New liner from Metsa Board targets microflute
Modo Northern Light, which is manufactured at Metsä Board’s Husum mill in Sweden, is a lightweight, uncoated liner with high whiteness that can be used as a top liner, as fluting or as a reverse side liner. It is made from fresh forest fibres and is suitable for direct contact with sensitive products such as food, said the company, which is supplying the product via its base in Finland or UK sales office in Maidenhead. Vice president for sales of linerboards Risto Auero said: “It comes in all the standard sizes used in the corrugated industry as well as bespoke sizes. Prices will range from around €750 (£630) to €950 (£800) per tonne. Reel diameters are 1,250mm and widths to suit customer needs.” Modo Northern Light is available in weights from 80-160gsm and has a bright white shade, making it suitable for applications such as perfume, beautycare, healthcare and packaging for mobile devices. It also performs well in larger applications, such as online and mail-order packaging, according to Metsä Board. “This complements our Kemiart range of white top kraftliners by providing even more options for our customers,” added Auero. “Modo Northern Light helps meet demand for lighter-weight packaging and opens up exciting opportunities for combining a lighter l Tweet iner with fluting in innovative...
read moreImpression wows with label finishing line
The Eclipse LF330 from Impression Technology Europe (ITE) was unveiled at the Brussels show this week. It uses a customised Summa cutting system to cut label shapes without the need for dies. The Nottinghamshire firm had already made a 220mm wide version of the system, but the new LF330 can handle web widths from 100-330mm and the wider width takes the solution into the mainstream label printing arena. It can be fitted with single or double cutting heads, with the twin-blade version running at up to 10.2m/min depending upon the complexity of the shape being cut. “The enquiries we’ve had about it at the show have been a little bit phenomenal!” said ITE managing director Roy Burton. “It’s exciting stuff. There’s nothing else like it.” Although the device has obvious appeal to digital label printers, ITE has also experienced a lot of interest from conventional label producers. “The trend to small volume printing means it’s becoming a must to have shorter-run production machines,” Burton added. The Eclipse LF330 can cut most label stocks as well as paper, vinyl and synthetic substrates. It has a lamination unit, waste matrix removal, slitting system and double reversible rewinds that can wind finished labels either inside or outside. The device costs £22,500 for a twin-head version. ITE was running a pre-production unit of the Eclipse LF330 on its Labelexpo stand (12T75) and is set to go into immediate production after the show. For more information visit www.impressiontechnologyeurope.com....
read moreYork Mailing first UK printer to achieve EU Ecolabel
This particular standard was launched at the end of 2012 and certifies individual products rather than awarding the company a general environmental management standard, as with ISO 14001. To gain approval, products must be printed on paper bearing the EU Ecolabel, as well as meet other criteria relating to the entire product life-cycle, such as the types of consumables used, recyclability, emissions, waste management and energy use. Any parts of the product that are sub-contracted to another supplier must also fulfil the accreditation requirements. York Mailing has achieved the label for several marketing product ranges, including flyers, leaflets and catalogues. Paul Vaughan of Oakdene Hollins, the body responsible for the label’s UK implementation, explained that neither slight changes to these formats nor production for customers other than those specified in the original application would invalidate the label. “The license holder would contact us to indicate that they were now producing this range for someone else and to let us know they would continue to use the same ingredients and processes,” said Vaughan. “It’s keeping the ingredients and processes the same that’s most important, so that emissions to water and air, waste disposal, and chromium and copper discharge for example, stay the same.” York Mailing decided to apply for an EU Ecolabel license in response to customer demand. “When we first looked into this nine months ago it was the Scandinavian and European customers who were asking for it. But since then an awful lot of UK customers have requested it as well,” said group sales director Norman Revill. “We’re hoping being first in the UK is going to attract lots more customers. We wanted to get it to satisfy existing customers but also to encourage new customers to join us as well. And this reflects the clear strategy of York Mailing Group of being an ecologically friendly business.” York Mailing’s experiences applying for other environmental accreditations provided a strong starting point here, reported Revill. But this was still a demanding task. “We started collating all the various documentation six months ago. We were already accredited in various other ways so we were already part of the way there. But it still took one guy dedicated to this full time; you need to have a very focused individual in that area, and it was very expensive to achieve,” said Revill. He added: “It’s going to be very difficult for other companies unless they get the resources and the information to hand. But then if it was easy it wouldn’t be worth anything.” Vaughan confirmed that the EU Ecolabel is intended as a particularly demanding test of a product’s sustainability. “Compiling a dossier for us to assess is a large task and requires dedication of resources,” he said. “The EU Ecolabel is being used to drive very high performance of sustainability. It is designed as a beacon to which people should aspire.” He added: “York Mailing was very strong and so it was relatively easy for us to assess.” Though York Mailing is the first UK printer to achieve the printed paper product label, around 28 companies in the EU have already attained it. Two other UK printers are currently in the early stages of applying for an EU Ecolabel license, with others expressing interest in the badge, reported Vaughan. He...
