Short runs that stick around
3 August 2014
A marriage of software, hardware and specially-developed self-adhesive label material has solved a recurring label sector conundrum: the cost effective production of full colour short…
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Smart Directions: labels
25 July 2014
The label sector is one of the few in print that is gaining in strength. With the right client base and the right technology, there…
The Trouble with Labels
7 October 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Labels and packaging are amongst the most vibrant of print sectors, one of the few where the Internet…
Labelled for commercial use
30 September 2013
The Labelmaxer, one of the new breed of Memjet-driven systems Expanding into the label market need not be an expensive direction for commercial printers to make,…
iSys EDGE 850 and APEX 1290
30 September 2013
The Edge 850 Whether looking for an entry level label printing system or a production level machine, iSys has answers to the needs of printing companies that see…
Café culture
30 September 2013
The latest Xeikon 3500 boosted capacity by 60% when it was installed late in 2012. West Midlands based CS Labels is Europe’s largest user of Xeikon…
A second Jetrion label press for Colorscan Imaging
26 September 2013
Twelve months on from buying the UK’s first EFI Jetrion 4900 UV-curable digital label press, Colorscan Imaging Products in Burton-on-Trent has installed a second Jetrion…
A Sure thing for labels
26 September 2013
The Epson SurePress L-6034VW with digital varnish and white ink. A number of ‘firsts’ come with Epson’s new digital label presses: the SurePress L-6034VW is…
Silver added to the Indigo mix
25 September 2013
At Labelexpo in Brussels, HP has announced a new silver ink for its HP Indigo WS6600 press, enabling the printing of high quality silver ink…
It Goes Deeper than the Label
20 September 2013
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Preparing for LabelExpo, the next big trade show in the graphic arts, one wonders when there will be…
iTech range makes European debut
18 September 2013
For the first time in Europe, Allen Datagraph Systems Inc. (ADSI) will demonstrate two digital label systems during Labelexpo, 24-27 September in Brussels. The company…
Windmill Tapes & Labels look to the Indigo WS6600 to improve quality
21 August 2013
Andrew Southern, owner of Windmill Tapes & Labels To increase its digital label production capabilities, improve quality and migrate work from conventional printing, Windmill Tapes &…
Digicon 3000 finisher developed for HP Indigo-printed labels
10 July 2013
Two Digicon 3000 systems have already been sold. Edale and AB Graphic International have collaborated in developing a new finishing system that enables printers to…
Long run personalised labels give Coca-Cola added fizz
17 May 2013
Eight digital label converters across Europe have produced Coca-Cola’s biggest personalised brand campaign, printing 800 million personalised labels on HP Indigo WS6000 series digital presses. …
RTI takes UK market into the Vortex
8 February 2013
Super-fast Memjet-driven printing systems for wide format CAD/signage, and narrow format labels and some commercial printing applications are being brought to the UK market…