July 2012, Flexo Mag

Asian Flexo, Gravure& LabelingCovering the Flexo, Gravure & Labeling Industries across AsiaMICA(P)094/08/2008 - KDN PPS 1529/8/2009

July 2012

Success and security for the labelprinter

www.gallus-group.com A partner of Heidelberg

Success and security for the labelprinter

www.gallus-group.com A partner of Heidelberg

Covering the Flexo, Gravure & Labeling Industries across AsiaMICA(P)046-11-2010 - KDN PPS 1529/05/2012(022768)

July 2012

AFTA Pte Ltd No. 71 Geylang Lorong 23, THK Building, #07-02, Singapore 388386 Tel+65 6733 5342 Fax +656733 3586

Chairman Paul [email protected]

Managing Director Elizabeth [email protected]

Editor Christel [email protected]

Advertising Sales Matthew [email protected]

Accounts Radika [email protected]

Chairman Judging Panel 2012 Packaging Excellence AwardsHead Judge - Alf Carrigan

2 Packaging Excellence Awards Entry Form6 Emirates Printing Press strengthens its packaging business 8 Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market12 Converting a want into a need14 Packaging first with Dymatrix 113 Pro 18 Food Safety and Digital Printing24 Practical magic26 drupa 2012 was BOBST's most successful trade fair ever30 Omet and Ferrostaal’s partnership forges ahead in Asia32 DRUPA 2012: ANNOUNCED SUCCESS34 highlight will be the UV inkjet label printer 36 EyeGraphicearnsEskoHDFlexocertification40 High-end folding cartons – non-stop....44 Comexi Group marks a turning point in flexible packaging printing at Drupa46 Cerutti Group adds QuadTech register control technology 48 Dairy industry's next big opportunity54 Apex “FlexoKitchen” Served Irresistible DRUPA Results56 Second Singapore Packaging Agreement To Achieve 315 Signatories By 2015 60 100% Inspection + Workflow Solutions = Guarantee of Quality with Enhanced Performance64 Industry news and happenings from around the world

Covering the Flexo, Gravure & Labeling Industries across AsiaMICA(P)046-11-2010 - KDN PPS 1529/05/2012(022768)

July 2012

AFTA Pte Ltd No. 71 Geylang Lorong 23, THK Building, #07-02, Singapore 388386 Tel+65 6733 5342 Fax +656733 3586

Chairman Paul [email protected]

Managing Director Elizabeth [email protected]

Editor Christel [email protected]

Advertising Sales Matthew [email protected]

Accounts Radika [email protected]

Chairman Judging Panel 2012 Packaging Excellence AwardsHead Judge - Alf Carrigan

2 Packaging Excellence Awards Entry Form6 Emirates Printing Press strengthens its packaging business 8 Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market12 Converting a want into a need14 Packaging first with Dymatrix 113 Pro 18 Food Safety and Digital Printing24 Practical magic26 drupa 2012 was BOBST's most successful trade fair ever30 Omet and Ferrostaal’s partnership forges ahead in Asia32 DRUPA 2012: ANNOUNCED SUCCESS34 highlight will be the UV inkjet label printer 36 EyeGraphicearnsEskoHDFlexocertification40 High-end folding cartons – non-stop....44 Comexi Group marks a turning point in flexible packaging printing at Drupa46 Cerutti Group adds QuadTech register control technology 48 Dairy industry's next big opportunity54 Apex “FlexoKitchen” Served Irresistible DRUPA Results56 Second Singapore Packaging Agreement To Achieve 315 Signatories By 2015 60 100% Inspection + Workflow Solutions = Guarantee of Quality with Enhanced Performance64 Industry news and happenings from around the world

Join the Asian Flexo - Gravure &

Asian Labeling Print Awards. Its BIGGER and BETTER than

ever before, so more reasons for you to go for GOLD

Entries submission close on the 1st October 2012 at 5pm and the Grand Awards Presentation Dinner will be held in Singapore at the Sentosa Resort Convention

Centre on the 22nd November 2012.

FREE ENTRY

Asian Label Association

AGAAsian Gravure Association

Gold Sponsors

Dailian International Pte Ltd Spengler Electronic AG

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Gala Awards Dinner 22nd November 2012 - Sentosa - Singapore

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The 2012 Packaging Excellence Awards, show your customers you are the best

Entries close on October the

1st at 5pm.

Join Asia’s biggest Awards

Event for the Packaging In-

dustry today,

Show everyone you are

the best.....

US$6000 UP

FOR GRABS

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for details!

Join the Asian Flexo - Gravure &

Asian Labeling Print Awards. Its BIGGER and BETTER than

ever before, so more reasons for you to go for GOLD

Entries submission close on the 1st October 2012 at 5pm and the Grand Awards Presentation Dinner will be held in Singapore at the Sentosa Resort Convention

Centre on the 22nd November 2012.

