Anniversary 25th Volume 25 Issue 4 Aug/Sept 2003 Issue 4 Volume 25 Issue 4 Volume The wider world of Narrow Web Labelexpo www.wink.de Inside, a major preview of the premier labels and web converting exhibition Labels and Labelling Labelexpo Europe 2003 Analysis Logistics labelling is one of the fastest growing industry sectors Revolutionary for letterpress: wink magnetic printing cylinders. ▼ shortest set-up times ▼ highest precision Technology ▼ brilliant print results ▼ lower costs August|September 2003 Converting pouches represents a major narrow web opportunity z erk eug zw e n a t S ® www.labelsandlabelling.com And great ideas begin with trust. Trust gives you the courage to innovate and the confidence to try new things. It’s how you succeed as an individual and The climb to the top how your company grows and prospers. begins with a Fasson is committed to earning your trust. We’ll listen to your needs and share your dreams. And we’ll partner with you to help boost productivity, increase Great Idea. profits and grow your business. The view from the top is breathtaking. Let’s see it together. Visit us at Labelexpo Europe 2003 in Hall 5 stand number 5A40. eNo.124 August|September 2003 Group Managing Editor: Andy Thomas Deputy Editor: Natalie Martin Labels Group Director: This year’s Labelexpo Roger Pellow Europe will be the biggest show yet Designers: Ben Walton|James Weman for the narrow/mid web converting industry. To survive and prosper in International Publishing Consultant: Mike Fairley, LCG MIOP MinstPkg this business it is absolutely essen- Advertising Manager: tial to add value to your production Greg Bowman processes. All these added value Sales Executive - International: areas will be covered at the show, from new options for shorter run Tim Gordon digital printing, to more efficient converting techniques, smart labels, Sales Executive: variable information and new decoration technologies. Glyn Richards European converters will get their first chance to see significant new Senior Vice President US publishing: press technologies converting a wide range of substrates from high Stephen Krogulski value pressure-sensitive labels, to rotary processing of in-mold labels , Account Executive - North America: Phoukham Luanglath shrink sleeves, unsupported films and folding cartons. Converters can Production Executive: assess at first hand emerging technologies such as high speed multi- Dan Taylor colour inkjet, laser die cutting and RFID label construction and testing Circulation Manager: systems. New to the show are ‘secondary converting’ technologies Michael Hatton which show you how to seam shrink labels or fold and glue cartons Publishers: before dispatch to the end user. 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Kocher + Beck UK LTD Kocher + Beck USA Rotationsstanztechnik KG Brunel Way 10308 W. 79th Street Dieselstraße 6 Stephenson Industrial Estate Shawnee, KS 66214 eNo.112 D-72124 Pliezhausen Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 3HF USA Tel. +49(0)7127-9785-0 Tel. +44(0)1530-812400 Tel. +1-913-529-4336 Fax +49(0)7127-978555 Fax +44(0)1530-815055 Fax +1-913-529-4343 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.kocher-beck.de www.kocher-beck.com 006 August|September 2003 Raflatac revealed Pentti Kallio, president of Raflatac, talks to Mike Fairley about the Group’s on-going development, and the challenges that still need to be faced t is little more than nine months since Pentti Kallio was ‘As far as Asia is concerned, our factories in Australia, Iappointed president of the Raflatac Group in October of Oceania, Malaysia and China have all taken part of the 2002. Part of UPM-Kymmene, one of the leading forest growth in that area. Australia and Malaysia have been products and paper producers in the world, Raflatac has particularly successful, while our Shanghai production factories on five continents and a network of terminals and facility in China was inaugurated in September last year and sales offices worldwide. It employs over 2,000 people and is already in full production with two lines supplying the has a turnover in excess of EUR 740 million. Chinese market with new, locally manufactured paper-based Nine months on, despite and synthetic self-adhesive laminates for all key labelling some of the problems faced end-use areas.’ by the label industry ‘China will undoubtedly be a major market for the future worldwide, Pentti Kallio growth of Raflatac in Asia. Additionally, we will be tells Labels & Labelling intensifying our presence in Thailand quite soon. that he has been Nevertheless, we still need further investment in Asia, but particularly encouraged by the prospects for us certainly look good.’ what he has seen of the ‘In Europe,’ Pentti Kallio continued, ‘internal projects Group’s international have resulted in improved service capacity and cost- achievements and growth. efficiency. For example, we closed Hirschhorn (sheeters and ‘We’re very proud of our a coating machine were transferred to Spain) and down- Pentti Kallio, US operation,’ he scaled the Jyväskylä operations. Tough measures to take, explained. ‘Inaugurated in but necessary. Against this, we are putting a new slitting recently 2001, the new machine, unit into Hungary this year to serve the rapidly developing factory and operations central eastern European market areas, due in part to appointed were the Group’s most continuing EU enlargement.’ president of sizeable investment ever and we’re pleased to say, Raflatac they have gone pretty well There is little doubt that according to all our expectations – with sales “synthetics offer the most more than doubling. Having said that, we still have the capacity to increase interesting growth volumes and to further diversify the product portfolio, prospects for the industry – particularly into the whole area of films.’ ‘Further development of the North American market is with demand over the coming behind our proposed acquisition with MACtac – an acquisition targeted at strengthening our market position years expected to enjoy in both the US and elsewhere. The effects of this double digit growth acquisition would be realised as a product range that expands into new areas. It also means that Raflatac’s ” knowledge base would be extended into new production ‘The acquisition of the CYG plant in Spain in 1998 – now technologies – and new people.’ Raflatac Iberica S.A. – gave Raflatac the opportunity to ‘Currently (at the time of writing) we are awaiting the significantly invest in this southern European facility with a outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to redesigned and re-built factory, updated laboratory, block this acquisition – but we remain committed to the automated warehouse and two new automated packing lines. transaction and still believe it will have a positive Now fully operational, the plant is producing sheet and A4 outcome. We are also exploring other different options products for the European market, and also acts as a that are open to us.’ distribution centre for the Iberian Peninsula.’ eNo.117 008 August|September 2003 ‘Outside of pure labelstock investment, we have been Foodgloss and Raflatyre.