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Digital and conventional printing master classes coming to Labelexpo Europe 2015
Two Label Academy master classes offer visitors to Labelexpo Europe 2015 the opportunity to gain the printing knowledge of renowned industry experts. The master classes - Digital Label and Package Printing and Conventional Label Printing Processes - will take place concurrently on 2 October, the show's final day. Delegates can register for both on the show's website now. Labelexpo Europe 2015 to be held at Brussels Expo in Belgium runs from 29 September to 2 October.
ConAgra Foods Removes BPA from Cans across Portfolio
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) announced today that all of the company's facilities in the U.S. and Canada have completed the transition to cans without Bisphenol A (BPA) liners.
MOCON ANNOUNCES NEW VP OF ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
MOCON, a leading global provider of permeation instrumentation and package integrity testing, announced that Michael Barto has joined the company as vice president of engineering and manufacturing.
AIMCAL AND AWA ALEXANDER WATSON ASSOCIATES DELIVER A LEADING-EDGE UPDATE ON RELEASE LINER MARKETS
As part of its ongoing program of live webinars, the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators, AIMCAL, recently featured a leading-edge market insights webinar on release liner in its events program. Presented by international market researchers AWA Alexander Watson Associates, who have a unique industry focus on the specialty paper, film, packaging, coating and converting sector, the event attracted over 170 registrants to learn about the latest developments.
Packprint Workshop returns to Labelexpo Europe
Full details have been announced for the Packprint Workshop as it returns to Labelexpo Europe's show floor for 2015. Being held at Brussels Expo in Belgium from 29 September to 2 October, the popular feature area is again set to be one of the exhibition's key attractions. The technical workshop will give visitors the opportunity to enhance their product knowledge, understand the capabilities of the latest cutting edge technologies and learn how to add scale to their existing business.
Half of the board ordered by FFI members is being supplied as counted sheets
According to a recent survey carried out by Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie e.V. (FFI), almost half of the folding carton board purchased by its corporate members is already being bought on the basis of the new system for ordering and supplying board by sheets. With 565,000 tonnes, the corporate members of the FFI accounted for about two thirds of the production volume of the German folding carton industry in 2014.
Marketing success thanks to folding cartons
The "2015 Touchpoint Study" carried out by Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie e.V. (FFI) presents for the first time figures about the reach of folding cartons as well as indications of the contribution packaging makes to marketing success. With the help of the media equivalent value developed in the context of the study, a specific figure can be calculated for consumer contacts on the basis of the gross reach of a pack.
Germany remains the biggest market in Europe for the folding carton industry
The German folding carton industry maintained its leading position in Europe ahead of Italy and Great Britain in the 2014 financial year, with production value amounting once again to EUR 1.879 billion and production volume of 839,368 tonnes.
Owner Of Pouch-Shape Design Of The Capri-Sun Flavored Juice Drink Sues For Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, And Trademark Dilution
Deutsche SiSi-Werke Betriebs GmbH ("SiSi") located in Eppelheim, Germany, the owner of the iconic pouch shape design trademark known worldwide as the Capri-Sun flavored juice drink pouch, has filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota against Faribault Foods, Inc. ("Faribault"), located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Complaint alleges that Faribault has manufactured, offered for sale, sold and/or distributed flavored beverage pouches in similar pouches which infringe and dilute SiSi's famous and distinctive pouch design trademark.
Real or Fake? Consumers Can Now Tell
Belgian label printers deliver striking blow to counterfeiting
Belgian label producer Reynders has teamed up with ScanTrust, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, to produce a label printing technology that sets new standards in protecting a product's authenticity and safeguarding customer trust. The solution itself is as straightforward as it is innovative: a label with a unique code that cannot be copied and can be verified using a mobile app. Moreover, this industry first turns out to be more cost-effective than traditional anti-counterfeiting solutions.
With a Swiss sense of security
What is the protection value of a hologram? A printed code? A fancy or complex label or sticker? None, if it can be copied, or simply removed to be re-used on counterfeit products.
Enter Reynders, the Belgian label printer, and ScanTrust, the Swiss secure graphics provider. In a strategic partnership, they have combined secure QR code technology, label printing know-how and data management to help consumers identify original products and brand owners protect authenticity.
Unique identifiers
The secure QR codes fit any label and contain a unique identifier made of pixels that cannot be copied. The unique identifier does not affect the function of the QR code: you can scan it with a standard smartphone and be directed to the corresponding unique page with additional info.
A welcome step forward
With this simple yet revolutionary use of a secure QR code consumers and brand owners can easily protect themselves against counterfeiting and fraud. Reynders can integrate it into any existing label production workflow for any product, which makes it both a scalable and a cost-effective solution.
In a world where brands have to prove they're doing all they can to fight counterfeiting, this is a welcome step forward.
New marketing opportunities
"Our solution doesn't stop at protecting your product and brand," explains Marc Reynders, Reynders' CEO, "although that is obviously a - or perhaps the - major benefit right now."
"Just think of registered users, who can access additional information on your product after a simple scan. The data you gather as brand owner could provide highly valuable information on their consumption patterns. You can give them more relevant information based on their profile and history. With ScanTrust-Reynders, you get plenty of new marketing and communication possibilities - all on your label."
ScanTrust for labels is premiering in the Benelux, France, Germany and Poland - and is now available through Reynders.
www.reynders.com