FMN | August 7th, 2017

FMN | August 7th, 2017

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August 7, 2017

Vol. 19 No. 16

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Jet Label Acquires United Label reported by Greg Kishbaugh

Reflex Orders Seven Mark Andy Presses Reflex Labels’ CEO Ian Kendall has invested in seven new Performance Series flexo presses, all due to be in- stalled at the company’s plant in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, before Sep-

J et Label & Packaging Limited of Edmonton, Alberta, a pro- ducer of labels, has acquired United Label Company of Co- quitlam, British Columbia.The additional space and production capacity will allow Jet Label to double in size over the next two years, during which time additional infrastructure invest- ments will be made to the newly acquired facility, said the company. United Label’s facility currently operates four conventional flexographic presses ranging in width from 7 inches to 10 inches and up to 8-color capabilities. Over the next 18 months, Jet Label will be adding new machinery and, as needed, addi- tional personnel.

tember. The order, secured by Mark Andy’s UK & Ireland Sales Manager Paul Macdonald, matches the largest single order for Performance Series flexo printing machines since the platform was launched in 2009, with Mark Andy UK’s Paul Macdonald celebrates the order of seven new presses with Reflex Labels’ Com- mercial Operations Manager Sharon Preston and Production Op- erations Manager Tanya Greenfield.

“Combining forces with ... United Label Company is a perfect fit for Jet Label strategically, bolstering our retail sector business segment while providing much- needed additional capacity to other branches of our customer portfolio.” — Darrell Friesen, President of Jet Label & Packaging.

Jet Label’s Edmonton facility, which operates 24/7 across three shifts, utilizes two HP Indigo Digital presses along with 12 traditional flexographic presses ranging in width from 6 inches to 20 inches and up to 10-color capabilities. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in its 54,000-square-foot Edmonton facility, Jet Label serves a broad range of industries, including food & beverage and grocery stores, consumer pack- aged goods, pharmaceuticals, forestry and industrial applica- tions. The company produces a range of durable and reliable (Cont’d on Page 4)

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Rotoflex Brings Manufacturing To Canada Following the 2016 move of Rotoflex’s Canadian re- gional office to a larger, new 18,000-square-foot show- room and technology center near Toronto, Ontario, full production of new Rotoflex slitter/rewinders and diecutting machines, formerly managed at the Mark Andy headquarters location near St Louis, Missouri, has now transferred to Toronto as well. Continued sales growth over several years of Rotoflex’s offline finishing solutions, including the newly launched HSI, Vericut3 and Security Series led to this expansion of the Canadi- an facility.The manufacturing capacity at Mark Andy re- sulting from the move will accommodate the company’s growth in the digital market, supporting de- mand for its growing digital hybrid portfolio including the production-level Digital Series, entry-level solution Digital One, and the Digital Plus program, which offers digital retrofits to existing flexo platforms. Live machine demonstrations, retrofits and rebuilds, engineering development and technical support and services are now all accessible from the Rotoflex Canadian facility. The Mark Andy Poland and UK re- gional demonstration facilities also showcase Rotoflex equipment, with worldwide representation available through local sales and distribution offices.

Esko XPS Crystal Wins 2017 PIA InterTech Award The XPS Crystal flexo plate exposure unit from Esko has received the Printing Industries of America (PIA) InterTech Technology Award. Since 1978, the In- terTechTechnology Awards have honored the develop- ment of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic communications and related in- dustries.The new XPS Crystal, part of a complete auto- mated platemaking system, is a digitally controlled LED UV exposure unit, providing nearly simultaneous main and back exposures and supports all photopoly- mer flexo plates. The XPS Crystal is the tenth PIA In- terTechAward Esko has received since 2003. ARC International Invests In New Sleeve Division ARC International has begun full-time production of nickel-based sleeves for printing plates. Although the people at ARC have forty years of experience in manufacturing sleeves and rotary screens, this new sleeve division represents a significant investment in the research, technology and skilled craftsmanship required to produce high-quality sleeves for nearly every plate mandrel in use today across the Americas.

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waterproof and weatherproof labels that stand up to the types of harsh conditions in which many of its customers operate. Jet Label also produces a variety of address labels, and supplies parking and boarding passes and baggage tags to Edmonton International Airport.The Edmonton Police Service has also been a long standing customer. Acquiring United Label greatly expands one of Jet Label’s key customer sectors — mass-market retail. United Label’s client roster currently includes a vari- ety of retailers, wholesalers and pharmacies, includ- ing Costco, IGA, London Drugs and Safeway. With manufacturing facilities in Edmonton and Van- couver, Jet Label produces labels and printed tape ef- ficiently and cost-effectively for a diverse portfolio of customers, including grocery stores such as Safeway and Sobeys, international forest product companies such as Canfor and West Fraser, consumer product companies such as Bee Maid Honey and Arctic Chiller, industrial application companies such as Ack- lands Grainger, Gregg Distributors, and All Weather Windows. In addition to Edmonton and Vancouver, Jet has sales and distribution operations in Calgary, Prince George, Kelowna, Surrey, Saskatoon andWinnipeg. “Combining forces with ... United Label Company is a perfect fit for Jet Label strategically, bolstering our retail sector business segment while providing much- needed additional capacity to other branches of our customer portfolio,” said Darrell Friesen, President of Jet Label & Packaging. Rotocontrol Merges With EMT International Rotocontrol, a manufacturer of label slitter/rewinder inspection and finishing machines, has merged with EMT International, a manufacturer of custom and standardized finishing equipment and accessories for narrow and wider-web digital and conventional print, headquartered near Green Bay,Wisconsin. In the agreement with EMT International, the de- sign and manufacturing of Rotocontrol finishing ma- chines will continue at Rotocontrol headquarters in Linau, Germany, while shared production with EMT International is planned for early third quarter of this year. Sales and service of Rotocontrol machines will remain available from Linau headquarters and Roto- control network of agents.The addition of EMT Inter- national sales and 24x7 service from its headquarters in Green Bay,Wisconsin, will reportedly enhance Ro- tocontrol support in North America.

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Printing Industries of America (PIA) has unveiled the State Print Profiles, which are targeted economic summaries that present in-depth statistics and trends for all 50 states and Washington D.C. in order to pro- vide members with the information necessary to evaluate their regional markets. The Center for Print Economics and Management at PIA used U.S. Census Bureau >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16

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