Editor’s welcome | 9L&L looks back (L&L issue 3, 2014)| L&L 132 | L&LLABELS&LABELING | 107 48 LABELS&LABELING | 27 Mandela: how the label industry Let’s be saved the 1994 electionTau 330. High Speed Digital UV Inkjet PressDIRECT! MIKE FAIRLEY uncovers the extraordinary story of how label converter Self Adhering Products saved South For Labels and Primary Food PackagingAfrican’s frst multi-racial electionIt is only a few months since the world heard of the passing of As Tom McGinley remembers, ‘This was a once in a lifetime Nelson Mandela. An undoubted world statesman, he led the job, we had to lead from the front, and it was only due to the struggle to replace the South African apartheid regime with a speed, effciency and enthusiasm of the company’s staff that multi-racial democracy, emerging from 27 years in jail in 1990 to made the achievement possible - as well as the quality and It’s the go on to become the country’s frst black president some four level of support that we received from all our suppliers. Even years later. now, I still believe that the volumes, speed and timescales Prior to the country’s frst historic multi-racial vote that put him involved can be regarded as a world record for label in offce, South Africa had been undergoing chronic political production.’Better Way violence. Indeed it was even anticipated that the country could be embroiled in a full-scale civil war during its transition from apartheid to multiparty democracy. FUTURE CAREERThe fact that it was peace that ensued was largely due to the Tom McGinley went on to run the US and Asian operations for CCL leadership and vision of Mandela – and former president F. W. de to Label.after winding up his own company. Today he is the managing director Klerk – both of whom were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. of Alpha South Africa where he is in the process of setting up a bottle Mandela emerged as South Africa’s unifying fgure, a leader manufacturing plant near the airport in the Johannesburg region - a in driving for peace in other spheres of confict and fnally, as an strategic decision for the company to enter the African continent, and elder statesman with extraordinary global appeal.the 42nd country Alpha has entered.What is not generally known is that the 1994 election that As Tom himself comments, ‘I have moved over the years from brought Mandela to the presidency only took place through worrying about what goes on the bottle to now worrying about what the momentous efforts of a South African label converter, goes into making the bottle.’DON Nolan of gold sponsor Avery Dennison gives the keynote presentation at Label Summit Latin America 2014.LABELS are an important element of the Unilever Sustainable Living PlanSelf-Adhering Products Limited, who were given just six days THE JETMASTER DIMENSION '4D' PRINTING SYSTEM opens up markets far beyond sports ballsto produce 90 million self-adhesive labels so that the additional name of the Inkatha Freedom Party could be added at the last minute to the already printed ballot papers. Colombia hosts record-Unilever plots label futureTom McGinley was Self-Adhering Products’ managing director. Label press leads ‘Reprinting the ballot papers to add the additional name had been ruled out of the question,’ says McGinley. ‘Applying a label at UNILEVER is working with the label industry to design the labels of the future as it looks to ‘sustainable the foot of each of the ballot papers was considered as the only growth’ in the years ahead. David Pittman speaks with Dave Hall, Unilever’s global procurement manager for breaking Label SummitHeidelberg digital strategyviable solution. A total of seven label printers were recommended decoration feedstock about its work with UPM Rafatac to make this a realityby the Printing Industries Federation of South Africa, of which Self-Adhering Products was the one that accepted the challenge • High De? nition Printing at 720x1260 dpi print resolutionWITH 747 ATTENDEES, Label Summit Latin America in Medellin, Colombia, hosted more people than any and won the contract.Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) has established strategy to reduce environmental impact.’BARRY Hunt examines the implications behind Heidelberg’s recently announced inkjet-based strategy Label Summit run anywhere in the world. James Quirk and Danielle Jerschefske report‘To meet the deadline, staff at the company worked in 12-hour some high-level targets for the global CPG to improve global It is in this light that Unilever has been working with UPM • High Speed Printing of up to 158 linear feet/minuteshifts around the clock, even taking meals on the line. For my part, health and well-being and reduce the company’s environmental Rafatac on investigating key elements of the lifecycle of its Label