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Schreiner ProSecure with its LaserSecure technology offers manufacturers comprehensive protection of their products against counterfeiting. Authentication by means of the time-tested technology has now become even more reliable and faster due to a new generation of readers. They detect unique optical fingerprints incorporated in the inks used for LaserSecure, which enables the identification of discrete product items, grades or types of products. Authenticity can be verified either by a quick check or a forensic measurement technique. In 2013, customs officials at the EU’s borders confiscated 36 million faked goods equating to an original value of 768 million euros. The steadily growing threat posed by product counterfeiting calls for solutions that make it possible to easily detect fakes along the value chain and to take them out of circulation. Schreiner ProSecure assists manufacturers in protecting their products against counterfeiting and tampering – from an initial analysis of ...

Following the nomination as finalist in the shortlist of the 2014 Label Industry Global Awards, GIDUE is proud to announce that it has been awarded with the Label Global Award for Innovation for the Digital Flexo Excellence™ Project , the latest revolutionary technology launched by GIDUE for the Labels & Packaging industry.Following the nomination as finalist in the shortlist of the 2014 Label Industry Global Awards, GIDUE is proud to announce that it has been awarded with the Label Global Award for Innovation for the Digital Flexo Excellence™ Project , the latest revolutionary technology launched by GIDUE for the Labels & Packaging industry. The Label Industry Global Awards have been founded in 2004 to celebrate innovations and excellence and during the last 10 years it has become the highest label industry’s accolade, judged by the most important Label Associations (FINAT and TLMI) and the 3 main technical magazines of our industry. Sponsored this year by Flint Group, the A...

The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has given NOREXECO ASA a license to operate as a regulated market exchange. NOREXECO plans to open up for trading before the end of 2014 and will become the world’s first and only dedicated exchange for pulp and recycled paper. The license covers financial derivatives within forestry and paper. The first product listed on NOREXECO will be pulp (softwood and hardwood).   Stein Ole Larsen, CEO   Transactions on NOREXECO will only be open for exchange members. NOREXECO will offer a fully transparent system with equal risk management opportunities for all participants. Trading will be compliant with national regulations, EMIR (Europe) and the Dodd Frank Act (USA). All transactions will be cleared through the reputed partner European Commodity Clearing AG in Germany. “The international pulp market has historically been volatile. Despite the fact that it is nearly the same size as the aluminium market, the pulp market does not have...

The Label Printers’ Chief of Operations, Lori Campbell, was invited to make a presentation on the subject, “Brand Protection: Maintaining Credibility and Integrity” at Labelexpo Americas biennial Expo and Conference in Chicago. The presentation moderator was Michelle Garza , DantexRBCor’s Vice President of Operations. The presentation topic covered a wide range of brand protection issues of interest to virtually everyone in this era of rampant counterfeiting. The conference and Ms. Campbell’s presentation were attended by label and packaging converters, suppliers, and brand owners, so her speech had to speak to everyone’s interests.  She chose to take the point of view of building a brand protection strategy, rather than discussing individual solutions.  As the Chief of Operations of a label converter that has been in the brand protection business for nearly two decades, working with multiple anti-counterfeiting technologies/solutions and their inventors/suppliers, she is ...

Pro Mach, Inc., announced today that affiliates of AEA Investors LP (“AEA”) are acquiring the packaging machinery leader from The Jordan Company. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014, and is subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pro Mach is a leading manufacturer of integrated packaging and processing equipment solutions, and provider of training, installation, parts, and service for customers worldwide. Through more than 25 brands in Bottling & Capping, Primary Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Material Handling, Identification & Tracking, and End of Line Packaging, Pro Mach provides automated solutions that drive efficiency and increase packaging line performance for diverse food, beverage, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and industrial goods companies. “We are proud to announce our new ownership under AEA,” said Mark Anderson, Pro Mach President and CEO. “AEA understands our business, shares our vis...

