Brand owners, retailers, label and packaging designers and buyers are being invited to enroll for the inaugural printing technology master class - Brand engagement through packaging. Taking place on Thursday 11 September, the half day master class is featured as part of Labelexpo Americas 2014.

FINAT Congress debates changing influences and technologies

The label industry is no longer a separate and definable niche in the broader field of packaging print. It has a new and extended profile as a provider of product decoration, brand identity, product data, smart phone interaction, track-and-trace and authentication data -- and, indeed of packaging itself.

The Pharma-Tac Plus label from Schreiner MediPharm won first prize in the special "innovation" category during this year's competition run by FINAT, the international association for the label industry. A further solution from Schreiner MediPharm, the Autoinjector-Label, was distinguished in the "promotional labels" category with a "Highly Commended" award.

Label Summit Indonesia 2014 which took place at Jakarta's Balai Kartini between 18-19 June saw nearly 50 market leading companies showcasing their products and services to 297 attendees. Held for the first time in Jakarta, the second edition of two-day conference and pop-up exhibition comprised a mix of real life business case studies, panel discussions and technical presentations highlighting the latest printing technologies.

CARTES, at LABELEXPO exhibition in Chicago, will present the most advanced machines and the latest innovations in silk screen printing, hot stamping, flexo varnishing, rotary die-cutting, flat bed die-cutting and Laser converting.
This Italian company, is focused on the needs of the in-reel labels manufacturers and always provides them with all his experience and dedication to generating substantial achievements in the world market and even with the most demanding customers with whom CARTES is proud to collaborate.

ENTRIES WERE COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEWED BY MDEA JUROR PANEL, AND WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK DURING THE 17TH ANNUAL MDEA CEREMONY.

Codonics today announced that Safe Label System (SLS) has been selected as a Winner of the 2014 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition. The 2014 MDEA winning products were announced in New York on June 11th during the 17th Annual MDEA Ceremony in conjunction with MD&M East, the largest MedTech event on the East Coast.

Showcases New Power, Performance and Efficiency Benchmarks in Wireless/Cellular Infrastructure, Broadcasting and RF Energy

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced at IMS 2014 a series of innovative new solutions that consolidates the company's leadership position in RF, with particular emphasis on enhancing the capabilities of wireless/cellular networks and digital broadcasting infrastructure.

Attendee registration is now live for Labelexpo Americas which returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Chicago between 9-11 September. Marking its 25 anniversary with an enlarged focus on package printing and the brand owner, attendees will benefit from an enhanced experience from the moment they walk through the show's doors.

The largest label and package printing tradeshow serving the North and South American markets, Labelexpo Americas 2014 will cover over 194,000sqft.

John Jairo Villalobos from ProFlexo Andina will represent MPS Latin America Inc. in the Colombian and Andean region.

MPS today announced the appointment of John Jairo Villalobos from ProFlexo Andina, who will now represent MPS Latin America Inc. in the Colombian and Andean region. Villalobos was recently introduced at Label Summit Latin America, the continent's largest dedicated event, which has led the way in professional and commercial development for over a decade and was held for the first time in Colombia this past 14-15th of May.

As announced at the 2014 AWA International Sleeve Label Conference & Exhibition, AWA Alexander Watson Associates will launch the 2015 AWA Sleeve Label Awards to recognize this fast-developing industry's outstanding achievements in stretch- and shrink-sleeve labelling and product decoration, in terms of 'best-in-class', innovation, and sustainability.

Device Offers Ultra-High Q and Ultra-Low ESR for Telecom, Medical, Military, and Industrial Equipment

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) is adding to its QUAD HIFREQ series of high-power surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) with a new device in the quad 2525 case size. Designed for high-frequency RF applications in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coils and generators, RF instrumentation, telecom base stations, lasers, and military communications systems, the QUAD HIFREQ 2525 case device features an ultra-high Q ( > 4000 at 10 MHz, 1pF), ultra-low ESR down to 0.018 ohm, and DC voltage ratings up to 3600 V.

New Litho Labeler Installed and Die Cutter Coming to Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania Facility

Menasha Packaging's Yukon Plant, located in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, is increasing production and quality of high-impact graphic displays thanks to new state-of-the-art machinery.