UPM Raflatac

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Blue Dog Bakery and Hornall Anderson; Lebensbaum and Innovia Films; PIA's InterTech Technology Awards; UPM Raflatac; and Michelman.

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.

UPM Raflatac's new Menu Service complements its recently launched Small Roll Service and new Label Solutions Center in Fletcher, NC, and allows it to continue to offer customers a wider range of specially designed labelstock products.

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.

This year's AWA Label Release Liner Seminar for the the pressure-sensitive label and release liner market, will take place in Chicago, at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel on September 10. The seminar is conveniently scheduled a day prior to Label Expo 2012.

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.

UPM Raflatac has opened a new labelstock slitting and distribution terminal in Mexico City, Mexico, which will begin operations in the second quarter of 2012. The new terminal in Mexico will allow UPM Raflatac to further expand its service network and offer improved delivery times to customers located in Guadalajara and Mexico City.

UPM Raflatac has launched a new Small Roll Service for Durables and Security labeling products in the Americas that allows converters to provide high-value labelstock solutions to a broader customer base, increasing their business capabilities.

UPM Raflatac has introduced a renewed portfolio of digital labelstocks for the Americas market, all of which are certified for use on the HP WS4500, WS4600, WS6000 and WS6600 family of presses through the HP Indigo Media Certification program.

UPM has reached an agreement with SMARTRAC N.V. whereby UPM will sells its RFID business to SMARTRAC. The closing of the deal is expected to take place during the first quarter of 2012. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals.