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Comparison of HP, UV Inkjet and Xeikon digitally printed label images exposed to sunlight

Posted by on Oct 6, 2011 in innovative labels, Labels | 0 comments
The test compared HP, Xeikon and UV inkjet prints over months of sunlight exposure
At last weeks Label Expo 2011 a poster caught my eye, comparing the pigment fading of the 3 principal digital label printing technologies in an easy to see and understand way, the best comparison I have seen to date.  Put simply it showed the same image printed at the same time using 3 different processes (HP Indigo solvent based liquid toner, UV cured inkjet inks used by Xaar, Konica Minolta...
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We are attending the BPIF Digital Printing for labels Seminar #in #bpiflabels

Posted by on Oct 5, 2011 in business, Labels | 0 comments
Digital Printing for labels Seminar
We will be attending the digital label printing technical workshop run by BPIF Labels in Daventry, UK, on 2 November 2011.  It looks like a really good day for those in the UK labels industry to meet up and discuss a really important trend towards increased digital labelling, and one that we have just again invested into. Speakers include Xeikon, Xaar, HP, LabelTrax, UPM Raflatac, AB Graphics...
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#Labelexpo 2011 review

Posted by on Oct 3, 2011 in A C Labels, business, innovative labels, Labels, Security Labels | 2 comments
LabelExpo 2011 is the world biggest labelling show
  LabelExpo 2011 is the world biggest labelling show   Last week I was at the biggest Labelling show in the world, Label expo in Brusells, Belgium.  It was a fantastic event, certainly the best of the 6 Label Expos I have been too.  This is a review of my thoughts on the show and developments relevant to our customers and marketplaces in the same manner in which I did for the...
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#Labelexpo 2011 later this month looks exciting!

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in A C Labels, Labels, Security Labels | 0 comments
LabelExpo 2011 is the world biggest labelling show
Its an exciting time again for those in the world of labelling and narrow web packaging, as its time for the biennial Labelexpo show in Brussels later this month. As always we expect to see a lot of exciting new technology launches, some product line refreshes and a bit of the “same as always” offerings from some suppliers. The core innovations in the digital space from Xeikon and HP...
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It looks like you cannt recycle some digitally printed paper labels – INGEDE document first case study of ‘HP’ type liquid toner digital printed paper fouling up paper recycling plants

Posted by on Oct 31, 2010 in Labels | 0 comments   INGEDE is the trade association of the European Deinking Industry.  Sounds dull?  Well lets put it in perspective – if you want paper recycling on an industrial scale, someone has to do it and its these chaps – if you cannt remove the ink off the paper then the paper cannt be recycled for quality uses, and thats just not good in an industrial society looking to act in a more...
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IPEX review from a labelling perspective

Posted by on Jun 13, 2010 in Labels | 0 comments I’ve been away on holiday recently and so this short review of IPEX from a labelling perspective is a little late, and therefore short.  IPEX isnt really a big labelling show, but there were some points of interest for us. Briefly: Inkjet still marches on some new offerings from Domino and Konica Minolta, but the quality of all the 4 colour inkjet units I saw was still not very good, and...
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