FREE ENTRY

Gold Sponsors

Dailian International Pte Ltd Spengler Electronic AG

Platimun

Brand Sponsor

Gala Awards Dinner 22nd November 2012 - Sentosa - Singapore

Year11

Entries close on October the

1st at 5pm.

Event for the Packaging In-

dustry today,

the best.....

US$6000 UP

FOR GRABS

See here

for details!

Section A (This will not be shown to judges)

Entered by (company name)

Contact

Address

Telephone Country Postcode email

Title of entry (description)

Printed by (company name)

Prepress House

Type of substrate printed on (ie Board, Label stock etc)

Category entered (See page before)

By signing here you accept the rules and conditions of the Asian Flexo, Gravure and Labeling Excellence Awards

Name Signature

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section B Production information to be shown to judges ( tape this to the back of your entries)

Category entered (Same as above) Entry number (Administrative use only]

Print method

Number of ink colours Ink Manufacturer

Quantity produced (Print run) Name of press used

Othertechnicaldetails(finishingprocessesetc)

11th Asian Flexo, Gravure and Labeling Excellence AwardsENTRIES CLOSE 1st October 2012

FREE ENTRY FORM

Send all entries to: AFTA Pte Ltd 71 Lorong 23 Geylang, #07-02 THK Building, Singapore 388386 Tel+65 6733 5342 Fax +65 6733 3586

Entries must be in by 1st October 2012www.afta.com.sg

Attach a separate sheet if necessary.

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONEntries for all awards require : all entries must be from a commercial production run : 2 samples of each entry to be supplied : Web entries must be a minimum of 5 cylinder repeats, full machine width, not trimmed or slit and wound on a core to avoid creasing: Sheetfed entries must be full sheets untrimmed and supplied in a tube or flat between 2 sheets of cardboard to avoid creasing. All production details must be provided in all sections of the entry form andin English. (Otherwise, an entry will not be deemed eligible). Please note that all entries are non-returnable, unless a self addressed courier pack is supplied with an entry.

FLEXO AWARDS

GRAVURE AWARDS

LAbELinG AWARDS

PLEASE INDICATE BELOW WITH AN Everything Flexo

Start collecting your entries for the bigger and better Asian Flexo, Gravure and Labeling Awards 2012. Go for Gold and prove you are the best of the best in Asia

The awards cover every process for the flexo printing industry, from wide-web all the way to narrow web.

Flexo awards conditions of entry:An entry must be from a commercial production job, printed between 3rd October 2011 and 1st October 2012 within the Asian region.Entries can comprise line, stipple and/or colour halftone.Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed, slit or die-cut. Each flexible substrate entry must be wound onto a cardboard core.Post Print for Corrugated must provide five (5) consecutive sheets/boxes.

1. Narrow Web Flexibles (Web widths up to 500 mm)a: Paper b: Film 2. Mid Web Flexibles (Web widths 501 to 914 mm)a: Paper b: Film

3. Wide Web Flexibles (Web widths 915 mm or more)a: Paper b: Film

4. Beverage Carton & Cups

5. Post Print for Corrugated

Judges Award for best in show AFTA The judging panel selects a best of the best from all AFTA categories. This award will be presented by the Chairman of the Independent Judging Panel at the Awards Presentation dinner.

WIN US$2,000 CASH!!!

Everything Gravure

Everything Label

www.afta.com.sg

The awards cover every process for the Gravure printing industry.

Gravure awards conditions of entry:An entry must be from a commercial production job, printed between 3rd October 2011 and 1st October 2012 within the Asian region.Entries can comprise line, stipple and/or colour halftone.Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed, slit or die-cut. Each flexible substrate entry must be wound onto a cardboard core.All other substrates to be packed to avoid creasing and damage.

The awards cover every process for the Labeling printing industry.

Label awards Conditions of entry:An entry must be from a commercial production job, printed between 3rd October 2011 and 1st October 2012 within the Asian region.Categories 1 -5 (one to five) are for pressure sensitive die cut web labels only.Entries can comprise line, stipple and/or colour halftone.Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed or slit and wound onto a cardboard core.

1. Paper and Metallised paper - surface print

2. Metallised Films and Aluminium Foil - surface print

3. Films a. Surface Print b. Reverse Print

4. Security - any substrate

5. Carton Board -surface print

6. Publication - surface print Samples to be packed to avid damage and creasing

7. Specialty -any substrate - any type that does not fit the above categories such as decorative wall or floor covering, vinyl’s etc

Judges Award for best in show AGA The judging panel selects a best of the best from all AGA categories. This award will be presented by the Chairman of the Independent Judging Panel at the Awards Presentation dinner.

