76 | Labelexpo Mexico 2023“We are excited by the Watch video interviews from the show floorVisit www.labelsandlabeling.com/videos to watch interviews opportunities in the Latin American from the show foor with Epson, GEW, Grafotronic, Mark Andy, Nilpeter and more.market. The sky is the limit”smaller printers know they need to add value to their labels and materials for use in graphic design, packaging, retail display, feet increase their productivity.’ graphics, automotive assembly, medical device assembly and more. Vemax presented its VRR HD 430 and VRR TA V380 inspection Yupo was showing its synthetic substrates for in-mold labeling slitter rewinders, suitable for labels, flms, tags, laminates and and promoting the recognition by the Association of Plastics fexible packaging. The VRR HD 430 has a wide width, and is driven Recyclers (APR) of its white polyolefn IML unprinted substrates by servo motors both in the unwinder and in the rewinder. It is for HDPE bottles. Alex Cruz, sales director for North and South compatible with any 100 percent inspection system. The new VRR America, says that Mexico is ‘one of our top markets’, and that the TA V380 system features an automatic changeover head rewinder company is also seeing strong growth elsewhere in Latin America, with double disc-type shafts driven by servo motor, with stop for particularly in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Central America.automatic change and cutting, and precision in repeatability.Workfow and inspectionMaterials eProductivity Software (ePS) presented version 11.0 of Metrics Arclad launched three new self-adhesive products at the show: ERP, a management software designed specifcally for the WO PET, a recyclable material available in white and clear packaging and labeling industry. Among the modules is iQuote, polypropylene; Natural Bond, a paper-based self-adhesive material an estimating system that automates the process of choosing made of sugar cane bagasse, a source that is renewable in shorter the most cost-effective path to produce a job. The company is periods (less than a year) compared to conventional wood-based represented in Mexico by ISBI. sources; and Natural Banana Seal, which expands this sugar cane Esko promoted its ranges of software, AVT inspection systems bagasse facestock to banana and other fruit labeling applications. and platemaking equipment. ‘It’s great to have an exhibition in the In addition to its two plants in Colombia, Arclad began production region,’ says regional business supervisor Miguel Badillo. ‘The event in Minas Gerais, Brazil, last year. Marketing manager Carolina has surprised us – we’ve seen a huge number of clients from all Jaramillo says: ‘We are very happy that there is now a Labelexpo in over the region. We see Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as the three Latin America. Mexico is our biggest export market, and we have countries with most market potential in the region.’seen many new and existing customers.’ EyeC showcased its latest technology for quality control Armor-IIMAK, which runs a plant in Querétaro, Mexico, automatization. Visitors could see live demonstrations of the demonstrated its Inkanto range of thermal transfer ribbons, scanner-based EyeC Proofler DT line with scan sizes up to 1,778 which now include as standard the company’s new CleanStart x 1,219mm. Also on show was the EyeC Proofler Graphic, which technology, which removes dust from the printhead. automatically verifes the entire content of print-ready fles or step-Armor-IIMAK’s textile resin range has been expanded, and now also and-repeat fles against the approved artwork when integrated with includes a new black material. the user’s workfow system, as well as inspection systems from the Beontag presented products from its two segments of graphic EyeC ProofRunner Highlight series.and label materials and IoT technology. Among the products shown Label Traxx showed the recently launched version 9 of its MIS, were EcoTags, made of paper and emitting less than half the CO2 which has various new features. Cloud Data Warehouse provides per unit compared to a pet tag; in addition to PCR Coated Paper, secure online access to real-time data, while Cloud API is a public, Liner RPet and Linerless, which are eco-friendly self-adhesives. documented API enabling label converters to integrate Label Traxx Mactac promoted its range of pressure-sensitive adhesive with other applications in a mixed technology environment. The labelsandlabeling.com