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 Editor’s Note


Hello and welcome to the brand new issue of Converter magazine. This rather special September edition is jam-packed and full to the brim of clever converting techniques and savvy suggestions for your packaging success.


As the winter months creep ever closer, we’ve got a surplus of


fantastic features to entice and inform you all. From autumnal automation to wintery Web Tension & Guiding, reading this magazine is the perfect way to embrace the changing seasons. So, grab a cuppa, sit down somewhere comfortable, and learn all about the new Film & Foil techniques and the smart solutions from the Flexible Packaging sector, as well as what’s new in Slitting & Rewinding. The supersized show LabelExpo 2019 will be returning to Brussels


this month, and converting companies will be arriving in their droves to marvel at the latest and greatest on display. If you can’t make the exhibition this year, fear not, for we have designed the most comprehensive preview for your perusal. If you are attending, please feel free to use the preview as an initial inspiration for planning your trip and a go-to-guide for ensuring you check out the best of the industry. We’ve also got a snazzy preview of the processing and packaging machinery exhibition, PPMA. As ever, if you’d like to write an editorial article for the magazine,


on any given subject in the industry, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me by emailing nmarriott@datateam.co.uk. This is your industry and I’d like to offer you a platform to speak and share ideas, opinions and advice that can benefit all, and ensure the continued and sustainable growth of our marketplace.


Niamh Marriott Editor nmarriott@datateam.co.uk


Global self-adhesive labels market to value over USD 42 Billion by 2026


Global self-adhesive labels market is estimated to value over USD 42 Billion by the end of 2026 and register a CAGR of over 5.4 per cent during the forecast period, 2019 to 2026. Self-adhesive label is a specialised type of label, which is vastly used in packaging. These labels showcase vital information regarding the product. A various number of industries such as food and beverages, pharmaceutical and retail choose these labels to display essential information such as authentication coding, barcode, track and trace coding. Permanent self-adhesive labels are expected to dominate the market.


Important factors such as long-term durability and resistance prevail as influential factors. Permanent self-adhesive labels are widely used in electronic appliances. It not only contributes to food and beverages packaging but also promotes the aesthetic characteristics. Self-adhesive labels offer various advantages like the choice of color, high-quality print finishing, and shape. The repositionable segment is also predicted to witness increased adoption during the forecast period. It's useful in the application that requires high positional accuracy. Based on printing technology, flexography is expected to augment the market. Flexography offers various benefits like printing on porous and non-porous surfaces and ensures safe and durable printing. Food and beverages industry is expected to dominate the market. The


rising demand for branded and packaged products alongside rising consumer awareness regarding product specifications has fueled the growth of the market. North America dominates the market. The rapid growth of the e- commerce industry has spurred the size of the market. Asia-Pacific region is forecasted to be the fastest-growing market during the forecast period. Some of the prominent players of the industry are Avery Products Corporation, Corporation, Royston Labels, 3M Company, Constantia and Torraspapel Adesto. Research from FutureWise Market Research.


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Ilapak helps producer packers make zero plastic pledge


As anti-plastic sentiment builds across Europe, Ilapak, the leading manufacturer of packaging machines for flexible film applications has developed a breakthrough flow wrapping solution for producing plastic-free fresh fruit and veg packs. Key to this breakthrough is a special coating, enabling reliable and glitch-free running of compostable and paper films. “Consumers are increasingly


eschewing plastic packaging, but from a producer perspective, finding an alternative that is cost effective and matches the performance of plastic films is not an easy challenge. In-depth machinery trials also have to be carried out on any new materials to ensure they can be run on equipment. Recognising that consumer resistance to plastic is a growing trend our customers need to respond to, we have invested heavily in R&D in this area. This has yielded a module that allows fresh fruit and veg to be wrapped in compostable or paper films with supporting cardboard trays - satisfying both retailer and consumer calls for biodegradable packaging,” says Christian Romualdi, marketing communications manager at ILAPAK. Based on ILAPAK’s new Carrera 1500 flow wrapping platform, the


new system features a special folding box that enables the flow wrapper to handle paper films and compostable films.


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