AFTA /AGA 71 Lorong 23 Geylang, #07-02 THK Building, Singapore 388386 Tel +65 6733 5342 or email [email protected]

1. Flexo

2. Letterpress

3. Offset

4. Gravure

5. Combination Printing Any number of printing processes or embellishments.

6. Non Pressure Sensitive Material any Process Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed or slit and wound onto a cardboard core. Sheetfed Offset must provide two (2) full, untrimmed sheets of each entry and supplied in a tube or between two sheets of rigid board.

7. Digital Printing Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed or slit and wound onto a cardboard core. Sheetfed entries must provide two (2) full, untrimmed sheets of each entry and either supplied in a tube or flat between two sheets of rigid board.

Judges Award for best in show Labels The judging panel selects a best of the best from all Label categories. This award will be presented by the Chairman of the Independent Judging Panel at the Awards Presentation dinner.

Section A (This will not be shown to judges)

Entered by (company name)

Contact

Address

Telephone Country Postcode email

Title of entry (description)

Printed by (company name)

Prepress House

Type of substrate printed on (ie Board, Label stock etc)

Category entered (See page before)

By signing here you accept the rules and conditions of the Asian Flexo, Gravure and Labeling Excellence Awards

Name Signature

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section B Production information to be shown to judges ( tape this to the back of your entries)

Category entered (Same as above) Entry number (Administrative use only]

Print method

Number of ink colours Ink Manufacturer

Quantity produced (Print run) Name of press used

Othertechnicaldetails(finishingprocessesetc)

11th Asian Flexo, Gravure and Labeling Excellence AwardsENTRIES CLOSE 1st October 2012

FREE ENTRY FORM

Send all entries to: AFTA Pte Ltd 71 Lorong 23 Geylang, #07-02 THK Building, Singapore 388386 Tel+65 6733 5342 Fax +65 6733 3586

Entries must be in by 1st October 2012www.afta.com.sg

Attach a separate sheet if necessary.

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONEntries for all awards require : all entries must be from a commercial production run : 2 samples of each entry to be supplied : Web entries must be a minimum of 5 cylinder repeats, full machine width, not trimmed or slit and wound on a core to avoid creasing: Sheetfed entries must be full sheets untrimmed and supplied in a tube or flat between 2 sheets of cardboard to avoid creasing. All production details must be provided in all sections of the entry form andin English. (Otherwise, an entry will not be deemed eligible). Please note that all entries are non-returnable, unless a self addressed courier pack is supplied with an entry.

FLEXO AWARDS

GRAVURE AWARDS

LAbELinG AWARDS

PLEASE INDICATE BELOW WITH AN Everything Flexo

Start collecting your entries for the bigger and better Asian Flexo, Gravure and Labeling Awards 2012. Go for Gold and prove you are the best of the best in Asia

The awards cover every process for the flexo printing industry, from wide-web all the way to narrow web.

Flexo awards conditions of entry:An entry must be from a commercial production job, printed between 3rd October 2011 and 1st October 2012 within the Asian region.Entries can comprise line, stipple and/or colour halftone.Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed, slit or die-cut. Each flexible substrate entry must be wound onto a cardboard core.Post Print for Corrugated must provide five (5) consecutive sheets/boxes.

1. Narrow Web Flexibles (Web widths up to 500 mm)a: Paper b: Film 2. Mid Web Flexibles (Web widths 501 to 914 mm)a: Paper b: Film

3. Wide Web Flexibles (Web widths 915 mm or more)a: Paper b: Film

4. Beverage Carton & Cups

5. Post Print for Corrugated

Judges Award for best in show AFTA The judging panel selects a best of the best from all AFTA categories. This award will be presented by the Chairman of the Independent Judging Panel at the Awards Presentation dinner.

Everything Gravure

Everything Label

www.afta.com.sg

The awards cover every process for the Gravure printing industry.

Gravure awards conditions of entry:An entry must be from a commercial production job, printed between 3rd October 2011 and 1st October 2012 within the Asian region.Entries can comprise line, stipple and/or colour halftone.Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed, slit or die-cut. Each flexible substrate entry must be wound onto a cardboard core.All other substrates to be packed to avoid creasing and damage.

The awards cover every process for the Labeling printing industry.

Label awards Conditions of entry:An entry must be from a commercial production job, printed between 3rd October 2011 and 1st October 2012 within the Asian region.Categories 1 -5 (one to five) are for pressure sensitive die cut web labels only.Entries can comprise line, stipple and/or colour halftone.Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed or slit and wound onto a cardboard core.

1. Paper and Metallised paper - surface print

2. Metallised Films and Aluminium Foil - surface print

3. Films a. Surface Print b. Reverse Print

4. Security - any substrate

5. Carton Board -surface print

6. Publication - surface print Samples to be packed to avid damage and creasing

7. Specialty -any substrate - any type that does not fit the above categories such as decorative wall or floor covering, vinyl’s etc

Judges Award for best in show AGA The judging panel selects a best of the best from all AGA categories. This award will be presented by the Chairman of the Independent Judging Panel at the Awards Presentation dinner.

