Inland Label features roll-fed, inmold labels

Inland Label’s new “Cut in Place” technology permits the injection inmold labels to be cut from the rolls right at the molding press, allowing for thinner-gauge label material—as low as 45 µm in white or clear film. Roll-fed injection inmold labeling eliminates the need for additional cutting and converting, and eliminates the need for anti-stat properties in the material typically required with standard cut-and-stack applications. Additionally, it reduces label-to-label size variation and can provide as much as 35% cost savings compared to standard cut-and-stack injection inmold labels.

   
Inland featured its “color change” IML for stadium cups, tubs, buckets, health and beauty packaging, and other consumer applications. Color change technology offers a variety of color choices to enhance graphics, and is available for most inmold injection products. Color change can be applied for hot, cold, or touch color activation. Standard temperatures to active the color change technology are 15ºC/59ºF for cold applications, and 31ºC/88ºF for hot applications; however, the company notes that custom temperatures can be achieved if necessary. The full temperature range for color changing inks is -10ºC/14ºF to 69ºC/156ºF.
   
Inland Label, a division of Inland Label & Marketing Services LLC, is a third-generation, family-owned and -operated company. For over 65 years, Inland has been printing high-quality labels for some of the largest consumer brands in the beverage, food, health and beauty, and consumer products and dairy markets. The company currently produces over 20 billion labels annually, and has grown to become one of the largest privately owned label printers in North America, the company says. Inland offers six different label types: cut and stack, pressure sensitive, injection inmold, blowmold, roll-to-roll, and shrink. —Clare Goldsberry