Blogs

In a world that is currently undergoing the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, it is not surprising that our world of labelling is also experiencing major change – at all levels… Labels have never seemed more central to the overall packaging...

In his book “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”, Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum describes the technological mega forces behind the fundamental changes that will impact (if not already) the way we live,...

Not one label is the same – different applications require different digital technologies, which is precisely why printing is such an exciting business. Whether it is for pharma, wine & spirits, durables, health & beauty, industrial chemicals...

At the end of 2016, BPIF Labels Chairman John Bambery announced his retirement, after many years of service to the British and European label community. His farewell took place on the occasion of the meeting of the National Associations Board...

Earlier this year, FINAT announced that the association commissioned market research firm LPC, Inc. to research and compile the FINAT Digital Label Market Study. Due to be released in June, preliminary results were presented by LPC’s principals,...

At FINAT’s European Label Forum, I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion about the future of the label industry and how label companies can best participate in the emerging smart products revolution. If I had to pick one major...

Having just returned from the 2017 edition of FINAT’s European Label Forum in Berlin, I share with you some thoughts which I already wrote down in my editorial of the association's Yearbook that has just been released. The thoughts and ideas...

Few will have failed to see that UV LED (UltraViolet Light Emitting Diode) curing is being heralded as an alternative to Mercury curing. We wanted to see how the hype matched up to the reality.

From 26 - 28 April, the L9 associations accepted the invitation from the Chinese association PEIAC and travelled to Beijing. In attendance were delegations from USA/TLMI Michel Ritter, New Zealand/SALMA Mark Jackson, Australia/FPLMA Mark Easton,...

The world of ‘the label’ is growing in every way, and in every direction. Today a label encompasses not only product identification data, but also an increasing tranche of regulatory information and delivers brand identity in ways we could not...