L&NW recently spoke to Duane Pekar, Mark Andy president and CEO, about the operational realities facing today’s label converters. From productivity and labor constraints to shifting run lengths and evolving customer expectations, Pekar shares what he’s hearing directly from the market. He explains why hybrid systems and single-pass production are playing a larger role in modern pressrooms and how Mark Andy is aligning its technology roadmap to support converter growth in a changing industry.

Plus, in transitioning the company to that next chapter, Cover Label added digital printing as a key component to grow the business and selected Domino.  It began in 2019. First, with the installation of the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet press at the end of that year, and then transitioning in 2025 to the Domino N730i. 

Here are the top viewed stories from the week ending on March 6, 2026:

1. Productivity, hybrid, and helping converters grow in an uncertain market
2. Cover Label differentiates with Domino
3. Canon announces Americas production print strategy, new leadership team
4. Resource Label Group appoints new Executive Leadership Team
5. Elkem to sell majority of Silicones division to Bluestar