Best of 2017

During 2017, we published 31 original (32 if you count this one) posts on

www.colorlabelsondemand.blogspot.com

which was more than our goal for the year. As most of you don’t read every post, I’d though you might find a summary of these posts of interest.
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WestPack 2018 Launch

At WestPack 2018 in Anaheim, CA, we launched the NS Multi, the on-demand color box printer from New Solutions in Portugal. www.printboxesondemand.com
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Introducing-The NS Multi

February 6th, 2018 will be a big day for Color Label Solutions; as we launch a new line of printers. Not for labels; rather we’ll launch a printer for boxes. At WestPack, 2018, in booth #5542, we’ll launch the New Solutions Multi (NS Multi) box printer. With this printer, you’ll be able to print any paper-based package up to ½” thick and 43″ wide.
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CES 2018

This week, I attended the 2018 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. CES is the world’s gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. With approximately 170,000 attendees and 3,900 exhibitors, CES is the world’s largest tradeshow.
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Meet Tim

Recently, our Support Manager, Tim Semic, reached a milestone in providing support to our customers: 1,000 support calls.
You may have read some of Tim’s previous posts.

http://colorlabelsondemand.blogspot.com/2015/07/word-sucks.html Word Sucks

http://colorlabelsondemand.blogspot.com/2015/09/over-wan.html Over A Wan
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#1 Trend In Labeling

In the spring of 2014, I wrote about Loftware’s annual survey of customers and their perception of changes in the future; especially involving print on-demand color labels. Loftware, Inc. (https://www.loftware.com/) is the global market leader in Enterprise Labeling Solutions with more than 5,000 customers in over 100 countries.
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Label Expo Europe 2017

This week, I attended Label Expo Europe in Brussels for the first time. Although I had attended Label Expo in the US several times before, I found this session much more valuable. Let me share with some of the new, exciting technologies I saw in the print on-demand color world.
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New CA Prop 65 Requirements

For those of you doing business in California, have you seen this symbol?

Beginning August 2018, you will begin seeing this symbol everywhere in California with the implementation of the new Prop 65 warning labels. Proposition 65 (California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) was implemented as a so-called right-to-know statute that requires everyone in the chain of commerce to ensure that California consumers receive “clear and reasonable” warnings prior to
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Summer PR Tour

Recently, Andy Scherz, Product Manager for Epson America approached us with a request. Andy asked:

“Do you any customers who might like a little PR? We are focusing on the boutique product labeling market. Cheese, juice, lotion… The idea is that we would like to get some quantity of actual product with labels. We will show these labels and highlight how they were printed by Epson solutions. If you have any willing customers, please let us know.”
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Doob Tube Labels & More

Peter Howell from Great Engineering in Australia came to Color Label Solutions this week to provide additional training on their line of label applicators; especially covering small container labeling.

If you don’t know this company, Great Engineering (https://greatengineering.com/) makes world class label application equipment. Ideal for cylindrical containers for many industries: food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
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