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Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has launched a new online product finder on its North American website.

Heidelberg has published the first of four volumes of its handbook titled “A Guide to Heidelberg Packaging.”

We’ll provide an overview of what is changing in the label market and how a commercial printer can tap into new revenue streams.

Primeflex Labels has installed its first Nilpeter press, an eight-color Nilpeter FB-3 servo flexo press.

“We’re on a mission to always get better,” says Brian Gale, president and majority owner of ID Images headquartered in Brunswick, OH and with operations in Illinois, North Carolina and California. “It’s a competitive industry, and if we’re not improving we’re not going to have a business.”

On June 15, 2015, chemical manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors in the United States must comply with the new Hazard Communication Standard for hazardous chemical labeling. The new standards stem from the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS). This means that all chemicals considered “hazardous” must have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and be identifiable with a standardized label that includes product identifiers, explanation of the danger, and a pictogram conveying the danger.

Dan Muenzer, Labels Division vice president for communications and marketing at Constantia Flexibles has been appointed chairman of TLMI. A 25-year veteran of the label industry, Muenzer has served on TLMI’s board of directors since 2010.

PRIMIR, the Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, has completed a new research study: "Tag & Label Printing Trends." The study provides an understanding of current and future functionality of tags and labels in the United States and Canada by format and end-use market segment.

Mercian Labels, based in Burntwood, Staffordshire, England, received the first installation of the Xeikon Cheetah digital label press.

The bump factor at Labelexpo was high, with more than 16,000 visitors to bump up against while making one’s way around the show floor. The booths were busy and there was a definite vibe of enthusiasm throughout the halls. Here’s a quick look at some of what I saw.