The ultimate aim of the narrow web converter is essentially the same as it is for their counterparts operating in wide web converting – that is to turn out a product to the highest quality in the minimum of time while realizing a healthy profit. Easier said than done.

Portland, OR-based Craftsman Label is a full-service narrow web company serving brands and packaging buyers across the U.S. and abroad. With its fleet of state-of-the-art flexo, thermal and digital presses, the company’s high-definition label and flexible packaging applications serve a wide range of end-use sectors.

TLMI, serving the needs of the North American narrow web printing industry, has announced that the association entered the new year with a record number of converter members.

When it comes to the preferred method for value-added printing of flexible packaging and labels, flexography is still king of the hill. These days, many flexo printers base their business on narrow web production.

Vetaphone, a manufacturer of corona and plasma surface treatment technology, has added a web cleaner to its portfolio of products for narrow web converters.

All Printing Resources, one of MacDermid Graphics Solutions’ distributors to the tag and label market in North America, is holding a Narrow Web Flexible Packaging Summit at its facility in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Thursday, Nov.  9.