read moreYork Mailing first UK printer to achieve EU Ecolabel
This particular standard was launched at the end of 2012 and certifies individual products rather than awarding the company a general environmental management standard, as with ISO 14001. To gain approval, products must be printed on paper bearing the EU Ecolabel, as well as meet other criteria relating to the entire product life-cycle, such as the types of consumables used, recyclability, emissions, waste management and energy use. Any parts of the product that are sub-contracted to another supplier must also fulfil the accreditation requirements. York Mailing has achieved the label for several marketing product ranges, including flyers, leaflets and catalogues. Paul Vaughan of Oakdene Hollins, the body responsible for the label’s UK implementation, explained that neither slight changes to these formats nor production for customers other than those specified in the original application would invalidate the label. “The license holder would contact us to indicate that they were now producing this range for someone else and to let us know they would continue to use the same ingredients and processes,” said Vaughan. “It’s keeping the ingredients and processes the same that’s most important, so that emissions to water and air, waste disposal, and chromium and copper discharge for example, stay the same.” York Mailing decided to apply for an EU Ecolabel license in response to customer demand. “When we first looked into this nine months ago it was the Scandinavian and European customers who were asking for it. But since then an awful lot of UK customers have requested it as well,” said group sales director Norman Revill. “We’re hoping being first in the UK is going to attract lots more customers. We wanted to get it to satisfy existing customers but also to encourage new customers to join us as well. And this reflects the clear strategy of York Mailing Group of being an ecologically friendly business.” York Mailing’s experiences applying for other environmental accreditations provided a strong starting point here, reported Revill. But this was still a demanding task. “We started collating all the various documentation six months ago. We were already accredited in various other ways so we were already part of the way there. But it still took one guy dedicated to this full time; you need to have a very focused individual in that area, and it was very expensive to achieve,” said Revill. He added: “It’s going to be very difficult for other companies unless they get the resources and the information to hand. But then if it was easy it wouldn’t be worth anything.” Vaughan confirmed that the EU Ecolabel is intended as a particularly demanding test of a product’s sustainability. “Compiling a dossier for us to assess is a large task and requires dedication of resources,” he said. “The EU Ecolabel is being used to drive very high performance of sustainability. It is designed as a beacon to which people should aspire.” He added: “York Mailing was very strong and so it was relatively easy for us to assess.” Though York Mailing is the first UK printer to achieve the printed paper product label, around 28 companies in the EU have already attained it. Two other UK printers are currently in the early stages of applying for an EU Ecolabel license, with others expressing interest in the badge, reported Vaughan. He...
