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July/August 2026

Features

Mid-Year Economic Report  

Global events are curbing growth across the board, despite technology advancements at a record high.

SPONSOR

Improve Every Stage of Web Handling

Explore practical strategies that increase efficiency while reducing costly production bottlenecks with Maxcess on Aug 26th.

Features

Profile: Roll Flex Label Company

One of the industry’s thriving label converters has enjoyed substantial growth under second-generation leadership.

Features

LOUPE Americas Product Preview

The countdown to LOUPE Americas 2026 is on, and exhibitors are ready to unveil the latest innovations.

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Sun Chemical innovates to meet newest curing trends

Derrick Hemmings sits down with L&NW to explain how his company's newest ink products meet a wide variety of customer demands.

M & A Corner

Buying and Building a Label Converting Platform

Thomas Blaige examines the first two stages of the label M&A lifecycle – Stage 1, buying a platform, and Stage 2, building it through add-on acquisitions.

Features

Pharmaceutical Labels 

Unlike labels relying on aesthetics, this sector carries critical information like dosage instructions, warnings, lot numbers, and expiration dates.

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Flint Group Packaging Solutions prepares for LOUPE Americas

L&NW sat down with Anna Niewiadomska and Paulo Vieira discuss how the rebranded show ideally fits Flint Group Packaging Solutions' diverse portfolio.

Letters To the Earth

The Impossible Balancing Act

We can’t invest in sustainability infrastructure while ignoring the needs of our employees and guaranteeing their well-being across all aspects of their lives.

@LabelSteve

Phoenix Challenge Foundation: Leading the evolution of flexo education

For nearly three decades, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation has stood at the forefront of flexographic printing education and workforce development.

Features

Seville Hosts Successful FINAT ELF 2026

The event, held May 27–29 at the Hotel Barceló Renacimiento in Seville, Spain, delivered two days of in-depth discussion.

Packaging Spotlight

Sustainable Product Protection

Mondi has partnered with Dreco to develop a new powder detergent packaging solution containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials.

Narrow Web Europe

Why Worry about the Straits of Hormuz?

According to the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS), some 84% of Middle Eastern PE capacity relies on this narrow passage for exports by sea.

Customer Service

The importance of being earnest

Dysfunctional AI is infesting all types of automated processes, from apps to ordering portals.

Editorial

Stay in the LOUPE

For the first time in more than 40 years, the industry’s premier label and packaging show will have a different name.

Featured Resources

Solution Content Center SPOTLIGHT

Sun Chemical

Experience. Transformation. This represents the value that Sun Chemical brings to narrow web, tag and label customers. Backed by over 200 years of experience, and $100 million annual investment in R&D, we engineer products that improve pressroom productivity, solve printing and packaging challenges and create new revenue opportunities. As circularity becomes a greater focus, Sun Chemical can help printers achieve their sustainability goals and comply with the world’s most stringent regulations. Within our Total Solutions approach, we offer a broad range of products and advanced services for the NWTL market, including SolarFlex™ and SolarWave UV and LED inks, SolarFlex™ CRCL inks for recycling, SunVisto water-based inks, Acuflex low migration UV inks, MX12 ink dispensers, and a full line of coatings and adhesives.

 

Solution Center SPOTLIGHT

Wilson Manufacturing

It all started in the Wilson family garage in 1979 when father-and-son team John and Matt Wilson began custom building punching equipment. Their passion for innovative solutions sparked the company’s growth, and Wilson Manufacturing became a full-service global supplier for the Flexographic and Fabrication industries. Wilson introduced machine-sharpened cutting dies to the industry setting a new standard for tight tolerance and consistent results. Their custom CNC milling machines were engineered and built in house to deliver ground-breaking technology that ensures converters achieve world-class results.