November / December 2006

Features:



Food Labeling


Competition is fierce and regulations are abundant when it comes to food. Labels offer brand owners a way to catch consumers’ eyes and comply with requirements while providing product information.
By Michelle Sartor


Narrow Web Profile: Label World


A successful converting company aims for greater goals and more demanding customers under new ownership
By Jack Kenny


Digital Print


Four-color digital inkjet label printers are making a bid to find a home in the narrow web marketplace, as the digital segment shows steady growth among converters and customers.
By Jack Kenny


Leveraging digital label printing


The age of personalization is upon us, and product marketers are seeking ways to excite individual customers. The label converter can help.
By Peter Renton


Small-Format Digital Printers


These four-color digital presses have a small footprint and offer converters another avenue for very short runs and variable imaging.


TLMI 2006 Awards


Complete listings of winners in the annual TLMI Label Competition.


Departments:



Narrow Web Europe


Private label brands set for even faster growth
By Barry Hunt

Minding My Own Business


Know your limitations
By Elisha Tropper

Letters from the Earth


Less clamor, more action
By Calvin Frost

Field Report


Brave new tools
By Larry Arway

The Blogsmith


Converting and Manufacturing
By Peter Renton