Blogs

Think back to the 1980s and 1990s. These were great years for pressure-sensitive label converters. PS was snapping up glue-applied market share at a rapid pace and packaging buyers were extremely loyal to their label vendors. These were the...

With Spring upon us, regulatory developments in Brussels are heating up as well. Our attention has been primarily focused on an issues we have recently been informed of. End of last year, the EU Commission drafted an updated guidance for regulation...

Almost 20 years ago, on 10 April 1998, the British and Irish governments as well as most of Northern Ireland's political parties signed the Good Friday agreement that aimed to end decades of turmoil in the region (that year, the Easter weekend...

It’s impossible to imagine life without the Internet. Our smartphones, laptops, tablets and even our cars are connected. The internet makes communicating, finding information and doing business easy.

Multi-layer peel & read labels are finally taking off. They have been around for quite some time, but technical solutions and market demand are coming together now. During the FINAT Technical seminar, John Hammond of Nilpeter UK, explained the...

Narrow web printers have the opportunity to extend their services to flexible packaging. During the FINAT technical seminar 2018, Nanette Thomas, CEO of Synthogra, explained why to take this step and how to start.

While the year may have started relatively slowly in terms of meetings, there has been a lot of regulatory activity. The EU Commission published additional materials on its plans for the circular economy end of 2017, as well as new regulation...

Waste matrix stripping or removal in production of self adhesive labels is a very important part of label conversion and is an imperative that leads to a web of labels which can be dispensed on automatic label dispensers in high speed packaging...

Do you know what the Internet of Things is? More importantly do you know where the challenges and opportunities lie and how they could impact your business?

I am delighted as FINAT President to invite you to the 2018 FINAT Technical Seminar in Barcelona, from 7th until 9th March leading with the theme “Challenges in the label market”.