Summit Latin America 2014 showed the growing strength much smaller than Mexico or Brazil. The exhibition area – which I slept on a camp bed in my offce so as to maintain hands-on impact. labels, covering topics such as material selection, printing and • 7 Colour Print Stations for widest colour gamut reproductionHeidelberger Druckmaschinen sees its latest digital growth "An unnamed inkjet label press control throughout production and had little sleep during the six of South America’s Andean region as 747 people attended the spilled into corridors and even the conference room itself, such The intention is that, by 2020, Unilever’s growth will be recyclability. The initial work in this partnership saw the print strategy as an essential response to volatile trading conditions • Low Migration and Low Odor UV Inkjet Inks for primary food and pharma package printingAppvion’s Direct Thermal days of the project. Two Aquafex 5-color presses were used for conference and table-top exhibition held for the frst time in was the keenness of industry suppliers to be present – was decoupled from its environmental impact, and its positive social process modelled and incorporated into the lifecycle analysis in core markets. Aiming to improve net proftability, the heads-up this strategy. A prototype the job and these ran non-stop for fve days, continuously running Medellin, Colombia. awash with optimism. impact will increase. (LCA) with input from printers, including fexo, offset, gravure German offset press maker will direct almost a third of its R&D • Meets EUPIA guide lines and Nestlé packaging ink speci? cationsat 152m/min. New labelstock shipments were made three times This work is supported by seven commitments underpinned and screen. Three product ranges covering 22 different Unilever Previously alternating between Mexico and Brazil, the event’s Also of note was the quantity of converters who had only resources on a new digital and software portfolio involving for beta testing is due to appear solves your labeling problems.each day.by targets covering social, environmental and economic labels were used as the basis for the data.move to Colombia was vindicated by a turn-out higher than recently entered the self-adhesive label market, most often strategic partnerships with Gallus (30 percent owned by • Chill Roller allows printing on unsupported, heat sensitive ? lms and foils‘Constant checking was undertaken during the run, with performance, from the sourcing of raw materials all the This revealed that printing can account for as much as 59 in autumn. It could even appear at in any Label Summit run by the Labelexpo Global Series from a background in sheet-fed offset labels, package printing Heidelberg), Ricoh and Fujiflm. While aimed at core customers, • In-Line Laser Finishing for a completely digital end-to-end automated work? owmeasurements taken every hour covering production, number way through to the use of products in the home, and their percent of the environmental impact of the label, or as little anywhere in the world. or wider-format converting. Your correspondents spoke with the company’s strategy, based on a mix of technologies, is Labelexpo in Chicago".of rolls produced, quality, consistency, etc. Indeed, during subsequent disposal (see boxout). Strong progress has been as four percent, depending on the complexity of the printing The Summit drew an impressive geographical spread of nearly a dozen such companies, from at least four different expected to open up untapped markets. Eliminate the headaches of Thermal Transfer labels by production we wore out some 14 sets of 120 line plates and 12 made since the plan was launched in 2010. process and raw materials used.visitors, with attendees coming from across the Andean countries; further evidence, as previously covered on these At an international ‘Digital Sneak Peek’ event held at its R&D Produce more in less time – from short run to tens of thousands – from label to packaging.cutters, used 270kg of ink and converted 275,000 sq. meters For Unilever’s Dave Hall, global procurement manager for ‘We have never truly been able to measure the full impact of switching to Direct Thermal from Appvion.region – Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia – as pages, of new players entering and fnding opportunities in the headquarters, Gerold Linzbach, CEO, said: ‘As part of our director of digital, confrmed that optional LED UV curing (903,000 sq. ft) of self-adhesive paper into 35,000 rolls of labels. decoration feedstock, labels and packaging have an important, our labels across their lifecycle before, but UPM Rafatac offers well as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, region’s smaller label markets, such as Bolivia and Peru. expansion in the digital sector, we are investing in