WHY
            
            
              SELF
            
            
              -
            
            
              ADHESIVE
            
            
              A useful guide to the advantages of our products and the methods used to manufacture them with an
            
            
              informative overview of many technological solutions, innovations and opportunities available.
            
            
              TOTAL
            
            
              APPLIED
            
            
              COST
            
            
              Looks at product decoration methods and how they affect the final cost providing end-users, particularly, with the
            
            
              full pictures to help them decide what to use to get the best value.
            
            
              ENVIRONMENTAL
            
            
              ISSUES
            
            
              (
            
            
              SOON
            
            
              TO
            
            
              BE
            
            
              REVISED
            
            
              )
            
            
              covers present and future environmental legislation, the waste elements in self-adhesive materials, the total
            
            
              material usage in Europe, volumes of secondary materials generated, the environmental challenges for self-adhesive
            
            
              labels, both from a label converter and an end-user perspective, and, finally, existing and potential solutions.
            
            
              ADHESIVE
            
            
              &
            
            
              MATERIALS
            
            
              Gives an understanding of laminates and their characteristics as well as the key issues in their selection
            
            
              and conversion.
            
            
              COMBINATION
            
            
              PRINTING
            
            
              Examines this printing method, its benefits and commercial implications.
            
            
              DECORATIVE
            
            
              EMBELLISHMENTS
            
            
              explains and explores the wide range of decorative techniques and finishes that are available.
            
            
              DESIGN
            
            
              TO
            
            
              PRINT
            
            
              PROCESS
            
            
              provides a comprehensive overview of the design to print process and its associated terminology. This module is
            
            
              a useful educational tool that can help improve communication and control throughout the design process.
            
            
              Understanding what happens to a label before it goes to press will ultimately be reflected in better printed results,
            
            
              fewer problems and therefore lower costs.
            
            
              TRACKING
            
            
              AND
            
            
              SECURITY
            
            
              Illustrated with case studies from FINAT members this module explores the main materials, security inks and
            
            
              security features on offer and how they can be cleverly combined with electronic solutions and on-line authen-
            
            
              tication codes and systems in order to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, product diversion and theft.
            
            
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              FINAT YEARBOOK
            
            
              
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