IMA Labeling is coming to PACK EXPO Chicago with technologies designed to push Print & Apply forward.
What if we could eliminate the liner?
What if we could fit more labels on every roll?
What if we could rethink the way a label is held and moved before application?
At PACK EXPO Chicago, these ideas become real technology. Discover ZERO WindGrip and ION Swing, showcasing two key areas of IMA Labeling innovation: linerless technology and electro-adhesion.
Technologies developed to make labeling processes more efficient, flexible and ready for the next generation of automation.
Backing liner has traditionally been part of pressure-sensitive labeling.
ZERO changes the equation.
IMA Labeling's ZERO family brings linerless technology into Print & Apply, eliminating the traditional backing liner and the need to collect and manage it after application.
And removing the liner means much more than eliminating one material from the process.
Without a backing liner taking up space on the roll, more labels can fit on the same roll, helping reduce roll changes and operator intervention while supporting greater operational continuity.
No liner to rewind. More labels on the roll. Fewer interruptions. Less waste to manage.
At PACK EXPO Chicago, experience this concept with ZERO WindGrip, combining linerless technology with an innovative application approach designed for efficient label handling.
Bringing linerless into a real automated labeling process is about more than removing the backing liner. It means making material, printing, cutting and application technologies work seamlessly together — each playing a key role in the performance of the complete process.
That’s where partnership makes the difference.
UPM Adhesive Materials brings its expertise in linerless materials with UPM OptiCut™, designed for reliable linerless performance. SATO brings its printing technology to the ZERO WindGrip configuration showcased at PACK EXPO Chicago.
And IMA Labeling brings everything together through its Print & Apply expertise, integrating printing, cutting and application into a complete automated linerless solution.
Discover how IMA Labeling and UPM are combining expertise to bring linerless technology from material to real-world application.
Eliminating the liner is one way to rethink Print & Apply.
ION explores another.
Instead of relying on conventional methods to hold the printed label before application, ION introduces a different principle:
ELECTRO-ADHESION.
IMA Labeling uses electro-adhesion to hold the label on the application pad, opening up a new approach to label handling.
At PACK EXPO Chicago, this technology is in motion.
ION Swing combines IMA Labeling's electro-adhesion technology with a moving application system designed to deliver both side and top label application within a single solution.
The result is a different way of controlling and moving the label from printing to application.
Presented at PACK EXPO Chicago in a configuration featuring a Zebra print engine, ION Swing demonstrates how electro-adhesion can open new possibilities for automated Print & Apply.
Because innovation in labeling isn't only about what we apply. It's also about how we move it.
