As aluminum cans become harder to source, craft brewers are looking to converters for alternative labeling techniques to cover the surplus of printed cans sitting in warehouses. Lauterbach Group was featured in an article from LabelsandLabeling.com about the product marking options for craft brewers and the reasons why a small to medium sized breweries are looking away from printed cans and toward both shrink sleeve and pressure sensitive labels on cans.
As you walk down store aisles, you see more and more shrink sleeve labels then ever before. Shrink sleeve labels are a fast-growing part of packaging for consumer products. If you’ve been living under a rock, just go down the dairy and juice aisles of your local grocery store and you’ll see shrink sleeves wrapped around milk, juices, soda, drinkable yogurts and protein shake containers. Then go to the beer and spirit aisles, and you’ll see shrink sleeve labels on
Every year, Lauterbach Group provides Group Forward Scholarships to the children of our employee group members that are high school seniors. Supporting our group members and their families is extremely important to our entire Group. The Group Forward Scholarship makes up a piece of our company’s focus on group member support, civic responsibilities, environment practices and giving back to our community. This year we are incredibly excited to award a scholarship to Maci Meyer. Maci graduated from Hartford High School
Reducing our environmental impact at Lauterbach Group is something we try to improve upon each day. Sustainability is not an add-on component for our company; it defines who we are and how we operate daily. By finding and integrating sustainable practices and projects, our Group can help lower our impact on the environment, support our community and group members, and perform our civic responsibility. Our sustainability focus includes a state-of-the-art water recycling facility and comprehensive waste reduction and recycling programs.
As our digital platform expands, so do our capabilities. In July, we added the HP Indigo 6K press to our facility, growing the Lauterbach Group portfolio. This technology allows us endless opportunities to provide unique and value-add security decorations and embellishment which will help our clients’ brand standout on a crowded shelf. Specifically for the 6K, these new capabilities include the addition of invisible, neon and metallic ink sets. Invisible ink in shades of yellow and blue will only
How Important Is Logistics to Client Value and Client Satisfaction? As a pressure-sensitive and shrink sleeve label manufacturer, delivering our products safely and timely to our clients is critical. We understand that our products tell our client’s brand story. For many years, Tom D. has found ways to improve the logistic process and value for our Group and our clients. “A successful day for me is making sure all orders that are presented for shipment have the correct quantities, the
Is your product competing for visibility on a crowded shelf? Have you asked how you can stand apart, or stand for something relevant or important to your brand? We can help you develop a personalized pressure sensitive or shrink sleeve label campaign that will convey your brand story. At Lauterbach Group, we can create a package or label solution that personalizes any job with variable images, text and designs. We can help you design one-of-a-kind artwork that uses many unique
When it comes to retail sales, first impressions really matter. Consumers decide within seconds whether they will purchase a product. It is reported by Nielsen that “consumers are considering multiple options leaving huge opportunities for labels to make an impact” and “that upward of 70% of purchasing decisions are made at the shelf.” A label design is not just what great graphic design is presented; it is the entire design of the pressure sensitive or shrink sleeve label. This includes
The Lauterbach Group is excited to expand our shrink sleeve capabilities and capacity with the addition of AccraSeam Shrink Sleeve Seamer and Shrink Sleeve Inspection machines. The AccraSeam is the fastest on the market and precisely seams material while holding lay-flat tolerances at 2,000 feet per minute. The fully automated lay-flat adjustments, and servo-based positioning allows operator access and greatly improved setup times. The lay-flat quality check system provides automatic inspections for seam integrity, solvent presence, and splice detection, as
Our Group is fortunate to have so many dedicated Group Members that support each other and our clients. Meet Robert Sr. and Robert Jr., a father and son team who work in our pressroom. Robert is responsible for quality, finishing and operation of slitting equipment. Our Group relies on him to maintain exceptional quality and service to our clients. A few years ago, Robert introduced our Group to his son. “I have never had the opportunity to work with my
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Our Group has been working hard to obtain G7 color certification across all our digital press centers in the third quarter of 2023. We expect
