Soar Print - a label and general commercial printer in Auckland, New Zealand - recently won first place in the Digital Print--Wine and Spirits category at World Label Awards 2019. The winning wine bottle labels were commissioned by Vine Street, a New Zealand fruit wine producer, and were printed on an HP Indigo WS6800 press. The World Label Awards competition is conducted by the L9 Group of international label associations and is often termed "The Technical Oscars of the Label Industry." The 2019 competition named 27 winners and 21 honorable mentions in several categories.

New data has revealed that speciality security printer Eltronis has successfully aided the resurgence of two pharmaceutical brands that saw massive falls in sales due to Russian counterfeiters.

Sekforde is a young beverage company from the UK – their mission is to bring people a new way to discover and enjoy spirits at home or out and about.

With high performing 360° Sleeves we offer design freedom and strong visual impact at the Point of Sale. Utilising our established expertise in the field of film manufacturing, CCL has developed a solution to support customers’ sustainability targets with maximum cost- efficiency.

Five French manufacturers of equipment dedicated to adhesive label and flexible packaging markets - Codimag, GIC, MGI, Serame and SMAG - have decided to join forces by creating a Club to promote their technologies to label printers and converters.

Massimiliano Brenna has joined NTG Digital and is dedicated to supporting the ROTOCONTROL suite of label finishing machines.
ROTOCONTROL continues to strengthen its local presence world-wide with the appointment of NTG Digital as its distributor in Italy. Massimiliano Brenna recently joined NTG Digital as Digital Sales Manager and is dedicated to supporting the ROTOCONTROL suite of finishing machines for label inspection, slitting, rewinding, die cutting, overprinting, digital and booklet printed labels.

BIXOLON Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of BIXOLON Co. Ltd, a leading global Mobile, Label and POS printer manufacturer, today announced the launch of the XD3-40t, a 4-inch (118mm) cost-effective Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer Desktop Barcode and Label printer. Featuring a compact, clamshell design paired with high reliability which is ideal for labelling applications within the Manufacturing, Retail, Transport and Logistics and Healthcare industries.

Visual enhancement of food and beverages with iridescent labels from Etiket Schiller

Labels are a major driver in sales. Among a wide range of products, it is often the labels that have a lasting effect on consumer purchasing behavior. This is why Etiket Schiller is launching new eye-catching labels on the market with immediate effect: The labels in metallic look ensure a dazzling brand presence and a high-quality product presentation. The labelling can be implemented in all common Pantone colours and is suitable for consumer goods from the food, beverage, delicatessen and cosmetics sectors.

Over the past decade ETI Converting Equipment has been developing and providing label printers and narrow web converters with innovative technologies to manufacture linerless labels. In 2011, ETI’s MiniLinerTM and linerless technologies were on display at LabelExpo Europe. In 2013, ETI’s pattern hot melt adhesive coating technology was presented to the industry. Today, ETI is happy to announce the successful installation and start up of a new Cohesio dedicated to the manufacturing of linerless labels that utilizes its pattern adhesive coater.

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

Tarsus Group, the organizer of the Labelexpo/Brand Print Global Series of trade shows, has today confirmed date changes to several of its 2020/21 events, taking place in India, Mexico, Thailand and the US, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 situation.

Eco-friendly labels complement fully biodegradable packaging

Etiket Schiller is further expanding its range of environmentally friendly labels: New in the portfolio are two compostable adhesive laminates for paper labels. The paper as well as the adhesive are certified according to DIN EN 13432 and bear the compostability mark Keimling. The self-adhesive labels can be applied directly to foodstuffs such as fruit and vegetables. Etiket Schiller is thus consistently pursuing its comprehensive sustainability concept and strengthening its position as a supplier of sustainable labels.