labels

HiFlow Solutions Releases Free Imposition App

MIAMI—HiFlow Solutions, a leading global provider of end-to-end management software solutions for folding carton, label converters, flexible packaging and corrugated producers, recently released  a free Microsoft Windows application for imposing labels, packaging and commercial print jobs. The application can be downloaded here:  https://hiflowsolutions.com/free-imposition-application/ “When a packaging company gets a request for quote, it’s important to … Continued

Inks for Labels and Flexible Packaging

As a printer in today’s complex marketplace, selecting an ink set for your customers’ applications can be a challenging activity. Requirement for the ink can be impacted by end-use regulation, customer branding demands, product marketing campaigns or application requirements. Those mandates need to be balanced with a printer’s capabilities, substrate compatibility, cost and productivity targets. … Continued

Flexible Packaging on Your Label Press

Remember the days when peanuts were sold in cellophane bags with a label boldly proclaiming “Peanuts” in black ink? Remember when boxes and jars had splashy, creative labels identifying the contents that called to the consumer from shop shelves? Remember the days when labels were the connection between the consumer and the product? While those … Continued

Stock Report: How Brands & Consumers Are Impacting Label & Packaging Materials

No matter the material, pressure sensitive labeling and flexible packaging materials are gaining in popularity. According to The Freedonia Group in its Labels to 2015 study, pressure sensitive is the material of choice for more than 70 percent of labeled products, a demand said to rise 5.2 percent annually. In fact globally, pressure sensitive systems … Continued

MPS Introduces EB Cost-Effective Press

DIDAM, The Netherlands—MPS announced the launch of its EB high-performance and cost-effective press designed for label printers in all market segments. Built with a combination of MPS high-quality printing, performance, and affordability, the new EB press will be unveiled at Labelexpo Europe 2013 held in Brussels. Engineered with several unique features such as short-web technology, … Continued

Creative Labels of Vermont Buys A Xeikon ThermoFlexX 30 Digital Imager

ITASCA, IL—Xeikon NV, an innovator in digital color printing technology, announced that Creative Labels of Vermont, a Winooski, VT-based label printing company, has purchased a Xeikon ThermoFlexX 30 digital imager. The ThermoFlexX 30 is a reliable, high-quality solution for flexographic platemaking to serve a wide and growing group of customers. Dwayne Wall, owner of Creative … Continued