read moreYork Mailing first UK printer to achieve EU Ecolabel
This particular standard was launched at the end of 2012 and certifies individual products rather than awarding the company a general environmental management standard, as with ISO 14001. To gain approval, products must be printed on paper bearing the EU Ecolabel, as well as meet other criteria relating to the entire product life-cycle, such as the types of consumables used, recyclability, emissions, waste management and energy use. Any parts of the product that are sub-contracted to another supplier must also fulfil the accreditation requirements. York Mailing has achieved the label for several marketing product ranges, including flyers, leaflets and catalogues. Paul Vaughan of Oakdene Hollins, the body responsible for the label’s UK implementation, explained that neither slight changes to these formats nor production for customers other than those specified in the original application would invalidate the label. “The license holder would contact us to indicate that they were now producing this range for someone else and to let us know they would continue to use the same ingredients and processes,” said Vaughan. “It’s keeping the ingredients and processes the same that’s most important, so that emissions to water and air, waste disposal, and chromium and copper discharge for example, stay the same.” York Mailing decided to apply for an EU Ecolabel license in response to customer demand. “When we first looked into this nine months ago it was the Scandinavian and European customers who were asking for it. But since then an awful lot of UK customers have requested it as well,” said group sales director Norman Revill. “We’re hoping being first in the UK is going to attract lots more customers. We wanted to get it to satisfy existing customers but also to encourage new customers to join us as well. And this reflects the clear strategy of York Mailing Group of being an ecologically friendly business.” York Mailing’s experiences applying for other environmental accreditations provided a strong starting point here, reported Revill. But this was still a demanding task. “We started collating all the various documentation six months ago. We were already accredited in various other ways so we were already part of the way there. But it still took one guy dedicated to this full time; you need to have a very focused individual in that area, and it was very expensive to achieve,” said Revill. He added: “It’s going to be very difficult for other companies unless they get the resources and the information to hand. But then if it was easy it wouldn’t be worth anything.” Vaughan confirmed that the EU Ecolabel is intended as a particularly demanding test of a product’s sustainability. “Compiling a dossier for us to assess is a large task and requires dedication of resources,” he said. “The EU Ecolabel is being used to drive very high performance of sustainability. It is designed as a beacon to which people should aspire.” He added: “York Mailing was very strong and so it was relatively easy for us to assess.” Though York Mailing is the first UK printer to achieve the printed paper product label, around 28 companies in the EU have already attained it. Two other UK printers are currently in the early stages of applying for an EU Ecolabel license, with others expressing interest in the badge, reported Vaughan. He...
read moreMicrobrewery boom prompts Colorscan to order a Jetrion 4900M
The machine with CMYK and white for short-run labels is being installed in a new 420sqm base three miles from its old headquarters in Burton-on-Trent. The investment comes a year after Colorscan took the UK’s first Jetrion 4900 UV-curable digital label press with in-line finishing. The 25-staff business supplies labels and POS materials for breweries and pubs in a town famous for its beer, said managing director Keith Forster. He bought both Jetrions from Grafitec Label Presses and said the modular design of the newest one enabled him to add laser cutting and finishing. “Almost 200 microbreweries have set up in the last few years and there are more now than at any time this century. Our ideal print run is 1,000 to 7,500 labels, but the Jetrion can do 500 as good as, if not better than, the guy knocking them out by the million. “The Jetrion has the full range of metallics – golds, silvers, reds and blues, and we are able to cut them to any shape without having to invest in vast amounts of die kit. It’s all inline so there is no waste. Britain used to have a proud brewing heritage and it is fantastic to see it back on from.” Forster said the latest Jetrion was an additional piece of kit at the digital house, which also runs a Xerox iGen3. The Jetrion also means his team could produce labels in a roll. EFI’s ink business vice president Stephen Emery said: “Colorscan Imaging Products is a great example of a label convertor that keeps growing their digital printing business. They take advantage of the lean manufacturing this digital label printer provides. “They capitalise on the increased demand for short runs and versioning. To remain competitive, print companies in this market sector need a reliable platform that gives them true flexibility and high quality, enabling them to profit from shorter runs and greater versatility.”...
read moreMicrobrewery boom prompts Colorscan to order a Jetrion 4900M
The machine with CMYK and white for short-run labels is being installed in a new 420sqm base three miles from its old headquarters in Burton-on-Trent. The investment comes a year after Colorscan took the UK’s first Jetrion 4900 UV-curable digital label press with in-line finishing. The 25-staff business supplies labels and POS materials for breweries and pubs in a town famous for its beer, said managing director Keith Forster. He bought both Jetrions from Grafitec Label Presses and said the modular design of the newest one enabled him to add laser cutting and finishing. “Almost 200 microbreweries have set up in the last few years and there are more now than at any time this century. Our ideal print run is 1,000 to 7,500 labels, but the Jetrion can do 500 as good as, if not better than, the guy knocking them out by the million. “The Jetrion has the full range of metallics – golds, silvers, reds and blues, and we are able to cut them to any shape without having to invest in vast amounts of die kit. It’s all inline so there is no waste. Britain used to have a proud brewing heritage and it is fantastic to see it back on from.” Forster said the latest Jetrion was an additional piece of kit at the digital house, which also runs a Xerox iGen3. The Jetrion also means his team could produce labels in a roll. EFI’s ink business vice president Stephen Emery said: “Colorscan Imaging Products is a great example of a label convertor that keeps growing their digital printing business. They take advantage of the lean manufacturing this digital label printer provides. “They capitalise on the increased demand for short runs and versioning. To remain competitive, print companies in this market sector need a reliable platform that gives them true flexibility and high quality, enabling them to profit from shorter runs and greater versatility.”...