AFTA /AGA 71 Lorong 23 Geylang, #07-02 THK Building, Singapore 388386 Tel +65 6733 5342 or email [email protected]

1. Flexo

2. Letterpress

3. Offset

4. Gravure

5. Combination Printing Any number of printing processes or embellishments.

6. Non Pressure Sensitive Material any Process Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed or slit and wound onto a cardboard core. Sheetfed Offset must provide two (2) full, untrimmed sheets of each entry and supplied in a tube or between two sheets of rigid board.

7. Digital Printing Web entries must provide a minimum of five (5) cylinder repeats at full web width, not trimmed or slit and wound onto a cardboard core. Sheetfed entries must provide two (2) full, untrimmed sheets of each entry and either supplied in a tube or flat between two sheets of rigid board.

Judges Award for best in show Labels The judging panel selects a best of the best from all Label categories. This award will be presented by the Chairman of the Independent Judging Panel at the Awards Presentation dinner.

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The Rotomag MXP 5 colourFlexographic high-speed press for tickets, labels and packagingUp to 10 colours – 520 wide high-speed line drive or servo driveMachine accessories:� UV dryer� servo tension control� camera system� 52” Jumbo unwind� 52” Jumbo rewind� Turn bar3 x die cutting unitsHigh-speed, quick make ready press

Rotomag SP7

Rotomag Spy multi-purposeplough folding, booklet inserting,inkjet numbering, die cut toregister, roll to roll, roll to sheet.This machine can also be used asa finishing machine, die cutting toregister of digitally printed stockand digital finishing.

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For sales information and enquiries, please contact Peter Jessop on +61 (0)418 475 045

21 Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra NSW 2214 AustraliaPhone (61) 02 9792 4444 Fax (61) 02 9774 2317Email [email protected] www.rotaryeng.com.au

We customise and design to suit your needs.

The Gallus ICS 670 will be used to make folding carton products in a seamless process – from the roll to the finished, die-cut blanks. For the 600 people strong company this investment is the next step in following its strategy to expand its activities in the packaging sector.

The Gallus ICS 670 destined for EPP comprises four gravure units, nine EVA (Easy Value Add) platforms, a rotary embossing unit, and the Gallus FCL 670 flat-bed die-cutter. Emirates Printing Press will use HiDef flexo printing™ and screen printing modules on the EVA platforms. Other finishing methods such as cold foiling, lamina-tion, hot foil embossing, or rotary hot foil embossing can also be integrated in the platforms as options.

“It was the one-of-a-kind produc-tion and process flexibility offered by the Gallus ICS 670 that was the main reason for our investment decision,” explained EPP’s Executive Directors, Mohamad Al Shirawi and Samuel Na-tarajan. “We chose this configuration because it allows us to cover most of our current portfolio. Thanks to its modular architecture, the machine can be expanded at any time in the future,

Emirates Printing Press L.L.C. (EPP), a globally successful, quality oriented printing house head-quartered in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, decided to purchase an inline machine system from Gallus Stanz- und Druckmaschinen GmbH.

Emirates Printing Press strengthens its packaging business

so that we can respond to changing market needs without any problems.”

EPP (www.eppdubai.com) has been certified by several organizations for its exemplary quality and standardization policies, and regularly wins prestigious awards at international quality compe-titions. A total of sixteen heatset web offset, sheetfed offset and sheetfed gravure presses have so far been avail-able at the printing company. In addi-tion to books, magazines and assorted presswork, EPP also makes high-end packaging for cosmetics, perfumes, confectionery, and tobacco products on behalf of world famous brands.

Inline folding carton converting: more than just another machineThe Gallus ICS 670 will enable Emir-ates Printing Press to realize not only alternative printing processes but also a revolutionary production and material flow concept. With this in mind, the company recently built a new shop that is optimally aligned to the requirements of continuous, streamlined inline pro-duction from the roll. This shop is suf-ficiently large to accommodate a sec-ond production line – further evidence of EPP’s faith in the capabilities of the inline system.

EPP’s entry into the new inline pro-duction era was preceded by careful preparation. In-depth training in flexo and screen printing as well as in the necessary prepress processes were pro-vided to both operators and manag-ers at the Gallus Converting Center in Weiden, Germany, and Gallus Screeny in Switzerland. Specialized theoretical knowledge was backed up by practical training on an identical machine sys-tem. “We’d like to say a big thank-you to Gallus for the excellent training that was put on for us in Weiden and St. Gallen. We learned an awful lot,” said Thomas Jayaraj, Senior Production & Plant Manager at EPP.