Order for Brazilian label printer was led by MZ Maquinas, the ROTOCONTROL local agent in Brazil.   ROTOCONTROL, a manufacturer of leading-edge slitter/rewinder inspection machines , today announced the receipt of an order placed at Labelexpo Americas from Brazilian label printer Power Press for a ROTOCONTROL booklet machine. The order was led by Marcelo Zandomenico of MZ Maquinas , the local ROTOCONTROL agent in Brazil, and accepted on-site during the exhibition by Marco Aengenvoort, Managing Director of ROTOCONTROL. Marcelo Zandomenico of MZ Maquinas; Hederson Monteiro of Power Press; Marco Aengenvoort of ROTOCONTROL at Labelexpo Amerias The ROTOCONTROL high-speed booklet machine has full electronic control, provides a feeding unit for dispensing the inserts, is available in all current working widths up to 510 mm and produces booklet labels with variable scopes and formats. The booklet machine is equipped with a Longford International OS700X booklet feeder for the crea...

Avery Dennison’s new portfolio of materials for labeling one of the toughest products to brand -- tires -- was named winner of the Innovation Award for companies with over 300 employees at the Label Industry Global Awards Tuesday, September 9. The award recognizes the new portfolio’s ability to boost brand image, ensure tracking ability and adhere more securely. “We are thrilled to be recognized for an innovation that addresses real challenges in the marketplace,” said Don Nolan, president of Avery Dennison Materials Group. “We are committed to developing unique products that create value and meet demanding needs for both our customers and end users, and this portfolio an example of that promise.” Don Nolan, president of Avery Dennison Materials Group, accepts the Innovation Award from Guillaume Clement, vice president, Global Narrow Web of Flint Group, at the Label Industry Global Awards in Rosemont, Illinois September 9. First in the portfolio is the Point-of-Purchase (POP...

Health Water Bottling to produce 134,000 bottles per hour to meet rising demand for bottled water in Saudi’s booming market To meet the growing demand for bottled water in the Saudi Arabian market, Health Water Bottling Company (HWB), a leading bottled water supplier in Saudi Arabia which produces water under the Nova brand name, has recently acquired a complete PET line from Sidel which will boast one of the fastest turnover rates in the world. With the new technologically advanced line, which embraces the last generation of Sidel Matrix™ equipment, HWB will be producing PET water bottles in 330 ml and 600 ml formats at a speed of 134,000 bottles per hour by February 2015. Sustain industry-leading position In recent years, demand for bottled water (both still and carbonated) in the Saudi Arabian market has risen dramatically and is forecast to grow even further in future years. Off-trade sales volume of bottled water rose by 52.4% between 2007 and 2012, growing from 1,063 to ...

Sidel's Modulomold™ technology and packaging design expertise helps Riham brand win an AfriStar Award and Medal Sidel a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, today announced that Hariss International Ltd , a leading African producer of mineral water and soft drinks under the "Riham" brand name, had been awarded the AfriStar Award and Medal for the unique design of their bottles. The bottles were blown using Sidel's Modulomold technology, and their design was optimized and tested by Sidel's packaging experts. Bertrand Cottard Business Development Manager - Blowing and Packaging Sidel receiving the AfriStar Award The award was received by Bertrand Cottard, Business Development Manager - Blowing and Packaging at Sidel, during the ceremony that took place on the 10th of September in Nairobi, Kenya, alongside the East AfriPack Exhibition. Over the past few years Sidel has established a significant presence in Africa, which is today one of the fastes...

Brand owners – whether they are manufacturing foods, beverages, personal care products, or toys – have a common need: labels for their products. Today, ‘labels’ come in many forms and, as well as identifying the product and its contents, perform additional key roles – decoration, promotion, and a track-and-trace functionality. A panel of brand-owner packaging experts from different market sectors came together recently, courtesy of FINAT, the international label industry association, to debate specifically ‘the future of product decoration’. Here, FINAT Managing Director Jules Lejeune recounts some interesting aspects of the conversation. The occasion for this panel discussion was the 2014 FINAT Annual Congress in Monte Carlo last June, attended by our association’s membership, which spans the extremely complex label industry value chain, from raw material suppliers to label printers. The panel was well-qualified to discuss the subject of product decoration. Participants were Oli...