read moreMicrobrewery boom prompts Colorscan to order a Jetrion 4900M
The machine with CMYK and white for short-run labels is being installed in a new 420sqm base three miles from its old headquarters in Burton-on-Trent. The investment comes a year after Colorscan took the UK’s first Jetrion 4900 UV-curable digital label press with in-line finishing. The 25-staff business supplies labels and POS materials for breweries and pubs in a town famous for its beer, said managing director Keith Forster. He bought both Jetrions from Grafitec Label Presses and said the modular design of the newest one enabled him to add laser cutting and finishing. “Almost 200 microbreweries have set up in the last few years and there are more now than at any time this century. Our ideal print run is 1,000 to 7,500 labels, but the Jetrion can do 500 as good as, if not better than, the guy knocking them out by the million. “The Jetrion has the full range of metallics – golds, silvers, reds and blues, and we are able to cut them to any shape without having to invest in vast amounts of die kit. It’s all inline so there is no waste. Britain used to have a proud brewing heritage and it is fantastic to see it back on from.” Forster said the latest Jetrion was an additional piece of kit at the digital house, which also runs a Xerox iGen3. The Jetrion also means his team could produce labels in a roll. EFI’s ink business vice president Stephen Emery said: “Colorscan Imaging Products is a great example of a label convertor that keeps growing their digital printing business. They take advantage of the lean manufacturing this digital label printer provides. “They capitalise on the increased demand for short runs and versioning. To remain competitive, print companies in this market sector need a reliable platform that gives them true flexibility and high quality, enabling them to profit from shorter runs and greater versatility.”...
read moreJohn Watson & Co acquired by Multi-Color Corporation
The acquisition of the Glasgow-based wet glue, self adhesive spirit label printer is MCC’s second in the city, following its purchase of pressure-sensitive spirit and wine label printer Labelgraphics in April 2012. MCC said that the addition of John Watson & Co would complement the former Labelgraphics business. The US-based labels group, which employs 3,000 staff across 28 sites globally, has also announced the acquisition of Swiss-based wine label printer Gern & Cie. Both deals are expected to conclude on 1 October. Multi-Color Corporation president and chief executive Nigel Vinecombe said: “These acquisitions strengthen our leadership position in the large European Wine & Spirit label markets. We are delighted that both management teams will continue to run the businesses, allowing the current owners, John Watson and Michel Quinche to retire.” John Watson was unavailable for comment at the time of writing. Canada-based CCL Industries announced its proposed acquisition of John Watson & Co to the Toronto stock exchange on 20 November 2012. However, talks around the contractual terms of the sale agreement subsequently stalled and both parties jointly decided to terminate the discussions in late January 2013. Multi-Color Corporation posted a pre-tax profit of $48.7m on net revenues of $659.8m for the 12 months to 31 March 2013. It’s operating income for the same period was $70.7m....
read moreJohn Watson & Co acquired by Multi-Color Corporation
The acquisition of the Glasgow-based wet glue, self adhesive spirit label printer is MCC’s second in the city, following its purchase of pressure-sensitive spirit and wine label printer Labelgraphics in April 2012. MCC said that the addition of John Watson & Co would complement the former Labelgraphics business. The US-based labels group, which employs 3,000 staff across 28 sites globally, has also announced the acquisition of Swiss-based wine label printer Gern & Cie. Both deals are expected to conclude on 1 October. Multi-Color Corporation president and chief executive Nigel Vinecombe said: “These acquisitions strengthen our leadership position in the large European Wine & Spirit label markets. We are delighted that both management teams will continue to run the businesses, allowing the current owners, John Watson and Michel Quinche to retire.” John Watson was unavailable for comment at the time of writing. Canada-based CCL Industries announced its proposed acquisition of John Watson & Co to the Toronto stock exchange on 20 November 2012. However, talks around the contractual terms of the sale agreement subsequently stalled and both parties jointly decided to terminate the discussions in late January 2013. Multi-Color Corporation posted a pre-tax profit of $48.7m on net revenues of $659.8m for the 12 months to 31 March 2013. It’s operating income for the same period was $70.7m....
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