The HiDef flexo printing™ and gra-vure units, rotary embossing unit, and Gallus FCL 670 flat-bed die-cutter have meanwhile successfully started produc-tion at EPP. The outstanding print quality of the Gallus ICS 670 has al-ready been testified to by an application engineer at a leading ink manufacturer. Parallel to this, the operator team has received further on-site training from Gallus specialists in the runup to the new inline machine system’s final ac-ceptance at Emirates Printing Press.

The Rotomag MXP 5 colourFlexographic high-speed press for tickets, labels and packagingUp to 10 colours – 520 wide high-speed line drive or servo driveMachine accessories:� UV dryer� servo tension control� camera system� 52” Jumbo unwind� 52” Jumbo rewind� Turn bar3 x die cutting unitsHigh-speed, quick make ready press

Rotomag SP7

Rotomag Spy multi-purposeplough folding, booklet inserting,inkjet numbering, die cut toregister, roll to roll, roll to sheet.This machine can also be used asa finishing machine, die cutting toregister of digitally printed stockand digital finishing.

2versatileworkhorses

For sales information and enquiries, please contact Peter Jessop on +61 (0)418 475 045

21 Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra NSW 2214 AustraliaPhone (61) 02 9792 4444 Fax (61) 02 9774 2317Email [email protected] www.rotaryeng.com.au

We customise and design to suit your needs.

The Gallus ICS 670 will be used to make folding carton products in a seamless process – from the roll to the finished, die-cut blanks. For the 600 people strong company this investment is the next step in following its strategy to expand its activities in the packaging sector.

The Gallus ICS 670 destined for EPP comprises four gravure units, nine EVA (Easy Value Add) platforms, a rotary embossing unit, and the Gallus FCL 670 flat-bed die-cutter. Emirates Printing Press will use HiDef flexo printing™ and screen printing modules on the EVA platforms. Other finishing methods such as cold foiling, lamina-tion, hot foil embossing, or rotary hot foil embossing can also be integrated in the platforms as options.

“It was the one-of-a-kind produc-tion and process flexibility offered by the Gallus ICS 670 that was the main reason for our investment decision,” explained EPP’s Executive Directors, Mohamad Al Shirawi and Samuel Na-tarajan. “We chose this configuration because it allows us to cover most of our current portfolio. Thanks to its modular architecture, the machine can be expanded at any time in the future,

Emirates Printing Press L.L.C. (EPP), a globally successful, quality oriented printing house head-quartered in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, decided to purchase an inline machine system from Gallus Stanz- und Druckmaschinen GmbH.

Emirates Printing Press strengthens its packaging business

so that we can respond to changing market needs without any problems.”

EPP (www.eppdubai.com) has been certified by several organizations for its exemplary quality and standardization policies, and regularly wins prestigious awards at international quality compe-titions. A total of sixteen heatset web offset, sheetfed offset and sheetfed gravure presses have so far been avail-able at the printing company. In addi-tion to books, magazines and assorted presswork, EPP also makes high-end packaging for cosmetics, perfumes, confectionery, and tobacco products on behalf of world famous brands.

Inline folding carton converting: more than just another machineThe Gallus ICS 670 will enable Emir-ates Printing Press to realize not only alternative printing processes but also a revolutionary production and material flow concept. With this in mind, the company recently built a new shop that is optimally aligned to the requirements of continuous, streamlined inline pro-duction from the roll. This shop is suf-ficiently large to accommodate a sec-ond production line – further evidence of EPP’s faith in the capabilities of the inline system.

EPP’s entry into the new inline pro-duction era was preceded by careful preparation. In-depth training in flexo and screen printing as well as in the necessary prepress processes were pro-vided to both operators and manag-ers at the Gallus Converting Center in Weiden, Germany, and Gallus Screeny in Switzerland. Specialized theoretical knowledge was backed up by practical training on an identical machine sys-tem. “We’d like to say a big thank-you to Gallus for the excellent training that was put on for us in Weiden and St. Gallen. We learned an awful lot,” said Thomas Jayaraj, Senior Production & Plant Manager at EPP.

The HiDef flexo printing™ and gra-vure units, rotary embossing unit, and Gallus FCL 670 flat-bed die-cutter have meanwhile successfully started produc-tion at EPP. The outstanding print quality of the Gallus ICS 670 has al-ready been testified to by an application engineer at a leading ink manufacturer. Parallel to this, the operator team has received further on-site training from Gallus specialists in the runup to the new inline machine system’s final ac-ceptance at Emirates Printing Press.