technologies was possible, while the Fujiflm ink set will include an opaque if not dominant, role to play in the realization of the company’s us knowledge and experience from the raw material side, while ‘The fnished rolls were sent straight from the presses by an Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama. The Caribbean islands of such as inkjet printing. We are also exploring printing on three- white and two hexachrome colors. It will be the frst Gallus Direct Thermal means:USLP. we bring a vast knowledge of the consumer environment,’ says IEC (Independent Electoral Commission) appointed courier to 11 Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago were also represented. DAY ONEdimensional objects and thus breaking into market segments press to incorporate Heidelberg’s established Prinect Digital • no more threading problems ‘The USLP covers the entire operation of Unilever, from Dave Hall. ‘We have been able to walk through the full lifecycle central points in the nine provinces across South Africa making Indeed, the heavy weighting of visitors from Latin America’s ‘I know you make the world’s best coffee, but I don’t think it that are entirely new to Heidelberg. Overall, we estimate that the Print Manager package. This key component facilitates the Don’t wait any longer. • no more wrinkled ribbons ingredients and manufacturing to packaging and distribution. of a label through this collaboration, and this has provided the logistics of distribution a challenge; the fnal delivery took smaller markets, at earlier stages of development than the can explain all the energy surging through this nation right digital sector offers us sales potential of more than 200 million integration of digital, fexo and offset workfows for different Contact your Direct Thermal • no more smeared images All the different constituent components that go into producing us with a more complete datasheet from which to base future place just a day-and-a-half before polling was due to begin. We likes of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, was not merely now.’ With his opening words, keynote speaker Don Nolan, euro per year (US$260 million) in the medium term.’ market segments. resource today! our products are focused on evolving them so that they are decisions regarding things like material selection.’started shipping to the furthest away, co-ordinating dates, times, a coincidence of geography. As evidenced by the packed president of the Materials Group at Avery Dennison, the gold An unnamed inkjet label press heads-up this strategy. A Jason Oliver, previously EFI’s senior director of Jetrion • no more static shocks Learn more about Durst Phototechnik Visit www.appvion.com future ft and sustainable. It covers all packaging aspects from The lifecycle investigation also included the end-of-life cycle of courier companies throughout. That we achieved all of this in time conference room at the end of the second day, here was an sponsor of the event, astutely noted the mood of optimism prototype for beta testing is due to appear in autumn. It could sales, who now heads up Heidelberg’s digital business • no more security issues of spent ribbons or call 1.800.922.1729 Durst Labels & Package Printing AGlabels and the shrink-sleeves we decide to use, to fexibles and labels as well. ‘Liner is a key component of the label process,’ was something of a miracle. The labels, which were designed to audience as attentive and thirsty for knowledge as any hosted within Colombia. The country has seen strong economic even appear at Labelexpo in Chicago. It will include unspecifed unit, added: ‘Today, just fve percent of all labels are printed with exact copies of your labelsLabels & Package Printing fber-based packaging. says Hall, ‘as is as the ability to remove the label from the exactly ft the space on each ballot paper, had to be applied at by a Label Summit in this region. development – foreign direct investment rose almost tenfold Fujiflm drop-on-demand piezoelectric printheads, with Gallus digitally. However, the demands for customized, cost-Julius-Durst-Strasse 4‘While the overall impact of labels is relatively small, when you container to allow it to be fully recycled.each ballot station.’And while delegates responded with enthusiasm to the from 2003-2011, while GDP growth has been dour to six supplying the main frame, web transport, UV fexo units, cold effective, and versatile printing solutions in this market Visit us atThere’s only one consumable to order, store and change, look at the number of products we offer globally, the impact ‘This is where the ability to link our knowledge with that of a So what can be said about what the company achieved? It was 39042 Brixen/Bressanone, Italyconference program, exhibitors were delighted by their percent for