YMC Summit in Budapest High on Priority List

Labelexpo Asia 2015 closed on a high last week after attracting a record breaking attendance of 22,104 visitors; an increase of 3.2% on 21,416 in 2013. As part of the world's leading and most international exhibition series for the label and package printing industry, Labelexpo Asia again showcased many new innovations and put the spotlight firmly on the major trends facing the Asian label printing sector going forward.

Transparent Documentation of Repairs: Successful Cooperation Between Bosch and Schreiner ProTech

Lake Image Systems Ltd., a leader in variable data integrity and print quality inspection for the packaging, labels, and commercial print industries, is proud to announce that it has been jointly awarded the 2015 Label Industry Global Award for Innovation (for companies with up to 300 employees) for its Discovery MaxScan product. The award was presented at the prestigious 2015 Label Industry Global Awards ceremony in Brussels on 29th September; the judges "were particularly impressed with MaxScan key benefits over traditional line scan camera technology, such as uniform 600dpi inspection resolution and virtually no angular variation, to provide label converters with tools to accurately detect print defects without the need for expensive additional rollers, re-designed web paths or complex optical assemblies." The award was collected by Martin Keats, Managing Director and one of the 3 co-founders of Lake Image Systems.

Superbly Suspended: U.S. Label Institute TLMI Awards Schreiner MediPharm's Pharma-Tac Plus Label

At Labelexpo Europe, FINAT (Europe's leading trade association for the self-adhesive labelling and adjacent narrow web converting industry), and TLMI (the premier association for the label and package printing industry in North America) presented the first results of their joint Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) project for the self-adhesive label industry. The project, executed by LCA authority PRé Consultants BV, will provide a common understanding of LCA and the environmental hotspots within the self-adhesive label industry, as well as create a harmonized sector approach for LCA. "FINAT and TLMI recognize the need for guidance for our industry as customer demand for sustainability continues to grow," commented FINAT President Thomas Hagmaier.

Representatives of North Dakota's agriculture and food sectors came to Capitol Hill last week to urge passage by Congress of a uniform, national labeling standard for foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Leading blank and custom printed label retailer, OnlineLabels.com, has been named a 2015 Bizrate Platinum Circle of Excellence recipient. This award distinguishes companies who have shown exceptional support and satisfaction among their customers.

OnlineLabels.com, a leading online retailer of blank and printed labels, has recently introduced 45 new font styles to its web-based software, Maestro Label Designer. This addition follows a recent string of updates to the program over the last several months aimed at improving the user experience.

Newman Labelling Systems, a leading supplier of specialist pharmaceutical labelling systems, has announced the launch of the CTE450, a new high speed fully automatic Carton Tamper Evident self-adhesive labeller with Track and Trace Serialisation capability.

In-Core's Systèmes, at this year's LABELEXPO, is delivering a portfolio of various solutions for high-value added labels market such as :

•  inspection and measurements optical method based solutions,
•  full traceability solutions
•  state-of-the-art new options for labels paper securization
•  services focused on specific labels market and customer requirements.
•  High-resolution optical method based inspection, measurement solution and quality assurance for tamper proof security labels :

A RIMOWA e a Lufthansa revelam uma novidade mundial em Las Vegas e recebem imediatamente o prémio de «Best Baggage Initiative»