IPE was acknowledged with 3 high recommendations at the FINAT 2012 awards

Once again FINAT, the international federation of self-adhesive label manufacturers, has awarded an acknowledgement to IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes at the annual contest organised by this association.

Out of this year's 325 contestants only some of the works reached the great final and were designated "High Recommendations" as a result of their innovation, printing excellence or technology applied.  IPE obtained 3 recommendations, the first for the Holographic Sleeve which creates a coloured sparkles effect when changing the label's viewing angle. This is an innovative work as it is very complicated and unusual to create a holographic effect on a sleeve label.

The second outstanding work was the Interactive Label which by means of a camera uses image-recognition technology to conduct promotional actions, games, etc. on the consumer's Smartphone.  It attracted the jury's attention because of the use of new technologies applied to the label.

Finally, the third work acknowledged was the IRA label, which outstands for its complicated burnt-paper effect.  It requires a special die-stamp which must coincide perfectly with the printing to make it look like the label was burnt by fire.       

SleeveDirect has a new website

SleeveDirect which is a division of IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L  specialized in printing SLEEVE shrinckable labels has set-up a new website designed to make known all the applications, the latest news and services related to this type of label.

SleeveDirect's site on the network has an improved design to make navigation and the search for information easier for the user.  Through the menu, internet users can consult all kinds of information regarding the company, browse through the different sections and get to know the types of sleeves, how they can be applied and the different markets where these types of Labels are being used.

We would like to invite you to visit SleeveDirect's website specialised in Sleeve Labels, which are increasingly used to give a modern and attractive appearance to product containers.   


www.sleevedirect.com

Booklet Label applications

Booklet labels have many applications and IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L. would like to show you all the options that these type of labels offer:

Phytosanitary:
- Compliance of legal requirements on product information. 
- Instructions for use.
- Directions.

Pharmacy:
- The information is attached to the product. 

Cosmetics:
- Perfect for small containers without space for information: creams, deodorants, etc.

Food industry:
- Ideal to include recipes with the product.
- Instructions on the product's multiple uses.  

Promotional:
- On-pack promotions.
- Can be used as: discount voucher, advertising medium, gifts, contests, etc.  

Multi-language:
- Reduction of stock, as a same label has the text in different languages.

IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L has a team of professionals to help you develop any other application you may require from Booklet labels taking into account the design, shape, size, number of pages and printing technology. 

IPE awarded at the 61st Graphic Arts Contest 2012

For yet another year, IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L,  has receiveved the prize for the best printed label, at the 61st eddition of the Yearly Graphic Arts Contest, organised by the Association of Graphic Arts Industry of Catalonia.

The label awarded “Flor de Vetus” is a delicate lable for white wine which is has been printed combining different printing technologies: Offset, Screen printing and Stamping. Moreover, a tactile varnish was used to give a touch of distinction and subtlety to the label's appearance.  Lastly, to complete the printing of this complex work, a thermochronic ink was used which indicates with a change of colour, on a fine butterfly, the ideal temperature to consume the wine.  

 

This work is the best sample of what can be achieved when integrating techniques and materials as part of a label's design.  

IPE organises the 1st Art&Label Seminar: Incorporating emotions to Label designing

The 1st Art&Label seminar, organized by IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L. was held the 1st of June in Barcelona and had the aim of gathering the main packaging design agencies in Spain to acquaint them with latest trends in materials and technology. 

In this first edition, the theme of the Seminar was aimed at creating emotions and sensations through the Label's design. In order to create this positive stimulus through the packaging it is necessary to know all the elements available at the time of the printing. That is why the seminar had an exclusive and prestigious group of speakers specialised in papers, inks, embossing and holography from the main European suppliers. At the end of the Seminar the attendants had a greater knowledge of how to combine these elements and make them form part of a label's design. 

The event also encouraged joint working from the start of the creation of a label's design in order to be able to incorporate these new graphic options. The result is innovation and exclusivity, as it is possible to combine the designer's knowledge as well as that of the final client and the printer. IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L presented the concept  'Laboratory of ideas'. 

Photos: 1st Art&Label Seminar

IPE 50 years (1962-2012)

This year IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L celebrates its 50^th anniversary, an occasion which allows reviewing the long path which has allowed the company to be acknowledged, both national and internationally, as a company of reference in the sector of graphic arts.

IPE Innovaciones Para etiquetajes, S.L opened in 1962 when it started manufacturing adhesive paper and subsequently incorporated technologies and machinery which allowed developing the Self-adhesive Labels business. Later on it received awards and acknowledgements which made it outstand among the other sector companies.

Years later, the company decided to create a special division dedicated to the manufacturing of Sleeve Shrinkable Labels, named SleeveDirect by which it offered its clients a new option in decoration and packaging different to the self-adhesive labels.

