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In its 21st year, winning entries for the World Label Awards Competition are chosen from a group comprised of first-place winners from association label competitions around the globe.

The tag and label industry takes center stage in this issue of packagePRINTING, with the annual State of the Industry Report - Tags and Labels and the Top Tag and Label Converters listing. The State of the Industry Report focuses on economic, market, and technology trends that impact the industry. Although the amount of technological change is not always apparent from year to year, it is amazing how much the industry has evolved in the last few years. At the start of this decade, many technologies seemed to be in their early stages of development and use, and there were questions as to when

Beverage labeling is hot, or maybe cold, but either way it represents one of the real dynamic segments in package printing. If a labeling method or configuration exists, you’ll find it on a beverage container somewhere. Whether it’s pressure-sensitive, shrink-wrap, cut-and-stack, wraparound, glue-applied, thermal, or even the package itself in the form of a pouch, you’ll find it being used to help sell a liquid refreshment of some type. What makes beverage labeling so robust? Nick Van Alstine, president of Macaran Printed Products says the reason is simple. “Beverages are really high-profile. They’re a part of our everyday life, and visible pretty much

The package-printing industry is unique in many ways. It’s a well-established industry that has a little bit of everything, and too much of some things (like competition if you’re in certain segments of the market). It has its fair share of growth segments and some that are in decline. It has some huge areas, such as pressure-senstive labeling, that are holding their own and even growing at tolerable rates, while other large segments, such as cut-and-stack paper labels, are in a slow decline. It also uses dynamic new techniques, such as shrink labels, that incorporate state-of-the-art technology to provide state-of-the-art consumer appeal. Within package printing,

FIRST PLACE McDowell Label and Screen Printing Co., Inc., Plano, Texas 2006 ­Calendar Press: Gallus Plates/Screens/Cylinders: DuPont, Gallus, Wilson Mfg. Anilox Rolls: Harper Dies: Wilson SECOND PLACE Labelad Ltd., Markham, Ontario Mickey Christmas Press: Arsoma Plates/Sreens: Flint Group/Gallus Anilox Rolls: Praxair Dies: Webmark Substrates: Fasson Ink/Coatings: Sun Chemical, Rad-Cure THIRD PLACE Spear, Mason, Ohio Bacardi Silver Watermelon Press: GMC Plates/Sreens/Cylinders: DuPont, Gallus, Stork Anilox Rolls: ARC Dies: ADT Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink: Sun Chemical/XSYS

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