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Mergers & Acquisitions

Crestview Acquires Smyth Companies, Provider of Labels and Custom Packaging Solutions

March 6, 2025

Crestview plans to allocate additional equity to support Smyth’s organic investments and M&A to drive enhanced capabilities, scale and diversification. Smyth is actively pursuing tuck-in and transformational acquisitions.

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Cosmo Films to Showcase Innovative Product Range at Labelexpo Americas

August 29, 2024

Company will showcase its diverse range of Pressure Sensitive Face stock films, Shrink Sleeve label films, Wraparound Labels and IML Label Films.

Heath Lauterbach with Grafotronic’s Slitter/Rewinder

Case Study: Grafotronic Provides Slitter/Rewinder Solution for Wisconsin Company

April 4, 2023

Printer and converter Lauterbach Group is impressed with the machine’s speed, versatility and ease of use.

Shrink Sleeves

Why Perforations Are Used in Shrink Sleeve Packaging

There are few things more frustrating for a consumer than being unable to easily open a package — in many cases, poorly perforated safety seals are the culprit.

August 16, 2021

Perforations on shrink sleeves perform a number of functions. On neck bands, perforations make it difficult to open or tamper with a product without it being obvious to the consumer.

PDC Celebrates 50 Years

May 30, 2018

PDC International Corp. celebrates 50 years of engineering and packaging machinery innovation. The company, founded and still headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., specializes in packaging machinery for heat shrinkable sleeve labels and tamper evident seals.

Market Trends: Household Packaging

The Power of Clean in Household Packaging

With consumers putting more thought into household product buys, thought should also go into the packaging.

Kristen Kazarian

April 11, 2018

Are you happier when your house is clean? If so, you’re not alone. It is therefore no surprise that consumers put thought into purchasing cleaners, surface disinfectant, dish detergent and other household products.

Maximizing efficiency and throughput in shrink sleeve packaging operations

Automatic splicing enables operation to reap benefits of marketing optimization.

Michael Mucci

October 23, 2017

Shrink sleeve packaging is on the rise, primarily in the beverage industry, though it has also seen an increase in use in tamper-resistant packaging applications.

How shrink sleeve labels are helping overcome design challenges

Kevin Frydryk

May 3, 2017

Shrink sleeve labels can help your product stand out on the shelf and overcome design challenges posed by highly contoured containers. But it’s important that you’re working with experienced labeling professionals when opting for this solution.