rough card, plastic (films or containers), glass, or waxed cartonboard. It may be hot, damp, cool, or out of the freezer. Self-adhesive labels offer a choice of adhesives delivering reliable adhesion, whatever the circumstances. Certified adhesives for direct food contact (meeting FDA and BfR standards) are available. But that is only part of the story. The label’s face stock – its printable surface – must be able to conform to the pack to which it is applied. On flat surfaces, this is no challenge – but the situation is very different when it comes to curved packaging or ‘difficult’ surfaces such as apolar plastics which repel standard adhesives, or, for example, the roundels applied directly to self-serve fruits in the supermarket. Storage conditions – wet, damp, blast freeze, in particular - will also affect face stock choice. Additionally, clear readability is essential (either by the naked eye, or with scanners). The imaging methods used for such labels also, therefore, make demands on the choice of label face stock. With self-adhesive labels, the ability to choose a preferred or special-purpose face stock and combine it with

a preferred adhesive, and a release liner ideally suited to the label application method employed is a considerable benefit. Self-adhesive labels, which may be pre-printed or not, can employ all the types of variable information print available today: the direct thermal, thermal transfer, inkjet (including flatbed), and laser print processes. They will often combine alphanumeric (product name or code) identifiers, for reading with the human eye, with digital identifiers such as barcodes. The simple one-dimensional barcode has been joined today by two-dimensional barcodes

and, based on the 2D technology, even three-dimensional barcodes. Self-adhesive labels can accommodate even the most advanced barcode technologies – even those associated with today’s product authentication technologies. It is the mature direct thermal technology, which creates images using heat on a heat-sensitive substrate, primarily serves the retail market, particularly for catchweigh food labelling. It offers ease and reliability of use for short-life applications, and delivers relatively low-cost quality barcodes at reasonable print speeds.

In the light of much of the media coverage of adulteration/falsification of drinks – baby milk and other beverages (including wine) and foods, – the responsible brand owner today can choose to use one simple path to success, across all his required functionalities: a self-adhesive label. Across all the end-use market segments -- including food and drinks, and retailing -- self-adhesive labels have established an unmatched reputation for reliability, coupled with versatility, in every respect. They are a preferred choice because of the extremely stable nature of the self-adhesive ‘sandwich’ – a laminate of printable face stock, adhesive, and the release liner which carries it along the press. Delivered in long or short reels, conveniently still on their backing liner, the labels are ready for accurate, legible personalisation by any of today’s variable information printing (VIP) technologies to deliver a unique identifier. These are functional labels which must perform in a variety of environments

in food and beverage retailing, a self-adhesive label can create a multi-functional solution that will both simplify accurate workflow and product throughput and provide an invaluable additional level of prod-uct authentication.

to meet different needs. They undertake a variety of important roles. They identify single items at the retail point of sale, in catchweigh applications, particularly for fresh foods. Here, the labels’ dual readability role – correctly identifying the contents for the consumer and enabling the

sales assistant to successfully scan the item’s barcode at the checkout – is critical. They can also perform a major function in product authentication and tamper-evidence. The actual substrate to which they will be applied may vary from wood to

by Jules Lejeune, managing director FINAT

Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market

rough card, plastic (films or containers), glass, or waxed cartonboard. It may be hot, damp, cool, or out of the freezer. Self-adhesive labels offer a choice of adhesives delivering reliable adhesion, whatever the circumstances. Certified adhesives for direct food contact (meeting FDA and BfR standards) are available. But that is only part of the story. The label’s face stock – its printable surface – must be able to conform to the pack to which it is applied. On flat surfaces, this is no challenge – but the situation is very different when it comes to curved packaging or ‘difficult’ surfaces such as apolar plastics which repel standard adhesives, or, for example, the roundels applied directly to self-serve fruits in the supermarket. Storage conditions – wet, damp, blast freeze, in particular - will also affect face stock choice. Additionally, clear readability is essential (either by the naked eye, or with scanners). The imaging methods used for such labels also, therefore, make demands on the choice of label face stock. With self-adhesive labels, the ability to choose a preferred or special-purpose face stock and combine it with

a preferred adhesive, and a release liner ideally suited to the label application method employed is a considerable benefit. Self-adhesive labels, which may be pre-printed or not, can employ all the types of variable information print available today: the direct thermal, thermal transfer, inkjet (including flatbed), and laser print processes. They will often combine alphanumeric (product name or code) identifiers, for reading with the human eye, with digital identifiers such as barcodes. The simple one-dimensional barcode has been joined today by two-dimensional barcodes

and, based on the 2D technology, even three-dimensional barcodes. Self-adhesive labels can accommodate even the most advanced barcode technologies – even those associated with today’s product authentication technologies. It is the mature direct thermal technology, which creates images using heat on a heat-sensitive substrate, primarily serves the retail market, particularly for catchweigh food labelling. It offers ease and reliability of use for short-life applications, and delivers relatively low-cost quality barcodes at reasonable print speeds.

