corporation . for the maker of farm equipment see avery company . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message avery dennison corporation avery dennison logo designed by saul bass in 1975 . type public s & p 500 component traded as nyse avy industry packaging founded los angeles california united states 1935 founder r. stanton avery headquarters 207 goode avenue glendale california united states key people mitchell r. butier president chief executive officer products label materials apparel branding labels tags tickets specialty adhesive tapes rfid medical tapes sensors wound dressings revenue us 6.036 billion fy 2013 1 operating income us 169.1 million fy 2013 1 net income us 215.4 million fy 2013 1 total assets us 5.105 billion fy 2013 1 total equity us 1.581 billion fy 2013 1 number of employees 26 000 dec 2013 website averydennison.com the avery logo designed by saul bass in 1975 is used exclusively on office products by ccl industries which acquired the logo when it purchased avery dennison s office products business in july 2013 . avery dennison headquarters in glendale avery dennison corporation is a global manufacturer and distributor of pressure sensitive adhesive materials such as self adhesive labels apparel branding labels and tags rfid inlays and specialty medical products . contents 1 history 1.1 dennison manufacturing 1.2 office and consumer products 2 operations 3 divisions 4 patent infringement 5 references 6 external links history edit dennison mending tape from the second half of the 20th century . the company was originally founded in los angeles california in 1935 as kum kleen products a partnership of mr. and mrs. ray stanton avery . the name was changed to avery adhesives in 1937 . in 1946 the company was incorporated as avery adhesive label corp. and the name was subsequently changed to avery adhesive products inc. in 1958 and to avery products corporation in 1964 . 2 the name was changed again to avery international corporation in 1976 and it became avery dennison after the company merged with the dennison manufacturing company in 1990 . 3 dennison manufacturing edit the dennison manufacturing company was founded by andrew dennison and his son aaron lufkin dennison residents of brunswick . maine in 1844 as a jewelry and watch box manufacturing company located in the dunlap block of maine street . five years later aaron turned the dennison manufacturing company over to his younger brother eliphalet whorf dennison who took over and developed the company into a significant size industrial enterprise . it was in 1898 that the business moved to a location in framingham massachusetts . aaron dennison went on to co found the waltham watch company in 1850 a leader in the american system of watch manufacturing using interchangeable parts . office and consumer products edit avery dennison created a separate division for office products such as binders file labels and name badges in 1982 . the division and its products sold under the avery brand and logo contrasted with the company s larger materials division in that its products were finished converted materials and they were aimed at consumers as well as businesses . over the next 30 years the division grew as personal computing created a market for printable media both at home and at work . however with the rise of email and the decline in conventional mail the office products market as a whole began to decline . on july 1 2013 avery dennison completed the sale of office and consumer products and a second business designed and engineered solutions to ccl industries . ccl purchased the avery office products brand along with the business . avery dennison retains its full name brand and logo . operations edit the company is headquartered in glendale california . it ranked number 375 on the 2013 fortune 500 list with total sales of 6.8 billion . sales from continuing operations were 6.0 billion . its main line of business is self adhesive materials for labeling and branding ; its pressure sensitive materials segment was responsible for 71 percent of 2012 sales from continuing operations . the company operates in more than 50 countries and employs 26 000 people worldwide . its first overseas subsidiary was established in the netherlands in 1955 . the company operates through two segments the pressure sensitive materials segment manufactures and sells pressure sensitive roll label materials films for graphic applications reflective highway safety products a variety of specialized tapes performance polymers and extruded films . the retail branding and information solutions segment designs manufactures and sells various branding and information management products and solutions for apparel and general retail including tickets graphic barcode and radio frequency identification rfid tags labels and inserts woven and printed labels external embellishments price management systems a variety of fasteners and related supplies and equipment . the company also operates vancive medical technologies which provides products such as wearable sensors barrier films wound dressings and a variety of tapes and securement products for the healthcare industry . results for vancive medical technologies are reported in other specialty converting businesses . divisions edit avery dennison s main business serves consumers at two removes . printers take its label materials which are manufactured in large rolls and in turn convert them into finished labels by printing cutting and applying them to packaging for consumer goods such as shampoo beverages and pharmaceuticals . consumers who often make purchasing decisions at the last minute choose among vividly branded packages on the shelf and avery dennison intends for its materials to enhance products shelf appeal . retail branding and information solutions has a more direct relationship with brands providing them with finished branding vehicles to apparel brands . the information management products that the business provides including its rfid based systems help apparel and other retailers to manage inventory both within stores and across supply chains that today extend for thousands of miles . the ability to accurately identify inventory and replenish it can help improve the shopping experience as goods are less likely to be out of stock . vancive medical technologies products which include specialized tapes and adhesives are for the most part sold to medical products and device manufacturers . 4 patent infringement edit in 2012 avery dennison and 3m company agreed to settle patent and antitrust litigation between the parties . the litigation began when 3m alleged that avery dennison infringed 3m s patents related to retroreflective sheeting used for road signs and other highway and transportation products and requested an injunction to prevent avery dennison from selling its omnicube retroreflective product . the court denied 3m s request and after avery dennison brought claims of its own against 3m for patent infringement and antitrust violations the parties agreed to dismiss three pending cases . references edit a b c d e avery dennison announces fourth quarter and full year 2013 results . businesswire.com . retrieved march 27 2014 . avery products corporation . 1964 annual report p. 17 . strategic report pdf . avery dennison pac consulting . pac consulting . 19 apr 2004 . p. 3 . retrieved 28 may 2012 . business summary . avery dennison business summary . avery dennison . retrieved 28 march 2013 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to avery dennison . averydennison.com the company s official website avery dennison sec filings cnnmoney.com fortune 500 profile avery dennison information and brand management home page 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