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August 21, 2017

Vol. 19 No. 17

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FINAT, Labelexpo Drive Label Agenda reported by Greg Kishbaugh

Jerry Shields, Flexo Leader, Passes Away The flexo industry lost a leader, ad- vocate and friend with the recent passing of Gerald Shields, 80, of Lake Forest, Illinois. Shields was the past

F INAT, the international label association, and Labelexpo Eu- rope founders Tarsus Ltd., are celebrating the 25th anniver- sary of their partnership this year at the Labelexpo show, taking place at the Brussels Expo, Brussels, Belgium, September 25-28. At the heart of their present co-operation is the establish- ment of the Labelexpo Advisory Board (‘LAB’), composed of representatives from Labelexpo organizers Tarsus, FINAT board

President and Chair- man of Graymills Corporation. Shields is survived by his wife of 53 years, Linda (Bosselli) Shields, daughter Kristen DeNoble and son Craig (Amy). He was the loving Poppy

Jerry Shields

of Emma and Scott DeNoble. He is also survived by his brother, Forrest (Ruth), his brother-in-law John “Butch” Bosselli (Marsha), as well as loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Jerry was born and raised on the north side of Chicago, Illinois. He re- ceived his undergraduate degree from North Park College and MBA from Roo- sevelt University. Jerry was Chairman Emeritus of Graymills Corporation, a manufacturing company owned by he and Linda. He was a mentor to many. Jerry held board positions, including

members, and show exhibitors. In an industry that is continual- ly growing and changing, the LAB’s key mission has been, and continues to be, to expand the event’s profile to include all the ‘new technologies’ that now form part of the definition of a ‘label’.Their efforts, coupled with the first results of long-term investment by the event venue, will reportedly deliver im- provements in logistics, facility management, and visitor conve- nience for this year’s show, which features a total of 700-plus exhibitors from more than 40 countries around the world. The show itself is enhanced by an agenda of on-site work- shops, seminars, and the presentation dinner at which this year’s Global Label Industry Awards will be presented. FINAT will be welcoming members, as well as potential asso- ciation members, to its stand, 11A31, to preview the new base

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Flexo Printing Inks Market To Grow At CAGR Of 4.71% The global flexographic printing inks market will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 4.71 percent during the period 2017-2021, according to a new report from Technavio entitled Global Flexo- graphic Printing Inks Market 2017-2021 . Driven By Demand According to the report, one driver in the market is high demand from the packaging industry. The growth of the packaging industry contributes to the increased demand for flexible packaging. Due to the thriving consumer goods industry and technological advances in the packaging industry, the global packaging market is expected to reach $1.12 trillion by 2021 from $897 billion in 2016, growing at a CAGR of 4.56 percent. The growth of the global packaging industry had a significant impact on the development and expan- sion of the global packaging inks market; especially, the waterborne flexographic printing inks. The report states that one challenge in the market is volatility in raw material prices.

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tion’workforce for the label industry across Europe. A special feature on FINAT’s stand will, once again, be the Recycling Desk, at which visitors can obtain information about the various recycling solutions for spent release liner, and where a special video will be launched to promote awareness among both users and manufacturers of labels concerning the necessi- ty, and benefits of, secondary uses for spent liners. Award Winners On display on the FINAT stand will be the winning entries in this year’s FINAT Label Competition. Not only are these labels the best in their class, but what is equally interesting are the stories behind their suc- cess. FINAT will present a series of video-recorded in- terviews with the winning companies in the main category groupings, to provide a source of inspira- tion for continuous improvement and innovation, which will be rewarded in future editions of the competition. FINAT will also be encouraging participation in Tar- sus’ growing Label Academy initiative, providing label and packaging industry technical training online in topic-specific modules, with the opportunity for stu- dents to acquire technical certification for each suc- cessfully completed module.

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of advanced online features, which the members-only website offers today, along with its year-round events program. This includes a series of webinars; FINAT’s biennial Technical Seminar next March, updating members on the self-adhesive technology along the supply chain; its major annual opinion-leading event for senior managers, the European Label Forum in June; and, for young managers in the label industry’s many and varied disciplines, the Young Managers Club Congress, taking place later in 2018. Digital Studies Labelexpo Europe will also be the launch platform for FINAT’s Digital Label Study, which will offer a crit- ical analysis of the current digital label printing tech- nology landscape in Europe, as well as identifying trends and future projections relevant to digital label print across different regions and sectors. FINAT will also present an update on the important topic of attracting ‘young talent’ to the labels and pack- age printing industry. At the beginning of this year, FINAT launched an initiative, together with the German label association VskE and other national associations, with the objective of developing an industry campaign that can be instrumental in attracting the ‘next genera-

Industry Events

Flexographic Technical Association October 9-11, 2017 Fall Conference St. Louis, MO

PrintTHINK Summit September 5-7, 2017 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL PRINT 17 September 10-14, 2017 McCormick Place Chicago, IL Pack Expo September 25-27, 2017 Las Vegas, NV Labelexpo Europe September 25-28, 2017 Brussles Expo Brussels, Belgium

CorrExpo October 16-18, 2017 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI

Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 11-14, 2018 Converter Meeting Fairmont Grand Del Mar San Diego, CA Labelexpo Americas September 25-27, 2018 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 10 – March 13, 2019 Converter Meeting The Omni Grove Park Inn Ashville, NC

Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute October 8 – October 11, 2017 2017 Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Gainey Ranch Resort & Spa Scottsdale,AZ