As from then, the company has been dedicated to create new and innovative applications related to labels and packaging which range from technological applications to the creation of labels that create sensations through the senses:  smells, supports with textures, relieves or special inks are some of the different options offered by IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L to create new experiences through their labels. 

Celebrating the 50^th anniversary is a milestone in the path of any company and transmits multiple meanings:  soundness, experience, capacity to adapt, environmental awareness… For IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L it means to continue working in the manufacture of innovative and quality self-adhesive labels for many more years.  

IPE Future: Creating Emotions through the Senses

IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L believes that the future of Labels and Packaging lies in creating emotions through the the senses. When designing a label, the composition, materials, textures, shines and shapes are elements that must support each other to form a coherent and aesthetic whole capable of creating emotions.

The combination of materials, design and printing technologies allow creating labels that stimulate people and thereby create a sensorial relationship with the product.  Labels with pleasant smells, relief and special textures, inks and pigments which create spectacular sparkles and shines are some of the examples of the sensations and new experiences that the consumer can perceive with labels.

The future lies in offering our customers pleasant sensations, not only selling the product but also by creating a positive inducement linked to the purchase being made. 

3 Generations of IPE

IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L is part of the 15% of the Family Run Businesses that survive to the third generation.  This continuity is mainly due to the synergy between Francisco Egea Gorina, founder and owner and his son Lluís Egea i Coma, to start new businesses, manage the company and create commitment to the future with employees. 

IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L is currently managed by Lluís Egea i Coma, who works together with his son Francesc Egea Marcó to maintain the values, the vision and the passion for the company that was instilled by the founder.

The key for success has been that every generation has worked more and better than the previous one, contributing professionalism, innovations and growth to the business, within the company’s traditions and values. This task is currently carried out with great enthusiasm and dedication by Francesc Egea Marcó, the third generation at IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L

IPE EcoConcience environmental awareness programme

At IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES, S.L, we believe that preserving and improving the environment, besides from a priority, is is the best future guarantee. That is why the programme IPE EcoConcience has seen the light, with which we whish to encourage awareness and involve our employees, suppliers and clients with actions that contribute to a sustainable development.  

With IPE EcoConcience we are committed to follow the lines of action hereunder: 

• Minimisation of the environmental impact.

• Use of best practices and technologies available to anticipate, avoid and minimise the contamination of the environment in IPE’s different business stages.

• Promoting environmental training and awareness among employees, suppliers and clients.

• Promoting the business action in the fight against climate change, reducing the Carbon footprint.

• Assessing and choosing subcontracts and suppliers coherently with these principles.

• Promoting the continuous improvement of the environmental management system.

Range of “Adaptable” Labels

The range of “Adaptable Labels” by IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L offers several special applications for labels adapted to the container’s functionality, design and material.

Included among the range of “Adaptable Labels” are:

1. Easy Open & Close labels for flexible containers, allow easily opening and closing the product.  Used on packets of wipes for personal hygiene, cleansing, make-up removers, etc.  The label is placed to guarantee the security of the first opening and allows easily opening and closing the packet, fully preserving the product’s properties.  

2. Labels for Flexible Tubes are made with an innovative component that forms a transparent film which perfectly adapts to the tube’s shape and covers the container’s surface completely.  Labels can be made for tubes of different diameters and lengths.

3. Collar labels are ideal to place on containers with a neck for hanging labels.  These labels can be made in any die-cutting format, printed on all sides and made as dropdown labels to provide more space for information. 

All these labels can be manufactured combining different materials and printing technology as IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L has the latest technology to manufacture highly complex labels. 

Types of applications for Sleeves

IPE innovaciones Para Etiquetajes S.L through its brand SleeveDirect, specialised in high quality Sleeve shrinkable labels, provides information on the different ways of applying thermo-shrinkable labels to containers:

1. Full-body Sleeve Shrinkable labels only covers the base of the container. 
2. Full-body Sleeve plus Seal.  Labels covers the base and the top of the container and include a horizontal and vertical pre-cutting on the top for easy opening that also acts as guarantee seal.
3. Half-body Sleeve: Sleeves are placed on a part of the container such as the shoulder or half-body.
   
4. Seal Sleeves:  Sleeves have the function of security seal which is perforated on the top of the container for maximum security and easy opening. They can be printed or blank.  

IPE Awards and Acknowledgements

For IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes S.L, to receive an award is the best recognition to the work of a team of professionals who with 50 years experience are still committed to excelling in the graphic arts field on the basis of an excellent level of innovation, quality and service.