In the light of much of the media coverage of adulteration/falsification of drinks – baby milk and other beverages (including wine) and foods, – the responsible brand owner today can choose to use one simple path to success, across all his required functionalities: a self-adhesive label. Across all the end-use market segments -- including food and drinks, and retailing -- self-adhesive labels have established an unmatched reputation for reliability, coupled with versatility, in every respect. They are a preferred choice because of the extremely stable nature of the self-adhesive ‘sandwich’ – a laminate of printable face stock, adhesive, and the release liner which carries it along the press. Delivered in long or short reels, conveniently still on their backing liner, the labels are ready for accurate, legible personalisation by any of today’s variable information printing (VIP) technologies to deliver a unique identifier. These are functional labels which must perform in a variety of environments

in food and beverage retailing, a self-adhesive label can create a multi-functional solution that will both simplify accurate workflow and product throughput and provide an invaluable additional level of prod-uct authentication.

to meet different needs. They undertake a variety of important roles. They identify single items at the retail point of sale, in catchweigh applications, particularly for fresh foods. Here, the labels’ dual readability role – correctly identifying the contents for the consumer and enabling the

sales assistant to successfully scan the item’s barcode at the checkout – is critical. They can also perform a major function in product authentication and tamper-evidence. The actual substrate to which they will be applied may vary from wood to

by Jules Lejeune, managing director FINAT

Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market

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One CTP-System - unlimited fields of application: the XPose! Flex exposes flexography, offset and letterpress printing plates as well as ablation films, varnish plates and screen material for roatary screen applications. With its modular design the XPose! Flex can be adapted to your individual requirements. Thanks to resolution up to 10‘000 dpi an outstanding print quality is achieved.

The innovative internal drum technology and the Lüscher register system allow very easily to meet the changing needs of printing forms and therefore set-up time and waste is significantly reduced. Additionally, the new „Continuous Calibration Technology“ guaran-tees the highest level of process stability. These features make the XPose! Flex the world champion for highest profitability and flexibility. Further information and support can be obtained from:

SWISS CTP

These characteristics also make direct thermal an obvious choice for transit product identification and tracking labels, eg for parcel distribution, as well as for outer case and pallet markings. It is worth noting that, traditionally, Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been used in thermal papers as the standard image developer – but current concerns around its possible toxicity have led the manufacturers of self-adhesive thermal labelstocks to offer non-BPA alternatives for sensitive applications. Thermal transfer, using ink ribbons with a thermal printhead, is one of the most flexible variable information print technologies, due to the variety of ribbons and printable receiver label materials (many UL approved) available, and its ability to print in colour. It is primarily used in industrial applications. Inkjet print is now making inroads in the functional label market – with sell-by dates and other identifiers often added during the reel-to-reel printing of primary product labels for packaged foods on modular presses, which can include a digital print unit. The actual application of a label to a pack may be accomplished, according to the application concerned, manually,

or with a hand-operated labeller. All in all, the self-adhesive label offers an unmatched flexibility and versatility in both straightforward day-to-day catchweigh labelling, and in advanced arenas such as ‘smart’ RFID labels and track-and-trace and tamper-evidence. Self-adhesive label converters around Europe, and their labelstock suppliers, are both an excellent source of information on the extensive opportunities available to brand owners and other companies

transporting goods across increasingly-wide geographies. Whether variable information print label volumes are large or small; simple or complex; and whichever imaging processes they utilise; it is worth talking to a self-adhesive label converter to learn how any specific labelling challenge can, successfully and cost-effectively, be met today.

About FINATFINAT, founded in Paris in 1958 with headquarters in The Hague (The Netherlands), is the world-wide association for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products and services. With 600 members in over 50 countries around the world, FINAT has much to offer to label converters and all suppliers to the labelling industry in terms of information exchange and the opportunity to network internationally. www.finat.com

Cleaning of Anilox Rolls, Press Parts and Plates

Tel.: +45 86 99 36 31 Fax: +45 86 99 13 43www.flexowash.com [email protected]

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XPose! FlexBoost your productivity with Lüscher CTP

www.luescher.com

One CTP-System - unlimited fields of application: the XPose! Flex exposes flexography, offset and letterpress printing plates as well as ablation films, varnish plates and screen material for roatary screen applications. With its modular design the XPose! Flex can be adapted to your individual requirements. Thanks to resolution up to 10‘000 dpi an outstanding print quality is achieved.