each of the last four years – while in the label foiling and diecutting equipment. The mock-up version shown segment are growing. We are working with our partners not two. Plus, the equipment you already own can run adds up. Thousands of SKUs alone use labels and shrink- material supplier like UPM Rafatac has allowed us to produce a undoubtedly due to the efforts of Self-Adhering Product that the TOM McGinley presents the Self Adhering story numbers, with the visitor turn-out far higher than reasonably sector, Colombia and neighboring Peru have been Latin used a Gallus ECS 340 platform. Jennifer Renner, Gallus’s Fujiflm and Gallus to present a solution that will meet these P.: +39 0472 81 01 11Direct Thermal — and switching’s as easy as 1-2-3!to delegates at Tarsus' South Africa Label Summitsleeves so decoration must be aligned with the global Unilever deeper LCA.’country’s frst-ever election was able to go ahead on schedule. could have been anticipated at a launch event in a local market America’s fastest-growing markets in recent years. F.: +39 0472 83 09 80BOOTH # 1416LABELS&LABELINGLABELS&LABELINGJULY 2014 L&L ||JULY 2014 L&L www.durst-online.comlabel@durst.itRequest your HD print sample: label@durst.it500013 Appvion_L&Lfull page 052114.indd 1 5/21/14 4:15 PM P27 L&L examined P48 L&L shared how P107 Mike Fairley uncovered P132 L&L reported on Heidelberg’s inkjet-based labels and packaging the story of how Nelson Label Summit Latin digital strategy, which the played an important, if not Mandela became the America in Colombia. With German offset press maker dominant, role in Unilever’s president with the help of a 747 attendees, the event saw as an essential response Sustainable Living Plan. This South African label converter, spotlighted growing trends to the volatile trading led Unilever to establish a Self Adhering Products. The in the label printing industry conditions in core markets. strategic partnership with company was given six days and also showcased the Its strategy aimed to improve UPM Rafatac to make its to produce 90 million labels growing strength of the net proftability and open ‘sustainable growth’ a reality. and save the country’s frst Andean region. untapped markets. multi-racial elections. Innovation unleashed at Labelexpo EuropeEditor’s notet was probably about showcasing innovations to “Labelexpo is a global community day two or day three of target the lucrative fexible Labelexpo Europe 2023 packaging market.Iwhere industry leaders come when something occurred to Material suppliers, me. The European edition of meanwhile, are moving the together to showcase their Labelexpo – returning for the needle on sustainability. As groundbreaking innovations frst time in four years – is Akanksha Meena reports, not just an event; it’s a global linerless labels, materials and engage in thought-provoking community where industry made with post-consumer leaders come together to recycled content, and the discussions with customers showcase their groundbreaking use of alternative fuels for innovations and engage in the production of labelstock and colleagues”thought-provoking discussions emerged as clear trends on the with customers and colleagues. saw them delve further came back to Labelexpo minds of material suppliers. Serving as the backdrop for into fexible packaging, and stronger than ever, and As with every issue, we hope this community was an array underscore the importance of as Andy Thomas-Emans this coverage provides you with of exhibitions, seminars and sustainable labeling. reports, is evolving in new and a comprehensive understanding product launches that will Labelexpo Europe truly was interesting directions with a of the advancements in labeling surely redefne the future of a convergence of the leading wider footprint, that is faster technologies, the changing labeling. Labelexpo is not just global minds in the industry. and more effcient, with an landscape of sustainability, an event, rather it is a true In this issue, we will bring it integrated workfow that ties it and the opportunities that lie testament to the creative and home to you. Our editors were all together. ahead.innovative spirit of the industry. on site to delve into the trends, Just as converters are, This Labelexpo felt different innovations, and technologies Labelexpo shows are continuing in a lot of ways. Warmer on unveiled at Labelexpo and offer to evolve into package printing day one, sure, but this year’s insights into how they can exhibitions. Nowhere was European showcase event saw impact your businesses. this more evident than on the exhibiting companies pushing Despite the conjecture show foor with major press Chelsea McDougallthe boundaries of automation, about it being ‘dead’, fexo OEMs and material suppliers Group managing editor Oct - Dec 2023