These past years have been of great success and recognition for the company, as it was awarded the following prizes:

2011 – FINAT – Best Optical Pigmentation Self-promotion Label

2010 – Association of Graphic Industries of Catalunya – Best printed label with various techniques.  Cruz de Alba Label

2010 – FINAT Special acknowledgement. Portú Label.

2010 – FINAT Special acknowledgement. Frelon Label

All these awards contribute to making the company more committed to working to develop new and innovative applications for Labels which must serve as reference in the graphic arts sector on a national and international level.   

Labels with Screen Printing

Screen printing is ideal for labels with intense colours and high intensity backgrounds.  This technology perfectly integrates with transparent materials.

The combination of screen printing with flexography printing and Offset is increasingly requested by the clients of IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES, S.L. The possibilities offered by screen printing are almost unlimited and the colours and shine are only some examples.  

An application of screen printing on a label was that developed by IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES S.L, for the spirit ATIO.  This label allows consumers to clearly see the products and its content.  With screen printing the label has an intense and impressive orange colour thanks to the ideal combination of opacity and quality.  In the drinks market and in the market of personal care in particular, the majority of labels have a transparent effect as it attracts the consumer’s attention.  

Request presentation: “Labels with special effects: Catching the consumer’s attention”

In order to promote the multiple applications and combinations that can be applied in the design and creation of labels, IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES, S.L, invites you to request the presentation “Labels with special effects” presented by Francesc Egea at the LearnShop within the framework of the Packaging Innovations 2011 trade fair held in Barcelona.

Request for the presentation here.

Holographic effect Sleeve

Retractile sleeves labels are very attractive and striking and they are used to generate a modern, up-to-date product image, but when they have a holographic effect, the result is multiplied.

The holographic sleeve that IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, S.L. prints creates a colour beaming effect depending on the angle we look at the label, which creates a constant visual play on the different multicolour tones and lights, making the product stand out even more.

To create a holographic effect we can choose different beam shapes like: waves, stars, etc. Likewise, the holographic effect can be applied to certain parts of the sleeve or to all of it.

Range of Transparent Labels

Within the range of transparent labels that  IPE Innovaciones Para Etiquetaje S.L. offers, there are different applications depending on the effect you want to achieve and the packet you are going to use.

 The following can be found within the range of transparent Labels:

1. No Label Look Labels: the transparent label and package highlight and show the product’s physical characteristics. It can be used on the front or two labels: one on the front and another on the back, both transparent to achieve spectacular three dimensional effects.

2. Clear&clear effect Labels: a transparent label on top of an opaque package or flexible tube.

3. Decorative background Labels: two labels: one transparent on the front and another with reversed back print, on a transparent package, create an attractive voluminous effect due to the difference between the label foreground and background, which visually creates a decorative background that acts as an element to highlight the product.

The common characteristic amongst all the labels is that they simulate on-package printing and it is more economical than direct printing.

IPE Innovación Para Etiquetajes, S.L, through its SleeveDirect brand, also offers retractile sleeves labels where printed areas are combined with transparent areas, which means the product can be seen, becoming part of the label design itself.

VOID labels

VOID labels is a safety application that IPE Innovaciones para Etiquetajes, S.L. offers, just like the Self-destructing or authenticity guarantee labels. The main characteristic of the VOID label is that when we try to remove it, it splits into two layers, leaving proof of manipulation with the word VOID remaining stuck to the product. Once removed it cannot be re-stuck.

This type of safety label is ideal for industrial and commercial ends, for logistics and transportation and they can also be used on electronic equipment and top of the range products to prevent their undetected manipulation.

2 Layer Booklet Label

Within the line of removable labels that IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES, S.L offers, we have the 2 layer Booklet. This type of label increases the communication space as it has 3 faces available for printing and to place information like: instructions for use in various languages, product composition, legal requirements, how to use, etc. Likewise, it is very useful when carrying out promotions.

The 2 Layer Booklet Labels can be adapted to any type of packaging and they can be easily opened and closed, which means they can be read as many times as you like. Additionally, they can be manufactured in different types of materials and shapes, with excellent printing finishes with the number of colours you want.

IPE Global Presence

For IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES, S.L., client proximity is a priority and we therefore have branches and representatives throughout Spain, to provide a service that meets our clients’ demands in a competent, quick and flexible way.

Likewise, the company has extensive experience in the international market through its clients in 15 countries around the world, all of whom have entrusted IPE to print their labels: Germany, Brazil, China, Spain, France, Holland, Hungary, Malaysia, Poland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania and Switzerland.  

Currently IPE INNOVACIONES PARA ETIQUETAJES, S.L., is working to promote its international presence in new countries. Therefore, we would like to invite you to contact us and our professional team will provide you with all the latest innovations in labels and sleeves, no matter where you are.