The innovative internal drum technology and the Lüscher register system allow very easily to meet the changing needs of printing forms and therefore set-up time and waste is significantly reduced. Additionally, the new „Continuous Calibration Technology“ guaran-tees the highest level of process stability. These features make the XPose! Flex the world champion for highest profitability and flexibility. Further information and support can be obtained from:

SWISS CTP

These characteristics also make direct thermal an obvious choice for transit product identification and tracking labels, eg for parcel distribution, as well as for outer case and pallet markings. It is worth noting that, traditionally, Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been used in thermal papers as the standard image developer – but current concerns around its possible toxicity have led the manufacturers of self-adhesive thermal labelstocks to offer non-BPA alternatives for sensitive applications. Thermal transfer, using ink ribbons with a thermal printhead, is one of the most flexible variable information print technologies, due to the variety of ribbons and printable receiver label materials (many UL approved) available, and its ability to print in colour. It is primarily used in industrial applications. Inkjet print is now making inroads in the functional label market – with sell-by dates and other identifiers often added during the reel-to-reel printing of primary product labels for packaged foods on modular presses, which can include a digital print unit. The actual application of a label to a pack may be accomplished, according to the application concerned, manually,

or with a hand-operated labeller. All in all, the self-adhesive label offers an unmatched flexibility and versatility in both straightforward day-to-day catchweigh labelling, and in advanced arenas such as ‘smart’ RFID labels and track-and-trace and tamper-evidence. Self-adhesive label converters around Europe, and their labelstock suppliers, are both an excellent source of information on the extensive opportunities available to brand owners and other companies

transporting goods across increasingly-wide geographies. Whether variable information print label volumes are large or small; simple or complex; and whichever imaging processes they utilise; it is worth talking to a self-adhesive label converter to learn how any specific labelling challenge can, successfully and cost-effectively, be met today.

About FINATFINAT, founded in Paris in 1958 with headquarters in The Hague (The Netherlands), is the world-wide association for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products and services. With 600 members in over 50 countries around the world, FINAT has much to offer to label converters and all suppliers to the labelling industry in terms of information exchange and the opportunity to network internationally. www.finat.com

Cleaning of Anilox Rolls, Press Parts and Plates

Tel.: +45 86 99 36 31 Fax: +45 86 99 13 43www.flexowash.com [email protected]

Leading Cleaning Technology

When you want to take the next step in flexo, look to MacDermid’s LUX plate processing technology. With its unique �at-top dot geometry, LUX allows �exo printers to rival the quality and consistency of gravure. And as a simple drop-in system, LUX is easy for platemakers to incorporate into their existing work�ows, using their current imaging hardware and pre-press software. Adding LUX to your print process is a simple, cost e�ective way to dramatically improve print quality.

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The population of smokers worldwide is alarmingly huge. Just what makes smokers cave in to the habit without qualms? The answer is on the box! Christel Lee of Asian Flexo reports.

Converting a want into a need

Controversially, smoking is deemed unhealthy, in spite of the media painting a “cool” picture of it. There are reportedly 1.1 billion smokers in the world today. It is said if current trends continue, that number is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by the year 2025. Research published in an Australasian marketing journal by Cancer Research UK suggests that women are more sensitive to tobacco packaging and more likely to be influenced by packet design than men!

The study performed by Stirling University examined smokers’ attitudes to cigarette packaging through eight focus groups in Glasgow, comprising 54 smokers aged between 18 and 35. The respondents were asked about their attitudes towards different packaging. Each was designed to open either like a book, slide open sideways or made to resemble a lighter with a flip top. Men were generally not influenced by the different designs, with none indicating they would change their brand for the sake of the design.

The report added ladies are more receptive to a particular design and the adjectives used were “cute”, “cool”, “pretty”, “glamorous” and “sophisticated”! Some feedback indicated that the packaging suggested cigarettes were less harmful – words used included “they don't look as bad for you”.

Colour me badApparently, how a cigarette packet looks determines the sale, just like any other product packaging. This is notwithstanding many nations putting strict regulations on marketing and advertising of tobacco products. Recently, Singapore has implemented a regulation on the packaging of tobacco products prohibiting misleading labelling, including the use of words such as ‘mild’, ‘light’ or ‘low tar’.

The research mentioned earlier had respondents assess the colours of a cigarette package and share their impressions. Nearly all smokers

associated coloured, plain packets (white, green, light blue, red) – that only had health warnings and no name, description or tar or nicotine levels – with cigarette strength. Red packs were seen as full strength, green as menthol, and light blue and white thought to be low or ultra low tar.

When shown four differently coloured plain packets (grey, beige, dark grey and dark brown) all groups disliked them. They were described as looking cheap, bland, dull, boring and unattractive. The lighter coloured packets were said to be more attractive than the darker ones. The lighter colours were seen to indicate less harmful cigarettes.

Although some smokers thought the dark grey was a negative colour – associating it with ash and death – it was the dark brown pack that was disliked the most. It was variously described as horrific, ugly and associated with excrement, dirt, mud, tar and rust.

Dr Crawford Moodie, lead researcher based at the University of Stirling, said: “It’s clear that smokers react to tobacco packaging in different ways and women appear to be particularly receptive to this silent salesman. Indeed, it was found that even after removing the branding from packaging, slim shaped packaging was still perceived quite positively by some women.”

Disclaimer: This article is based on researched facts It bears no intent to promote smoking as a lifestyle. Any negative connotation implied about entities involved in the tobacco industry is unintentional.