release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . april 2009 topflight corporation type private industry printing converting founded 1943 york pa headquarters glen rock pa 1 products labels die cut components website topflight.com topflight corporation is a manufacturer of printed labels and die cut components . topflight is iso 9001 2008 and iso 13485 2003 certified and is one of the oldest privately owned label companies . topflight creates products for varying industries medical devices pharmaceutical consumer & durable goods cosmetic & personal care electronics tire and automotive . based on annual sales of printed and converted labels topflight is ranked number 21 on the top tag and label converters list . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 sister companies 1.2 international affiliates 1.3 products and services 2 references 3 external links history edit topflight was founded in 1943 as the topflight tool company a precision machine shop that made components for world war ii aircraft . identifying the components became necessary and topflight designed printing presses to label the parts . after the war the company moved into the emerging pressure sensitive label market . 3 topflight continued to design its own presses throughout the 1950s and 1960s . it added high performance products including shrinkable film tamper evident labels and conductive printing . in 1998 topflight moved its headquarters to glen rock pennsylvania . 4 sister companies edit in 1961 topflight created adhesives research to chemically engineer adhesive solutions existing companies could not achieve . to specifically meet the technical needs of membrane switches and biosensors conductive technologies was formed in 1979 . both companies are now separate entities but maintain a relationship with topflight corporation . 5 international affiliates edit topflight also created the following international corporations tovenca in venezuela tovenca ag in switzerland topflight ab in sweden topflight italia in italy pacific labels in australia products and services edit topflight corporation specializes in digital printing high speed flexography roll to roll screen printing letterpress hot stamp printing die cutting laminating and coating . the company operates in a lean manufacturing environment to provide fast turnaround and lower costs for larger companies such as black & decker and the est e lauder companies . 6 topflight is one of the few converters in north america with a robust rfid label program . 5 additionally topflight delivers security printing solutions most notably microscopic taggants . 7 references edit topflight corp . manta . top tag and label converters . topflight history on topflight.com narrow web profile topflight corporation . label and narrow web . a b topflight rfid in full throttle lean label converting makes cents for est e lauder . packagingdigest.com . brand security starts with packaging . flexpackmag.com . external links edit official website tovenca website tovenca ag website topflight ab website topflight italia website pacific labels website adhesives research website conductive technologies website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title topflight corporation & oldid 743855391 categories privately held companies based in pennsylvaniaamerican companies established in 1943companies based in york county pennsylvaniaprinting companies of the united states1943 establishments in pennsylvaniahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2009all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 17 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view