Two undergraduate students at TUT’s Department of Visual Communication, Faculty of Arts & Design were declared winners

ROTOCON is pleased to announce two winners of its first wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Department of Visual Communication, Faculty of Arts & Design.

Central motion control facilitates modularity and reduces overall effort
For more than 50 years, Bausch+Ströbel SE + Co. KG, headquartered in Ilshofen, Germany, has been developing packaging and production systems for the pharmaceutical and related industries. The company’s goal is to offer the best technical and economical solutions for the challenges of the modern market. The new ESA1025 labeling machine for various pharmaceutical containers shows exactly how this is implemented with PC-based control from Beckhoff as the central motion controller.

Labelexpo Mexico 2023 hailed ‘astounding success’

First dedicated Mexico label and package printing show attracts almost 6,000 visitors from across the region
The inaugural Labelexpo Mexico 2023 exhibition, held at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, has been hailed an ‘astounding’ success, attracting 5,878 visitors from 46 countries and 145 exhibitors.
While the great majority of visitors (80 percent) were from Mexico, there were significant numbers from the United States, China, Columbia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina.
The show featured a wide range of working machinery, with Nilpeter demonstrating its FA-17 printing shrink sleeves, and digital presses on display from Mark Andy, Epson, Konica Minolta, Durst and Pulisi.
Tasha Ventimiglia, Labelexpo Americas group director, commented: “We saw at the show the trends driving the growth of the Mexican label industry. For example, the tequila market is booming not just in Mexico but in the US as well, with lots of highly embellished labels from challenger brands appearing on store shelves. And a lot of foreign investment is happening in Mexico, mostly due to its strategic position to serve the US market, with international companies like Tesla and others building plants in Mexico, creating further opportunities for local label converters.”
Labelexpo Mexico 2023 event manager Mirco Mazzarella added, “This was a fantastic debut event and I would like to thank our exhibitors, visitors and staff onsite for helping to make this first Labelexpo Mexico an astounding success. Our suppliers were very impressed by the quality and number of converters, particularly from outside Mexico, and we had a few suppliers commenting on the number of flexible packaging printers in attendance. Over 70 percent of exhibitors rebooked for Labelexpo Mexico 2025, with the majority of those upgrading their space.’
The next edition of Labelexpo Mexico will be held in Guadalajara in 2025. Label Summit Latin America has now been confirmed for Bogota, Colombia from March 12-13, 2024.
Quotes from Exhibitors:
Lucila Rodriguez, Acoban: “Labelexpo Mexico filled me with great experiences, brought me the opportunity to know extraordinary people and brands, and inspired me with new ideas. To have lived this rich and refreshing experience in a place such as Mexico City exceeded my expectations.”
Fernando Trujillo, Director General de Flexi-vel: “The show provided us with a fantastic opportunity to connect with multiple potential clients in the labeling industry. The attendance at the show and our booth was exceptional, surpassing our expectations. We were pleased to see such a high level of interest in our products and services. We are excited to announce that we have successfully closed deals with several of these potential clients. The show was a valuable investment for our company, and we are grateful for the opportunity to participate in such a productive event. We are eager to attend future editions of the show!”
Luis Piña, Wilson Manufacturing: “Labelexpo Mexico 2023 is definitely the show to attend! The exhibitor hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. really optimized attendance yet gave us plenty of time to have conversations with our visitors. We met with many converters from Mexico as well as visitors from nine other countries. A successful show for Wilson Manufacturing and we look forward to the next one!”
Ken Wu, Symbio, Inc: "Symbio, Inc. had a fantastic experience at Labelexpo Mexico 2023. The event was well-organized and provided us with great opportunities to connect with industry professionals and showcase our latest products. We were particularly impressed by the quality of leads generated and are already following up on several promising opportunities. We look forward to attending future Labelexpo shows."

Durst Group, a leading manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, hosted the exclusive Durst Beyond event to showcase its latest technology innovations and inspire the printing industry. The event was held at Durst's global headquarters in Brixen, Italy, and was attended by industry leaders, customers, and partners from around the world.

The third trade fair at which the sustainable start-up TareTag from Hanover presented its digital solution for avoiding packaging waste was also a premiere. From 17 to 21 April, numerous visitors from all over the world were able to fill peanuts, coffee beans or snack pretzels themselves and label them digitally. The interested stand visitors quickly found out how self-explanatory this is with TareTag.

Prints lot codes, dates and texts directly onto glass, metals, plastics, laminated labels and more
The AP-CODE Lot and Date Coder is a great accessory for the label application process, adding the feature of printing dates, lot codes and text directly onto glass, metals, plastics and even laminated labels.

The search is now underway for the world’s leading innovators in the label and package printing industry, with a total of six awards available at the 18th Label Industry Global Awards.

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") and Loftware, the respective global leaders in color label printers and enterprise labeling and artwork management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that aims to revolutionize customers' labeling workflows.

At the interface between packaging and logistics, product identification is an important link that creates the basis for smooth processes. Smart technologies not only enable reliable identification and seamless tracking of products and components, but also facilitate the automation of processes.

The global market for counterfeit medicines is around 200 billion US dollars. Every year it grows by about 20 percent - twice as fast as the legal pharmaceutical market. Counterfeits and manipulations pose potential health risks to patients. For the pharmaceutical industry, this results in major economic losses and damage to its image. Special void seals by Schreiner MediPharm can be used to protect pharmaceutical packaging. Attempts at tampering and the initial opening thus become clearly and irreversibly visible.

After a wait of almost five years Labelexpo Southeast Asia returned to BITEC in Bangkok on 9-11 February, with 7,448 visitors from 84 countries attending over the three days.

Caribbean Label Crafts has expanded its offering to customers in the high-end spirits market with a BOBST All-in-One press for producing highly embellished labels in one simple process.