hotel in Charlotte, N.C., and boasted a record attendance of more than 100 participants. Five speakers addressed the genial group of flexo industry professionals. “We are very grateful for a terrifically successful luncheon,” said Bettylyn Krafft, Phoenix Challenge Foundation (PCF) chairman, of the event. “We appreciate the generous benefactors who sponsored full tables at this luncheon, as well as the loyal backers who support us in smaller numbers.” Krafft opened the

Sunny Orlando, Florida was the setting for the TLMI’s Annual Meeting, held this year as a joint meeting with European brethren from FINAT. This meeting is always a highlight of the year for those converters and suppliers in the tag and label industry. The four-day meeting always seems to be a perfect blend of business meetings, interesting and informative sessions, awards presentations, and social gatherings (including that not-so-bad, four-letter word—golf). Credit for this year’s meeting starts with Meeting Chair Michael Kelliher of FLEXcon and his Co-Chairs, Ferd E. Rüesch of Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG and Calvin Frost of The Channeled Resources Group, and extends,

Progressive. It’s a good term to describe Graphic Solutions International LLC (GSI), a high-tech, multi-dimensional print house led by the brother-and-sister team of Suzanne (vice chairman) and Bob (vice president) Zaccone. With solid roots in traditional pressure-sensitive labeling, the company has branched out over the past decade into areas that it calls functional printing. These areas include state-of-the-art printing of antennae, batteries, printed circuitry and lamps—real good examples of the evolution in modern printing technologies. Progressive companies stem from strong leadership and GSI has this in a double-dose. And that’s just the start. “Our success can be attributed to 115 hard-working, entrepreneurial spirits,”

The 2006 TLMI Awards Competition is in the books with another successful year. The number of companies and entries increased in 2006, with 51 companies (44 North American and 7 international) submitting 278 entries, 239 of which were North American. A total of 90 awards were presented, including 48 first place honors, and Innovator and Best of Show awards. Steve Lee, vice president of RotoMetrics and chair of the Awards Competition Committee, cited the overall quality of the entries in this year’s competition. “It always seems to get better year to year,” he said. Judge Patrick Hague, vice president of sales for Water Ink

NAPERVILLE, Ill.—TMLI’s Annual Meeting is right around the corner. Being held October 8-11 at the JW Marriott Grand Lakes in Orlando, Fla., the meeting again promises to be the highlight event of the year for the tag and label industry. With a theme of “Global, The Good and The Bad,” TLMI has set up a series of speakers to address the impact of globalization on the industry. The line up includes, Duane Knapp of Brandstrategy who will address brand marketing; Anthony Gibson of Leo Burnett International talking about the risks and barriers of globalization; and Jake Poore, an expert on customer service. The highlight of