For more than 75 years TLMI has been meeting the needs of its converter members in the North American narrow web industry. We provide converters with critical benchmarking tools and information resources to assist them in meeting the constantly shifting requirements of the marketplace. The TLMI Converter Meeting offers companies the opportunity to network with their peers and to learn from one another. The Annual Meeting allows converter members to interact with their suppliers in a relaxed environment, conducive to establishing new partnerships and to strengthening existing relationships.
For questions about membership or more details on any of the benefits below, email us at office@tlmi.com or use the Contact Us form.
Benefits
This exclusive benchmarking analysis is considered one of the top benefits of membership. Joel Carmany, President, Consolidated Label Company, noted “The TLMI Ratio Study provided a road map to where we wanted to go with our business in a very detailed fashion.”
TLMI’s Ratio Study provides converter participants financial trends information and significant insights into competitiveness, profitability and productivity. Each participating company receives an individualized analysis with approximately 30 pages of detail providing relative strength ratings in 13 important areas of company performance.
All data is collected by an expert third party to maintain strict confidentiality.
The prestigious Eugene Singer Best Managed Converter Awards are made based on this analysis.
Learn more about the Ratio Study and preview a few sample pages. Click here.
All member companies, including divisions and individuals, are listed in TLMI’s comprehensive Membership Directory available exclusively to members. This is a great networking tool.
The TLMI Illuminator publishes association news and information about TLMI’s events, awards and certifications. TLMI member companies are featured in the publication and technical white papers submitted by supplier members are periodically published. The Illuminator is an industry publication uniquely positioned, delivering news and editorial to best in class narrow web printers and suppliers throughout the North American marketplace.
Produced in cooperation with a leading trade magazine, the TLMI Products & Services Guide aids in marketing your company and its products. This guide lists your company’s information along with the products and services you provide to the industry. It is published in the July issue of a leading industry publication and mailed to over 1,000 potential customers a year.
The Products & Services guide is also available online through the Do Business with a TLMI Member Search.
TLMI offers various reports, glossaries and manuals for purchase. All are available to members at a significant discount. For more information go to About TLMI > Publications.
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Members are encouraged to participate actively on a TLMI committee. The following standing committees are active throughout the year meeting via teleconference and at the Annual Meeting:
- Membership Committee
- Marketing Committee
- Scholarship Committee
- Learning Committee
- Technical Committee
- Environmental Health and Safety Committee
This statistical Wage & Labor Study is fielded in the Spring of each odd numbered calendar year to help members understand how their pay scales align with other converters. The study is made available to participants only, its cost is included with the price of your membership. All data is collected by an expert third party to maintain strict confidentiality.
TLMI is a proud co-sponsor of the bi-annual Labelexpo Americas. Organized by Tarsus as part of a global series, Labelexpo Americas is the place that label converters from across the Americas come to see new technology, source suppliers and buy new machinery. TLMI converter members are invited to attend at a discounted rate.
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TLMI Converter Meeting
Description
- Held annually in March at a specially selected resort venue
- Registration opens in December.
- Attended by TLMI Member Converters and guests. Non-member converters are welcome to register for a single meeting to learn more about TLMI.
Features
- Educational presentations by renowned speakers – topics range from economic forecasts and industry innovation to management insights and motivational tools
- TLMI Ratio Study presentation
- Networking opportunities
- Optional tours & golf tournament
- Awards Dinner where World Label Awards and the prestigious Eugene Singer Management Awards are presented
Participants in the underlying surveys receive the resulting Quarterly Trends Report. Results include: sales trends, the percentage of companies in the small, mid-range, medium and large categories, industry profit trends, backlog duration, the number of shifts companies employ, and overall employment trends.
The TLMI Index & Trend Report, published biannually in the 2nd and 4th quarters, features industry forecasts and projections for each of the major narrow web sectors including food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals, retail, durable goods and automotive. The report tracks TLMI converting companies’ sales performance against major economic indices, giving members an invaluable tool against which to chart their own performance. The TLMI Index & Trend report also features brand owner (packaging buyer) surveys, converter capital equipment purchasing projections and benchmarking data to help TLMI members fine tune their production and business planning strategies.
View a past issue to get a feel for the valuable information this publications provides.
All converters have the opportunity to enter their labels and tags into TLMI’s annual competition. Please see the awards brochure for deadline. Awards are presented at the Annual Meeting and winners are published in industry magazines. If your tag or label wins first place in TLMI’s competition it is automatically entered in the World Label Award Competition.
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TLMI Annual Meeting
Description
- Held annually in October at a specially selected resort venue
- Registration opens in June.
- All TLMI members and their guests are encouraged to attend. Non-member industry suppliers and converters are welcome to register for a single meeting to learn more about TLMI.
Features
- Educational programming featuring guest speakers
- New Member Breakfast
- TLMI Standing Committee Meetings
- Networking opportunities
- Optional tours, golf & tennis tournaments
- Supplier Member table top exhibits
- Reception & Awards Dinner honoring the:
- TLMI Label Awards Competition winners
- Environmental Awards recipients
- Supplier of the Year
- Converter of the Year
You’ll find information about forthcoming TLMI meetings on the homepage.
www.tlmi.com is a powerful member resource serving as both an outreach and marketing tool and a source of industry information. All members are included in the searchable Do Business with a Member database that includes contact information and a complete Products & Services Guide. Additionally, in the Members Section members have exclusive access to the complete Member Directory, archived meeting presentation materials, reports, studies and more.
Long known as the most esteemed market research endeavor in the North American narrow web marketplace, the study is published every four to five years and closely examines those drivers shaping the North American, Central and South American tag and label printing industries. The 2013 NALS provides benchmark-level metrics, packaging buyer analysis and trending information to assist our members in making business decisions critical to their growth and profitability. Released in January 2013, it is sent to members free of charge with full payment of 2013 membership dues.
TLMI is pleased to offer members a powerful tool to access, evaluate, manage and mitigate risk. Comprehensive reports on more than 150 million businesses from Dun & Bradstreet are available. Reports are available to members at a significant discount and will be sent to you electronically. Click here for a sample report.
Members can receive discounts to lower shipping expenses with some of the most prominent carriers in the industry. The program includes: guaranteed next day delivery, reliable ground delivery, international express services, less-than-truckload freight, and domestic and international air freight.
TLMI members can participate in an electronic payment program with specially negotiated rates for a comprehensive credit card processing solution. TLMI members also receive: no authorization or transaction fees, simplified application process, no application or conversion fees, no annual fees, comprehensive reporting, 24/7 customer service/technical support.
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This is a TLMI sponsored initiative that enables TLMI members to become certified in environmental best practices. It is the only program of its kind, developed by converters and suppliers to the narrow web industry. Regardless of your company size, sustainability practices can save you money. Click Here to Learn More