It is now more than 400 years since the first recorded printed labels were being produced. At that time they would have been printed on hand-made paper using relief letterpress type or images cut into wood or metal, with impression pressure ...
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UK-based Royston Labels has developed a new label material technology that enables printed labels to feel soft and silky to the touch. The new soft-touch technology can be used to improve any label design and can be combined with clear or ...
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Packaging used to just be about the three P's: protection, preservation and presentation. But nowadays it's about so much more than that. In addition to delivering the above listed qualities packaging has to tell a story about the brand. In ...
As Box Steam Brewery increased its presence in Tesco and Majestic Wines, the brewer needed a brand refresh that would create wider appeal, increase recognition and – ultimately – boost sales. Box Steam Brewery worked with ...
US-based printing equipment manufacturer Primera Technology has introduced its new AP550e Flat-Surface Label Applicator. The semi-automatic AP550e makes it easy to apply product and identification labels precisely onto a range of flat ...
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Food companies including Mars, Nestle, PepsiCo, and Premier Foods have signed up to the new consistent front-of-pack nutritional label scheme introduced by the UK Government. The new labeling scheme has been launched on food products to ...
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Cumberland Pharmaceuticals has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) approval for updated labeling of Acetadote (acetylcysteine) Injection, which is free from Ethylene diamine tetracetic acid (EDTA) or any other ...
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Bizerba, a German company has developed the new Plug-in Label function, which is an interaction between price labeller and thermo label. The function allows food producers to raise production efficiency. Set for launch in autumn 2013, the ...
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On May 28, 2013, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a ruling (Ruling 2013-2) that allows alcohol beverage industry members to provide consumers with nutritional information about their products and provides guidelines ...
Pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging manufacturer Chesapeake has installed a Mark Andy P7 flexo label press at its Wrexham operation in North Wales. Chesapeake Wrexham operations director Ian Bates said the new press will support the ...
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Printing equipment manufacturer in the US, Primera Technology has introduced the new LP130e Laser Marking System. LP130e, which is said to be the optimized version of the company's previous DL500e Durable Label Printer, has various ...
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has unveiled a new pressure-sensitive label materials portfolio featuring ten facestocks and four adhesives that meet the design and application needs of craft beer market. According to the ...
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Jack Mans, Plant Operatiions Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/1/2013 10:48:05 AM Aerofil Technology Inc. (ATI) began its operations in Sullivan, MO, in the fall of 1988 with two small aerosol lines and less than 50,000 sq ft of space. Since ...
Narrow web flexo presses manufacturer Gallus India has announced the installation of the new ECS 340 at Sai Packaging’s Faridabad plant in Delhi, India. The Gallus ECS 340 label press has short web path of 1.1m between printing ...
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UK-based label printing and finishing machinery supplier AB Graphic International has installed the new SabreXtreme laser label cutting system at Springfield Solutions. Springfield operations director Dennis Ebeltoft said, "The new ...