Avery Dennison launches recycled direct thermal paper labels

Avery Dennison has introduced rDT,  the first commercially available direct thermal paper labels to contain recycled post-consumer waste. Direct thermal (DT) paper is a popular material due to its ease of use, high print speed, high image resolution, and wide range of compatible printers. Avery Dennison’s new rDT is the first recycled uncoated direct thermal …

Herma adopts recycled paper labels for its own worldwide shipments

HERMA Self-Adhesive Materials has changed its own shipping labels for its worldwide shipment of self-adhesive material rolls to label material that is made entirely from post-consumer recycled fibres. The new sustainable paper labels for EPSMA coding meet demanding logistical requirements just as well as conventional labels.   The self-adhesive specialist HERMA conducted a successful large-scale …

MPS Systems: Importance of servicing a flexo press

MPS Systems Regional Sales Director for BeNeLux region, Africa and the Middle East Marius van Lith explains Packaging MEA, the importance of servicing a flexo machine   In these harsh times where all certainties become uncertain, I’d like to emphasise the value of data-driven remote service. In the old days, we were keen to check …

Edale expands portfolio with launch of affordable quality flexographic label press

  Edale Ltd, the leading British designer and manufacturer of printing and converting machinery, has launched the latest addition to its FL range of flexographic presses.   The FL1 Prime is built on the fundamentals of its bigger brother, the FL3, and is designed to give customers affordable, high-quality label printing with absolutely minimal waste. …

UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film

    UPM Raflatac has launched Forest Film PE to complement its range of sustainable film-labelling solutions. The new PE film label takes UPM Raflatac forward in its quest for a smarter future beyond fossils and decreasing the use of fossil-based virgin raw materials in home and personal care labeling applications. “We want to bring …

Jordanian converter Label World invests in ICR3 450 slitter rewinder

        To increase productivity and accuracy, Amman-based label and foil manufacturer Label World has purchased a Lemorau ICR3 slitter rewinder machine in bespoke 450mm web width and an optional 100% inspection system. ‘When Label World started using the new Lemorau ICR3, output became more accurate, production speed doubled and the volume of …