NiceLabel provides free label cloud software to organizations fighting COVID-19

Leading global developer of label design software and label management systems, NiceLabel, is offering free subscriptions of its cloud-based labeling solution and technical consulting services to organizations that have joined the fight against COVID-19. NiceLabel has launched the non-commercial and non-profit-based initiative in order to help these organizations get much needed deliveries of medical equipment …

With quality and innovation, Raqam International shows why size isn’t everything

Khalid Aziz Shah, MD of Raqam International tells Packaging MEA Editor Ben Daniel how the company competes with bigger competitors, and why difficulties in Saudi business affected them less than others Benjamin Daniel (BD): Can you give us a brief profile about Raqam International? Also, please briefly share your background and what made you start …

When Selecting Products, it’s the Label That Counts

OKI Europe’s Dr. Guy Boxall, Senior Manager – Industry Print Propositions, explores how brands and creative identities heavily rely on the color white on their products for instant impact and recognition. From neo-minimalism to geometric patterns, eye-catching serifs and the creative use of negative space, current design trends are having a far-reaching impact and brands …

Avery Dennison joins SABIC in developing a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label facestock

Avery Dennison has taken an important step towards supplying a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label material, collaborating with SABIC in the TRUCIRCLE™ initiative, which encompasses circular materials and technologies to enable product manufacturers to reach their sustainability goals. Rob Groen in ‘t Wout, senior marketing manager film EU for Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, said …

Herma unveils a new adhesive for tamper evident labels that makes it more reliable

Herma has launched the 62L luminophore adhesive, for tamper-evident labels, making the presence monitoring of transparent labels becomes more reliable. This results in clearly improved safety – for the product manufacturer as well as the product user. Security features, for example for protection against product piracy, are in great demand in many industries. They have even …

Brands turn to shrink sleeves for decoration and flexibility

Shrink sleeve labelling has become one of the fastest-growing trends in packaging decoration over the last few decades. Shrink sleeves adorn a multitude of products across many industries, including food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, as well as personal and household items. Much has been written about the benefits of shrink sleeve labelling, such as the ease …

South Africa Brewery uses Ritrama’s patented Core Linerless Solution in collaboration with Omet

South Africa Brewery – ABInBev Group (SAB) has become the first company worldwide to adopt Ritrama’s Core Linerless Solutions to label its beer bottles. Core Linerless Solutions (CLS) is a technological platform – developed in collaboration with Omet, Spilker and Ilti – capable of transforming waste liner into a resource. CLS was created with the …

MPS touches 12-sales mark, breaks its Labelexpo sales record

MPS has announced that it has surpassed the number of press orders received on show, the successful introduction of the ‘Beyond the Machine’ concept showcasing four key processes that extend beyond the printing press, and debut of a wider EF Symjet hybrid press that drew crowds during live demonstrations. In this year’s show, MPS chose …

First Impression bolsters its move to a new location with a new Nilpeter FA-line press

South Africa’s label specialist First Impression, formerly Uniprint, has installed a new Nilpeter FA-Line 17-inch flexo press. The press was installed by CSM Machines sales, Nilpeter’s representative in South Africa. CSM also assisted First Impression, its long-time partner with a comprehensive company relocation to their new Hirt & Carter site at the Cornubia Industrial Business Estate …