packagePRINTING October 2012 Edition
And the 2012 TLMI Converter of the Year is...
For his on-going and significant contributions to TLMI and the tag and label industry as a whole, Scott Pillsbury, president of Portland, Ore.-based Rose City Label Company, has been selected as packagePRINTING's 2012 TLMI Converter of the Year. "I believe my greatest career milestone to date was leading our company back to a positive, profitable position after feeling the effects of the recession in 2008," he notes.
Featured Products - October 2012
Featured Products for the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries, including Harper Corporation of America, All Printing Resources, Pamarco Global Graphics, Flexo Concepts and Apex.
Printer News - October 2012
News on printers in the packaging printing industry, including Printpack, WS Packaging Group, Exopack, JohnsByrne Company, Multi-Color Corporation and Sealed Air Corp.
Product Highlights From Labelexpo Americas 2012
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.
Record Performance for Labelexpo Americas 2012 –Polischuk
In keeping with its granddaddy, drupa, a good amount of the energy at Labelexpo had to do with a slate of new digital printing offerings. And it wasn't just digital printers and presses on display, but a host of substrates, inks, and finishing equipment lining up to get in on the action. It was noteworthy that this year's Labelexpo included the Laser Die Cutting Workshop, which showcased this up-and-coming technology.
Supplier News - October 2012
News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Anderson & Vreeland, Mark Andy, Chicago Tag & Label and the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC).
TLMI Reveals Label Award Contest Winners
TLMI's 2012 Label Awards contest showcased the industry's finest, with Napa, Calif.-based Collotype Labels USA taking the ultimate award as Best of Show with its offset-printed Le Pich, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon wine label. The North American Innovator Award went to Whitlam Label Company for its flexo-printed Evidence Bag entry; and the The Innovator Award in the International category went to Germany-based Schreiner Group for its Pharma-Comb Void Label.
Vision Inspection Systems Drive Profits
The modern in-line, spectrophotometric, integrated color measurement and inspection system has come of age. It reaches quality targets faster, reducing start-up material waste; it gives reassurance of accuracy throughout the production run; it provides a means of minimizing labor costs. This technology, therefore, is an essential factor in an industry where getting perfect results first time, every time is not a luxury, but a given.
Web-to-Print in Package Printing
For Central Florida Press (CFP), a division of The MATLET Group, in Orlando, FL, much of its success in Web-to-print (W2P) has been driven by its expertise in versioning—customization or personalization based on differences in geographical, linguistic, and/or regulatory content. "We help our customers by giving them the tools that will enable them to automate and manage their brands by reducing and simplifying their versions, and by controlling inventory and logistics," said CFP's Senior VP of Sales John Glick.
