January/February 2026 Issue is Now Live!

Features

Sustainable Substrates

Converters and brands are seeking materials that offer the same performance while protecting the environment.

SPONSOR

Is Static Contaminating Your Product Line?

The Neutro-Vac® Web Cleaning System removes static and debris to keep your products clean and reduce downtime in compact converting lines.

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Profile: Harmonized Label Solutions

Brian Boecklen and Dave Gotham have established a label company built on speed, service, and independence.

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Matrix Removal Equipment  

Effective trim and matrix removal are fundamental to the converting process.

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Multi-Plastics details benefits of new Soft Touch lamination films

Dave Parsio sits down with L&NW to explain how Multi-Plastics' newest products differ from other tactile finishes on the market.

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Beer Labels

Label design and material choice have become key differentiators that shape shelf appeal and performance, from brewery to cooler.

Features

Static Control 

As press speeds increase and substrates evolve, converters are turning to intelligent static control systems to protect quality, safety, and production efficiency.

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Experience. Transformation.

This simple phrase represents the value that Sun Chemical brings to narrow web, tag and label customers. Backed by over 200 years of experience, we deliver the ink, coating and adhesive needs of printers and converters.

Letters To the Earth

Passing the torch

What are we implementing today that we want to stick around in the future?

M & A Corner

Have we reached ‘peak sponsor M&A’ in labels?

For years, acquisition activity in the label space has been driven by financial sponsors.

@LabelSteve

Cannabis rescheduling and what it means for labels and packaging

The cannabis labeling and packaging market never stands still.

Narrow Web Europe

Happy New Year 2026? Not for everybody

Sappi Europe has announced the start of a “formal consultation process with employees” at its Alfeld Mill.

Packaging Spotlight

The Last Box

A major national retail chain has adopted The Last Box, Returnity’s reusable packaging boxes, in thousands of its highest-volume locations.

Solution Centers SPOTLIGHT

Maxcess / RotoMetrics

Maxcess understands winding's influence on tension, tension's influence on guiding, and how they influence die-cutting and slitting the web. We actively invest in intuitive Industry 4.0 solutions for the next generation of operators, providing safer automated systems to run more sustainably, reduce labor dependency and minimize human error.

Solution Centers SPOTLIGHT

iUV – LED UV Curing

IUV is a global leader in UV curing technology, specializing in advanced systems for the printing, coating, and converting industries. Since 2016, IUV's LED curing system has been used in the market and has rich successful experience in many brands, including OMET, Gallus, Bobst, Nilpeter, Markandy, MPS, Etirama.Weigang, etc.