UPM Raflatac

FLETCHER, N.C.—UPM Raflatac has received the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certification for its North Carolina labelstock manufacturing facility.

TAMPERE, FINLAND—With UPM Raflatac's new service, companies can rely on rapid deliveries for their current and upcoming RFID implementations.

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Despite the current unstable economic situation, Labelexpo Americas—which took place in Rosemont, Ill., Sept. 9-11—still saw a good turnout, with numbers exceeding 12,000. By the end of the show, more than 80 percent of the exhibition space had already been rebooked for Labelexpo Americas 2010. The show saw 420 national and international suppliers bringing their latest developments in technology and materials to demonstrate to the North American market. There were many new presses launched by market leaders: Nilpeter introduced its new FG-line of UV flexo presses; Mark Andy unveiled the Comco C1 ProGlide and demonstrated its updated XP5000 shaftless press. EFI Jetrion

Last month, the staff at packagePRINTING packed its bags and flew to Chicago for Labelexpo -Americas. This was my second time attending this show. My first go at it was two years ago. I had just started with packagePRINTING and had only gotten a taste of the package-printing industry for about two months, before I stepped on the showroom floor for the first time. Needless to say, I was completely overwhelmed and felt as if I had stepped into another world. I knew very little about tradeshows and knew even less about the printing presses and equipment I would see on the floor. And,

CHICAGO, Ill.—Join the experts and learn about the main issues, legal aspects, strategies, and packaging and technology solutions that contribute to the fight against counterfeiting and piracy at the PABS08—Product Authentication and Brand Security Conference—Sept. 11-12 at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel. To download the program for the 5th annual PABS08 North America, visit http://www.awa-bv.com/?c=event&t=brochure&id=40 This year’s event will focus on discussing potential remedies that can be employed to combat global intellectual property theft. PABS08 is designed for all concerned with protecting businesses and consumers against product counterfeiting and piracy, from brand owners and legislative authorities, to packaging converters, solution providers, and related associations. Here

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

SHANGHAI, China—Labelexpo Asia, the largest label industry exhibition in this region, will take place from November 28-30, 2007 in Shanghai. Exhibitor space has expanded significantly on the 2005 event, with more than 75 percent of the exhibition sold. Building on the success of Labelexpo Asia 2005, the show will feature a large presence of local Chinese machinery and materials’ manufacturers as well as many leading international suppliers who will be launching and unveiling their latest products on this important stage. Labelexpo Asia 2007 is expected to welcome more than 12,000 visitors and 350 exhibitors to the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre. Visitors will see

One of the largest small arms suppliers to the US Department of Defense (DoD), FN Manufacturing has implemented a turn-key RFID solution provided by IDentiTRAK Technologies and UPM Raflatac. This solution uses IDentiTRAK’s MASTERlink EDGE RFID middleware and UPM Raflatac UHF tags to meet federal RFID tagging requirements for key suppliers. In accordance with the DoD mandate, FNManufacturing is using RFID to tag several hundred crates and pallets of finished weaponry and spare weapons parts shipped to DoD installations each month from its plant in Columbia, S.C. In the first phase of the project, IDentiTRAK tested RFID technology and UHF dipole tags that would

NEW DEHLI, India—Label Summit India 2007, which took place this month in New Delhi was a great success with 492 delegates attending the high-level conference to learn about the key factors stimulating growth in the Indian label industry both in the short and the long term. With the current retail market in India worth $300 billion and the demand for consumer products and luxury goods increasing by 15 percent every year, the Summit provided the ideal gathering for label industry professionals from India and beyond to gain in-depth insights into these developments. A panel of senior representatives from brand owner organizations such as GlaxoSmithKline,

BRUSSELS, Belgium—The fourth Label Industry Global Awards will take place on the first evening of Labelexpo Europe 2007 on Wednesday, September, 26 in Brussels. The international judging panel have shorlisted a number of nominees. The industry now has the opportunity to vote for their own selected individual nominees at www.labelawards.com until the end May. The Awards feature four categories which recognize achievement in various areas of the label industry. The nominations are as follows: R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award: • Angelo Bartesaghi, Omet Srl. • Joseph Weber, Jnr, Weber Marking Systems • Tom Rink, Ritrama S.p.A • Jaume Puigbó, Caposa Group