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Absolute have just completed the conversion to 2G Carbon Fibre chambers of two Bobst Bielefeld flexo presses for East Riding Sacks (ERS), a manufacturer of paper sacks in the UK. Functional, Industrial Printing To Surge To $114.8B By 2022 The Functional and Industrial Print market is cur- rently valued at $76.9 billion, up from $37.2 billion in 2012, but with further growth forecasted to $114.8 billion by 2022, according to a new report from Smithers Pira. “Suppliers have developed new equipment that widens the applications, with new inks, coatings and functional fluids providing new properties of flexibil- ity, adhesion and durability, together with novel capa- bilities in electronics and biomedical to provide specific actions,” said Sean Smyth, author of the re- port. “While analogue printing methods — gravure, flexo, litho, screen, pad printing and foiling — are widely used, there is very strong growth in digital methods, with new inkjet inks and fluids opening many new opportunities.” “These markets do not use paper or paperboard substrates,” he continued, “but rather plastic, film, glass, wood, metal, ceramics, textiles, laminates and composite materials are involved. In the case of 3D printing there are plastics and metals, with some composites.” Asia is the largest region, reflecting the concentra- tion of manufacturing there, with large printing com- panies supplying electronics and environment materials, films and interior décor materials; and it is home to many giant electronic companies using printing as part of the manufacture of membrane switches, tags, circuitry, displays and photovoltaics. There is also strong growth in North America and Western Europe for high-value items and as improve- ments to many manufacturing processes. New technologies are being developed in these re- gions, with inkjet textile bringing high-value, short- run textile printing closer to the end user; while 3D printing is enabling changes to some manufacturing while potentially changing business models and whole supply chains through distributed 3D print- ing on-demand. Printing may be used as part of a wider manufactur- ing process or, in the case of 3D additive printing, it can be the manufacturing.

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Indonesia Prepares For Indoprint 2018

Indoprint 2018, 10th Indonesian International Print- ing Exhibition, will return to the Jakarta International Expo in Indonesia from September 19-22, 2018. Jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia and its local part- ner PT.Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur (WAKENI), Indo- print has the support of drupa, the world’s leading international trade fair for the printing sector. Indoprint 2018 will present a comprehensive display of global innovative technologies and solutions for the printing industry in Indonesia and the surrounding re- gion. Exhibit categories will include pre-press and pre- media, printing machinery, equipment and accessories, book binding and print finishing as well as paper con- verting and packaging production. Indonesia’s printing sector has shown strong growth due to rapid population growth, changed consumption habits and growing consumer confi- dence.The 2018 forecast for Asia Pacific’s print indus- try is close to $427.5 billion and the turnover of Indonesia’s printing industry is projected to increase by 6 percent Compound Annual Growth Rate over the next three years. Indoprint 2018 will again be held concurrently with Indoplas, 11th Indonesian International Plastics Exhi- bition and Indopack, 10th Indonesian International Processing and Packaging Exhibition.At the last stag- ing of the trade fair trio in 2016, 372 exhibitors from 20 countries showcased their latest technologies on 140,000 square feet of exhibit space to a record 22,476 visitors from 34 nations. Altana Acquires Technology Portfolio From NuLabel The specialty chemicals Group Altana has acquired a technology portfolio and research and development platform from NuLabel Technologies, East Providence, Rhode Island. It comprises technologies for additive manufacturing of sustainable decoration solutions as well as technology for resealable packaging. The acquired technologies will be integrated into Altana’s Actega North America division, where they are to be developed to market maturity. Altana also takes over an interdisciplinary team of researchers. The parties have agreed not to disclose the pur- chase price. Benjamin Lux, President of NuLabel Technologies, Inc. will join the Actega North America team and in- dustry veteran Harold Schofield will continue leading NuLabel as interim CEO.

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People & Places

Harper Corporation of America Bill Mulligan has joined Harper Corporation of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, as Technical Ac- count Manager for the Northeast Region. Mulligan brings with him more than 40 years of experience in the flexographic printing industry. He spent the first

15 years of his flexographic career on the manufacturing side of the label printing segment. In addition to anilox rolls, he has sold and supported inks, substrates, consumables, and capital equipment to both the narrow and wide web flexographic segments. Mulligan previously worked for Harper Corporation from 1994 to

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2000 in a variety of roles including Technical Account Manager,Wide Web Sales Manager, Narrow Web Sales Manager, and Global Director for OEM Sales. Vetaphone As part of its ongoing investment, which will dou- ble the size of its office and manufacturing facility in Kolding, Denmark, when it opens this year, Veta- phone has made two new appointments that are

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strategic to the company’s ambitious growth plans for corona and plasma treatment technology. Jeannette Woodman, who has a BA in Business Administration (language and economics) and Master’s Degree in International Marketing, has been appointed as Executive Assistant to CEO Frank Eisby, with special re- sponsibility for management sup- port, business development, and branding. On the production side,Thomas Es- kildsen has been appointed Quality Manager with a principal focus on process optimization. He holds an AP Degree in Leadership & Manage- ment and a Six Sigma Green Belt, having been involved in LEAN man- agement since 2008.

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Martin Automatic Chris Chappel has joined Martin Automatic as Sales Consultant for the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. He is based in Brough, East Yorkshire.

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Nilpeter To Premiere New Flexo Press At Labelexpo Nilpeter will premiere its all-new FA flexo press and display one of its newly upgraded digital PANORAMA Hybrid presses at the upcoming Label- expo show, September 25–28, in Brussels, Belgium. The new FA flexo press is said to be designed to ac- commodate the printer’s ever-growing needs, and built around the modern press operator, with an intu- itive user interface and fully mobile print controls. The FA reportedly provides a maximum level of sta- bility, the tightest register tolerance, and excellent printing results on multiple substrates. Based on Nilpeter’s Clean-Hand design approach, the FA ensures clean hands during press operation, with a minimum of hands-on press interaction; all >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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