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SHANGHAI—Labelexpo Asia 2005, taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on 7-9 December 2005, is set to be over twice the size of the last event in 2003.  All the leading international suppliers who were at the last show will be there again, such as Avery Dennison, Esko-Graphics, Gallus, HP Indigo, Kocher + Beck, Labelmen, Mark Andy, Nilpeter, Omet, Purlux, Rotoflex, Rotometrics, Raflatac, Shanghai Auclean, and Yupo - plus there will be many new exhibitors such as H-Shine Printing Machine Company and Orthotec Wan Am (Concorde Precision Technology). Package and label printing in China accounts for some 48% of the country's total

UV and EB curing are catching converters' attention and here's why. IT SEEMS TO be all the rage in the converting world—ultra violet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curing. There are plenty of benefits of the two sciences—the curing is safe, environmentally friendly, and instantaneous. But along with those comes a few negatives, such as the initial cost of capital. So packagePRINTING spoke with a few converters who recently completed a curing equipment shopping spree to see why they chose the equipment they did. New ownership Becoming a new owner of a converting company is like becoming a parent for the first time—neither

A new Mark Andy LP3000 flexo press helps Western Shield Label build on a foundation of quality work, and reach new heights in efficiency, reliability, and market presence. By Susan Busch Contributing Editor IT'S NEARING THE end of another hectic business day, and Frank Connelly, president of Gardena, Calif.-based flexo converter Western Shield Label, is recharging with an afternoon cup of coffee. The challenges Connelly and his team have navigated throughout the day—rounding up vendor resources to ensure a client's printed-material needs can be met, and exploring press configurations to arrive at the best way to run a custom job—illustrate the culture of responsiveness

Pressing Quality Ever Forward

Pressing Quality Ever Forward

Pressing Quality Ever Forward

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Graphics of the Americas and Xplor International today reported that the "who's who" of the document communications and graphic arts industry have already contracted exhibit space for the co-located event with Graphics of the Americas held February 3-5, 2006 in Miami Beach, Florida. Projected to be one of the most successful to date, the combined exhibit is expected to host over 500 exhibiting companies, cover 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and draw over 22,000-plus print providers, technical and creative professionals from around the world. With the addition of Xplor's well-known educational curricula, attendees can also choose from over 200 conference sessions,

Today's narrow-web presses provide a wide range of options for highly flexible and productive package printing. PRINTERS IN THE narrow-web, product-decoration business are asking—and being asked—to do more and more for their customers at virtually every turn. Competition is fierce at all levels of the supply chain and successful companies are doing everything they can to protect their existing business, while expanding into growth areas. Many times, these efforts require new technologies and capabilities. Manufacturers of narrow-web printing presses are responding to the needs of their customers by providing a sophisticated array of features on their press offerings. The results of these

Focusing on your customers' application parameters—while keeping cost, safety, and simplicity in mind—are important factors in choosing the right slitter for the job. ACCORDING TO "Slitting Techniques, Choosing the Best Method," produced by Tidland Corporation, it may be safe to say there are not many manufacturing industries that handle such a wide array of processed materials as package printing. Most of these materials need to be slit—cleanly, easily, and safely—in most converters' operations. There are three main slitting methods in use and Tidland has come up with a formula to best match the correct slitting method to the application. Easy as 1, 2, 3

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—You can personally sponsor an individual high school student's travel by providing Frequent Flyer Points or an airline ticket for those participating in the International Phoenix Challenge High School Flexo Skills Competition, April 7-8, 2005. The annual competition, held at the Harper Campus, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, anticipates about 46 students competing in 2005 on one Mark Andy and two Comco flexo presses; with at least 32 of the participants traveling from outside the Carolinas. Students from Toronto, Canada; Winnipeg, Canada; New Jersey and Wisconsin, etc., will be flying to Charlotte for the intense two-day competition, accompanied by their teachers/instructors. According